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Gistsmith vs Poffle

Gistsmith uses cloud speech recognition and a frontier AI model for the transcript and notes, which brings 35 spoken languages, live translation and integrations, on macOS 15 or later, for a monthly or yearly subscription. Both record calls on your Mac with no bot. Poffle does everything on the Mac: Apple's on-device speech recognition writes the transcript and Apple Intelligence writes the notes, for $25 once, next to a rail of everyday Mac tools.

Prices checked November 2026.Source: poffle.app

Why professionals pick Gistsmith

  • No bot in the call

    It listens to your Mac's audio, so it works with any call app and nobody sees a note-taker join.

  • Tasks first

    Every note opens with your tasks, owners and due dates, then the summary, decisions and glossary.

  • Live translation

    Read along in your language as people talk: 35 spoken languages, notes and translation in any of 37.

  • Fits your stack

    Notes to Slack, Microsoft Teams and Notion, tasks to Linear and Jira, and your AI apps over MCP. $5.99 a month or $49 a year, taxes included.

Side by side

Gistsmith vs Poffle
TopicGistsmith Our appPoffle
Price$5.99 a month or $49 a year, taxes included$25 once, plus tax; not a subscription; all future updates included
Free optionFree trial: 3 meetings or 7 days, whichever comes first; no card needed7-day trial with every feature; a card is needed to start, and $25 plus tax is charged after 7 days unless you cancel
How it hears the meetingNo bot. Listens to your Mac's system audio and microphone, so it works with any call app, and finishes the recording when the call ends (after a 30-second countdown you can stop); also records in-person meetings and imports audio or video filesNo bot. Offers to record when a call starts, records your Mac's microphone and system audio, and stops when the call ends
PlatformsMac with Apple silicon, macOS 15 or laterMac with Apple silicon, macOS 26 or later; online at least every 30 days to check the license
Meeting limitsUp to 10 meeting hours a month and up to 4 hours per meetingNot checked
Languages35 spoken languages, including Turkish and Finnish; notes in 37; app in 12 languagesTranscripts in every language Apple's on-device speech recognition supports on your Mac; notes need Apple Intelligence to support the meeting's language; app in 16 languages
Live translationIncluded: what others say is translated into your language (any of 37) within secondsNot checked
NotesThe note starts with your own tasks (with owners and due dates), then a summary, decisions and a glossary; templates picked from the meeting title; a follow-up email drafted from the noteWritten by Apple Intelligence (it must be turned on): decisions and action items with owners first, a map of who spoke when and where each topic starts, a clean or word-for-word transcript; templates picked from the meeting title
Questions across meetingsAsk across all your meetings; answers cite the meetings they came from, can look things up on the web, and copy or save as MarkdownAsk across your saved notes and transcripts, answered on your Mac with sources you can open
Voice typingVoice typing in any Mac app, transcribed on your Mac; free with any accountNot checked
Shared screensOptional snapshots of the shared screen, matched to what was said; notes and Ask can use them if you allow itNot checked
IntegrationsNotion, Apple Notes, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Zoom Team Chat; tasks to Linear, Jira and Apple Reminders; Markdown folders (Obsidian) and webhooks (Zapier, Make, n8n)Action items to Apple Reminders; notes through the macOS Share menu (Mail, Messages), copied as Markdown or exported as Markdown with the transcript, which Apple Notes can import
MCP for AI appsBuilt-in read-only MCP server for Claude, Cursor and VS Code, on every planNot checked
Where notes are keptNotes, transcripts and recordings are saved on your MacRecordings, transcripts and notes stay on your Mac; no cloud transcription or summary service
Plans for teamsOne personal plan, billed monthly or yearly; no shared team workspaceOne license for one person, on up to 2 Macs, for personal and commercial use

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Who should pick which

Pick Gistsmith if

  • you want the transcript and notes from cloud models: leading speech recognition live, a final transcript separated by speaker, and a frontier AI model for the note
  • you meet in one of 35 languages, including Turkish and Finnish, and want notes in any of 37 without needing Apple Intelligence
  • you want a live translation as people talk
  • your notes and tasks need to reach Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, Linear or Jira, or your AI apps over MCP
  • your Mac runs macOS 15 or later, and you'd like to try 3 meetings or 7 days free with no card

Pick Poffle if

  • you want transcripts and notes made entirely on your Mac, with nothing sent to a cloud service
  • you'd rather pay once ($25 plus tax) than subscribe
  • you'd also use clipboard history, a file tray, a calendar rail and Tab suggestions in any app
  • your Mac runs macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on, and it supports your meetings' language

Where Poffle is stronger

  • Everything runs on your Mac: Apple's on-device speech recognition for transcripts and Apple Intelligence for notes, with no cloud transcription or summary service.
  • A one-time price of $25 plus tax, with all future updates included, instead of a subscription.
  • More than meetings: a rail at the edge of the screen with clipboard history, a file tray, Now Playing controls, an audio spectrum, your calendar agenda and a meeting countdown.
  • Suggestions as you type in any app, accepted with Tab, drawing on your meeting notes and the text on your screen, written by a model on your Mac.
  • The app itself in 16 languages; Gistsmith's is in 12.

Try Gistsmith on your next meeting

3 meetings or 7 days free, no card needed. Then $5.99 a month or $49 a year, taxes included.

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Granola, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai and Poffle are trademarks of their owners. Gistsmith isn't affiliated with any of these companies. Plans and prices change; check the vendor's site before you buy.

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