Fieldy Hands On Review: Can this AI Wearable help my ADHD brain remember tasks and save my marriage?

I joke…mostly, but in reality forgetting things often or getting easily distracted has been a tough one for me that no amount of calendar reminders, notes, stickies, post-its, and alarms can solve. So when Fieldy launched calling themselves an IRL Granola targeted for ADHD folks to help them remember, I knew I had to try it out.

Note: I did Hunt Fieldy but I paid for the product myself. I was not sponsored for this review. I was gifted a yearly subscription however, to help experience the product from the Fieldy team. Thoughts are my own.

Introduction: A New Voice Recorder Wearable Enters The Arena

AI Hardware has evolved a lot in the last year, with wearables being the form factor that is seemingly getting the most adoption. AI-powered hardware’s primary promise is providing your real-life context to an intelligent assistant that will allow you to better understand, interact, share, or remember the world around you.

Fieldy focuses on remembering, and more proactively reminding you about your latest interactions, things you need to do based on your day or meetings, and even a nice recap of how your day went. The device is a lightweight wearable designed to blend reminders, voice capture, and productivity tools into a single, always-on companion. After a week of living with Fieldy and having it across meetings, errands, and the chaos of daily life, here’s my deep dive into what works, what doesn’t, and whether Fieldy deserves a spot around your neck.

Pros

• Attractive mobile app design

• Great task list generation

• Reliable reminders that also appear on Apple Watch

• Impressive battery life (over 3 days per charge)

• Useful day highlights feature

• Lightweight and comfortable

• Seamless Google Calendar and Google Tasks integration

• Really good recapture of key moments during conversations

Cons

• No multilingual transcription or awareness

• Task syncing with Google Tasks is one-way only

• Assigns tasks from unrelated voices and background audio

• Lacks user voice profiles or CRM features

• No Apple FindMy support

• Hardware feels less premium

Design & Build: Gorgeous app with mid hardware design

I often wore my Fieldy underneath my shirt and as long as it wasn’t thin and white, it’s barely noticeable. My style is a bit loose fit, so if you’re used to muscle shirts or a tighter fit, this won’t be an option for you.

My first impression of the actual device was that the plastic finish felt a little underwhelming, especially if you’re used to the polish of Apple or Nothing devices. This made me want to hide the device vs show it off. That’s really the only complaint. The weight and comfort is fine and it was actually light enough that I often forgot that I was wearing it.

Aside from the plastic casing, the status light shines through the USB-C port. It's a bit more than just a subtle glow which can shine through your shirt if it’s not thick or dark enough making it not ideal if you’re aiming for discretion. This was negligible though as I only encountered this issue in real application once.

The app design is quite nice. It’s really easy to navigate, swiping to add or reject to-dos is a joy, and overall it just works. The app feels premium and is where most of the device interactions live.

Features & Performance: Promising, with Room to Grow

Fieldy’s core strengths are its reminders and task management. Reminders pop up reliably, even on the Apple Watch, and the Google Calendar and Tasks integrations are genuinely useful allowing me to monitor my tasks outside the Fieldy app and relate notes and conversations to certain events.

Battery life is solid, lasting more than three days on a single charge with nightly downtime. I used it from morning to night for 3 days straight and it was left at around 20% charge before I plugged it back in for more juice.

While it does shine at creating really good tasks and reminders it doesn’t always get it right and could improve when it comes to voice recognition and context. The device does distinguish between different speakers but, it often assigned me tasks dictated by others. It also struggles with Podcasts or other talk show-type content, sometimes pulling notes or tasks from the media and assuming it was me having the conversation with someone.

My biggest gripe though is multilingual support is notably absent—a major drawback if, like me, your day is a blend of English, Japanese, and Spanish. I had many conversations in Japanese that I would have loved to look back on but instead the transcription just noted the conversation was in Japanese. So it looks like the ability is there and may come in a further update.

Real-World Use: The Pawsome, the Meh-ow, and the Spurrprising

The Pawsome: I can say confidently that Fieldy genuinely came in handy. It reminded me of many things my wife asked me to do… that… I had forgotten. I got into the habit of checking my new tasks during breaks and it actually helped reshape my whole day updating work tasks based on meetings or daddy duty pick up times.

The Meh-ow: While the highlight feature is great for capturing key moments, I wish it paired more closely with reminders. Marking to-dos as complete in Fieldy doesn’t sync back to Google Tasks and there’s no easy way to segment conversation or your day without opening the app and stopping the recording cycle.

A couple of bugs still linger. Closing the keyboard in chat mode requires toggling voice mode, which interrupts the flow, and there’s no notification if Fieldy disconnects, leading to missed moments. This means Fieldy needs to stay connected to your phone at all times, unlike some devices that store audio locally and sync later. I wish this were the case but not a deal breaker because let’s face it, how many times are you without your phone within bluetooth range?

The Spurrprising: I actually wanted to wear it everyday and have it on at all times. It was that helpful. From reminding me that I needed to feed the baby at 4 not 6 on a specific day to turning my brainstorming ideas with a friend into a list of actionables (like this review!), it truly did add to my life. It also didn’t hallucinate, like at all. So while the context focus could be better, the details and information it provided was pleasantly accurate.

Comparisons & Alternatives

There are a plethora of AI records out there like @Limitless, @Plaud Note, and Bee that offer similar functionality. I haven’t personally used them but would love to hear from you if you have! There’s also the upcoming HiDock P1 which looks promising and has a bit of a teenage engineering design feel to it.

One of the wearables that's been gaining a lot of attention has been @Omi. They're vision is to create open-source, wearable hardware interfaces that create a symbotic relationship between AI tools and humans. Think Black Mirror Nubbin (Experience Disks) and you'll get the picture. What's interesting here is the open source aspect which lets you. in theory, build tools around the wearable.

While I'm not sure about the others, I have been told that Limitless does support multilingual transcription and memory so if that’s important you might need to go with Limitless for now…but it does cost quite a bit more which brings me to one of Fieldy’s great pros as well, it’s quite cost efficient compared to its competitors.

If multilingual transcription or advanced context awareness is important, Limitless could be worth a look. But I can’t recommend Fieldy enough for its focus on reminders and to-dos in addition to their Google Integrations, especially for the price. Although, Omi is worth considering with the no subscription fee.

Future Outlook:

I think Fieldy has a bright future. If they’re able to iterate quickly to support more integrations like Slack, support multiple languages happening at once throughout the day, and improve or offer more design choices I think they’ll have a hit.

I had the pleasure to work with the makers for their launch and provide them direct feedback as well. The team’s responsiveness, energy and openness to improvement gives me confidence that they’ll be able to offer good competition in the AI wearable space.

Verdict: Who is Fieldy For?

If you’re looking for a lightweight device that nails reminders and plays nicely with Google’s ecosystem, it’s a solid choice. With a few software updates and a hardware refresh, it could really find a home among the forgetful and busy. For now, it’s best for early adopters and those who are in dire need of something to help keep track of tasks that come from conversations (looking at you, fellow ADHDers!)

Marriage Status...

I'm still married, and thanks to Fieldy I've been saved from one or two arguments about forgetting to do something (like pick up eggs and pepper on my way back from working). So for that Fieldy gets two thumbs up from me.

Fun note: Mine sadly was burnt in the dryer but it’s provided enough value that I plan to buy another one.

What do you think?

Have you tried Fieldy or a similar device? I’d love to hear your experience in the comments!