What's different on iOS, Android, and web?
Updated 16 Aug 2026 · 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 | No |
| Live Activity / Dynamic Island | Yes | No | No |
| Control Center, Lock Screen, Action Button | Yes (iOS 18) | No | No |
| Quick Settings tile | No | Yes | No |
| 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 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Insights and Analytics | No | No | Yes |
| Team plan billing | No | No | 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
- Android: a home-screen widget and a Quick Settings tile. See Record from the Android widget and 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?
What's web-only?
- Insights: a daily digest of what happened across your recordings. See What is Insights?
- Analytics: stats about your recording habits over time. See What is Analytics?
- 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?
- Passwordless email-link sign-in. See Download Canto 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.