What Plaud does
Plaud makes dedicated AI recorders: Plaud Note and Note Pro (credit-card size, $159 and $189) and the wearable NotePin and NotePin S ($159 and $179). They record meetings, and Plaud Note records phone calls through a vibration conduction sensor when it’s attached to the back of your phone.
The Plaud app transcribes and summarizes, with 300 free minutes a month. Pro is $99.99 a year for 1,200 minutes a month; Unlimited is $239.99 a year.
Already wearing an Apple Watch?
Then you already carry a recorder. Saybird turns it into one tap: record a meeting, a quick chat or a call on speaker, and get the transcript, key points and to-dos on your iPhone when you stop. No device to buy, charge or carry.
Plaud vs Saybird
| Plaud Note | Saybird | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | $159 recorder ($189 for Note Pro) | Yes：The Apple Watch or iPhone you have |
| Plan | 300 min/month free; $99.99/year for 1,200 min/month; $239.99/year unlimited | Yes：Free |
| Start recording | Switch on the recorder | Tap your watch; Action button on Apple Watch Ultra |
| Phone calls | Yes：Recorder on the back of the phone | Yes：Call on speaker; WhatsApp too |
| After recording | Yes：Transcript and AI summary | Yes：Transcript, key points, to-dos linked to the moment they were said |
| Phones | Yes：iPhone and Android | Partly：iPhone and Apple Watch only |
Plaud prices and plans are from Plaud’s website, checked on 2026-11-10.
Which one to pick
- Plaud if you use Android or don’t have an Apple Watch, record regular phone calls and want the recorder on the phone, or need many languages (Saybird’s app is in English and Chinese).
- Saybird if you already wear an Apple Watch and don’t want another device to charge, want to record WhatsApp calls, want to-dos with owners and dates that jump back to who said it, or would rather not pay for minutes.
