Plaud: AI Note Taker vs VPN by Private Internet Access

Plaud: AI Note Taker

PLAUD LLC
App Store
$165.6K/mo
~$1.99M/yr · 2.0M installs
VS

VPN by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access, Inc.
App Store
$1.32M/mo
~$15.90M/yr · 21.9M installs
Revenue winner VPN by Private Internet Access wins +700% vs other
Installs winner VPN by Private Internet Access wins +982% vs other
MAU winner VPN by Private Internet Access wins +964% vs other
Rating winner Plaud: AI Note Taker wins +4% vs other

Why VPN by Private Internet Access is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. VPN by Private Internet Access earns roughly 8× more per month than Plaud: AI Note Taker - $1.32M vs $165.6K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. VPN by Private Internet Access undercuts at $6.99/mo vs $17.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. VPN by Private Internet Access has ~21.9M lifetime installs vs Plaud: AI Note Taker's ~2.0M - 10.8× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Plaud: AI Note Taker
vs
VPN by Private Internet Access
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$165.6K
$1.32M
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.99M
$15.90M
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.0M
21.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
615K
6.6M
App Store rating
4.89★
4.69★
Total ratings
18K
146K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.99
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
6 tiers

Plaud: AI Note Taker

PLAUD LLC
App Store
Category
Productivity
Price
Free
Released
Oct 29, 2023
Last updated
Apr 30, 2026
File size
216.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.17.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +4 more
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VPN by Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access, Inc.
App Store
Category
Productivity
Price
Free
Released
May 24, 2015
Last updated
May 6, 2026
File size
52.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.30.1
Languages
Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German +12 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plaud: AI Note Taker or VPN by Private Internet Access? v
VPN by Private Internet Access earns about $1.32M per month, while Plaud: AI Note Taker earns about $165.6K. That is a 8.0× revenue gap (~$1.16M more per month for VPN by Private Internet Access). Annual revenue: Plaud: AI Note Taker ≈ $1.99M/year, VPN by Private Internet Access ≈ $15.90M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Plaud: AI Note Taker or VPN by Private Internet Access? v
VPN by Private Internet Access leads with about 21.9M estimated downloads vs 2.0M for Plaud: AI Note Taker - a 10.8× gap. Plaud: AI Note Taker's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. VPN by Private Internet Access's App Store downloads are estimated from 146K ratings.
Are Plaud: AI Note Taker and VPN by Private Internet Access in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Productivity category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Plaud: AI Note Taker and VPN by Private Internet Access offer? v
Plaud: AI Note Taker: IAP range 8 tiers detected. VPN by Private Internet Access: IAP range 6 tiers detected. Plaud: AI Note Taker runs a "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)" monetization model; VPN by Private Internet Access runs "Subscription (~$6.25/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Plaud: AI Note Taker or VPN by Private Internet Access? v
Plaud: AI Note Taker edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Plaud: AI Note Taker 18K ratings, VPN by Private Internet Access 146K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plaud: AI Note Taker vs VPN by Private Internet Access revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $165.6K for Plaud: AI Note Taker and $1.32M for VPN by Private Internet Access are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Productivity) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Plaud: AI Note Taker or VPN by Private Internet Access to a different App Store app? v
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