Almanack vs Plaud
Plaud captures the conversation. Almanack lets you ask it back.
Plaud is a dedicated recorder that captures and summarizes what you record. Almanack turns everything you capture into one private memory you can question later, answered from only what you said, with the source behind every line.
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An honest comparison
Which one fits how you work
They are built for different jobs. Here is the straight version, so you pick the right one.
Choose Plaud if
- You want a device you wear or set down, hands free
- You record a lot of long, in-person meetings
- You need per-speaker labels on group calls today
- You would rather carry one thing built for that job
Choose Almanack if
- Most of what you capture is already on your phone
- Your real problem is finding and trusting what you said later
- You want to ask your whole memory a question, not scrub a recording
- You want to query your notes from Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT
- You would rather not buy or charge another device
Where Almanack goes further
Capture is the easy part. Recall is the point.
A recording and a summary are where most tools stop. Almanack is built for the question you have three weeks later.
Ask your memory, not scrub a recording
Plaud hands you the recording and a summary. Almanack lets you ask a plain question across everything you have captured, and get the answer pulled from only what you said.
Every answer is sourced
The date and the entry behind each line, so you can open the original and trust what you are reading. Not a summary you take on faith.
Query it from your own AI
Connect Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT over MCP and ask your memory from inside the tool you already work in. Read-only, included.
Plaud is a good recorder. The question it does not answer is what you said three weeks ago, in your own words, with the receipt. That is the part Almanack is built for.
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FAQ
Almanack and Plaud, answered
Should I choose Plaud or Almanack?
It depends on the job. If you want a dedicated, wearable recorder for a lot of in-person meetings, or per-speaker labels on group calls, Plaud's hardware is built for that. If your capture is mostly on your phone already and your real problem is finding, trusting, and asking what you said later, Almanack is the better fit.
Do I need to buy hardware to use Almanack?
No. Plaud is a physical recorder that starts at $159. Almanack is an app. The web version is live today, and the iPhone app is included in the same subscription.
Does Almanack label who said what in a group meeting?
Almanack transcribes the whole conversation, but per-speaker labels are on the roadmap, not live yet. If speaker-by-speaker labeling is essential to you today, a dedicated meeting recorder is ahead there. What Almanack does now is let you ask the meeting a question and get a sourced answer.
How does the pricing compare?
Plaud charges for the device, from $159, plus metered transcription: 300 minutes a month free, or 1,200 minutes on the Pro plan at $99.99 a year. Almanack is $96 a year or $14 a month, with no device and no minute tiers.
Can I ask questions across everything I have captured?
Yes, that is the core of Almanack. Ask in plain language and it answers from only your own entries, citing the date and source. Not just one recording, your whole memory at once.
Your memory, not just a recording.
Capture anything, then ask it back with the source. Get Almanack today.
$96 a year or $14 a month. Cancel anytime.