Otter.AI has helped a lot on both fronts when I upload recordings to the AI-based transcription service. Plaud’s process is similar, but more streamlined. In the case of NotePin, you wear it on your wrist or magnetically snapped to your lapel, tap once to record, and tap again to stop. The recordings are saved on your phone in real time, and from there you can decide whether to upload them for transcription, depending on how robust a monthly subscription you have.