Cluely review (2026): app features, price in rupees and latest updates
Cluely is an AI assistant for meetings and calls that listens, takes notes and answers questions about your screen. Here's what the app does, what it costs from India and what changed recently, all checked on Cluely's own site, help centre and App Store listing.
Cluely at a glance
| What it is | An AI meeting assistant that “takes perfect meeting notes and gives real-time answers” |
|---|---|
| Made by | Cluely, Inc., San Francisco, USA |
| Works on | Mac (macOS 10.15+, Apple silicon or Intel); Windows 11 (64-bit); an iPhone app |
| Free | Starter: limited AI responses and meeting notes, reset every 24 hours |
| Paid | Pro $19.99 a month (about ₹1,760), or $11.99 a month billed yearly |
| Hidden from screen sharing | Only on Pro + Undetectability: $149.99 a month (about ₹13,200), or $44.99 a month billed yearly |
| Languages | Listens in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese (help centre) |
| Refunds | Within 24 hours, only with video showing it doesn't work; subscriptions renew automatically |
What Cluely does: its features
- Real-time transcript: of your microphone and your computer's sound.
- Assist (Cmd/Ctrl + Enter): answers about the conversation and your screen; each question includes at most one screenshot.
- What should I say, follow-up questions and recap: one-click prompts during a call.
- Smart mode: adds web search and deeper reasoning; its help centre says answers take about 8 to 20 seconds.
- Ambient mode: chat with it without recording a meeting.
- Meeting notes: summaries, transcripts, follow-up emails and shareable links, and you can ask about past meetings.
- Custom modes: your own prompts, templates and files such as a resume (3 files on the free plan).
- People search and memory: briefs on attendees and past conversations before a meeting (Google Calendar only).
- No meeting bot: it never joins the call as a participant.
- iPhone app: records in-person meetings and voice memos, with live transcript, AI chat and synced notes.
How Cluely works
- Download the desktop app and sign in.
- Start it from the dashboard, from a meeting alert, or with Start Cluely.
- It listens to your microphone and your computer's sound and builds a transcript.
- Press Cmd/Ctrl + Enter for help, or use the prompts and chat bar.
- End the session; the notes appear in your dashboard. A recording ends by itself after 10 minutes without sound.
Cluely price in India
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Limited AI responses and meeting notes, reset every 24 hours; up to 3 files |
| Pro | $19.99 a month (about ₹1,760), or $11.99 a month billed yearly ($143.88) | Unlimited AI responses and notes |
| Pro + Undetectability | $149.99 a month (about ₹13,200), or $44.99 a month billed yearly ($539.88) | Adds hiding the window from screen sharing (off by default) |
| Mobile (iPhone) | ₹799 a week or ₹14,900 a year (App Store, India) | $8 a week or $144 a year on its pricing page |
Cluely prices in US dollars; rupee figures are about ₹88 to the dollar. The iPhone app's prices are from the App Store in India. Checked on 17 October 2026; prices change, so check their site.
Refunds and renewals
- Its refund policy allows a refund within 24 hours only with video evidence that it isn't working.
- It lists no refunds for Windows 10, for being shown in screen sharing, or for forgetting to cancel.
- Subscriptions renew automatically by default, with no pro-rata refunds.
Languages
Its home page says 12+ languages, including English, Chinese and Spanish; its help centre lists English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese for listening, and 21 languages (including Bengali, Tamil and Urdu) for notes. Hindi isn't listed for listening.
What's new in Cluely
Cluely has no public changelog for the desktop app (the app links to one inside it). Dated changes from its App Store history, help centre and blog, newest first:
- 17 Jul 2026: iPhone app 1.2.7: bug fixes and improvements.
- May 2026: iPhone app 1.2.4–1.2.6: performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Mar 2026: iPhone app 1.2.0–1.2.2: a redesign of the app and new onboarding.
- 21 Feb 2026: iPhone app 1.1.9: AssemblyAI for better transcriptions.
