If you work in several languages, or need a recorder this week, choose Notta.
Notta is both a transcription app and a hardware maker: the Notta Memo, a magnetic recorder that clips to the back of your phone, sells for $149. Notta transcribes 58 languages. Notus covers two, French and English, and only ships in the first half of 2027.
The reason to wait for Notus fits in one sentence: we publish where your recordings are processed and we commit to never training an AI on them. Notta's public documents answer neither question. The details follow.
What Notta does very well
- Languages. According to its App Store listing, Notta transcribes 58 languages in real time and translates into 42. If your meetings switch from French to Spanish or Japanese, Notus will not keep up.
- Hardware, now. The Notta Memo is available today at $149: 32 GB of storage, 30 hours of continuous recording, a mode dedicated to phone calls that picks up the conversation through the phone's vibrations, and a live mode for recording in the room.
- A cheaper subscription. Notta Pro works out at $8.17 a month billed annually ($97.99 a year). Our Solo plan is €19 a month, with no annual price.
Notta also works as a video-meeting assistant and takes audio or video file imports. It is a broader tool than Notus, which does one thing: record a conversation and hand back its transcript and summary.
The comparison table
| Notta (app) | Notta Memo | Notus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device price | No device | $149 | €136 (pre-order, −20%) |
| Availability | Now | Now | First half of 2027 |
| Included tier | 120 min / month, 3 min max per conversation | Starter: 300 min / month | 50 h / month, 30-day storage |
| Subscription (yearly) | Pro $97.99/yr; Business $199.99/yr | same | Solo €19/month; Pro €49/month, no yearly price |
| Languages | 58 | 58 | French, English |
| Hosting | Amazon Web Services, region not stated | same | France |
| AI training | Not stated | Not stated | Never on your recordings |
| Form | — | Magnetic, on the back of the phone | Standalone object, on the table |
Price, in detail
The Notta app's free tier is deliberately short: 120 minutes a month and 3 minutes at most per conversation. It is for trying, not for working. The Notta Memo comes with the Starter plan, 300 minutes a month. Beyond that, you need a subscription.
| Setup | Device | Subscription × 3 years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notta Memo, Starter plan | $149 | $0 | $149 |
| Notta Memo + Pro yearly | $149 | $293.97 | $442.97 |
| Notus, free tier | €136 | €0 | €136 |
| Notus Founders (first 200) | €136 | €0 (Solo included) | €136 |
| Notus + Solo, non-Founders | €136 | €684 | €820 |
To say it plainly: our subscription costs more than Notta's. If you plan to pay for a plan anyway, Notta Pro costs less than half of our Solo over a year. Our advantage lies elsewhere: 50 hours a month included, against 300 minutes with the Memo. For someone recording a few meetings a week, the subscription question never comes up with Notus.
What is public about your recordings
On this subject we stick to what Notta publishes.
- Hosting. The FAQ on the pricing page says data is hosted on Amazon Web Services, without naming a region.
- Publisher. The privacy policy names "Notta PTE. LTD. / Notta 株式会社", a Singapore entity and a Japanese entity, with no address.
- AI training. That policy, effective 2 September 2025, only states that Google Workspace APIs are not used to train generalised models. It does not say whether your recordings and transcripts are.
None of this says Notta does things badly. It says that, from the public documents, you cannot tell which country your meetings sleep in, or whether they feed a model. For a data protection officer, a missing answer weighs as much as a bad one.
At Notus, the answer is written down: hosting in France, processing in Europe, summaries written by Mistral Large (Mistral AI, Paris), encryption in transit and at rest, and no AI training on your recordings. Why that last point cannot be negotiated after the fact: GDPR cannot un-train a model.
Stuck to the phone or set on the table
The Notta Memo is designed around the phone first: it attaches magnetically and its call mode records the conversation through vibration. That is a real advantage if your important conversations happen on calls. Before recording one, read Recording a phone call in France: is it legal?: French law sets precise conditions.
Notus is designed for the room: a standalone object, no screen, set between two people. One button starts recording; transcript and summary reach your phone about 30 seconds after you stop.
So, which one?
Choose Notta if…
- you work in languages other than French and English
- you need a recorder now
- your important conversations happen over the phone
- you plan on a paid subscription anyway
- you also want a video-meeting assistant and file imports
Wait for Notus if…
- you need to know where your recordings are processed
- you do not want your conversations training an AI
- your conversations happen in person, around a table
- 50 hours a month is enough, with no subscription
- you can wait until the first half of 2027
Frequently asked questions
Are Notta and Notus the same company?
No. Notta is published by Notta PTE. LTD. and Notta 株式会社. Notus is designed in France and published by Horizon Factory, in Paris. Only the names look alike.
Does Notta work in French?
Yes, French is among the 58 languages Notta lists for transcription.
Do I need a subscription to use Notus?
No. The free tier comes with the device: 50 hours of recording a month, automatic transcription and summary, 30-day storage.
And against the Plaud Note?
The Plaud Note is the other reference AI recorder. We compare it point by point in Plaud Note or Notus: an honest comparison.
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