BuildBetter: A no-bot meeting recorder (BB Recorder) that captures and processes calls locally on Mac, with optional cloud upload for team collaboration. Google Gemini in Meet: Gemini's AI meeting assistant built into Google Meet that takes notes, writes summaries and action items to a Google Doc, and provides translated captions during calls. Which one wins depends on your platform mix, budget, and how hands-off you want notes to be.
How Hosiqo compares and tests toolsFinal recommendation
Shortlist BuildBetter when product teams aggregating customer-call insights into jira, linear, or notion matters most, and Google Gemini in Meet when letting participants focus on the conversation instead of typing notes matters most. Test each on your own meetings; the right choice tends to become obvious quickly.
A no-bot meeting recorder (BB Recorder) that captures and processes calls locally on Mac, with optional cloud upload for team collaboration.
Gemini's AI meeting assistant built into Google Meet that takes notes, writes summaries and action items to a Google Doc, and provides translated captions during calls.
BuildBetter offers BB Recorder, a no-bot meeting recorder that captures meetings by recording system audio directly on the device rather than sending a bot into the call. On macOS it can run as a menu-bar (notch-style) recorder, a floating overlay, or a full-window app, and it includes smart auto-detection that begins recording when it detects a call. Recording, transcription, summarization, and even a live AI assistant for asking questions during a call can run locally using on-device models, so notes and transcripts can stay on the user's machine. Users can optionally upload recordings to BuildBetter's cloud for enhanced transcripts with speaker diarization, AI-powered summaries, and team collaboration. The broader BuildBetter platform is oriented toward product teams and customer-facing roles, helping aggregate insights across many calls and route them into tools such as Jira, Linear, and Notion. BB Recorder is available on macOS as well as iOS and Android. It is aimed at product, sales, customer success, and support teams that want privacy-conscious local capture with the option to escalate to cloud-based team features. Pricing varies by plan. Check the official website for current pricing.
Best suited for
Gemini in Google Meet is Google's built-in AI meeting assistant, available to eligible Google Workspace subscribers rather than as a standalone app. Its "Take notes for me" feature automatically captures meeting notes, summaries, and action items and saves them to a Google Doc that is shared with the organizer and attached to the calendar event; a "summary so far" lets latecomers catch up. It also offers real-time translated captions and AI audio/video enhancements such as studio lighting, studio sound, and noise cancellation. Because it lives inside Meet, it works only for Google Meet calls and not Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Webex. It is included in Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise plans (and Gemini/Frontline editions), but not Business Starter. Notes integrate natively with Google Docs, Drive, and Calendar across the Workspace ecosystem. English and several additional languages are supported.
Best suited for
BuildBetter is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); Google Gemini in Meet is from $14/mo (paid). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | BuildBetter | Google Gemini in Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | No-bot recording that captures system audio locally | Take notes for me |
| Standout feature | macOS recorder with menu-bar, floating overlay, and full-window modes | Meeting summaries & action items |
| Team usage | Smart auto-detection that starts recording when a call is detected | Translated captions |
| Integrations | Local transcription, summarization, and a live AI assistant | Studio look, lighting & sound |
| Languages & capture | Optional cloud upload for speaker diarization and team collaboration | Google Docs/Calendar integration |
| Best-fit workflow | Routes insights into tools like Jira, Linear, and Notion | Take notes for me |
BuildBetter
Choose BuildBetter if you need product teams aggregating customer-call insights into jira, linear, or notion — strengths include local processing keeps recordings and notes on the device by default.
Google Gemini in Meet
Choose Google Gemini in Meet if you need automatically capturing notes and action items for internal team meetings in google meet — strengths include built directly into google meet, so there is no third-party bot to add to calls.
BuildBetter
Google Gemini in Meet
It depends on your workflow. BuildBetter is strong for product teams aggregating customer-call insights into jira, linear, or notion, while Google Gemini in Meet is strong for automatically capturing notes and action items for internal team meetings in google meet. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
BuildBetter is a free tier with paid upgrades and Google Gemini in Meet is from $14/mo. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Yes. Many teams run more than one meeting assistant when the workflows are complementary.
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