# What's different on iOS, Android, and web?

> A capability matrix for Canto on iOS, Android, and the web — what's everywhere, and which extras like Insights and team billing are web-only.

Updated: 2026-08-16 · Canonical: https://usecanto.com/help/getting-started/canto-on-ios-android-web/

The core product is the same everywhere: recording, transcripts, AI notes, chat, search, spaces, sharing, and the meeting notetaker all work on iOS, Android, and the web. The differences are at the edges — system integrations on mobile, and a few extras that exist only on the web.

## Capability matrix

| Capability | iOS | Android | Web |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Record, transcripts, AI notes, chat, search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Background recording | Yes | Yes | No — tab must stay open |
| Home-screen widget | Yes | Yes | — |
| Live Activity / Dynamic Island | Yes | — | — |
| Control Center, Lock Screen, Action Button | Yes (iOS 18) | — | — |
| Quick Settings tile | — | Yes | — |
| Import audio from other apps | Share sheet | Share / open-with | Drag and drop |
| Dictation into chat and notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Notetaker settings and calendar connections | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft sign-in | — | Yes | Yes |
| Insights and Analytics | — | — | Yes |
| Team plan billing | — | — | Yes |

## What works everywhere?

Everything your recordings turn into. Transcription, summaries, the four Views, chat on a recording or across your whole library, semantic search, spaces and sharing, and the full notetaker — enabling it, connecting Google or Microsoft calendars, pasting meeting links, choosing the bot name — are identical on all three platforms. Your account keeps them in sync: start on the phone, continue on the web.

## What's mobile-only?

System-level ways to start and monitor a recording:

- **iOS** — a home-screen widget, a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island while recording, and on iOS 18 a Control Center control that also works from the Lock Screen and the Action Button. See [Record from iOS widgets and Control Center](https://usecanto.com/help/recording/ios-widgets-live-activity/)
- **Android** — a home-screen widget and a Quick Settings tile. See [Record from the Android widget and tile](https://usecanto.com/help/recording/android-widget-quick-tile/)

Mobile also records in the background and survives app crashes mid-recording; the web recorder needs its tab open. See [Does Canto record in the background?](https://usecanto.com/help/recording/background-recording/)

## What's web-only?

- **Insights** — a daily digest of what happened across your recordings. See [What is Insights?](https://usecanto.com/help/organize/insights-web/)
- **Analytics** — stats about your recording habits over time. See [What is Analytics?](https://usecanto.com/help/organize/analytics-web/)
- **Team plan billing** — creating and paying for a Team plan happens on the web, though everyone on the team uses any platform. See [How does the Team plan work?](https://usecanto.com/help/billing/team-plan/)
- Passwordless email-link sign-in. See [Download Canto and sign in](https://usecanto.com/help/getting-started/download-and-sign-in/)

## Do I have to pick one platform?

No. Accounts are cross-platform, and a Pro subscription bought on any platform applies everywhere. Most people record on the phone and read, organize, and share on the web.

Related articles:

- [Download Canto and sign in](https://usecanto.com/help/getting-started/download-and-sign-in/)
- [Does Canto record in the background?](https://usecanto.com/help/recording/background-recording/)
- [See your day at a glance with Insights](https://usecanto.com/help/organize/insights-web/)
- [What do Free, Pro, and Team include?](https://usecanto.com/help/billing/plans/)