Tactiq and ZapVox share something confusing: both are Chrome extensions that use AI to turn speech into text. But the similarity stops there — each one listens to a different part of your day.
Tactiq is an extension built for live meetings: it joins Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams right from your browser, transcribes the conversation in real time, lets you mark highlights with one click, and generates AI meeting notes ready to export to Google Docs, Notion or Slack. It's a solid tool for anyone who lives on calls.
ZapVox is also a Chrome extension, but installed for a different job: reading the audios that arrive on WhatsApp Web. It doesn't join any call — it lives inside your chat, transcribing, translating, summarizing and reading the tone of the voice message your client or patient sent you.
In one line: Tactiq documents your video meeting while it happens. ZapVox reads the voice message that already arrived on your WhatsApp. Neither does the other's job.
What each one does
| Feature | ZapVox | Tactiq |
|---|---|---|
| Live transcription on Google Meet/Zoom/Teams | — | ✅ |
| AI meeting notes + export (Docs/Notion/Slack) | — | ✅ |
| Transcribe audios received on WhatsApp | ✅ | — |
| Audio translation (99+ languages) | ✅ | Partial (live captions) |
| Summarize audio into bullets | ✅ | ✅ (meetings) |
| Tone / sentiment analysis of the audio | ✅ | — |
| Search by keyword inside WhatsApp audio | ✅ | — |
| Works inside WhatsApp Web | ✅ | — |
| Requires being in an active call | — | ✅ |
Comparison based on each extension's public Chrome Web Store description (Aug 2026). '—' means it isn't that tool's focus, not necessarily an absolute absence. Features change; always check the current version.
So which one should I use?
If your bottleneck is meetings — you leave a call and don't remember what was decided — Tactiq handles that well, with notes ready to share. If your bottleneck is WhatsApp — long audios piling up that you haven't had time to listen to — that's where ZapVox comes in, because Tactiq simply doesn't see WhatsApp Web. Doctors, lawyers, managers and anyone who fields client calls over voice messages tend to fall squarely into this second group.
Many people already use both extensions at the same time, with no conflict: Tactiq on during the call, ZapVox on for WhatsApp the rest of the day. One practical detail worth noting: since both are Chrome extensions running in different tabs, installing one doesn't interfere with the other — no fighting over permissions or space in the extensions bar.
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Install ZapVox on ChromeFrequently asked
Does Tactiq work on WhatsApp Web?
No. Tactiq was built to join video calls on Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams — it has no integration with WhatsApp Web and does not read voice messages received there.
Can I use Tactiq and ZapVox together, without conflict?
Yes. They are two extensions that work in different tabs and contexts — one on your video call, the other on your WhatsApp Web. They don't compete for the same space.
Does ZapVox export to Notion or Google Docs like Tactiq?
Not today — ZapVox's focus is delivering the transcription, translation and summary directly on the audio's own card, inside WhatsApp Web, for quick reading. Exporting to other tools is outside its current scope.
Do I need to be in a call for ZapVox to work, like with Tactiq?
No. ZapVox doesn't depend on any active call — it works with asynchronous audio, voice messages that arrive on your WhatsApp Web at any time, even when no one is in a meeting.