Comparison

Desi Smart vs Plaud

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

Head to head
About

Desi Smart

Control all your smart security devices from a single, user-friendly interface. Receive real-time alerts and manage access for multiple users, ensuring your home or office is always secure.

Highlights
  • Unified control for all DESi security devices
  • Real-time security updates and alerts
  • Remote control of locks and alarms
  • Scheduled controls and automation
  • Multi-user profile management
Features
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Step into the world of intelligent security with the DESi IoT control app. Designed for simplicity and convenience, our app is your single point of control for all DESi security devices - from smart locks to alarms and everything in between. Seamless Integration: The DESi IoT control app integrates perfectly with all DESi devices, providing a unified, user-friendly interface. Setup is quick and simple - just connect your devices to the app and start controlling them right from your smartphone. Intelligent Security: Our app provides real-time updates about your smart devices, ensuring your home or office's safety is never compromised. Be it an intruder alert from your smart lock or a smoke signal from your alarm, you'll always stay informed. Smart Controls: Whether you're at home or away, controlling your devices is just a tap away. You can lock/unlock your doors, arm/disarm your security alarms, and much more directly from the app. Scheduled controls and automation further enhance your convenience and safety. User Management: Granting access to your family, friends, or staff is a breeze with our app. Create and manage multiple user profiles, decide who gets access to what, and when, for enhanced security. The DESi IoT control app is more than just an app; it's a smart ecosystem for your DESi security devices, ensuring you peace of mind knowing your premises are secure. Install now and experience the future of intelligent security.

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

Desi Smart4 screens
Plaud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desi Smart at none against Plaud's 18. Desi Smart also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Plaud's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating and ads 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. Plaud sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Desi Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Desi Smart against 4.9 for Plaud. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plaud has 24K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desi Smart ships an update every 3 weeks, Plaud weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Desi Smart versus Plaud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesi SmartPlaud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews—72.4% of reviews
Number of ratings124K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#33 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDESI ALARM VE GUVENLIK SISTEMLERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETIPLAUD LLC

Customer experience

Desi Smart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Plaud

All ratings23,690 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1,495 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.3%

Bugs and requests

Desi Smart

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

None

Desi Smart

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 Desi Smart free?
Desi Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plaud free?
Plaud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Desi Smart or Plaud?
Desi Smart is rated higher. Desi Smart averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Plaud averages 4.9 from 24K ratings.
Do Desi Smart or Plaud have ads?
Neither Desi Smart nor Plaud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desi Smart or Plaud?
Desi Smart ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plaud weekly. Most recently, Desi Smart was updated on October 5, 2026 and Plaud on October 20, 2026.

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