Comparison

Plaud vs EvalEdge

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

EvalEdge

Features
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Every Sailor knows the feeling. Eval season arrives, and you are staring at a blank brag sheet trying to remember a whole year of work. The work you completed. The quals you earned. The collateral duty nobody else wanted. By February, half of it is already forgotten, and you end up underselling the year you actually had. EvalEdge fixes that. EvalEdge is a year-round accomplishment tracker built for Navy Sailors. Log your wins the moment they happen, in seconds, and let the app help you shape them into the actual impact level it deserves. One click Eval generation to shape ready to go bullets. No more blank page. No more scrambling. No more selling yourself short. HOW IT WORKS - Capture as you go. Record an accomplishment in a few taps, anytime, before you forget it. - Allow AI to help gather the real impact of those accomplishments. - Stay organized. Each entry is sorted by duty and category, so your year stays structured the way an eval reads. - Shape it into bullets. Built-in AI helps turn a quick note into a sharp, professional eval bullet that leads with impact. - Keep control. You review and edit everything. The wording is always yours. WHY SAILORS USE IT - Walk into eval season with a full year of documented work, not a blank sheet. - Capture the detail and impact you would otherwise forget. - Present your year the way it deserves to be read. - Spend less time fighting the format and more time on the work. BUILT BY A SAILOR, FOR SAILORS EvalEdge was built by a retired Navy Chief who lived more than twenty years of eval cycles. It is the tool he wished he had every February. This is not paperwork for its own sake. It is about making sure your work is seen, remembered, and represented when it matters most. Your accomplishments are yours. EvalEdge just makes sure you never undersell them again. EvalEdge is an independent app and is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Navy or the Department of Defense. --- EvalEdge Pro subscriptions renew annually unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://eightbellsstudio.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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EvalEdge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Plaud at #25 against EvalEdge's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and EvalEdge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Plaud versus EvalEdge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaudEvalEdge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLAUD LLCRobert Cherek

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

EvalEdge

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
2 purchases

EvalEdge

Subscriptions2
  • EvalEdge Pro Founding$19.991 Year
  • EvalEdge Pro Standard$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Plaud free?
Plaud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EvalEdge free?
EvalEdge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plaud or EvalEdge have ads?
Neither Plaud nor EvalEdge shows ads.

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