# TicNote review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI voice recorders and a cloud app for transcripts and notes Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. TicNote makes pocket recorders, a watch and earbud-style pods that record meetings and calls, alongside TicNote Cloud, a web and mobile app that turns recordings into transcripts, summaries, mind maps and reports. Each device includes 600 free monthly transcription minutes, and the cloud app has a free plan and paid tiers. - **Category:** AI Meeting Notes - **Made by:** TicNote - **Website:** https://ticnote.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 30-minute web recordings and 300 minutes a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, TicNote has a free plan, and paid plans start at $16.58 per month, billed annually ($199). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 300 transcription minutes a month, web recordings up to 30 minutes, 30 document summary requests and basic templates. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 300 transcription minutes a month, 30-minute web recordings and unlimited recording summaries with basic templates. | | Plus | $0 | For owners of a TicNote device: 600 minutes a month and 1,500 Shadow Credits a month. | | Professional | $16.58 per month, billed annually ($199) | 1,500 minutes a month, 3-hour web recordings, 3,000 Shadow Credits and advanced templates. | | Business | $33.25 per month, billed annually ($399) | 6,000 minutes a month, 8-hour web recordings, 8,000 Shadow Credits and 1,000 document summaries. | | Enterprise | Custom | Customized usage, an AI meeting agent, single sign-on and round-the-clock support. | Read from https://ticnote.com/en/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TicNote before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **17 to 24% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): TicNote's pricing page marks annual billing as 17 to 24% off compared with monthly. Source: https://ticnote.com/en/pricing ## Key features - **Recorder range:** Devices include a recorder at $159.99, a Lite model at $129.99, a $249 watch and Pods at $249.99 (Wi-Fi) and $299.99 (4G). - **Transcripts and summaries:** Recordings become transcripts and summaries, with live transcription, translation and mind maps; advanced templates need Professional. - **Reports and podcasts:** Deep research reports and podcast generation are listed as free for a limited time on the lower plans. - **Shadow agent credits:** Monthly Shadow Credits power the Shadow Agent and Private Agent: 1,500 on Plus, 3,000 on Professional, 8,000 on Business. - **Apps and extension:** Works through a web app, iOS and Android apps, and a browser extension. - **API skill:** TicNote API Skill access is included from the Professional plan. ## Good for - People who want a dedicated recorder plus a cloud note library - Professionals who record in-person visits and calls - Heavy users who need hours-long recordings ## Worth knowing - Monthly-billing prices could not be read; the page shows annual billing by default, advertised as 17 to 24% off. - The free plan stops at 30-minute web recordings and 300 minutes a month. - The extra 600 monthly minutes are only for people who own a TicNote device. - Some listed free features are labeled as free for a limited time and may become paid. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. TicNote pairs recorders with a cloud app for transcripts, summaries and reports. The free plan stops at 30-minute web recordings and 300 minutes a month, and some listed free features are labelled as free for a limited time. Professional is $16.58 a month on yearly billing. - **Value for money: C.** Professional is $16.58 a month on yearly billing ($199 a year), between the middle of $12 and the $18 that starts the dearer quarter. - **Free plan and trial: C.** 300 transcription minutes a month, web recordings up to 30 minutes and 30 document summaries. The extra 600 minutes are for owners of a TicNote device. - **Features: C.** Transcripts, summaries, reports, podcasts, agent credits, an extension and an API skill. Some free features are marked as limited-time and may turn paid. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. There are accounts, plans and a recorder range to work through. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. No desktop app and no integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TicNote'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 - TicNote'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). - Its paid plans start at $16.58 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 53 of the 76 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 35 tools score higher and cost less. 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 TicNote 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. It costs $198.96 a year. - You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. - You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Meeting notes, Transcription, AI features, Chat assistant, Public API ## Alternatives - [Plaud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plaud): AI voice recorder devices with an app for transcripts and summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/plaud-vs-ticnote) - [Pocket](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocket): Clip-on voice recorder that turns conversations into summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pocket-vs-ticnote) - [Omi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omi): Wearable recorder and app that summarizes conversations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omi-vs-ticnote) - [HiNotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hinotes): Note service for recordings made on HiDock recorders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hinotes-vs-ticnote) - [Otter.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter): Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/otter-vs-ticnote) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://ticnote.com/en/pricing - https://ticnote.com/en Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ticnote Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).