AI notetakers without a bot: capture any meeting without a stranger joining
Why capturing with your phone’s mic beats the meeting-bot model, and how to capture your meetings without a stranger on the invite.
The Recard blog
The Recard blog
Honest, practical guides on recording, notetaking and getting more out of every meeting, no fluff, no invented numbers, no bot on the invite.
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Comparisons & alternatives
The best Plaud alternatives with no hardware to buy (2026)
Your phone already is the recorder. An honest, verify-current look at software-first options with no pendant to buy.
Feature deep-dive
Meeting Critique: honest AI feedback on how your meeting actually went
Most notetakers just agree with you. Critique steelmans the plan, then shows exactly where it holds and where it breaks.
Feature deep-dive
Chat with your meetings: ask a question and get an answer you can play back
Ask a plain-English question and get an answer grounded in the recording, with a seekable citation you can play back.
How-to guides
How to record and transcribe in-person meetings with just your phone
A step-by-step guide to capturing and transcribing a whole room with nothing but the phone in your pocket.
Templates & frameworks
Meeting minutes templates that fill themselves in (5 free templates)
Five copy-paste templates, then let Recard draft the minutes straight from the recording.
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