Genio: Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students. TORTUS: TORTUS is an ambient AI clinical assistant that listens to patient consultations and automatically transcribes them into structured clinical notes, letters, and coding suggestions. Below, they line up on price, capture method, and how each fits a real meeting stack.
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Shortlist Genio when university students recording and reviewing lectures matters most, and TORTUS when transcribing and documenting telephone triage and clinical hub calls matters most. Test each on your own meetings; the right choice tends to become obvious quickly.
Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students.
TORTUS is an ambient AI clinical assistant that listens to patient consultations and automatically transcribes them into structured clinical notes, letters, and coding suggestions.
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
TORTUS is a regulated, healthcare-specific ambient voice AI built with the NHS. It acts as an AI scribe that listens to clinician-patient consultations, transcribes the conversation using speaker-diarized speech-to-text, and uses large language models to draft structured clinical notes, referral letters, patient summaries, and suggested clinical coding (including SNOMED) within seconds for clinician review. Audio is captured with on-device, locally encrypted processing, and the company states no patient audio is retained at rest. The platform supports both face-to-face and telephone consultations, with telephony integrations such as X-on Surgery Connect and Avaya. It integrates with major electronic health record systems including Epic, EMIS Health, TPP SystmOne, Oracle Health, Access Rio, and Medicus to enable clinician-approved write-back. It is registered as a UK Class I medical device and holds ISO 13485, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. TORTUS is aimed at clinicians and healthcare organizations such as NHS Trusts, hospitals, ambulance services, outpatient clinics, and GP practices. The company reports use across more than 2.5 million consultations.
Best suited for
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); TORTUS is custom pricing (contact sales). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Genio | TORTUS |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Ambient voice capture of face-to-face and telephone consultations |
| Standout feature | Full transcript generation after the session | Real-time transcription with speaker diarization and local encryption |
| Team usage | AI outlines and student-added notes tied to the recording | Auto-generated clinical notes, referral letters, and patient summaries |
| Integrations | Import of slides and reading materials into notes | Suggested clinical coding including SNOMED |
| Languages & capture | Offline and cross-device capture for classrooms | EHR integrations (Epic, EMIS, TPP SystmOne, Oracle Health, Access Rio, Medicus) with clinician-approved write-back |
| Best-fit workflow | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Hallucination detection to validate notes against the source context |
Genio
Choose Genio if you need university students recording and reviewing lectures — strengths include purpose-built for education and lecture capture.
TORTUS
Choose TORTUS if you need generating clinical documentation from gp and outpatient consultations — strengths include purpose-built and regulated for clinical use (uk class i medical device, iso 13485 / iso 27001 certified).
Genio
TORTUS
It depends on your workflow. Genio is strong for university students recording and reviewing lectures, while TORTUS is strong for generating clinical documentation from gp and outpatient consultations. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades and TORTUS is custom pricing. 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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