HiDock H1 Lite is an AI recorder by HiDock. It is a desk-style recorder, measures 178 × 72.4 × 93.5 mm, weighs 362 g, stores 8 GB on the device, transcribes 75 languages, and costs $0 a year in plans at 20 hours a month.
What it costs to run
No two-year figure: we have no current price for the device yet.
- Free cloud transcription a month ?
- Not stated by the brand
- Needs a paid plan to work ?
- No"Unlimited AI Transcription. No Subscription." hidock.com (archived)
- Cheapest plan for 20 hours a month, per year ?
- Free"H1 Lite device owners can enjoy unlimited free transcription and summary services" hidock.com (archived)
- Cheapest plan with no monthly cap, per year ?
- Free"H1 Lite device owners can enjoy unlimited free transcription and summary services" hidock.com (archived)
- Plans as the brand lists them
- Not stated by the brand
What happens to your recordings
The company's own statements, quoted with a link and the date we read them. We have not tested or audited them, and none of this is legal advice.
- Your recordings used to train AI ?
- Not stated by the brand
- Where recordings are stored ?
- Microsoft Azure"End-to-end security guaranteed by Microsoft Azure." hidock.com (archived)
- What happens to the audio
- kept on the device; uploaded for transcription, deleted 2-3 weeks after you delete the note"If you delete one note, it will be deleted within 2-3 weeks." Recordings stay on the hardware until transcribed; deleting the HiNotes account deletes all data immediately. hidock.com (archived)
- Encryption the brand states
- Not stated by the brand
- Transcribes without uploading audio ?
- Not stated by the brand
- HIPAA, as the brand states it ?
- Not stated by the brand
- Security certifications the brand states ?
- Not stated by the brand
Still sold and supported?
On sale.
- App and cloud service ?
- Not stated by the brand
- Owned by
- Not stated by the brand
- Released
- Not stated by the brand
- Warranty
- 18 months"18-Month Warranty" hidock.com (archived)
Can you build on it?
Hardware
| Category | AI Recorders |
|---|---|
| Model number | — |
| Form factor ? | deskhidock.com (archived) |
| Ways to wear or carry it | deskhidock.com (archived) |
| Size (L×W×H) ? | 178 × 72.4 × 93.5 mmhidock.com (archived) |
| Weight | 362 ghidock.com (archived) |
| Continuous recording per charge ? | — |
| Storage on the device | 8 GBhidock.com (archived) |
| Microphones | — |
| How it records ? | — |
| Shows when it is recording ? | — |
| Records without the phone nearby | yeshidock.com (archived) |
| Records phone calls ? | yeshidock.com (archived) |
| Transcription languages | 75hidock.com (archived) |
| Connects by | Bluetooth, USBhidock.com (archived) |
| Water and dust rating ? | — |
| Apps | macOS, Windowshidock.com (archived) |
| Sold as | Single product |
| Availability | Sold by several retailers |
Where to buy
Prices are re-checked every week. A date more than a month old means the store could not be re-read, so the price may have moved.
Where this came from
inferred Read from brand or store pages, but at least one value rests on a search result, a figure worked out from the source's own numbers, or a product with no part number to pin it to. Last verified 2026-10-29. What the labels mean.
A speakerphone recorder without the dock ports, made to sit by a Mac mini; connects by one USB-C cable.
The equivalent in other lines
Other brands' AI recorders, the same form factor (desk) first. Open any of them side by side with this AI recorder, or tick several to compare up to four.
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