Genio: Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students. Knowt: AI study platform that turns recorded or uploaded lectures into notes, flashcards, and practice quizzes for students. The right pick comes down to team size, budget, and the workflows you want to automate.
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Shortlist Genio when university students recording and reviewing lectures matters most, and Knowt when generating flashcards and practice tests from course materials before exams matters most. Run both through a week of actual calls to see which suits your workflow.
Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students.
AI study platform that turns recorded or uploaded lectures into notes, flashcards, and practice quizzes for students.
Genio, formerly known as Glean, is an assistive note-taking platform that helps students capture and learn from lectures and classes. It records class audio and provides live captions during the session, then generates a full transcript afterward, letting students focus on understanding rather than frantically writing notes. Genio lets learners add their own notes, organize material with AI-generated outlines, import slides and reading material, and review with study features such as quizzing, tying recorded audio together with class content. The platform is widely used by students, including learners with specific learning difficulties, and is adopted by educational institutions that provide it as a study and accessibility support tool. It works online or offline across devices, which suits classroom and lecture-hall environments. Genio is positioned as a mainstream learning tool that also supports accessibility needs. It is actively operating in 2025 and 2026, reporting use by well over a hundred thousand students and more than a thousand institutions, with active sign-in, pricing, and ongoing product development. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Knowt is an AI-powered study platform built primarily for students and teachers that converts lectures and learning materials into organized study resources. Students can record a lecture live in the app or on the website, or upload existing audio, video, PDFs, and slide decks, and the platform's AI assistant (called Kai) generates summarized notes, flashcards, and practice quizzes from the content. Notes can be formatted as outlines or paragraphs, with adjustable detail levels, and the original audio is saved for reference. Beyond capture and transcription-driven summarization, Knowt functions as a broader study workspace, positioning itself as a free alternative to traditional flashcard apps and offering a large library of community-shared study materials. It also includes teacher-facing features for assigning material and tracking student progress. The tool spans web, iOS, and Android, making it usable across classroom, online-course, and self-study settings. Knowt is aimed at learners who want lecture capture to flow directly into reusable, exam-oriented study artifacts rather than just raw transcripts. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Knowt is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Genio | Knowt |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Live lecture recording in app and on the web, plus upload of audio, video, PDFs, and slides |
| Standout feature | Full transcript generation after the session | AI-generated notes with adjustable formatting (outline or paragraph) and detail level |
| Team usage | AI outlines and student-added notes tied to the recording | Automatic flashcard generation from lecture and document content |
| Integrations | Import of slides and reading materials into notes | Practice quiz and test creation from any note, PDF, or video |
| Languages & capture | Offline and cross-device capture for classrooms | Kai AI chat for explaining concepts and answering questions |
| Best-fit workflow | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Large community library of shared study sets and teacher tools for assignments |
Genio
Choose Genio if you need university students recording and reviewing lectures — strengths include purpose-built for education and lecture capture.
Knowt
Choose Knowt if you need recording university lectures and turning them into structured study notes — strengths include combines capture, summarization, and active-recall study tools in one student-focused app.
Genio
Knowt
It depends on your workflow. Genio is strong for university students recording and reviewing lectures, while Knowt is strong for recording university lectures and turning them into structured study notes. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades and Knowt 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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