Wave AI Note Taker

Wave AI Note Taker, from Mohrer Associates LLC, is an audio and phone call recorder for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch that turns recordings into transcripts, summaries and notes. It is built for business meetings, classroom lectures and phone calls, and is used by professionals, students, educators and journalists who want to stay focused on a conversation instead of writing notes by hand.

Wave records in the background, capturing in-person meetings, lectures and personal notes without interrupting other work, and it can also record phone calls through the app. Recordings are converted into shareable text, and Wave's AI condenses long conversations into short summaries with key takeaways, action lists, notes and to-dos. Recording time is unlimited, from a short dictation to a long meeting.

Recordings can be sorted into searchable lists or memos, and transcripts are searchable so any word or topic can be found without scrubbing through audio. Transcribed audio or text can be shared via URL, PDF, iMessage and other channels. Siri shortcuts or the Action Button start a new recording instantly. Users control their data and can export or delete any file, and Wave states that recordings and transcriptions are fully secure.

Wave is free to download with in-app purchases for Standard and Professional plans, listed at prices including $6.00, $15.00 and $100.00 for Standard and $6.99 to $139.99 for Professional; some purchases can be shared through Family Sharing. It requires iOS 16.4 or iPadOS 16.4 or later, watchOS 10.0, macOS 12.0 on an Apple M1 Mac, or visionOS 1.0, and is available in English and 14 more languages.

Use cases

• Producing accurate meeting minutes and summaries of discussions
• Recording and transcribing lectures, classroom discussions and study sessions
• Capturing interviews and converting them to text for editing and article writing
• Keeping a record of important moments from phone calls
• Organizing lecture notes for review before exams or group projects
• Dictating notes and memos