- 17 Jan 2026: iPhone app 1.1.5: moved to App Store subscriptions.
- 22 Oct 2025: Hiding from screen sharing became its own plan (Pro + Undetectability).
- 13 Sep 2025: People search and memory launched.
Privacy: what happens to your data
- It collects audio recordings, transcriptions and screenshots as customer data, kept while your account exists.
- Its privacy policy says Cluely doesn't sell your data or train on it; its terms (section 2) give it permission to use Free and Pro customers' data to train its models.
- End-to-end encryption is available if you ask for it by email.
- Data may be stored in any country, including the United States.
Limits Cluely lists itself
- Windows needs Windows 11; its help centre says Windows 10 isn't supported.
- Its own pages disagree on Macs: the download page says macOS 10.15 or later, the help centre macOS 13 Ventura or later.
- FaceTime isn't supported, and the iPhone app doesn't help during phone calls yet.
- Android and Linux aren't mentioned.
Where Cluely is strong
- Strong meeting notes: summaries, follow-up emails and asking about past meetings.
- Runs on Intel Macs and older macOS versions, and has an iPhone app.
- Smart mode adds web search for harder questions.
- A free plan that resets every day.
Cluely vs Savyly
Savyly is a private AI interview assistant for Windows and Mac. Once it hears a question it starts answering in 1.6 seconds (median, real users, 30 days), and it follows English, Hindi and Hinglish in the same call.
| Cluely | Savyly | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid entry | $19.99 a month (about ₹1,760), renews | ₹199 for 1 hour, once |
| Hidden from screen sharing | Only on Pro + Undetectability (about ₹13,200 a month) | In every plan |
| Windows 10 | Not supported | Windows 10 (1809+) and 11 |
| Hindi and Hinglish | Not listed for listening | English, Hindi and a mix of both |
| How you pay | Subscription that renews | Once, by UPI or card |
🪔 Diwali offer until 8 November 2026: Savyly is ₹99 for 1 hour, ₹199 for 3 hours, ₹499 for an unlimited week and ₹999 for 30 days.
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Questions
What are Cluely's app features?
A live transcript of your microphone and computer sound, answers about the conversation and your screen (Cmd/Ctrl + Enter), prompts like What should I say and Recap, a Smart mode with web search, meeting notes and follow-up emails, custom modes with your files, and briefs on the people you're meeting.
How much is Cluely in rupees?
At about ₹88 to the dollar, Pro is about ₹1,760 a month (about ₹1,060 a month billed yearly) and Pro + Undetectability is about ₹13,200 a month (about ₹3,960 billed yearly). The iPhone app is ₹799 a week on the App Store in India. Prices checked on 17 October 2026.
Does Cluely work on Windows 10?
No. Its download page lists Windows 11 (64-bit), and its help centre says Windows 10 isn't supported. Savyly runs on Windows 10 (version 1809 or newer) and Windows 11.
Does Cluely understand Hindi?
Its help centre lists English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese for listening. Savyly understands English, Hindi and a mix of both in the same call.
What's new in Cluely?
The latest dated changes are iPhone app updates (1.2.7 on 17 July 2026, a redesign in March 2026, AssemblyAI transcription in February 2026). Hiding from screen sharing became a separate plan on 22 October 2025.
Who makes Cluely?
Cluely, Inc., based in San Francisco, according to its terms.
Is there a cheaper Cluely alternative for India?
Savyly: 15 free minutes (no card), then ₹199 for 1 hour, ₹499 for 3 hours, ₹999 for an unlimited week or ₹2,999 for an unlimited month. Every plan includes hiding from screen sharing, it runs on Windows 10, and nothing renews.
Sources, all on 17 October 2026: cluely.com/pricing, cluely.com/download, help centre, refund policy, privacy policy, App Store (India). This page is written by Savyly, which makes a rival app; we've kept to what Cluely's own pages say, and its strengths have their own section.
Cluely is a trademark of its owner. Savyly is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cluely.