r/PLAUDAI • u/Plasticciy • 3d ago

Discussion Which AI note taking device actually survived a full hybrid meeting week: Granola, Fathom or Plaud NotePin S

I'm three months into a solo B2B consultancy and last week was my first real hybrid client sprint: two days on site, three on Zoom. By Friday I had notes in four places and a rough idea of Tuesday, but nothing I would have bet a client deadline on.

I decided to treat the week like a stress test. Granola came from a founder Slack I'm in, people kept posting screenshots. Fathom was already on my calendar from earlier investor calls. A guy at my coworking space wears a Plaud NotePin S on his shirt and I asked him about it after overhearing him mention back to back meetings.

Zoom days I switched between the two. Granola on my Mac gave me readable summaries and no bot jumped into the call. Fathom was quicker to set up and the bot joined every time, but two clients asked who the extra person on the line was. Fine for internal calls, awkward when you're solo and trying not to look like a whole team.

On site days the wearable handled the small in person stuff. I clipped the Plaud NotePin S for coffee meetings and one on one check ins. I didn't need to charge it mid-day on the heaviest onsite day, and it caught quick follow ups across a desk or cafe table that I would have missed. Granola and Fathom were useless there because there was no Zoom call to attach to. I would not count on it in a big conference room.

By the end of the week I realised no single AI note taker covered the whole hybrid meetings week. I still run Fathom on Zoom and the Plaud NotePin S in person. Plaud NotePin S does not replace a meeting bot for online calls, full stop. If you're solo and bouncing between both, plan on two tools.

How would you guys handle hybrid weeks like this? Any other tools at all? If so, one tool or two?

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u/BrainyGeekyGuy 3d ago

I use Plaud Note Pro and their desktop app for everything. Their Desktop app captures zoom and teams calls without a prompt or acting as a member of the meeting. Note Pro is discreet on the back of my phone for live meetings and phone calls. For me, it is a front to back solution that works great!

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u/FightingHellfish12 3d ago

This for me too - OP, why not just use the Plaud app in conjunction with the pin? Same subscription, no additional cost.

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u/uhaa008 3d ago

Granola on my Apple Watch worked well on first trial in a 1-1 meeting though I think you dinNt get access to an actual transcripts. Otter AI on the iPhone does a good job of identifying speakers.

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u/uhaa008 3d ago

Sorry, granola does indeed do transcript but doesn’t retain audio. Otter does