Otter Transcribe Voice Notes User Reviews

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Otter.ai, Inc.

Business

Productivity

Reviews Summary

Positive highlights

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This app hasHighly accurate transcription

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This app hasFast transcription process

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This app hasAbility to search and navigate transcripts

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This app hasSpeaker identification and labeling

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This app hasSeamless integration with other apps and platforms

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This app hasHelpful for hearing-impaired users

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This app hasImpressive AI capabilities

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This app hasGenerous free plan with 600 minutes per month

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This app hasUseful for professionals, students, and writers

Negative highlights

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This app hasClunky editing and formatting tools

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This app hasLimited access to past transcripts without upgrading

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This app hasInconsistent performance with background noise or multiple speakers

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This app hasLack of desktop app or integration with popular productivity tools

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This app hasExpensive premium plans for power users

Top reviews

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Unbelievable and impressive high quality AI audio app

Whoever developed this app has done terrific job. I tested this app to read captions from live radio and pretty much it captured everything regardless of whatever accent. The amazing part of this app is that it does capture the low level sound of the person talking a bit further distance. One of best AI built app and very convenient to use in either conference meetings, audio recording, and other forms of media.
Thank You for sharing this app and please keep rocking to take this app to next level!!!

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A guy from Sydney

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for your feedback! Please recommend Otter.ai and earn rewards ( http://otter.ai/inviting ). Upgrade to Premium and Teams for more great features ( https://otter.ai/pricing ). Follow us on Twitter (@otter_ai), Facebook (@OtterAI), and LinkedIn (Otter.ai) to keep up to date with product updates, news, and events.

It changes my life (literally)

This app becomes essential besides Notability for my study.

I need to take notes constantly listening to the lectures but was not fast enough to jot down all details so will always need to spend large amount of time rewatching lecture capture over and over again to make sure I am not missing any details.

I feel a pity that I did not discover this app earlier. How powerful it is - It helps me jot down most of the details efficiently so saved me tons of time. My lecturer has strong accent but the app recorded 85% of the contently correctly and it is very impressive for me.

Sometimes it is not about how hard working you are but about the way you do it to achieve the great outcome. This app is definitely a must for those who have a hard time catching up missing details in the class. It makes my study life much easier and more efficient.

Thank you for developing this app, it is sure helping me out and please keep up the good work!

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canmnnnnm

5 years ago

Response from developer

Great results when something doesn’t stop the recording

I’ve always been impressed with the recording quality and accuracy of the dictation of Otter, especially by the recordings sent to me from other people. However whenever I’ve used it I’ve constantly had my recordings automatically stopped because of a phone call interrupting the process. It never continues recording and is extremely frustrating. So far I’m not comfortable paying for premium with this type of unreliability.

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A-Waldo

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately, we've found iOS itself is unreliable in notifying third-party apps when a phone call is finished, thus causing Otter to fail to resume recording sometimes. As a workaround, would you be open to putting your phone in "Do Not Disturb" mode before recording? Please give this a try, and we hope you'd reconsider your rating based on this clarification. Thanks!

Brilliantly effective

My CEO speaks at 100mph and Otter still keeps up. It’s my #1 AI powered productivity tool!

JustinFlitter

5 years ago

Response from developer

One of the best after trying many others

I like this app as it types in real time, has time markers(useful for exam preparation when you record yourself and see how much you can fit in a standard OSCE). Has pretty good word recognition and learning new words. Thanks to developers

Audaxy

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you! We listen to all feedback and use it to improve Otter. If you find Otter useful, please use your referral link to share and earn rewards. Follow us on Twitter (@otter_ai), Facebook (@OtterAI), LinkedIn (Otter.ai) and other social media for updates. And check out our Premium and Teams plans (https://otter.ai/pricing) with extra features!

So helpful!

I had to transcribe a 45 minute conversation for a final project for a class and I am surprised at how well this app works. I uploaded my file from my google drive, and while the quality of sound was worse than the original file, it wasn’t terrible. I was able to easily pick out words, even when someone stumbled over words, trailed off quietly, or we ended up talking over each other. The best part was that the app was able to, too! And with crazy good accuracy. There were a few misheard words or phrases, which is why I recommend making sure it’s correct yourself before submitting anything, but overall: SO GLAD I FOUND THIS APP. It literally saved me HOURS of work!

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liabk5

5 years ago

Better on web

This review is for the app, not the overall Otter service which is great. But if I have to do any editing of transcripts, I’m doing it on the desktop browser service, not the iOS app, which struggles to keep up with my edits and also suffers serial sync failures and inconsistencies, sometimes not saving my work, sometimes overwriting stuff I’ve done with previous versions to create total gibberish. It’s frustrating as I like to travel with just my iPad to work from, but tidying up interviews on the move is a total chore.

The actual transcription stuff is accurate and getting better all the time, and the general service offered by Otter is better than other rivals I’ve tried. But the app needs work.

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robotdahler

5 years ago

Response from developer

Would you please email us at support@otter.ai so we can look into this issue in detail? We listen to all feedback and use it to improve Otter. Thanks!

Helps me get things done

I’ve used it for formal interviews, papers and work. Allows me to get things done - even in traffic, which can tie me up for hours.
The transcription is quite good and getter better - it seems to keep improving.
Very easy to transfer to written versions - which is a big plus for me.
My only knock is the lack of clear instructions and that the writing on the screens is small and they don’t easily zoom in. Since I can’t be the only one using it while driving, they should bring in some designers of apps people use while driving - make it more user friendly for that environment.
As an aside, wish the highlighting text features were a bit easier to use - works at times but then won’t turn on - can’t figure out how to clear. Used to more standard features in adobe or other readers.

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Javi m1

5 years ago

Best Transcription App

I normally don’t pay for the “upgraded” version of many apps but this one is 100% worth it! As a previous Administrative Assistant I wish I had this app; however, in my current role this app is so helpful in recording meetings and helping my minutes and notes go smoothly. Of course not every transcription is going to be 100% accurate (because technology is not perfect) but that is where the clear and concise sound on this app comes in to play. I think it records better than any recorder I’ve ever used! The transcription is about 85% accurate depending on who is talking. My minutes and notes go by so much faster with this application. The free version is amazing but I take so many minutes at various minutes I had to buy because... why not??? So download this app! It’s the best one I’ve found to date!!!

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aswjut

5 years ago

How did I live without you

I’ve been transcribing for a couple years but I’ve usually only don’t small segments. Most were just small snippets of audio and never the full version. I recently accepted an offer from a client who required full transcription of her interviews, some of which, are over an hour. I was 15 mins into transcribing and I was exhausted. I did some googling tried Google Docs but it was complete trash. I found Otter and downloaded it on my phone at first. I played the audio on my computer and recorded it on my phone. I thought I hit the jackpot. Once it was done, I emailed it to myself. I got on my computer to open it and it made me sign in online. This is where I discovered that I could just upload the audio file and it would process it for me! Then by pure accident, I realized I could play it and it would highlight the words as it played. I would say it’s about 90% right. I love that we can assign speakers and timestamps. Then when we export it into word, you can choose to keep the speakers and timestamps or remove them. This has cut my transcribing time down extremely!! Saving me hours!! Love love love!

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MistyManns