Genio: Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students. TikoNote: An AI study app that records or imports lectures, transcribes the audio, and turns it into organized notes, flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps. The right pick comes down to team size, budget, and the workflows you want to automate.
How Hosiqo compares and tests toolsFinal recommendation
Shortlist Genio when university students recording and reviewing lectures matters most, and TikoNote when turning lecture audio, readings, or youtube videos into flashcards and quizzes for exam preparation matters most. Trial each on a few real meetings before you commit — the better fit usually shows fast.
Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students.
An AI study app that records or imports lectures, transcribes the audio, and turns it into organized notes, flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps.
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.
Best suited for
TikoNote is an AI-powered study application built primarily for students. Its lecture-to-notes feature lets users record lecture audio directly or upload existing recordings, and the AI then listens, transcribes the audio into searchable text, and organizes it into structured notes with highlighted key points and summaries. Beyond audio, the app accepts a range of inputs including PDFs, Word documents (DOC/DOCX), PowerPoint lecture slides, plain text, and YouTube video links. From any of these sources it can generate flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and mind maps, and it offers an AI tutor plus study methods such as the Feynman Technique and blurting to help users test recall and find knowledge gaps. TikoNote is available on iOS (App Store) with a web version referenced on its site. It is aimed at high school and university students, exam and certification candidates, and lifelong learners who want to convert lectures, readings, and recordings into study-ready material rather than meeting minutes for business teams.
Best suited for
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); TikoNote is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Genio | TikoNote |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Lecture audio recording with AI transcription into searchable text |
| Standout feature | Full transcript generation after the session | Multi-format input: PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint slides, plain text, and YouTube links |
| Team usage | AI outlines and student-added notes tied to the recording | Auto-generated flashcards, quizzes, summaries, and mind maps |
| Integrations | Import of slides and reading materials into notes | AI tutor for on-demand explanations and Q&A |
| Languages & capture | Offline and cross-device capture for classrooms | Active-recall study methods including the Feynman Technique and blurting |
| Best-fit workflow | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Key-point extraction and topic organization across captured content |
Genio
Choose Genio if you need university students recording and reviewing lectures — strengths include purpose-built for education and lecture capture.
TikoNote
Choose TikoNote if you need recording or uploading classroom lectures and converting them into transcribed, organized study notes — strengths include transcribes recorded or uploaded lectures and structures them into study-ready notes automatically.
Genio
TikoNote
It depends on your workflow. Genio is strong for university students recording and reviewing lectures, while TikoNote is strong for recording or uploading classroom lectures and converting them into transcribed, organized study notes. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades and TikoNote is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
You can — some teams pair them when each covers a different part of the meeting workflow.
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