I use the transcription and sometimes the translation. I started using the app to diminish the steps needed and it helps. The only problem is that it consumes a lot of my phone battery.

It's super useful in our workflows because very often we need to translate videos into more than 26 languages, so it helps to automate our processes. It does it pretty fast, and AI translation is fairly good, so it doesn't need that much proofreading. Plus, our clients can download video easily and adjust the subtitles to the way they like. UI is very simple to use.

Context: this is the first time our organization has used a meeting transcription platform. Before choosing, we compared 11 platforms — HappyScribe, Noota, Voicit, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, tl;dv, Transkriptor, Vomo, Plaud Note, Read.ai, and Granola — against criteria like native Claude/AI integration, pricing and effective cost per hour of meeting volume, Spanish-language accuracy, video call compatibility, bot transparency, what organizers vs. guests receive after a meeting, whether guests need an account to view a summary, refund policy, nonprofit discounts, included seats, and data privacy policies. The native Claude integration via MCP is the reason we adopted HappyScribe, and it's become a daily habit faster than I expected. I ask Claude by voice, through my headphones while walking, what I committed to with a partner in our last meeting — no typing, no digging through notes. And voice questions are just the start: since the connection is automatic and never requires uploading a transcript manually, I've had Claude draft follow-up emails, create Asana tasks, and generate calendar invites straight from what was discussed. I even built a custom Claude skill to draft our board meeting minutes in our exact format and style, cutting out work that used to take real time by hand. HappyScribe is the transcription layer that makes all of this possible. One detail I appreciate: the Notetaker identifies itself clearly and asks for approval before it starts recording, instead of joining automatically and forcing you to remove it if unwanted. A colleague uses a different notetaker that joins uninvited and has to be manually kicked out — HappyScribe's approach is simply more respectful of everyone on the call, which matters given how many external partners and board members join ours. The summaries are also excellent at filtering out small talk. Some of our meetings open with a few minutes of casual conversation before getting to business, and the summary consistently skips straight to what matters. One more thing that stood out during our comparison: HappyScribe complies with EU data privacy standards (GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001), stricter than several competitors could confirm. For an organization handling board discussions and partner communications, that's real peace of mind. On pricing: once we understood that meeting recordings via the Notetaker are unlimited — only manually uploaded files draw from the monthly credit pool — the plan made much more sense for our volume. It sits roughly at market rate, maybe slightly above some competitors, possibly because it's one of the few tools with a native, automated Claude integration, though I can't confirm that's the reason.