Comparison

Falconry Journal vs Plaud

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Falconry Journal

Digitize your bird feeding, weight, and kill logs. Automatically capture weather, location, and time data for hunts. Predict bird weight to optimize hunting success and securely back up all your data in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Digital bird logging
  • Automated weather/location data
  • Predictive weight analysis
  • Unlimited birds and data
  • Cloud backup
  • Data export
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Falconry Journal takes that old notebook where you log all of your birds feedings, weight and kills digital. It automatically pulls data about the weather, location and time of your kills to make logging easy and fun. It also provides tools that allow you to more accurately predict your bird(s)' weight at any given time, so that you never miss a hunt. Falconry Journal allows you unlimited birds and data, and backs it all up securely in the cloud in case you need to change phones. Falconry Journal also lets you export your data so that you can further analyze it in any way you choose, making that paper journal completely obsolete! A subscription is required to use Falconry Journal and all features within. You will be prompted to subscribe after you create an account. By using Falconry Journal you agree to the terms of use found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ To read more about our data privacy policy, that can be found here: https://www.falconryjournal.com/privacy-policy/

About

Plaud

Capture and transcribe meetings, calls, and conversations to generate summaries, notes, and finished work. Leverage AI to extract context, automate tasks, and create documents from your discussions. Seamlessly syncs across devices with unlimited cloud storage.

Highlights
  • AI-powered transcription and summarization
  • Capture in-person, phone, and online meetings
  • Generate custom documents and reports
  • Integrates with Slack, Notion, Google Calendar
  • Unlimited cloud storage
  • Custom vocabulary support
  • Voice differentiation
Features
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Plaud is the AI work companion trusted by over 3 million professionals worldwide. Capture meetings, calls and conversations, then turn them into the work you need next. Plaud Intelligence helps you transcribe, summarize, find past context and get work done from every conversation. At the center is Plaud Agent. Give it a task in plain language and it sees it through: drawing on the right context from your Knowledge base, producing finished work in the format you need, and delivering it where it needs to go. CAPTURE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS, AND ONLINE MEETINGS Use a Plaud device for in-person meetings, phone calls and conversations on the go. Use Plaud Desktop for online meetings, with no meeting bot required. Capture more than audio. Highlight key moments as they happen, add notes and include images to give Plaud richer context. Everything stays together across Plaud Mobile, Plaud Web and Plaud Desktop. TURN RECORDINGS INTO TRANSCRIPTS AND CLEAR NOTES Get transcripts and AI summaries after every recording, with support for over 112 languages, and custom vocabulary. GET WORK DONE WITH PLAUD AGENT Tell Plaud Agent what you need in plain language. It finds the right context from your conversations and knowledge, then turns it into the work you need. Use Plaud Agent to: - Turn customer calls into a research brief - Draft follow-ups and emails from meetings - Create project updates, reports, and presentations - Bring back relevant context from weeks or months ago - Reuse your preferred workflows with Skills - Automate recurring work with Routines - Work across Slack, Notion, Google Calendar, Linear and more Create ready-to-use documents, presentations, reports and more, with links back to the relevant moments in the original recording for verification. Plaud asks for your confirmation before anything is sent or posted on your behalf. USE PLAUD EVERYWHERE Your recordings, transcripts and knowledge stay in sync across Plaud Mobile, Plaud Web and Plaud Desktop, with unlimited cloud storage. CHOOSE THE PLAN THAT FITS HOW YOU WORK Every Plaud device includes the Starter Plan, so you can start recording, transcribing and using Plaud Intelligence right away. Starter Plan Includes 300 transcription minutes each month. Pro Plan Includes 1,200 transcription minutes each month for professionals who record and transcribe more regularly. Unlimited Plan Unlimited transcription for professionals who capture conversations throughout their day. Team Plan Built for teams, with centralized management, file sharing and shared knowledge capabilities. GLOBAL SECURITY STANDARDS Plaud is compliant with GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701 and EN 18031. PLAUD Terms of Service & END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT : https://app.plaud.ai/user-agreement Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Falconry Journal4 screens
Plaud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plaud at 4.9 against Falconry Journal's 4.0. Plaud also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ratings volume (24K vs 19). Falconry Journal's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Falconry Journal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Plaud sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plaud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plaud has 24K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Falconry Journal's written reviews are positive against 72% of Plaud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Falconry Journal versus Plaud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalconry JournalPlaud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (19 ratings)4.9 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better72.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1924K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank—#25 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim WilliamsPLAUD LLC

Customer experience

Falconry Journal

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Plaud

All ratings24,123 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,511 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.3%

Bugs and requests

Falconry Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Plaud

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Transcription errors, especially for non-English languages
  • Exporting issues with audio and text files
  • Inconsistent performance and app crashes
  • Connectivity problems between device and app

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to pause and resume recordings
  • Improved summary quality and customization
  • Better organization and folder structure for notes
  • Integration with other productivity tools
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  • Support for more languages beyond English

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Falconry Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Falconry Journal Subscription$1.991 Month
10 purchases

Plaud

Subscriptions8
  • Pro Plan(Monthly)$17.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)$23.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)$29.991 Month
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  • Pro Plan(Annually)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro Plan(Annually)3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Unlimited Plan(Annually)7 Days trial$239.991 Year
  • Unlimited Plan(Annually)$239.991 Year
  • Annual Unlimited3 Days trial$239.991 Year
One-time2
  • 120 Minutes Package$2.99
  • 600 Minutes Package$12.99

Questions

Is Falconry Journal free?
Falconry Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plaud free?
Plaud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Falconry Journal or Plaud?
Plaud is rated higher. Falconry Journal averages 4.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Plaud averages 4.9 from 24K ratings.
Do Falconry Journal or Plaud have ads?
Neither Falconry Journal nor Plaud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Falconry Journal or Plaud?
Falconry Journal ships an update weekly, and Plaud weekly. Most recently, Falconry Journal was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plaud on November 9, 2026.

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