Decides a line matters
1.24s
Writes an answer
1.77s
The middle AI time across 97 lines it judged and 18 answers it wrote. Lower is faster.
Each bar is a build, newest on the right; lower is better.
beside the others
no pendant. no button.
Other AI voice recorders, in what each says about itself. No speed or battery numbers for them: we only print what we measured.
| Nudgy | Bee (Amazon) | Omi | Plaud NotePin | Otter.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you wear | None. It's your iPhone. | A $49.99 band or clip | An $89 pendant | A $159 pin | None. It's an app. |
| How it starts | On its own, no wake word | On its own, always on | On its own, no wake word | Long-press to record | You start it, or it joins your meetings |
| What it costs | Free during the beta | Optional, about $12 a month | $19 a month for unlimited | 300 free minutes, then $12.99 a month | 300 free minutes, then $16.99 a month |
| What it does for you | Reminders, your calendar, answers out loud, email drafts | Daily summaries, to-dos, a searchable memory | Summaries, action items, lookups | Transcripts and summaries | Meeting notes and summaries |
Prices and features as each company or reviewers stated them, October 2026. Limitless isn't listed: Meta bought it and it stopped selling its pendant.
Bee: Amazon's $49.99 wearable and optional planOmi: $89 device, plansPlaud NotePin: how to recordPlaud: plans and pricesOtter.ai: plans and pricesLimitless: Meta's purchase, pendant no longer sold
Combined numbers from testers' phones, never a name, an account or a time of day. A build shows once 3 phones and 10 listening hours stand behind it. Updated 2026-10-03.