# HiNotes review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Note service for recordings made on HiDock recorders Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. HiNotes is the cloud service that goes with HiDock recorders. Recordings from a HiDock device are transcribed, labeled by speaker, summarized with templates and exported to tools such as Notion and Google Docs. Core transcription and summaries come with a HiDock device; speaker identification and extra templates need a paid plan. - **Category:** AI Meeting Notes - **Made by:** HiDock - **Website:** https://hinotes.hidock.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not own a HiDock device, since the free tier comes with it. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, HiNotes has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12.99 for 1,200 Pro minutes, quota never expires. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Included with a HiDock device: unlimited core transcription and summaries, 8+ templates, TXT export and 300 Pro trial minutes a month. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Member (Free) | $0 | Comes with a HiDock device; unlimited core transcription and summaries, VoiceMark and custom vocabulary. | | Pro | $12.99 for 1,200 minutes of quota, never expires ($99.99 for 12,000) | Pay as you use: speaker identification, 39+ templates, Notion, Google Docs and OneNote, more export formats. | | Unlimited, 1 month | $24.99 per month | All Pro features with no quota limit, priority support and Zoom support sessions. | | Unlimited, 1 year | $199 per year | Same as Unlimited monthly, billed yearly. | | Unlimited, 3 years | $399 for 3 years | Same as Unlimited, paid for a 3-year term; the page does not say whether it renews. | | Unlimited, lifetime | $599 one-time | Same as Unlimited, paid once. | Read from https://hinotes.hidock.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with HiNotes before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **10% off a HiDock device** (Other savings): HiNotes lists 10% off a HiDock recorder as a perk, applied automatically at checkout. Source: https://hinotes.hidock.com/ ## Key features - **Transcription in 75 languages:** Core transcription is unlimited for HiDock Member users and supports custom vocabulary and VoiceMark highlights. - **Speaker identification:** Separates up to 10 voices with color-coded labels you can rename. It uses Pro quota or an Unlimited plan. - **Summary templates:** 8+ core templates are included; Pro and Unlimited add 39+ templates and custom ones, plus summary translation. - **Export and sharing:** Free members export TXT; paid plans add Word, PDF, CSV, SRT and Markdown, and send notes to Notion, Google Docs and OneNote. - **Calendar and recorder sync:** Google Calendar and Outlook connect on every plan, with fast transfer and auto record for HiDock devices. - **Stated data handling:** The site says recordings use AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit, and are not used to train AI models. ## Good for - Owners of a HiDock recorder who want transcripts of calls and meetings - People who prefer buying minutes in packs that never expire ## Worth knowing - The free tier is a perk of owning a HiDock device, which is bought separately. - Speaker identification and translation use Pro quota, or need an Unlimited plan. - It is a cloud service; recordings are processed in the cloud rather than on the device. - Pro and Unlimited prices are managed inside the HiNotes account after sign-in. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. HiNotes is the note service for recordings made on HiDock recorders, and its free tier is a perk of owning one. Speaker identification and translation spend Pro minutes, and there is no app listed beyond the web. Prices are shown inside the account after sign-in. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $12.99 for 1,200 minutes that never expire, and Unlimited is $24.99 a month or $199 a year, about $16.58 a month. That is the middle to the dearer side. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Unlimited core transcription and summaries, 8+ templates, TXT export and 300 Pro trial minutes a month, but only if you own a HiDock device. - **Features: C.** Transcription in 75 languages, speaker identification, templates, sharing and calendar sync. Speaker identification and translation use paid quota. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It works with a separate recorder and linked accounts. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Notion, Google Docs, OneNote, Google Calendar and Outlook. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from HiNotes's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. The pricing page would not load when we checked, so the grades rest on the listing. ## Where it stands among AI meeting note takers - HiNotes's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 89 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 27. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 16 of 89) and worst on features (C, above 1). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-meeting-notes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace HiNotes you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 42 of the 89 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. - You could make: Templates: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Notion, Google Docs and Microsoft OneNote among them. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Notion, Google Docs, Microsoft OneNote, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook **Tags:** Meeting notes, Transcription, AI features, Templates ## Alternatives - [Plaud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plaud): AI voice recorder devices with an app for transcripts and summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-plaud) - [Pocket](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocket): Clip-on voice recorder that turns conversations into summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-pocket) - [Otter.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter): Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-otter) - [Notta](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notta): AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-notta) - [Omi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omi): Wearable recorder and app that summarizes conversations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-omi) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://hinotes.hidock.com/ - https://www.hidock.com/pages/hinotes Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/hinotes Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).