
Saydi translates conversations live, for meetings where people don't share a language. You choose two-way, one-way or transcription only, pick the languages and press Start Talking. In two-way mode, with English on one side and Japanese on the other, for example, it listens and translates in both directions, keeping names and what people meant intact. A Chrome extension adds it to Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, and there are web and mobile versions too. It's made for speech, whether in the room or on a call: back-and-forth discussion, names, status updates. It won't translate a PDF for you. Pro is listed at $9. If you only need documents translated, or all your meetings already happen in one language, you don't need this.
Saydi gets straight to the point. Two panels, English and Japanese, and a prompt to start talking. The job is to understand the other person in a meeting without hiring an interpreter. Its own example makes the comparison we'd have made anyway: Google Translate mangles a project-status update, while Saydi keeps "Sarah" and the point of the sentence.
It's a different tool from Granola, which takes notes in whatever language is already being spoken. Saydi is for when that language isn't yours. It also doesn't translate documents, so if your problem is a PDF, look elsewhere.
Best for sales calls, stand-ups and travel where two languages are in the room. If you only meet in English, you don't need it, and for legal or medical settings you need a certified interpreter rather than a $9 app. The live demo answers the one question that counts. Try it with a real accent and a real product name, and see whether the meaning survives.