# Transcribe Best — Unlimited Transcription

> Unlimited, privacy-first audio transcription for a fixed price, no subscription. (iPhone/iPad app by JP Software.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transcribe-best/id6482983055 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JP Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/1550656141)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $11.99
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.4 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-04-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transcribe-best/id6482983055/reviews.md

## What is Transcribe Best?

Unlimited, high-quality, and privacy-first audio transcription. Transcribe as much audio as you want for a single fixed price, no subscription needed. Transcribe Best can process long audio files even when the audio quality is low. You can record audio in the app or import it from the "Files" app. Audio or video files can also be shared from other apps to transcribe them in this app. There are 99 different supported languages. Transcribe meetings, calls, voice memos, lectures, podcasts, or any other audio. All processing is done on the device so audio files and transcription texts never leave your device.

Features:
- Works offline, without internet
- 99 supported languages
- Works on 3+ hour files
- Import videos to transcribe their audio
- Record audio in the app
- Record when the app is in the background
- No subscription needed
- Privacy friendly
- Import audio and video from the Files app
- Import audio and video from any app that supports sharing
- Export as subtitles in VTT and SRT format
- Automatically converts most audio and video formats like M4A, FLAC, MP3, MP4, WAV, ACC, MOV, WebM, AVI, FLV, and many more

Supported languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar, Nepali, Norwegian, Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, and Yoruba.

## Key features

- Unlimited transcription
- No subscription needed
- Offline functionality
- 99 supported languages
- Supports 3+ hour files
- Export in VTT and SRT
- Privacy-focused on-device processing

## Chart rankings

- #197 in Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transcribe-best/id6482983055/reviews.md

### 5/5 — One of the best

*2026-04-16*

I have tried a lot of these types of apps and this is one of the best.

Pros...

* Private/on device

* No subscription

* Works on older device with older os (as well as newer device)

* Tiny model available for device without much space (overall tiny model works well with English, but not as well for French - larger model works well for French)

* Really neat feature that highlights applicable (current) text in blue when listening to recording. No other app I tried has this feature. It's great!

* Options to play audio in background and record in background

* When you select text, you can get a translation

* You can delete the audio and keep the text (or delete both)

* You can customize the name of the recordings

* Doesn't require speech recognition permission (that would have been a deal breaker for me)

* Gives a lot of information (date/time, file size, model used, language, length)

* Fast transcribing for English on tiny model

* Good customer service

Cons...

* Not real time (quite fast for English on tiny model, rather slow for French on largest model)

* Translation not provided by default (but you can still get a translation if you select text)

* Can't edit transcribed text

* Search only seems to work with title (not content)

* Sometimes adds text out of nowhere (e.g. 'thank you'/'merci') and sometimes interprets silence as '(sad music)'

Wish list...

* Add button to copy (you can select the text but a button would be easier)

* Add option for larger text size

* Add more sorting options (e.g. sort by title)

* Add option to save to folders

* Add way to set default titles (current default title is long and gets cut off from view on smaller device)

* When you select text, add option to speak it (very helpful for foreign languages) - this feature already exists in the tablet version of the app but not the phone version

* Add option to show translation by default (without having to select text first)

* Highlight record/import buttons with another color (they blend in too much)

* Add option to NOT include any text when blank audio/silence, coughing, etc.

 Thanks for wonderful app!

### 3/5 — Fine, but there are bugs

*2026-03-30*

Pretty bare-bones, but it largely works. On long audio files (I have two two-hour-plus ones) it seems to have a hell of a bug where the transcription will just repeat the same text over and over again, but if you listen along at that point to the audio file that means it is repeating that text when it should be transcribing additional, different things that were said while the transcription insists it was the same few words over and over and over and over and over. I've gotten this result with multiple different sizes of transcription engine, and pretty much always getting the same kind of bug, even if it's not always in the same locations.

### 4/5 — Privacy is the priority

*2025-07-04*

It works, records, transcribes. Simple.
It crashes during transcription, restarting the app fixes it.
It stops recording when a call come in, that’s annoying where other apps will pause and restart.
It’s simple, secure, has some bugs to be fixed… and features to add.

