How MyKaya ComparesA Bot-Free Scribe for Therapists
Why psychologists, psychiatrists, and counsellors choose MyKaya's silent desktop recorder over general meeting bots.
What makes MyKaya different?
MyKaya is a GDPR, HIPAA, and DPDP-compliant clinical AI scribe built specifically for mental health professionals. Running silently in the background on your desktop, it natively supports global languages and 22 Indic languages (transcribing code-switched Hinglish or Tanglish) and drafts SOAP, DAP, and CBT notes that align perfectly with your clinical judgment.
Absolute Privacy
Zero call-bot presence. Runs silently on your desktop, preserving session intimacy.
Multilingual Mastery
Natively supports global languages and 22+ regional dialects, handling code-switching seamlessly.
Clinical Depth
Generates 20+ specialized therapeutic formats (CBT, REBT, Psychodynamic) rather than generic business summaries.
Why independent therapists choose MyKaya
Built specifically for clinical context. Secure, silent, and natively understands your patients.
| Feature & Capability | Our Clinical Workspace | Typical Alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctity of the Therapy Room | 100% Bot-Free Desktop Workspace Never joins as an intrusive "bot" participant. Preserves intimacy and the sanctity of the therapy room by recording silently in the background. | Intrusive Call BotsMeeting bots must join the call as active participants, disrupting patient trust and clinical intimacy. |
| Multilingual & Code-Mixing | Truly Multilingual & Code-Mixed Processes global languages and 22 Indic languages, effortlessly transcribing code-switching (e.g., Hinglish, Tanglish). Global: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese. Indic (22 languages): Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Assamese, Urdu, Nepali, Konkani, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Santali, Manipuri, Bodo, Maithili, Dogri. | Rigid English-FirstNo support for code-switching or regional accents, resulting in broken transcripts and missed nuances. |
| Usage Limits & Pricing | Predictable Pricing Includes 40 hours of multilingual audio and unlimited English dictation. No per-session charges. | Strict Capping & High FeesStrict monthly caps (typically 40 or 160 notes) with expensive overages, or high monthly costs up to ₹12,000+ ($150+ USD). |
| Clinical Customization | 20+ Specialized Clinical Formats Generates structured SOAP, DAP, BIRP, and CBT/DBT notes customized to your clinical style. | Generic Note TakersDesigned for general meetings & transcriptions, lacking therapy-specific formats or clinical customization. |
| Modality-Aware Intelligence | Modality-Aware Clinical Engine Natively adapts note-taking and analyses to 9+ therapeutic modalities (e.g., CBT, DBT, Psychodynamic) rather than producing generic summaries. | Modality-Blind Dictation ToolsLacks a clinical foundation, treating therapy sessions like standard meetings and producing generic, non-therapeutic summaries. |
| Clinical Safety & Alerts | Screeners & Safety Risk Alerts Natively administers, scores, and tracks psychometric screeners (PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS). Automatically flags safety risk factors and alerts you in real-time. | No Clinical Safety LayerRequires manual administration, grading, and scanning for safety risks elsewhere, with zero automated risk flagging or safety integrations. |
| Data & Legal Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA & DPDP Compliant Enterprise-grade security and absolute privacy compliance globally. | Shared Training DataUnclear data policies, with clinician transcripts often used to train public LLM models. |
| Customer Support | Priority Support — Every Plan Real humans, fast replies. No tier-gating your access to help. | Tier-Gated AssistancePriority support locked behind expensive premium tiers or enterprise contracts. |
Sanctity of the Therapy Room
Meeting bots must join the call as active participants, disrupting patient trust and clinical intimacy.
Multilingual & Code-Mixing
Indic (22 languages): Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Assamese, Urdu, Nepali, Konkani, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Sanskrit, Santali, Manipuri, Bodo, Maithili, Dogri.
No support for code-switching or regional accents, resulting in broken transcripts and missed nuances.
Usage Limits & Pricing
Strict monthly caps (typically 40 or 160 notes) with expensive overages, or high monthly costs up to ₹12,000+ ($150+ USD).
Clinical Customization
Designed for general meetings & transcriptions, lacking therapy-specific formats or clinical customization.
Modality-Aware Intelligence
Lacks a clinical foundation, treating therapy sessions like standard meetings and producing generic, non-therapeutic summaries.
Clinical Safety & Alerts
Requires manual administration, grading, and scanning for safety risks elsewhere, with zero automated risk flagging or safety integrations.
Data & Legal Compliance
Unclear data policies, with clinician transcripts often used to train public LLM models.
Customer Support
Priority support locked behind expensive premium tiers or enterprise contracts.