Genio: Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students. WhisperTranscribe: Whisper-based transcription app for podcasts, interviews, and recorded meetings that also generates content like summaries, social posts, and clips. 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 WhisperTranscribe when generating summaries and social content from spoken recordings matters most. Try them side by side on real calls before deciding — needs vary by team.
Assistive note-taking tool (formerly Glean) that records and transcribes lectures and classes for students.
Whisper-based transcription app for podcasts, interviews, and recorded meetings that also generates content like summaries, social posts, and clips.
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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WhisperTranscribe is a transcription application, available as both a web app and desktop software for Windows and Mac, that converts audio and video into text using OpenAI's Whisper technology. Users can upload files, record directly in the app, or import content from YouTube links and podcast RSS feeds, and the tool transcribes across more than 50 languages with the ability to translate transcripts. It includes speaker identification and exports in standard formats. Beyond transcription, WhisperTranscribe offers a chat feature for querying transcripts, clip generation optimized for social platforms, and content generation that turns a single recording into a range of written assets such as summaries, social posts, newsletters, reports, and blog posts. While its messaging leans toward podcasters and YouTubers, the recording, transcription, and speaker-labeling features apply to recorded interviews and meetings as well. It is aimed at content creators, podcasters, journalists, researchers, and businesses that want to transcribe spoken content and then repurpose it into written deliverables rather than work with a raw transcript alone. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
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Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); WhisperTranscribe is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Genio | WhisperTranscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Transcription powered by the Whisper speech-recognition model |
| Standout feature | Full transcript generation after the session | Transcription across more than 50 languages with translation |
| Team usage | AI outlines and student-added notes tied to the recording | Speaker identification in recordings |
| Integrations | Import of slides and reading materials into notes | Import from uploaded files, in-app recording, YouTube, and podcast RSS feeds |
| Languages & capture | Offline and cross-device capture for classrooms | Content generation into summaries, social posts, newsletters, and blog posts |
| Best-fit workflow | Class and lecture audio recording with live captions | Transcript chat for querying recordings and clip generation for social video |
Genio
Choose Genio if you need university students recording and reviewing lectures — strengths include purpose-built for education and lecture capture.
WhisperTranscribe
Choose WhisperTranscribe if you need transcribing podcast episodes, interviews, and recorded meetings — strengths include available as both web and native desktop apps for windows and mac.
Genio
WhisperTranscribe
It depends on your workflow. Genio is strong for university students recording and reviewing lectures, while WhisperTranscribe is strong for transcribing podcast episodes, interviews, and recorded meetings. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Genio is a free tier with paid upgrades and WhisperTranscribe 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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