Plaud vs Brief
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multimodal AI note capture
- AI transcription in 112 languages
- Customizable AI summaries
- Ask Plaud for insights
- Automated workflow integration
- Cross-platform sync and storage
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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/
Brief
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A letter from a German authority, the tax office, your health insurer or a debt collector – and you only understand half of it? Brief explains what it says, and helps you answer in your own words. ANSWER WHEREVER THE MESSAGE IS • Share a message straight from Mail, Messages or WhatsApp • Paste an email or a portal message • Or photograph the letter – text recognition runs on your iPhone YOU DECIDE WHAT TO SAY Write what you want to communicate, roughly, in your own language – a few words are enough. Brief turns that into a clear, polite message in the sender's language, with a translation beside it. You can speak it instead of typing (in most supported languages). YOUR WORDS, MARKED AS YOURS Every draft shows which statements came from what you said – and says so plainly when nothing else was added. Tone changes how a letter reads, never what it says. Nothing is ever sent automatically. WHAT THE EXPLANATION SHOWS • Who is writing and what it is about • What the sender is asking for • Which dates and amounts the letter states • What stayed unclear Plus the key passages from the original, to check against. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE • Dates stated in the letter can go into your calendar • Reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before, and on the day • An "Urgent" section for whatever is due soon • A status per case: new, action required, waiting for a reply, done IN YOUR LANGUAGE German, English, Turkish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Persian and Albanian. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Text recognition runs entirely on the device – your photos never leave the iPhone • Only the recognised text is sent for analysis; we do not store it • No ads in the app, no account. Advertising measurement only with your permission – never with your letters • Face ID lock, data export and full deletion at any time TRY IT FREE The first full analysis of your own letter is free, plus an interactive demo case that works entirely offline. BRIEF PRO (auto-renewing) 50 analyses and 200 reply drafts per month (fair use), calendar and reminders, PDF export. €7.99 per month or €49.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before expiry. Manage and cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Analyses you already created stay readable without a subscription. IMPORTANT Brief produces AI-generated explanations and drafts – always check them against the original. Brief is not legal advice, decides nothing for you, and is not connected to any authority. For court, tax, residence, dismissal or health matters, also consult a lawyer, a tax adviser or the responsible office. Terms of Use: https://brief-legal.pages.dev/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://brief-legal.pages.dev/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Plaud at none against Brief's shown. Plaud also leads on chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Plaud sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Brief sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plaud ships an update weekly, Brief every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plaud | Brief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (24K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 203 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PLAUD LLC | Piciriga Vasile |
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
Brief
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plaud
- 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
- 120 Minutes Package$2.99
- 600 Minutes Package$12.99
- 3000 Minutes Package$59.99
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- 6000 Minutes Package$99.99
Brief
- Brief Pro Monatlich$6.991 Month
- Brief Pro Jährlich$44.991 Year









