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Lynkk vs Read AI: a Read AI alternative that writes the notes and leaves out the scores

Read AI is a meeting assistant that joins your calls, transcribes them, and scores the meeting and the people in it on engagement, sentiment and talk time. It runs on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and the web, and it joins meetings from your connected calendars by default.Lynkk writes the meeting up and stops there: a transcript, a summary and action items, with no scores on anyone. Its bot joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams from your Google Calendar with a switch on each meeting, and the Mac app and the Chrome extension record with no bot at all. Here is where each one fits.

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Competitor facts checked October 2026.

The short answer

Lynkk or Read AI? It depends on your meetings.

Each line is a section further down this page, with the detail and the sources behind it.

At a glance

Lynkk and Read AI, row by row

What each tool does today, from Lynkk's product and Read AI's own pages.

A marked row is one where Lynkk leads. The others are close, or go the other way.

What we comparedLynkkRead AI
How it recordsYour choice: a bot that joins Zoom, Google Meet and Teams, or no bot at all with the Mac app or the Chrome extensionRead Assistant joins the call; the Windows and macOS apps can record on the computer
Joins from your calendarOnce Google Calendar is connected, with a switch on each meeting and one in Settings for all of themYes, by default, across connected calendars
Scores on peopleNone. Lynkk writes notes and does not rate anyone on the callEngagement, sentiment and talk-time scores for each person
In-person meetingsRecord the room from the Mac app or the browser micRecord on the iPhone and Android apps
PlatformsWeb app, Mac app (Apple silicon, macOS 14.2 or later), Chrome extension. No phone appWeb, Windows, macOS, iPhone, Android, Chrome extension
Languages17 languages plus Hinglish and auto-detect, four of them in betaReports in 16 or more languages
Longest note2 hours on every plan, Free included1 hour on Free, 4 hours on Enterprise, 8 hours on Enterprise+
Ask across meetingsAsk Lynkk (Pro) answers from all your notes and cites the note and the minuteA report for each meeting, and search
CRMNone. Lynkk connects Google Calendar, Jira and SlackSalesforce and HubSpot on Pro and above
Free planLynkk leads hereUnlimited notes, 2 hours per note, the first 5 hours of AI summaries5 transcripts a month, meetings up to 1 hour
Paid plansPro: $15 a month, or $117 a year. Enterprise: priced with youPro $19.75 a user a month, or $15 billed yearly; Enterprise and Enterprise+ above it

Based on Read AI's public website as of October 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site for the latest.

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Where Read AI is the better pick

If one of these matters most to you, Read AI is likely the better tool, and it is better to know that now.

  • You need phone apps

    Read AI has apps for iPhone and Android. Lynkk has no phone app: it runs in the browser, on the Mac and in Chrome.

  • You are on Windows

    Read AI has a Windows desktop app. Lynkk's desktop app is Mac only and needs Apple silicon. On Windows you would use Lynkk in the browser or the Chrome extension.

  • You want meeting analytics for the whole company

    Read AI scores engagement, sentiment and talk time across every meeting in an organisation. Lynkk does not measure meetings or the people in them.

  • You need HIPAA, SAML or SCIM today

    Read AI's Enterprise+ plan lists all three. Lynkk's workspaces cover up to 10 members today.

Where Lynkk fits

Where Lynkk is the better pick

Each point sits beside the part of Lynkk it describes, drawn the way it looks in the app.

You want a switch on every meeting

Lynkk's bot joins the Zoom, Meet and Teams meetings on your Google Calendar, named after you so everyone can see it. Each meeting on Home has its own switch, and one setting turns auto-join off for all of them.

The meeting bot
Auto-join, on by default

You would rather nothing joins the call

The Mac app notices a call starting and asks before it records, and the Chrome extension records Meet, Zoom in the browser and Teams from your own tab. Nothing new appears in the participant list.

The Mac app
A call noticed on your Mac, no bot in it

You want answers, not scores

On Pro, Ask Lynkk answers questions across all your notes and shows the note and the minute behind each part of the answer. Nobody on the call gets rated.

Ask your meetings
Ask Lynkk, with the note and minute

Your calls mix Hindi and English

Lynkk has a Hinglish mode that follows people as they switch mid-sentence, plus 17 languages and auto-detect, on every plan, Free included.

