Echometer: Psychology-based platform for agile retrospectives, recurring team health checks, and structured 1:1 meetings with AI-assisted suggestions. Thoth: Privacy-first macOS app that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings entirely on-device with no cloud or data leaving the Mac. Which one wins depends on your platform mix, budget, and how hands-off you want notes to be.
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Shortlist Echometer when running recurring agile retrospectives with consistent, structured templates matters most, and Thoth when users who want offline, private meeting notes on a mac matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
Psychology-based platform for agile retrospectives, recurring team health checks, and structured 1:1 meetings with AI-assisted suggestions.
Privacy-first macOS app that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings entirely on-device with no cloud or data leaving the Mac.
Echometer is a German-built platform purpose-made for running team retrospectives, recurring team health checks, and structured one-on-one (1:1) meetings. Aimed at engineering managers, scrum masters, and agile coaches, it pairs interactive retrospective boards with research-grounded survey questions so teams get guided, psychology-based reflection rather than a blank whiteboard. The retrospective tool offers a wide range of templates (such as Sailboat, Keep-Stop-Start, and others), supports both synchronous and asynchronous retros, and lets teams group, prioritize, and track measures coming out of each session. Health-check pulses run on a recurring basis to gather anonymous feedback and visualize how a team's agile maturity and satisfaction develop over time. A separate 1:1 meeting module provides templates and structured formats for manager-employee conversations. Echometer includes smart, AI-supported recommendations that surface food for thought and help brainstorm action items during retrospectives and 1:1s. The product is hosted in an ISO 27001-certified data center in Germany, offers a free tier, and is used by both small teams and large enterprises that want a consistent, data-informed approach to continuous team improvement. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Thoth is a native macOS application, created by Matthieu Veinhard, that records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings entirely on the user's device. It captures both microphone and system audio so it can record both sides of online meetings on platforms such as Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet, and it provides live transcription with on-device speech-to-text. An on-device engine detects and color-codes individual speakers in the transcript, and the app supports a large number of languages via Whisper-based transcription. After a meeting, Thoth extracts notes, action items, and key decisions, and lets users choose between several on-device models or supply their own cloud API key, with an on-device anonymization step that can redact sensitive information before any optional cloud processing. Output can be exported to formats including PDF, Word, Markdown, and timestamped JSON. Because the app has no server and no user database, the company emphasizes that there is nothing to breach or hand over. Thoth requires Apple Silicon and is aimed at privacy-conscious professionals, those handling confidential information, and neurodivergent users who benefit from automatic capture, and it is available on the Mac App Store with an iOS beta in progress. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Echometer is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Thoth is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Echometer | Thoth |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Interactive, psychology-based retrospective boards with grouping and prioritization | 100% local, on-device recording, transcription, and summarization |
| Standout feature | Recurring team health-check pulses with longitudinal trend visualization | Dual-channel capture of microphone and system audio |
| Team usage | Dedicated 1:1 meeting module with structured templates | On-device speaker detection with color-coded transcripts |
| Integrations | AI-supported recommendations for retro and 1:1 discussion topics and action items | Whisper-based transcription supporting many languages |
| Languages & capture | Synchronous and asynchronous retrospective support | On-device anonymization to redact sensitive content |
| Best-fit workflow | Tracking of measures and action items across sessions | Export to PDF, Word, Markdown, and timestamped JSON |
Echometer
Choose Echometer if you need running recurring agile retrospectives with consistent, structured templates — strengths include covers retrospectives, health checks, and 1:1s in a single purpose-built tool.
Thoth
Choose Thoth if you need professionals handling confidential or regulated information — strengths include fully local processing with no cloud requirement and no user database.
Echometer
Thoth
It depends on your workflow. Echometer is strong for running recurring agile retrospectives with consistent, structured templates, while Thoth is strong for professionals handling confidential or regulated information. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Echometer is a free tier with paid upgrades and Thoth is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary.
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