Record what matters. Extract what matters. Keep it where you choose.
Plaud means buying a $99–$189 recorder and storing your notes in its cloud. Before You Forget does the same job from the iPhone already in your pocket — recording, transcription, and analysis run on-device, you get a structured brief and a follow-up draft, and the recording is yours to keep or delete.
Nothing extra to buy, charge, pair, or carry. The device you already have does the work.
Recording, transcription, and analysis run on your iPhone — your conversation is never uploaded to our servers.
You get a structured brief and a follow-up draft, then choose whether to keep or delete the source recording.
| Before You Forget | Plaud (Note / NotePin) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | iPhone only | $99–$189 device |
| Where it's processed | On your iPhone | Cloud |
| Output | Structured brief + follow-up draft | Summary / notes |
| Recording retention | You keep or delete the source | Cloud-stored |
| Where it's stored | Export to your storage | App + cloud |
Compiled June 2026 from public product and pricing pages; plans change often — verify before relying on this. In fairness: Plaud is genuinely strong on privacy compliance (e.g. GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA positioning). Our edge is the default delete-by-design posture and mobile-first form factor, not a certification scorecard.
Yes — that's the point. Plaud's value is recording plus AI notes; the dedicated device is a cost and a thing to carry. Before You Forget delivers the recording and a structured brief from your iPhone, with no hardware to buy.
No — Plaud is genuinely strong on privacy compliance. Our difference is posture and form factor: we process on-device, never upload your conversation to our servers, and let you keep or delete the source rather than storing it in a cloud by default.
iPhone 15 Pro and newer, which have the A17 Pro chip needed for Apple's on-device intelligence. We never fall back to the cloud, so older iPhones aren't supported.
A structured brief (the Discovery Brief at launch) plus a ready-to-send follow-up draft. More brief types are on the roadmap.
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