Comparison
Scribr vs Otter.ai
Otter is built for Zoom-bot transcription on desktop. Scribr is built for the whole working day — in-person meetings, phone calls and uploads, on your phone.
Capability
Scribr
Otter.ai
In-person meeting capture
Limited
Phone call recording
Bot joins your calls
Never
Yes
On-device transcription option
Minute caps on transcription
No caps
1,200 / mo on Pro
Monthly price (Pro tier)
£14.99
$16.99 (~£13.50)
AI summaries & action items
AES-GCM encrypted note vault
iOS app quality (mobile-first)
Native iOS
Mobile companion
The verdict
Otter is the right call if you only ever take notes inside Zoom meetings on a laptop. Scribr is the right call if your work also happens in coffee shops, on the phone, in client offices and on the move.
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What people ask
Switching from Otter.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.