HyNote and IceCubes are both AI meeting assistants for recording, transcription, and summaries, compared here on pricing, features, and workflow fit. HyNote: AI note taker that records meetings, audio, and PDFs without a bot, generating transcripts, summaries, and action items. IceCubes: Bot-free Chrome and Edge extension that reads a meeting platform's own captions to transcribe and summarize Meet, Zoom, and Teams calls. They overlap on ai-meeting-assistants, so the right pick depends on team size, budget, and which meeting workflows you automate.
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For ai-meeting-assistants workflows, shortlist HyNote when recording and summarizing online or in-person meetings without a bot matters most, and IceCubes when teams that need notes without a bot joining due to it or compliance constraints matters most. Both record across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams; trial each on real meetings before committing.
AI note taker that records meetings, audio, and PDFs without a bot, generating transcripts, summaries, and action items.
Bot-free Chrome and Edge extension that reads a meeting platform's own captions to transcribe and summarize Meet, Zoom, and Teams calls.
HyNote is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); IceCubes is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | HyNote | IceCubes |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Bot-less recording of meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and Webex | Chrome and Edge browser extensions |
| Standout feature | Transcription with speaker identification across 50+ languages | Bot-free capture by reading the platform's own closed captions |
| Team usage | AI summaries, key points, action items, and meeting minutes | Speaker identification mapped from the meeting UI |
| Integrations | Multimodal capture including PDFs, images via OCR, web pages, and YouTube links | AI summaries, action items, and custom Smart Tags |
| Languages & capture | Cross-platform apps for web, iOS, Android, iPad, and Apple Watch | Supports Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams web clients |
| Best-fit workflow | Chrome extension with real-time cross-device syncing | CRM matching to contacts, deals, and accounts in Salesforce and HubSpot |
HyNote
Choose HyNote if you need recording and summarizing online or in-person meetings without a bot — strengths include captures meetings without injecting a bot into the call.
IceCubes
Choose IceCubes if you need teams that need notes without a bot joining due to it or compliance constraints — strengths include no visible recording bot, reducing meeting disruption and policy friction.
HyNote
IceCubes
It depends on your workflow. HyNote is strong for recording and summarizing online or in-person meetings without a bot, while IceCubes is strong for teams that need notes without a bot joining due to it or compliance constraints. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
HyNote is a free tier with paid upgrades and IceCubes 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 and the budget is justified.