Comparison

Fieldy vs Seeing is Hearing

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

Head to head
About

Fieldy

This app transforms spoken conversations into searchable transcripts, concise summaries, and actionable next steps. It helps you recall important decisions, remember details, and follow through on agreements from meetings, client calls, and daily plans.

Highlights
  • AI-generated summaries
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Action item extraction
  • Speaker identification
  • Conversation sharing
  • Exportable notes
  • AI assistant integration
Features
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Turn conversations into clear summaries, searchable transcripts and next steps with Fieldy, your AI note taker. A useful conversation should leave you with more than a long transcript. Fieldy helps you find the decisions, remember the details and follow through on what you agreed, from team meetings and client conversations to interviews and everyday plans. Capture conversations with Fieldy's desktop app or a Fieldy wearable (sold separately), then review your notes on iPhone. Recording directly on iPhone is not yet available. START WITH THE SUMMARY Get the key points without rereading every word. Generate a summary of a conversation and choose a format that fits the discussion, whether you need meeting minutes, a client recap or a concise overview. - Review important topics and decisions. - Keep the summary alongside the original transcript. - Return to the details whenever you need more context. TURN TALK INTO ACTION Keep follow-up tasks connected to the conversation they came from. Review deadlines, check what needs doing and mark tasks complete as you go. Before your next meeting, look back at the commitments instead of piecing them together from memory. FIND WHAT WAS SAID Browse and search your saved conversations. Open a transcript to revisit the discussion, with speaker labels to help you follow who said what. Use the summary for the overview and the transcript when the details matter. ASK YOUR NOTES Ask questions about a conversation in Fieldy instead of scanning the whole transcript. Find a decision, revisit a requirement or check the next step. - What did we agree about the launch? - Which requirements did the client mention? - What do I need to follow up on? AI-generated answers and transcripts can contain mistakes. Check important details before relying on them. SHARE THE CONTEXT Once you've generated a summary, send a conversation link so a colleague can read the summary and transcript in a browser. They don't need the app to read it. Anyone with the link can open that conversation, so share it thoughtfully. Use Make Private to turn the link off again. Sharing one conversation does not give the recipient access to the rest of your account. TAKE YOUR NOTES FURTHER Copy a transcript or export a file for your documents, project notes and follow-up emails. Keep useful details in the workflow you already use, without retyping the discussion. Connect Fieldy to ChatGPT, Claude or another compatible AI assistant to work with your conversations there. Draft a follow-up, prepare for your next meeting or turn a discussion into a document. You choose which tools to connect. FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER - Team meetings: revisit decisions and check follow-up tasks. - Client conversations: find requirements before preparing your next response. - Interviews: review a speaker's words rather than relying on memory. - Everyday plans: return to details and commitments you want to remember. YOUR CONVERSATIONS, YOUR CONTROL Manage conversations and sharing from the app. Fieldy does not sell your personal information or use it to train general-purpose AI models. Its AI service providers are not permitted to use your data to train their models. GET STARTED Sign in with the same Fieldy account you use for desktop or wearable capture to review your conversations on iPhone. Open a conversation, generate its summary and explore the transcript, tasks and sharing tools. Some features require a subscription. Available plans, features and limits are shown in the app. Always obtain any required consent before recording a conversation. Support: https://fieldy.support/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fieldy.ai/policy/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.fieldy.ai/policy/terms-of-services

