Comparison
Scribr vs Fireflies.ai
Fireflies sends a bot into your meetings. Scribr records straight from your phone. If your prospects ever say "why is there an extra person in this meeting?", you already know why Scribr exists.
Capability
Scribr
Fireflies.ai
Bot joins your calls
Never
Yes (Fred)
In-person meeting capture
Mobile only
Phone call recording
On-device transcription option
Encrypted note vault (Face ID)
Monthly price (Pro tier)
£14.99
$18 (~£14.30)
AI summaries & action items
Conversation analytics
Insights tab
Yes
Best context
Working day
Zoom-heavy SDR teams
The verdict
Fireflies dominates the Zoom-bot category. Scribr is purpose-built for the people who can't have a bot in the call — therapists, lawyers, consultants, founders, parents of toddlers.
Other comparisons
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What people ask
Switching from Fireflies.ai?
Does Scribr send a bot into my meetings?+
No. Scribr records from your phone — in the room, on a call, or from an audio file you upload. There's never a bot joining the meeting.
Where is the audio transcribed?+
On Pro, you choose. On-device uses Apple Speech (iOS 26+) or WhisperKit locally — nothing leaves the phone. Cloud transcription uses Deepgram nova-2 with a zero-data-retention contract. Free tier records audio locally; transcription is a Pro+ feature.
Will my recordings be used to train AI?+
No. Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Haiku, used for summaries) and Deepgram (used for cloud transcription) both operate on zero-retention contracts with MRVL. Your transcripts are never used to train any model.
Is there a minute cap on transcription?+
No. Scribr Pro and Team are flat-rate — record and transcribe as much as you want. AI summaries are metered at 500/month on Pro and 1,500/month on Team to keep the price honest.
Can I record phone calls?+
Yes, on supported devices where local law allows. Inform the other party that you're recording — Scribr does not announce the recording on your behalf.
What is Vault Mode?+
Vault Mode encrypts a note with AES-GCM behind your Face ID / Touch ID. Vault notes are excluded from the main list, from search and from the web view at getscribr.app. They live only on the device that captured them.
Try Scribr
Move one meeting over.
Record your next call in Scribr. If it doesn't beat your current tool, you've lost nothing — your existing subscription is still there.