Shiken

Shiken is software that brings meeting recording, AI coaching and roleplay, content creation, and learning tools together. It can record meetings with or without a meeting bot, and take in documents, PDFs, YouTube links, and web links. From that material, it can produce summary notes, proposals, slide decks, courses, and quiz questions. Its AI roleplays use lifelike characters, receive rubric-based scores, and are available in more than 40 languages.

Shiken connects with 3,200+ apps, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, and offers an API and webhooks. LMS connections include LTI 1.3, SCORM export, and xAPI completion reporting. The free plan includes unlimited recording and transcription with 30-day history, plus monthly limits on AI summaries, roleplay turns, chats, and notes. Solo Creator costs £99/mo with annual billing. Shiken offers web access and native iOS and Android apps.

Shiken combines meeting capture, AI coaching, content creation, and learning delivery in one service. The free plan has defined limits, while Solo Creator is listed at £99/mo with annual billing.

Shiken describes uses for individual learners, creators and coaches, as well as sales, leadership, and L&D teams. Its enterprise controls and LMS connections may suit organizations managing training and access.

Overview

Shiken brings meeting capture, AI coaching, content creation, and learning delivery together for individual learners, creators, coaches, and workplace teams. It is strongest for organizations that want to turn conversations and source materials into practice and training; it is less suited to buyers seeking only a meeting recorder or a narrowly focused study app.

Key features

Meetings can be recorded with or without a bot, and Shiken can also take in documents, PDFs, YouTube links, and web pages. It can transform those materials into summaries, AI roleplays, proposals, slide decks, courses, and quiz questions. That range supports a workflow from capturing knowledge to creating learning content, although the free plan’s small monthly AI allowances make it better for trying the workflow than using it heavily.

Roleplays feature lifelike characters, rubric-based scoring, and more than 40 languages. AI call analysis, coaching scorecards, development plans, and manager dashboards extend the product beyond content creation, making it a candidate for sales, leadership, and L&D teams that need structured practice and follow-up.

Shiken connects to more than 3,200 apps, including Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics 365, Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. A public API and webhooks offer further integration options. For organizations with an existing learning platform, LTI 1.3 connections, SCORM export, and xAPI completion reporting can help fit Shiken into established training workflows.

Shiken states that it is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, and that identifiable customer content and learner data are not used to train third-party models. Enterprise controls include SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning, role-based access controls, and regional data residency options. Those controls strengthen its case for organizational use, though enterprise pricing is custom.

Pricing

Free costs nothing, remains free forever, and requires no credit card. It includes unlimited recording and transcription with a 30-day history, but only 5 AI summaries per month, 10 roleplay turns, 10 AI chats, and 5 AI notes. This is a useful way to assess capture and learning workflows, but the generation caps are restrictive for regular team use.

Solo Creator costs £99/mo with annual billing and includes 500 enrolled learners. It suits a creator or coach who needs room to deliver learning at that scale, but the annual term is a meaningful commitment compared with the no-cost tier.

Creator Team costs £299/mo with annual billing. It includes 2 admins, 5 communities, and 2,500 learners; extra admins are charged separately. The larger learner allowance and communities suit a small creator operation, while the admin limit can add cost as the team grows.

Enterprise has custom pricing and includes SSO/SAML, SCORM, a dedicated customer success manager, advanced analytics, and enterprise security controls. It is the better fit for organizations needing those controls and support rather than a published per-month creator plan.

The creator trial lasts 7 days, requires a work email and card on file, and limits trial accounts to at most 5 enrolled learners with no public payout. That makes it a constrained evaluation for creators who need to test enrollment or payout workflows.

Platforms

Shiken is available on Android, iOS, and the web, and also provides an API. Native iOS and Android apps complement access through its online platform.

Who it's for

Shiken is a strong match for creators and coaches building courses or roleplay-based learning, and for sales, leadership, and L&D teams that want meeting capture, practice, coaching, and learning delivery in one service. Individual learners are also within its intended audience. Buyers who need only one of those functions may find its breadth less valuable than a more focused tool.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Meeting capture and multiple kinds of source material can feed summaries, roleplays, and courses, connecting work conversations to learning assets.
• Pros: Rubric-scored roleplays in more than 40 languages, alongside scorecards and manager dashboards, support structured coaching across teams.
• Pros: More than 3,200 app connections, an API, webhooks, and LMS standards give teams several ways to fit Shiken into existing systems.
• Cons: Free access caps AI summaries, roleplay turns, chats, and notes, limiting sustained use of its AI features.
• Cons: The £99/mo and £299/mo creator plans use annual billing, and the team plan charges extra for admins beyond its two included seats.
• Cons: The 7-day creator trial requires a card and restricts enrollment to 5 learners, so it offers little room to evaluate a larger rollout.

Alternatives

For sales teams focused on coaching, compare Sales Coaching Software; for a study-focused shortlist, see AI Study Tools.

Outdoo AI is another freemium option with Android, iOS, web, and API access; its Free (AI Roleplay) plan provides 60 minutes of credits and limited roleplays up to 60 minutes total per account.

SalesRoleplay offers a free plan with 10 AI roleplay sessions per month and 3 pre-built AI personas, and supports more platforms, including desktop operating systems.

Convin is a paid option with a free Quality Management Software plan centered on manual QA, call-auditing templates, automated audit workflows, and reporting.

Siro is another paid alternative.

Trata AI is freemium and offers a Starter plan with a 15-minute AI sparring session for one user, two pre-built scenarios and personas, and recordings with AI feedback and scorecards.

Gong Forecast is a paid option with per-user licenses and a platform fee based on supported users, sold through a customized proposal.

Ambition is a paid alternative with a Starter plan priced at $45/user/month and seller activation, leaderboards, competitions, scorecards, and automated accolades.

Mindtickle is a paid readiness and enablement platform whose Readiness plan includes training, virtual roleplays, coaching, and analytics, but no two-way AI Role Play.

Verdict

Choose Shiken if you are a creator, coach, or team that will use its connected path from meeting capture and source material to roleplay, coaching, and learning delivery. Its breadth, integrations, and enterprise controls are the main reasons to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need only one focused tool, or if annual creator-plan billing and the free tier’s tight AI quotas do not suit your usage.