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Wave is an AI-powered note-taking and recording app available on multiple platforms including iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Chrome, and Web. It records, transcribes, and summarizes meetings, phone calls, lectures, and conversations with features like background recording, meeting integrations, and file imports.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

Editorially reviewed · Sources checked Sep 12, 2026

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A good fit for

  • Professionals who need to capture and summarize conversations without manual note-taking
  • Users who want to record on multiple devices including phones, desktops, and smartwatches

Know the limitations

  • Free plan limits recording to 30 minutes per month
  • Teams plan requires a minimum of 5 users

What you can do

  • Recording and summarizing business meetings and lectures
  • Capturing phone calls with both sides recorded and transcribed (with Premium)

Features

  • AI-powered transcription and summarization of meetings and conversations
  • Background recording that captures audio even when the screen is locked
  • Integration with meeting platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams
  • Import calls, videos, or podcasts for summarization
  • Chat feature to search and interact with transcripts and summaries

Integrations

Not confirmed yet.

Platforms & data export

  • Available on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Chrome, and Web

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

Go beyond the starting price.

Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.

Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 1 tools

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$0.00 a year on these plans.

Plan costs based on your requirements
Tool / planMonthlyPer yearWhat this assumes
wave logowave

FreeCheapest fit

Flat subscription

$0.00$0.00

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A practical workflow

  1. Record by pressing a button to capture conversations without manual note-taking
  2. Transcribe recorded audio automatically with AI
  3. Summarize conversations and share transcripts and summaries with others

Based on the sources below. Editorial review does not imply hands-on product testing.

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