**Developer response:** Happy to hear that the app is working out for you.

I am putting the “pause on call” feature on the list to get this fixed. Thank you for noticing.

If you have any other bugs or features that you would like to see, please email to support@transcribe.best

Always happy to hear feedback and would love to hear what you are missing.

### 5/5 — Great app and great developer

*2024-09-26*

The developer was incredibly helpful when I encountered a slight issue with the app. I use this app for work, and finding a decent Welsh transcription app for iOS is difficult - but this does the job perfectly.

### 5/5 — Great set of features

*2024-08-08*

Really like this app. I have spent a few hours researching the available Whisper AI-based speech-to-text iOS apps, but none offer the same range of features as Transcribe Best, for such a low one-off price. You can watch highlighted transcription text as you play back the recording, you can listen to the recording while coming out of the app, and also record while coming out of the app or even the screen locking. You can select which Whisper model to use. And it's all done offline on your phone, leading to no privacy concerns with online cloud storage. I'd encourage other users not to be put off by the Apple Store rating or small number of reviews.

### 3/5 — Top app - very accurate

*2024-07-07*

Overall good I’m happy with the transcriptions from English. The Transcribing of other languages needs big improvement and is not so accurate. However when it comes to transcribing English audio the app does a great job and is very accurate!

### 4/5 — Solid with caveats

*2024-05-13*

I actually really like it. I used it to record and transcribe a Google Meet meeting. I went back to the meeting recording and used Google's closed caption function to check how close the app got. It's fairly accurate except with those with heavier accents from India while speaking English. Google does a fantastic job recognizing accents through their CC but they've got significantly more data points for their model.

### 5/5 — Super simpel & funktioniert!

*2024-04-14*

Ich nutze die App um Sprachnachrichten von Kollegen aus MS Teams und WebEx unterwegs zu transkribieren oder selbst längere Protokolle zu verfassen. Super Lösung die bedenkenlos genutzt werden kann, da keine Daten an irgendwelche Server gehen…! Außerdem ohne nervige In-App Käufe oder Abos! 👍

## Frequently asked questions about Transcribe Best

### What is Transcribe Best's pricing model?

Transcribe Best is a paid app with a one-time purchase price of $11.99. There are no subscriptions or in-app purchases, offering unlimited transcription for this fixed cost.

### Does Transcribe Best have ads?

No, Transcribe Best does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application that offers an ad-free experience for its users.

### How many languages does Transcribe Best support?

Transcribe Best supports an extensive 99 different languages for transcription, making it a versatile tool for a global user base.

### Can Transcribe Best transcribe long audio files?

Yes, Transcribe Best is designed to work with audio files of 3+ hours in length, even if the audio quality is low.

### Is Transcribe Best available on Android devices?

Currently, Transcribe Best is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. Information regarding Android compatibility is not provided in the current data.

### How often is Transcribe Best updated?

The latest version of Transcribe Best, 1.3.0, was released on September 26, 2024. This indicates a recent update, suggesting the app is actively maintained.

### What export formats does Transcribe Best offer?

Transcribe Best allows users to export transcriptions as subtitles in VTT and SRT formats, which are widely compatible with video players and editing software.

### What is the user sentiment for Transcribe Best?

User sentiment appears to be very positive, with the app holding a rating of 4.8 stars from 4 ratings. This suggests users are highly satisfied with its performance.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2024-09-26

• Added more understandable details when selecting between models. Some select devices will now show estimates for how long each model takes to transcribe an audio file.
• Fixed an error where exporting transcripts that include special characters would fail.

### 1.2.0 — 2024-04-20

• Added VTT and SRT subtitle file export options
• Fixed special cases where importing files to the app would fail (For example when sharing voice messages from Telegram)

### 1.1.0 — 2024-04-16

• Fixed bug where importing files shared from other apps would fail
• Added toggle to settings to enable background audio playback
• Users are now prompted to enable background audio recording when they record something for the first time
• Audio playback pauses automatically when you start a new transcription

### 1.0 — 2024-04-11

No release notes.

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