Comparison

Plaud vs SurePoint Practice Pro

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

Head to head
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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[Product Introduction] Plaud is building the world's most trusted AI work companion for professionals to elevate productivity and performance through note-taking solutions, trusted by over 2,000,000 users worldwide. With a mission to amplify human intelligence, Plaud is building the next-generation intelligence infrastructure and interfaces to capture, extract, and utilize what you say, hear, see, and think. Plaud offers a range of AI note-taking devices and solution, each designed to fit different work and life scenarios. - Plaud Note: The world’s No.1 AI note taker - Plaud Note Pro: The world’s most advanced AI note taker - Plaud NotePin / Plaud NotePin S: The world’s most wearable AI note taker - Plaud Desktop: Capture online meetings natively from the Plaud Desktop App, without a meeting bot. Whether it’s an in-person meeting, a phone call, an on-the-go conversation, or an online meeting, Plaud keeps you fully present while it handles the notes. [Plaud Intelligence] From capturing ideas on Plaud devices to retrieving and applying insights across Plaud App, web, and desktop — Plaud Intelligence is the AI engine behind every experience in the Plaud ecosystem. - Capture with multimodal input - Capture or import audio - Press or tap to highlight - Input text to add context - Enrich context with images - Extract AI transcripts & contextual summaries - AI transcription in 112 languages with speaker labels and custom vocabulary - Generate multiple summaries from one conversation automatically, empowered by 10,000+ expert templates - Developed on the best LLMs: GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, and more - Utilize intelligence across your workflow - Ask Plaud: Get reference-based answers, generate insights, and save as notes - AutoFlow: Automate transcription, summaries, and delivery with set rules - Cross-platform sync with unlimited cloud storage. - Export, share, and integrate into your workflow - Plaud App and Plaud Web: Manage all your notes, summaries, and insights in one place. [Privacy & Compliance] Plaud is built with enterprise-grade security and global compliance standards, so your data stays safe, private, and under your control. - ISO 27001 Compliant: Global standard for information security, keeping your data confidential, intact, and available. - ISO 27701 Compliant: Global privacy standard, ensures personal data is managed responsibly and transparently. - GDPR Compliant: Aligns with Europe's strictest privacy regulations - SOC 2 Compliant: Independently audited systems for security and confidentiality - HIPAA Compliant: Protects medical and personal health data - EN 18031 Compliant: Meets European standards for secure wireless communication [AI Plans] Starter Plan: Included with any Plaud AI note taker purchase. Enjoy 300 minutes of transcription every month. Comes with access to all Plaud Intelligence features—multimodal input, multidimensional summaries, Ask Plaud, and more. Pro Plan & Unlimited Plan: Designed for high-demanding or professional use. Pro offers 1,200 minutes per month, while Unlimited removes all time limits. Team Plan: For small to medium sized teams that want to centrally manage billing, users, and devices. 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/

About

SurePoint Practice Pro

This professional companion app helps you stay organized, secure, and efficient on the go. It offers features like task management, contact organization, expense tracking, and billables management for professionals.

Highlights
  • Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
  • Effortless task management
  • Streamlined contacts management
  • Integrated expense tracking
  • Attachment feature for documents
  • Efficient billables tracking
Features
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Discover the all-new SurePoint Practice Pro – your professional companion on the go. Designed with a perfect balance of functionality and user experience, SurePoint Practice Pro ensures you stay organized, secure, and efficient wherever you are. Experience enhanced security with our Two Factor Authentication (2FA) that adds an extra layer of protection to safeguard your account. Dive into effortless task management, allowing you to view, add, or manage your daily tasks anytime and anywhere. Organize your professional contacts with streamlined contacts management and swiftly recall priority contacts using the new bookmarking feature. With the integrated expense tracking, monitor and manage your outflows on the fly and use the attachment feature to upload and store photos of receipts or relevant documents. And, don't forget the efficient billables tracking, enabling you to oversee your fixed fees and time entries seamlessly. Download SurePoint Practice Pro now and redefine your professional experience on mobile.

Screenshots

Plaud4 screens
SurePoint Practice Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SurePoint Practice Pro at none against Plaud's 18. SurePoint Practice Pro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Plaud's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Plaud sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SurePoint Practice Pro 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 Plaud against 5.0 for SurePoint Practice Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plaud has 23K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Plaud's written reviews are positive against 100% of SurePoint Practice Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plaud ships an update weekly, SurePoint Practice Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Plaud versus SurePoint Practice Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaudSurePoint Practice Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPLAUD LLCGroundswell Productivity Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Plaud

All ratings23,427 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,481 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative21.1%

SurePoint Practice Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

SurePoint Practice Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

SurePoint Practice Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plaud free?
Plaud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SurePoint Practice Pro free?
SurePoint Practice Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plaud or SurePoint Practice Pro?
SurePoint Practice Pro is rated higher. Plaud averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while SurePoint Practice Pro averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Plaud or SurePoint Practice Pro have ads?
Neither Plaud nor SurePoint Practice Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plaud or SurePoint Practice Pro?
Plaud ships an update weekly, and SurePoint Practice Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Plaud was updated on October 16, 2026 and SurePoint Practice Pro on October 12, 2026.

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