A week with the Plaud NotePin S, from a coaching meeting to a trial bill I did not expect.
Disclosure. This is a review. I did not buy the NotePin S. I received the recorder to review.
I recorded a coaching meeting with my Entrepreneurs’ Organization group on a Plaud NotePin S, and one transcript did three jobs. I dictated this post into the same recorder, on the wristband, and the Plaud app turned the recording into a transcript and an AI summary.
What I Used It For
My first full use was that coaching meeting, which I organized. I built my coaching plan from the notes, wrote my presentation from them, and my coach used them to fill in his notes for the whole meeting.
The recording was good and the transcriptions were good. The product worked great.
I also record short client planning calls. A six-minute call about a content pitch came back with a summary that laid out the scope, the pricing and the person to contact.
Three Plans and a Seven-Day Trial
Plaud offers three plans. The free Starter plan comes with 300 transcription minutes a month. The Pro plan runs about $8 a month billed yearly, or $17.99 month to month, with 1,200 minutes, and that is the one I expect to keep. The Unlimited plan, $20 a month billed yearly, removes the minute cap.
I signed up for the Unlimited plan on a seven-day trial. The week ended before I had a chance to use the extra features, and a bill for two hundred and some dollars showed up on my account. I called Plaud, they gave me a credit, and I did not have to pay it.
A week trial is a weak trial. You do not get enough time to test the features you signed up to test.
Ways to Wear It
I like the interface and I like the app, and the wearing options are my favorite part. I dictated this post with the wristband. The NotePin S also comes with a magnetic pin, which holds the recorder to your shirt with a magnet behind the fabric, a clip, and a lanyard for wearing it as a necklace.
Recording takes one button. Press it and it vibrates once, and the app starts taking notes. Press it again and it vibrates twice to stop. A short press during a recording marks a highlight, and I use that feature. It works great.
Who I Recommend It To
The NotePin S is awesome, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to keep track of meetings. Start on the free Starter plan. How far you go from there depends on how many meetings you record.
The Pro plan adds a lot more AI tools, so the choice comes down to whether you already have your own suite of tools or want the easy route inside the Plaud app.
This write-up comes from my own use of the recorder and the app. Plans and pricing are on plaud.ai.
