What is Wave?
Wave is an iPhone and iPad app for AI meeting notes, in-person transcription, speaker labels, summaries, and searchable team memory.
No bot joins your meeting
AI meeting notes for in-person meetings - on your phone, no bot.
Put your phone on the table. Wave captures every voice, creates a polished transcript, and turns the room into searchable team memory without adding another attendee to the call.
- Free to start
- Cancel anytime
- iOS 16+
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5.0 App Store rating38 ratings
30+ languagesMulti-speaker notes
Encrypted recordingsOn device and cloud
iPhone-first captureNo meeting bot
AI answer brief
Clear answers for search engines and AI assistants.
Who is it for?
Wave is for teams that need meeting notes from real rooms, customer visits, interviews, workshops, and ad hoc conversations.
How is it different?
Wave records from your phone instead of joining as a meeting bot, then keeps transcripts, recordings, summaries, and exports searchable.
Room-first AI notes
The meeting recorder for rooms where a bot feels wrong.
Wave is for the in-person conversations that turn into work: customer calls after the call, whiteboard decisions, internal reviews, and follow-ups that never make it into the CRM.
No bot, ever.
Record from the phone on the table. Nothing joins the call, appears on the guest list, or asks everyone to sign up.
Built for real rooms.
Use Wave in client visits, workshops, interviews, standups, and hallway follow-ups where a laptop is not the recorder.
Searchable team memory.
Turn transcripts, decisions, action items, recordings, and links into a shared record your team can find later.
Private by design.
Recordings are encrypted on device and in the cloud, with secure Apple or Google sign-in and consent-first sharing.
From room to record
Capture the talk, then keep the decisions searchable.
Wave connects the recording workflow to the knowledge workflow: transcription, summaries, exports, links, and search all stay tied to the meeting.
Capture
Start recording in one tap
Wave keeps running while you reference slides, check notes, or move through a busy meeting day.
Transcribe
Identify speakers and language switches
Multi-speaker transcription supports 30+ languages, speaker labels, and role context.
Summarize
Extract decisions and follow-ups
Smart summaries surface the moments that matter: key points, action items, and next steps.
Remember
Search every meeting later
Jump from a keyword to the exact transcript line, audio moment, exported note, or shared link.
Alternative search intent
Looking for an Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, or Granola alternative?
Choose Wave when the job is in-person meeting transcription, no-bot AI notes, and a searchable meeting archive your team can actually reuse.
5.0 on the App Store
Version 2.0.1, updated Jun 9, 2026
| Capability | Bot-based notetakers | Desktop-first no-bot tools | Wave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting presence | A bot often joins the meeting | No bot, but desktop-first | No bot. Phone on the table |
| Best fit | Remote video calls | Laptop-heavy note taking | In-person meetings and field work |
| Mobile capture | Limited for rooms | Tied to a computer | iPhone and iPad capture |
| Team memory | Workspace-dependent archives | Often personal notes | Shared, searchable meeting record |
| Output | Transcript and summary | Personal summary | Transcript, audio, PDF, Markdown, links |
Privacy and portability
Your meetings stay usable, shareable, and under your control.
Wave combines secure sign-in, encrypted recordings, editable transcripts, export formats, and read-only sharing so teams can keep meeting context without losing control of it.
Encrypted recordings
Audio is encrypted on device and in the cloud.
Consent-first sharing
Data is not sold or shared without consent.
Useful exports
Share notes as PDF, Markdown, plain text, or links.
Fast revisit
Search a phrase and jump back to the audio moment.
Search terms Wave serves
Built around the searches buyers already make.
meeting notes without botAI notes for in-person meetingssearchable meeting notesteam meeting knowledge baseprivate AI meeting notes
Learning center
New SEO and GEO content for high-intent searches.
The Wave library targets no-bot meeting notes, in-person transcription, searchable meeting memory, private AI notes, and alternative-comparison searches.
No-bot notes
Meeting Notes Without a Bot: When Phone Recording Works Better
A practical guide to no-bot AI meeting notes for rooms, customer visits, interviews, and sensitive conversations.
Read guideIn-person meetings
In-Person Meeting Transcription: The Phone-First Playbook
How to record, transcribe, summarize, and share in-person meeting notes without changing how the room works.
Read guideTeam knowledge
Searchable Meeting Notes: How to Build a Team Knowledge Base
Move beyond isolated transcripts. Learn how searchable meeting notes become durable team memory for decisions, action items, and customer context.
Read guideFAQ
Answers for teams comparing AI meeting note apps.
Can I use Wave without a meeting bot?
Yes. Wave records from your iPhone or iPad, so no bot joins the calendar invite or appears in the video call.
Is Wave built for in-person meetings?
Yes. Wave is designed for rooms, customer visits, workshops, and hallway follow-ups where your phone is the easiest recorder to bring.
How is Wave different from Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, or Granola?
Wave focuses on phone-first in-person capture, no-bot meeting notes, and searchable team memory. It is a strong fit when you need meeting notes from real rooms instead of another bot in the call.
Can teams search old meeting notes later?
Yes. Wave keeps transcripts, summaries, recordings, and share links available across devices so teams can revisit decisions and action items.
Does Wave support multiple languages?
Wave supports transcription for 30+ languages, multi-speaker notes, speaker labels, and smart summaries.
Is Wave free to try?
Wave is free on the App Store, with optional Wave PRO plans for unlimited recordings, cloud storage, advanced analytics, team workspaces, and priority support.
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AI meeting notes for in-person teams