The best apps to record and remember doctor visits (2026)
Kiri Visit Scribe vs Kin, Abridge for Patients, Medcorder, AI Doctor Notes, and Hedy AI — compared honestly on price, pre-visit prep, transcription, and what each one is actually built for.
A note on this list
We're Kiri — makers of one of the apps in this list. We've done our best to keep it fair and factual. If we got something wrong about another app, let us know and we'll fix it.
The main thing to know: Kiri Visit Scribe is the only one built specifically for pediatric visits. The others are solid apps designed for adult healthcare that also work for kids' appointments. If your child is a baby, toddler, or school-age — and especially if you're already tracking their sleep, feeds, or milestones — that difference matters.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Kiri Visit Scribe | Kin | Abridge for Patients | Medcorder | AI Doctor Notes | Hedy AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Free | Free | $4.99/mo | Free 5hr/mo, Pro $12.99/mo |
| Built for pediatric visits | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Records + transcribes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-visit question suggestions | Yes — personalized to your child | Yes — you write your own | No | Yes — question list | Positioned as prep tool | No |
| Live checklist during visit | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Post-visit summary + next steps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medication tracking | Yes | Light | Yes | Light | Yes | In summary |
| Feeds into child's health record | Yes — native | No | No | No | No | No |
| Care circle / family sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Light | Yes |
| Multi-language jargon translation | No | No | No | No | No | Yes — 30+ languages |
Feature comparisons based on each app's public marketing site as of July 2026. Product features change — check each app for the latest.
An honest take on each
Kiri Visit Scribe
The only one built for pediatric visits
Kiri records your pediatrician appointment, gives you age-appropriate questions to ask before you walk in, keeps a live checklist on screen during, and turns every visit into a plain-language summary with next steps. Because Kiri already knows your child — their sleep, feeds, and milestones — you can share those reports with your pediatrician during the visit, and every summary is saved to your child's record. Free with Kiri.
Best for: Parents of kids ages 0–5, especially if you're already tracking with Kiri.
Kin
Simple, free, and physician-founded
Free and well-designed. Kin records your appointment, gives you a summary with next steps, and lets you share the recap with your partner or family through a 'care circle.' You can write your own questions before each visit. Kin was built with adult and elder care in mind — chronic conditions, aging parents — but it works fine for kids' appointments too.
Best for: Parents who want a simple, free visit recorder and don't need pediatric-specific features.
Abridge for Patients
Free, with built-in medication tracking
A free app that records your visit and gives you a transcribed summary. Includes a medication tracker where you can log doses and instructions in one place. Made by Abridge, which also makes an AI documentation tool used on the clinician side.
Best for: Parents who want a free recorder with a built-in medication log.
Medcorder
Free, and around the longest
One of the first apps in this space — launched in 2018. Medcorder lets you record and transcribe visits with one tap, share with family, prep questions in advance, and take notes with photos and videos alongside the recording. Built with adult and elder care in mind, but works for any medical visit including your kid's.
Best for: Parents who want a proven free app with strong family sharing.
AI Doctor Notes
A paid prep-record-summary flow for any doctor visit
Records and transcribes your visit, then gives you a plain-language summary showing what was discussed, what changed, and what to do next. Their pitch: 'walk in prepared, stay present, leave with doctor visit notes.' Not pediatric-specific — it works for any medical appointment. Costs $4.99/month or $59.99/year.
Best for: Parents who want a full prep-record-summary flow across all their family's doctor visits and don't mind paying $5/month.
Hedy AI
Translates medical jargon in real time, in 30+ languages
Hedy translates medical jargon into plain language in real time — in more than 30 languages — while your doctor is speaking. It also suggests follow-up questions during the visit and gives you a post-visit summary covering diagnosis, treatment, medications, and next steps. Free for the first 5 hours per month; $12.99/month for unlimited.
Best for: Multilingual families and parents who want live translation, not just a post-visit recap.
Which one is right for you?
Pick Kiri Visit Scribe if your child is 0–5 and you want an app that already knows their sleep, feeds, and milestones — and uses that to suggest the right questions, share reports with your pediatrician, and save every visit to your child's record. Free.
Pick Kin if you want a simple, free visit recorder for the whole family and don't need pediatric-specific features.
Pick Abridge for Patients if you want a free recorder with a good built-in medication log.
Pick Medcorder if you want a proven free app with strong family sharing.
Pick AI Doctor Notes if you want a full record-and-summarize flow across all your family's doctor visits and are OK paying $4.99 a month.
Pick Hedy AI if English isn't your first language, or you want your doctor's medical jargon translated into plain language in real time.
Try Kiri Visit Scribe free
Free with Kiri. No card. Built for pediatric visits, from well-checks to the 2 a.m. ER trip.