Best Fireflies alternative for iPhone

Is Aurora a good Fireflies alternative on iPhone?

It depends on what you record. Fireflies sends a notetaker into Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet by default, or can capture calls on Mac or Windows with its desktop app without adding a bot. It processes audio and notes in its cloud. Aurora transcribes and summarizes on the iPhone you hold, with no bot and no Aurora account. Choose Fireflies to capture calls and work as a team. Choose Aurora for in-person conversations whose recordings should not be uploaded. As of 31 October 2026 Aurora is iPhone only, in a private beta.

How do Aurora and Fireflies compare?

Aurora and Fireflies compared, with Fireflies' facts sourced to its own pages
Question	Aurora On-device speech processing	Fireflies Cloud speech processing
Does a bot join the call?	No. Aurora records through the microphone of the iPhone in the room.	By default a notetaker joins meetings you schedule on Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet. Fireflies' desktop app can capture calls on Mac or Windows without adding a bot.
Where is speech transcribed?	On the iPhone.	In Fireflies' cloud service.
Where are summaries written?	By a language model on the iPhone.	In Fireflies' cloud.
Where is audio processed?	Recording, transcription, speaker separation and summaries run on the iPhone. Aurora is local-first, not network-free; other network flows are listed in the Privacy Notice.	In Fireflies' cloud.
Which platforms?	iPhone. The Mac app is in development.	Web, desktop and mobile apps.
Do I need an account?	No account with Aurora. The beta installs through TestFlight with your Apple Account.	Yes, you sign in to Fireflies.
What does it cost?	Free while the private beta lasts, as of 31 October 2026.	Plan limits and prices are on its pricing page.

What is the real difference between them?

Fireflies is a cloud notetaker by design: that is how it can join calls you do not attend, keep a shared workspace and integrate with a CRM. Aurora gives those up to keep the speech pipeline on the phone. The right choice depends on your work and your policy.

When should I pick Fireflies?

You need notes from meetings you do not attend.
You want a web workspace, team folders or workflow integrations.
You need platforms other than iPhone, or something you can use at scale today.

When should I pick Aurora?

The conversations are in person and the recording should not be uploaded to a service for transcription.

What can Aurora not do that Fireflies can?

Calls you hear only in headphones. Aurora hears what the room hears through the phone's microphone, so a call playing in headphones reaches it only as your own voice. Why Aurora records from the room goes through each setup.
Anything but an iPhone. As of 31 October 2026 Aurora is iPhone only. The Mac app is in development and there is no release.
Team features. Aurora has no shared team workspaces, shared folders, CRM or workflow integrations.
Export formats. Plain text is the only format Aurora exports.

What has Aurora measured about itself?

These are Aurora's own figures, each with the device, the date and where the full method is published. They are not figures for Fireflies, and no one else's numbers are quoted here as if they were ours.

On the one device measured (an iPhone 15 Pro, 26 August 2026), a one-hour recording takes roughly five minutes of Neural Engine work. Battery cost per hour is not measured yet. What on-device transcription costs on an iPhone.
Speaker lanes are not perfect. What Aurora's speaker attribution actually scores has the detail.
Every network path the app can use is listed in the Privacy Notice. Aurora is local-first, not network-free.

Sources checked

Every Fireflies fact on this page comes from Fireflies' own pages, read on the date shown. Prices and limits change; check their site for the current ones.

Fireflies, product overview (“Desktop App”), checked 31 October 2026.
Fireflies, pricing and plans, checked 31 October 2026.
Fireflies, security overview, checked 31 October 2026.

How do I try Aurora?

Aurora is in a private beta on TestFlight, free while it lasts. Join the waitlist and we will email you when your invite is ready.

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How invites work has the steps. Aurora for iPhone shows a session end to end, and What Aurora does lists every capability with its status. For interviews and classes, see Interviews and Lectures.