About

Seeing is Hearing

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See nearby speech as large, live text. Seeing is Hearing is a visual aid for everyday conversations. Place your iPhone or iPad near the person speaking, tap Start, and read the words as they appear. Captions update during speech and may change as recognition becomes more certain. Made for comfortable reading: - Large captions with three text size choices, including larger presets on iPad. - A warm design with coloured conversation threads, clear controls, and light and dark appearances. - Support for your device's larger text setting, portrait and landscape layouts, and VoiceOver labels. - Simple Start, Pause and Clear controls, plus a microphone level meter. - An option to keep the screen awake while listening. Try it with your own voice: The introduction includes a live practice screen. Tap Start and say a few words to see real captions. Practice stays on that device and is cleared when you leave. Reopen the tutorial, read the FAQ, or find help in Settings. Read on another screen: Use one iPhone or iPad as the microphone and another iPhone, iPad or Apple TV as a caption reader. Both devices need Seeing is Hearing version 1.1 or later. Compare and confirm the matching number on both screens to connect. Either device can Start, Pause and Clear. One microphone connects to one reader at a time, and both apps must remain open. Apple TV shows these conversation captions inside the app; it does not transcribe television programmes or place captions over other apps. Optional headphone listening: Connect compatible headphones or hearing devices directly to the microphone iPhone or iPad, then turn on Listen through headphones. Read captions and hear nearby speech together. Mute silences headphone sound while captions continue; Pause stops both. Captions work without headphones. Accessory compatibility and audio delay depend on your device and its supported audio connection. The paired caption reader does not receive microphone audio. Private by design: Speech recognition runs on the microphone device. Optional caption sharing uses an encrypted local connection. No accounts, advertising, analytics, subscriptions, audio recordings or saved transcript history. Conversation text stays in temporary memory. Text you choose to copy is handled by your device and the place you paste it. Recognition and local caption sharing do not need internet access when on-device speech recognition is available for the microphone device's current language. Availability depends on your device, system version and installed speech resources. The app explains when recognition is unavailable; it does not switch to online transcription or download speech models. Allow microphone access and, if requested, speech recognition. Connecting devices also needs Local Network access. Keep the microphone near the speaker and have one person speak at a time. Captions can make mistakes; check important details with the speaker. Seeing is Hearing is a visual conversation aid, not a hearing aid replacement, medical device or emergency communication tool.

Screenshots

Fieldy4 screens
Seeing is Hearing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Seeing is Hearing at none against Fieldy's 10. Seeing is Hearing also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Fieldy's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Fieldy sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Seeing is Hearing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fieldy ships an update every 10 days, Seeing is Hearing every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Fieldy versus Seeing is Hearing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldySeeing is Hearing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperField Labs Inc.Jake Heading

Bugs and requests

Fieldy

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Bluetooth pairing fails or drops repeatedly
  • Device won't charge or charges to only 95%
  • App freezes or crashes on launch
  • Login code expires too quickly (10 seconds)
  • Location services loop preventing app setup
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  • Multicolored flashing light on startup that won't stop
  • Transcription stops working after updates
  • Offline data rarely uploads full conversations
  • Microphone becomes less effective after updates
  • Device won't sync with phone after updates
  • Speaker identification frequently incorrect
  • Forced upgrade prompts despite remaining transcription hours
  • Notifications persist even when disabled
  • Desktop app doesn't work smoothly with mobile version

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Native iOS Calendar and Reminders integration
  • Speaker name identification and customization
  • Offline recording capability with local storage
  • Transcript export functionality
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  • ChatGPT-style conversational interface
  • Desktop application for better note management
  • Ability to merge, cut, and paste conversations
  • Device power switch or recording pause button
  • Support for multiple calendar integrations beyond Google
  • Better organization of conversations by speaker
  • More customizable AI summaries

Seeing is Hearing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fieldy

Subscriptions9
  • Deprecated$4.997 Days
  • Fieldy Plus Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Compass Pro$19.001 Month
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  • Unlimited Monthly Offer1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Fieldy Unlimited Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Fieldy Plus Yearly$119.991 Year
  • Fieldy Unlimited$135.991 Year
  • Compass Pro$167.991 Year
  • Fieldy Unlimited$169.991 Year
None

Seeing is Hearing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fieldy free?
Fieldy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Seeing is Hearing free?
Seeing is Hearing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fieldy or Seeing is Hearing have ads?
Neither Fieldy nor Seeing is Hearing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fieldy or Seeing is Hearing?
Fieldy ships an update every 10 days, and Seeing is Hearing every 3 days. Most recently, Fieldy was updated on November 8, 2026 and Seeing is Hearing on October 31, 2026.

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