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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many consumers find the service helpful for saving time, especially for note-taking during meetings and classes, and appreciate the summarized transcriptions. People describe the platform as convenient, useful, easy to use, effective, and reliable, with some highlighting positive updates and the overall assistance it provides. However, some people were dissatisfied with the customer service, describing it as non-existent or unhelpful, particularly when issues arise. There are also concerns about the subscription model, including issues with free trials, billing clarity, and difficulties with account management. Additionally, some users reported issues with the app's functionality, such as inaccurate transcriptions, problems with live recording features, and unwanted automatic participation in meetings.

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Application

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I enjoy the service that otter.ai provides, although there are a few major drawbacks: - AI chat frustratingly exaggerates what you get for your money. Continuously claiming that it can help edi... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Otter.ai is a game changer for mental health professionals. Prior to using, I hand wrote notes as patient spoke (did not like having a laptop in my lap). Now I can totally focus on patient and nev... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I really like the summarized transcription. Amazingly accurate. I do wish it could transcribe Teams calls taken on iPhone, this functionality would be game changing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I am happy with Otter because it saves me a lot of time at university. I play a video and get the transcript and the summary, it saves me a lot of time because I don't have to do manual note taking. S... See more

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Otter.ai is the world’s leading AI meeting assistant, providing teams everywhere with real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and action items from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations to increase collaboration and productivity.


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TrustScore 3 out of 5

549 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No way to downgrade the account

No way to downgrade the account. They just kept my money and won't issue a refund. They say it's a 'systems issue' -- as if they can't easily resolve this. Avoid -- they're just trying to take your money!

July 3, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I cancelled my Otter subscription

I cancelled my Otter subscription, yet they still charged my debit card. This feels like a scam. I reached out to support via email, but they stopped responding the moment I asked about the unauthorized charge. Extremely disappointed with the lack of accountability. Be careful if you link your payment method!

June 10, 2025
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Thank you for sharing your feedback, and I’m really sorry for the issues you’ve encountered. We’ve requested your information to look into the charge and resolve this as quickly as possible. Once we have your details, we’ll get to work on fixing the issue right away.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Otter.ai is awesome

Otter.ai is awesome. The notes are extremely thorough and I love the daily reminder of upcoming meetings. Great assistance tool!

July 3, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's basically a virus.

It's basically a virus.

It will email your entire org inviting them to the platform implying the org wants them to join. If you have a single paid plan it then adds everyone to that paid platform.

The billing email gives you a support email, the support email autoreplies telling you to contact someone else.

Utterly utterly dishonest business practives.

July 3, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love otter.ai

I love otter.ai, since I started using their platform, Im more efficient and accountable, as everything I promise I deliver.

Thaaaank you!

June 29, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the updates

I love the updates
So I asked the Otter team to make it easier to pull timestamps from summaries so I could no where the piece of information existed in the timestamp. Customer service were really polite and said they'd consider it. Just opened my Otter today to find that it had been added. SO HELPFUL. I'm training to be a UX/UI designer - so this is one of the best opportunities to see how customer engagement can create a better experience.

June 27, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CROOKS. LIARS. STAY AWAY.

Otter.AI invaded my entire company through my account. Otter.AI attached its agents to all company meetings, though I never permitted this. Otter.AI invited every member of the company to join their service using my name. Again, this was never authorized. No customer support. CROOKS. LIARS. STAY AWAY.

June 25, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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It is very helpful for staying focused during your meetings and provides a significant time-saving advantage

June 23, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trustworthy transcription and…

Trustworthy transcription and note-taking services. High quality of notes, clear privacy policies and fantastic storage capacity even in e free version. The customer support is polite and responsive to my individual needs. So far, I have only had a positive experience with this service. It's easy to use and easy to navigate, even for people with minor visual impairments like me. Have a nice day.

June 23, 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Okay, but doesn't save nearly as much time as I thought it would

I enjoy the service that otter.ai provides, although there are a few major drawbacks:

- AI chat frustratingly exaggerates what you get for your money. Continuously claiming that it can help edit transcriptions to clean up conversations when I asked Customer Support who have confirmed it has no such functionality, was something I discovered after a month of use. Very annoying!

- Attributing ends of sentences to the next speaker in many calls, even with an appreciable pause. For example, person A saying "How are you?" and person B replying "I'm fine, thanks" usually appears in otter.ai transcripts as person A saying "How are" and person B replying "you. I'm fine thanks" or similar. This is the sort of thing where I'd expect AI to be able to help clean it up, and because the bot actually can't physically do anything to transcripts, I'm spending a lot of time manually dealing with these, or even asking other AI to do it (ChatGPT does it reasonably well). Otter should really be on top of this.

Overall, a solid 3 stars. It saves time, and I'm OK with the service, but it's not as good as advertised.

June 20, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time user

First time user, love it already. The comprehensive summary’s outstanding, quick, & accurate. Just need to add more languages to the library.

June 18, 2025
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