Soya review
A Mac-only assistant for local transcripts, structured notes, and meeting follow-ups.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Soya is a Mac meeting assistant for people who want meeting transcripts and organized notes without sending a bot into the call. It records locally and transcribes on-device, then combines the transcript with notes typed during the meeting. Its write-ups include summaries, decisions, and action items; users can also search meetings by spoken content and ask questions about a meeting. That makes it a focused fit for solo users and small teams working on Apple Silicon Macs who want a local meeting archive and follow-up material.
The free plan includes local recording and transcription, AI-written meeting notes, unlimited local history, search, and calendar-aware titles. Soya Pro costs $9 per month or $90 per year. Both paid options add branded PDF export, AI follow-ups, custom note templates, and the ability to send notes to Notion and Slack. The free tier covers core capture and note organization; Pro is mainly for people who need export, customization, or delivery into those two services. The published plans distinguish these features clearly, so buyers can assess whether local history and notes are enough before paying.
Soya’s standout emphasis is the meeting record itself: it combines what was said with notes taken during the meeting, and makes that material searchable and queryable. Follow-up emails, checklists, and summaries extend that workflow beyond the transcript. The trade-off is platform scope: it is a desktop product for Apple Silicon Macs, with Notion and Slack as the named integrations. Choose Soya if local capture and structured notes are central to your Mac workflow; consider another assistant if you need a non-Mac platform or broader integration options.
Soya pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Records and transcribes meetings on-device without a call bot
- Turns transcripts and typed notes into summaries, decisions, and actions
- Searches spoken content and drafts follow-ups, emails, and checklists
- Where it doesn't
- Available only for Apple Silicon Macs
- Notion and Slack delivery, PDF export, and custom templates require Pro
- Pro starts at $9 per month
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