Comparison

Bee vs Omi

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

Head to head
About

Bee

This AI companion learns from your daily life to provide conversation summaries, to-do suggestions, and personalized insights. It offers a unique conversational experience, growing with you over time.

Highlights
  • Ambient context summarization
  • Suggested to-dos and actions
  • Personal insights generation
  • Timely reminders
  • Conversational AI
  • Learning and growth over time
Features
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Meet Bee, the personal wearable AI that understands you. Bee transforms your ambient context into conversation summaries, suggested to-dos, actions, memories, personal insights and timely reminders. It learns and grows with you each day, giving you access to a personal AI you can talk to about anything in your life.

About

Omi

This AI-powered tool records meetings and conversations, transforming them into searchable transcripts, summaries, and action items. It offers advanced features like multi-language support, offline recording, and integration with other apps. Users can also build custom AI tools and maintain full control over their data.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meeting recording and transcription
  • Automatic summaries and action items
  • Multi-language support and translation
  • Searchable transcripts and memories
  • Offline recording capabilities
  • Integration with other productivity apps
  • Open-source hardware and software
Features
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Omi AI records your meetings and conversations and turns them into searchable transcripts, summaries, action items, and memories — across iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, the web, and when paired with Omi wearable devices (Omi Pendant / Omi Glass). Stay focused and present in meetings, classes, or daily chats while Omi captures everything. Later, just search, ask, share, or export. Real privacy and control. Start for free or go unlimited. Download now and unlock your super memory! Features (aka Superpowers!): Capture Everything: - Transcribes everything you say and hear - Auto-generates summaries, tasks, and memories - 25+ languages (mono/multi-speaker + translation) - Precision recognition (Speech Profiles) - Online/Offline: Record live or without a connection Recall Instantly: - Search across summaries, tasks, and memories - Ask Omi AI (context-aware + web search) - Daily Recap (your day at a glance) - Brain Map (visualize how your memories connect) - Tap, talk & answer: Instant responses Automate Your Work: - Sync action items with your favorite apps - Custom summary templates - App Marketplace (thousands of tools) - Folders & favorites to stay organized - Quick share for transcripts and summaries Build & Extend: - Open Source: Open hardware + software - API + MCP Server: Work with your own data - One-click AI apps: Create no-code tools - Custom STT: Choose your own transcription provider - Publish to the Omi App Store Own Your Data: - Enterprise security: SOC 2 + HIPAA - Run locally (go cloud-free if you prefer) - Encryption: TLS in transit + AES-256 at rest - Full, easy export - Delete specific items or everything whenever you want You just got yourself a second brain!

Screenshots

Bee4 screens
Omi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bee at 4.7 against Omi's 3.9. Bee also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Omi's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bee holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bee has 2.7K ratings behind it against 172, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Bee's written reviews are positive against 57% of Omi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee ships an update every 4 days, Omi fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bee versus Omi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeOmi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better3.9 (172 ratings)
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better172
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB107 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBluush IncBased Hardware

Customer experience

Bee

All ratings2,655 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative33.3%

Omi

All ratings172 ratings
Positive72.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative38.1%

Bugs and requests

Bee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent performance, with some users reporting non-functioning devices
  • Issues with calendar integration, including pulling in other users' calendars
  • Difficulty with login and account management

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to name participants in conversations
  • Integration with more platforms like Google Docs and OneNote
  • Improved speaker tagging and editing capabilities
  • More therapeutic response and coaching features
  • Ability to export daily summaries
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  • Better distinction between real-life conversations and media playback

Omi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bee

No in-app purchases

None

Omi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bee free?
Bee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Omi free?
Omi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bee or Omi?
Bee is rated higher. Bee averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Omi averages 3.9 from 172 ratings.
Do Bee or Omi have ads?
Neither Bee nor Omi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee or Omi?
Bee ships an update every 4 days, and Omi fortnightly. Most recently, Bee was updated on September 22, 2026 and Omi on September 22, 2026.

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