Comparison

MeMail vs Plaud

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

Head to head
About

MeMail

Quickly send notes, reminders, or any information to yourself via email. Set up your email address once and send messages with full subject line control and optional settings for faster communication.

Highlights
  • Send quick emails to yourself
  • Full subject-line control
  • AutoSubject feature
  • Custom subject prefix
  • Supports TextExpander snippets
  • One-Tap Send option
Features
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### Featured in TED Blog: “25+ apps to make your everyday life easier” ### Capture a thought, to-do, or scrap of information, FAST! MeMail does one thing exceptionally well: send quick emails to a pre-set address. Email yourself reminders or notes? Just launch, type, and send — that's it! No fishing around for the right contact. Simply set your address the first time you open the app and you’re good to go. FEATURES: • Email messages are sent from your own account — they come from *you*, not a third party. • Full subject-line control: Enable "AutoSubject" to add the first few words of your message to the subject line, or just use a custom prefix like "[MeMail]" so your messages stand out in your Inbox. You can use or both, or neither — or even change the subject manually before the message goes out — it’s up to you! • Optional Subject Suffix setting • Optional Cc: address setting • Supports TextExpander 3.5.4 snippet expansion, including fill-in forms • Optimized for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus • One-Tap Send: Enter the settings for the mail account of your choice if you’d like to bypass the standard message screen and make MeMail even faster. TIPS: • MeMail is great for sending emails to yourself, but many find it invaluable for other uses. Set your significant other for quick "ETA" messages, use an Omni Mail Drop address and have your messages appear automatically as tasks in OmniFocus — if you can do it with email, you can do it faster with MeMail.

About

Plaud

This app acts as an AI work companion, transforming spoken words into actionable notes and summaries. It supports various input methods, including audio, text, and images, and offers advanced AI processing for transcription, summarization, and insight generation. Seamlessly integrate captured information into your workflow across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Multimodal AI note capture
  • AI transcription in 112 languages
  • Customizable AI summaries
  • Ask Plaud for insights
  • Automated workflow integration
  • Cross-platform sync and storage
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

MeMail4 screens
Plaud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plaud at Free against MeMail's $1.99. Plaud also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 166). MeMail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and review sentiment (89% vs 72%). On rating, ads and device support 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

Plaud is free to download; MeMail costs $1.99 up front. Plaud sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. MeMail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MeMail against 4.9 for Plaud. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plaud has 24K ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of MeMail's written reviews are positive against 72% of Plaud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MeMail ships an update every 5 months, Plaud weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
MeMail versus Plaud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeMailPlaud
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (166 ratings)4.9 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better72.5% of reviews
Number of ratings16624K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#23 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDay One Design LLCPLAUD LLC

Customer experience

MeMail

All ratings164 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative4.5%

Plaud

All ratings23,936 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,504 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.3%

User reviews

MeMail

From 166 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient note-taking
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Perfect for quick notes/reminders
  • ✅ Reliable and works well
  • ✨ Lightweight and focused app

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Extra step to send email
  • 📱 No dedicated iPad app
  • ⚠️ Separate purchases for iPhone/iPad versions
  • 🔊 Default swoosh sound can be distracting

Plaud

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate transcription and summarization
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly app
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable device
  • 💡 Innovative features like voice differentiation
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with phone

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 🔧 Buggy and unreliable software
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔧 Inconsistent UI and language issues
  • 🔋 Battery life concerns

Bugs and requests

MeMail

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes after iOS update
  • Stopped working unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad version
  • Option to disable email preview/confirmation step
  • Support for multiple email addresses/configurations
  • Dark background option for night use
  • Ability to archive emails within the app

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

None

MeMail

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Plaud

Subscriptions12
  • Pro Plan(Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Pro Plan(Monthly)$17.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)$23.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)2 variants$29.991 Month
  • Pro Plan(Annually)$99.991 Year
  • 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
  • Unlimited Plan(Annually)1 Month trial$239.991 Year
One-time4
  • 120 Minutes Package$2.99
  • 600 Minutes Package$12.99
  • 3000 Minutes Package$59.99
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  • 6000 Minutes Package$99.99

Questions

Is MeMail free?
MeMail costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plaud free?
Plaud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MeMail or Plaud?
Plaud is rated higher. MeMail averages 4.9 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while Plaud averages 4.9 from 24K ratings.
Do MeMail or Plaud have ads?
Neither MeMail nor Plaud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MeMail or Plaud?
MeMail ships an update every 5 months, and Plaud weekly. Most recently, MeMail was updated on October 26, 2026 and Plaud on November 1, 2026.

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