Languages in Lynkk
Hinglish, picked in the language menu

Pricing

Pricing, side by side

Lynkk's plans today, next to Read AI's as of October 2026. The note under the plans says where each price comes from.

Lynkk

  • Free$0

    Unlimited notes, up to 2 hours each, and the first 5 hours of AI summaries in total. The meeting bot (audio), the Mac app, the Chrome extension, the web app and every language.

  • Pro$15 a month

    Or $117 a year ($9.75 a month). Unlimited AI summaries, Ask Lynkk, answers in Slack, Summary Shapes, meeting video and the weekly digest.

  • EnterpriseCustom

    A workspace of up to 10 members, each with Pro, on one bill. Set up with us on a call.

Read AI

  • Free$0

    5 transcripts a month, meetings up to 1 hour, basic integrations.

  • Pro$19.75 a month

    Or $15 a month billed yearly. Unlimited transcripts, premium integrations, 100 upload minutes.

  • Enterprise$29.75 a month

    Or $22.50 billed yearly. Playback, video highlights, meetings up to 4 hours.

  • Enterprise+$39.75 a month

    Or $29.75 billed yearly, from 5 licences. HIPAA, SAML, SCIM and custom retention.

Read AI prices from read.ai, per user. Taxes are extra on both. Lynkk's yearly price is an early-bird offer.

Every Lynkk plan in full

Switching

Switching from Read AI

Lynkk cannot import your Read AI transcripts or reports, so your history stays in Read AI. Export what you want to keep before you cancel, and if you run both for a while, turn off Read AI's auto-join first so your guests do not see two notetakers.

Comes with you

  • Your calls. Lynkk's bot joins the same Zoom, Meet and Teams links, or the Mac app records them with no bot.
  • Your calendar. Connect Google Calendar and the bot joins your scheduled meetings, with a switch on each one.
  • Your rooms. Record in-person meetings from the Mac app or the browser.
  • Your follow-ups. Action items land on Lynkk's task board, and Jira is one click from the note.

Stays behind in Read AI

  • Past transcripts and meeting reports, since Lynkk has no import.
  • Engagement, sentiment and talk-time scores. Lynkk has nothing like them.
  • Recording from your phone, until Lynkk has a phone app.
  • Salesforce and HubSpot sync, which Lynkk does not have.

Your first day on Lynkk

  1. Sign up free. There is no trial to run out: the free plan has no end date.
  2. Connect Google Calendar. Auto-join is on from the start, so the bot joins your scheduled Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls, and each meeting has its own switch.
  3. Your next meeting becomes a note with a transcript, a summary and action items, and Lynkk emails you the summary.

If you ever leave Lynkk, Settings, Privacy, Export my data emails you a link to one zip of every note, transcript and recording. The link works for 24 hours.

Calendar connected, bot on, first note

Questions

Questions about Lynkk and Read AI

Is Lynkk a good Read AI alternative?

It is if you want meeting notes without scores on the people in them, a bot you can switch off meeting by meeting, or no bot at all. If you want analytics across a whole company, phone apps or a Windows app, Read AI is the better fit.

Does Lynkk join my meetings automatically?

Only once you connect Google Calendar. Auto-join is then on for meetings with a Zoom, Google Meet or Teams link, and each meeting has its own switch. Without a calendar, the bot joins when you paste a link, and the Mac app asks before it records.

Does Lynkk score people on talk time or sentiment?

No. Lynkk writes the transcript, the summary and the action items. It does not rate the meeting or anyone in it.

Does Lynkk train AI on my conversations?

No. Lynkk does not use your recordings, transcripts or notes to train AI models. When you ask a question, it answers only from your own notes and shows where each part came from.

Is Lynkk cheaper than Read AI?

Month to month, Lynkk Pro is $15 and Read AI Pro is $19.75. Billed yearly, Read AI Pro is $15 a month and Lynkk Pro is $9.75. Lynkk Free has unlimited notes of up to 2 hours each and AI summaries for the first 5 hours in total; Read AI Free has 5 transcripts a month of up to 1 hour.

Can I move my Read AI transcripts into Lynkk?

No. Lynkk has no import and does not take uploads of old recordings. Export from Read AI first if you need the history.

Is there a Read AI alternative without meeting scores?

Yes. Lynkk writes the notes, decisions and action items, and on Pro lets you ask questions across your meetings, without scoring the people in them.

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