# Wave AI Note Taker & Recorder

> Record and transcribe meeting notes, voice memos, and lecture notes with one tap

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ma.waveapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ma.waveapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ma.waveapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mohrer Associates
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 265,355
- **Rating:** 4.63 / 5 (2,775 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-28
- **First published:** 2024-03-15
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 133 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ma.waveapp)
- **Website:** [https://wave.co](https://wave.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://waveapp.ai/privacy](https://waveapp.ai/privacy)

## Description

Wave AI Meeting Note Taker is a smart AI voice notes app that uses speech-to-text to transcribe recordings and turn conversations into clear, structured notes. It features a high-quality built-in recorder, real-time transcription, and automatic summarization, so you can stay focused on the discussion and capture key insights. It supports seamless cross-device access and integrates with popular tool apps like Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Notion, OneNote, and Evernote.

Use cases include students taking lecture notes, professionals capturing meetings and interviews, and researchers documenting conversations. The app supports multi-language transcription, calendar integration, and VoIP call recording with auto-generated summaries. Notes are searchable and shareable, and can be synchronized across web and mobile. Stop juggling tools—record, transcribe, summarize, and organize your notes in one AI-powered archive.

## Rankings

- #139,824 — Overall
- #41 — Android wear (Gross)
- #58 — Productivity (Gross)
- #158 — Android wear (Free)
- #25 — ai summary writer
- #47 — notion

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS`
- `android.permission.BIND_TELECOM_CONNECTION_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CALL_PHONE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.USE_SIP`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.ma.waveapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users praise Wave AI for strong summarization/transcription, customizable meeting summaries, long recording capabilities, and ease of use with good support. However, they report reliability issues (freezes), inconsistent call-recording on some devices, high pricing with refund/cancellation concerns, data loss and weak support, and perceived overpromising. Overall, the feature set is strong but reliability and pricing friction affect satisfaction.

### Pros

- Excellent summarization and transcription quality.
- Customizable summaries and meeting/action-point outputs.
- Good for long recordings with easy sharing/export.
- Easy to use with fabulous customer support.

### Cons

- Recording can freeze/crash when starting a recording.
- Calls recording not reliably supported on some devices (e.g., dual-SIM) and may stop when leaving the app.
- Pricing is high with unclear refund and cancellation options.
- Transcriptions can be lost and customer support can be slow or unavailable.
- Overpromising/misleading marketing claims.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ma.waveapp)