Wave AI Note Taker & Recorder
doubtful ratingOne of the strongest apps in the niche for real functionality: background recording, detailed section-by-section summaries, and multilingual transcription. The main failures are silent recording with no warning (the app records silence while the user thinks it is capturing audio) and slow summary generation. Export to Notion and OneNote breaks formatting.
65real score
4.9store star
11,576ratings
About the rating
Store average 4.86 vs. text average 3.44 with pct5=50 is the typical gap for AI transcription apps with inflated ratings. One five-star review contains a prayer for children to be saved from specific individuals, which is obvious spam.
Strengths
What users love
- Summaries are structured and substantive
- Multilingual transcription works without switching modes
- And it helps in medical and business meetings where reviewing details afterward matters.
Weak spots
What users hate
- Recording can silently capture silence
- Costing users 10 to 15 minutes of a meeting they did not know was lost. Summary generation slows down with a large archive
- Export to OneNote and Notion drops formatting
- And search across many notes is unreliable.
Who it is for
Professionals and students in in-person meetings and lectures who need not a word-for-word transcript but a structured outline with key takeaways.
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