Fireflies alternative
Fireflies works in the cloud.
ThinkScribe works on your device.
Fireflies is a popular AI notetaker for sales and business teams, but it transcribes in the cloud, needs an account, and without its bot the transcript shows Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 instead of names. ThinkScribe records calls without a bot, transcribes on your device, names every speaker and remembers them, and offers a one-time lifetime purchase.
ThinkScribe vs Fireflies
A factual side-by-side: here's where the two differ.
| ThinkScribe | Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Transcribed on your device: audio never sent to us | ✓ | ✕ |
| Transcription works offline | ✓ | ✕ |
| No account required | ✓ | ✕ |
| Records calls without a bot | ✓ | ~ |
| Real speaker names without a bot | ✓ | ✕ |
| Ask questions about a meeting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice typing in any app | ✓ | ✕ |
| Apple Watch recording | ✓ | ✕ |
| One-time lifetime option | ✓ | ✕ |
| Platforms | iPhone · iPad · Mac · Watch | Mac · Windows · iPhone · Android · Web |
| Price | $9.99/mo · $199.99 lifetime | Free · $18/mo ($10/mo yearly) · no lifetime |
✓ yes · ~ partial · ✕ no · Fireflies details as of September 2026, check their site for the latest.
Why people switch
- No bot and no upload: the call is recorded and transcribed on your Mac, and never sent to us.
- Real names on every line even without a bot, remembered in later meetings.
- Voice typing, recording on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and a one-time lifetime price instead of a per-seat subscription.
