Comparison

Transcriber vs Scribbn

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Transcriber

This app leverages AI to transform audio recordings and imported files into written text. It supports various devices and offers features like language selection, secure file locking, and easy sharing of transcribed documents.

Highlights
  • AI audio to text conversion
  • Record audio on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
  • Import audio from other apps
  • Change audio language
  • Export and share transcripts
  • Secure file locking
Features
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Transcriber uses artificial intelligence to turn audio into accurate, searchable text — right on your device. Record interviews, lectures, meetings, and voice notes on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, or import audio files from other apps. Transcriber handles the rest. RECORD ANYWHERE Capture audio directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. No internet connection required to start recording. IMPORT & TRANSCRIBE Bring in audio files from your device, Files, or any third-party app. Transcriber converts them into clean, readable text powered by AI. ORGANIZE & PROTECT Keep a full history of your transcripts. Lock sensitive interviews behind a passcode so only you can access them. EDIT & EXPORT Export your documents and share them however you need. MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT Switch the audio language on a per-file basis to transcribe in the language that fits your workflow. Download Transcriber today and never lose a word again.

About

Scribbn

Convert voice messages into text for easier understanding and faster replies. This tool helps you transcribe audio, summarize key points, and even detect emotions and keywords. It's ideal for situations where listening to audio is inconvenient or impossible.

Highlights
  • Voice message to text transcription
  • Text summarization
  • Emotion recognition
  • Keyword analysis
  • Silence detection remover
  • Message history search
  • Supports 136 languages
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Have you ever been receiving voice messages and not being able to listen to it in peace? Scribbn wants to solve exactly this problem and convert what is spoken into written text. Convert your voice notes to text and don’t make your friends wait a long time for an answer. Perfect in situations where putting your phone to your ear is not an option such as at meetings, theaters, events etc. No headphones at hand? No problem! Simply scan information with your eyes at a pace faster than the sender’s um’s and uh’s. Scribbn's sophisticated can also create a summary so that you can quickly find out what that voice message is about before investing time reading the whole thing. The text summarizer will extract the key sentences. In addition Scribbn extracts emotions and key phrases which helps you getting a better picture of what’s going on. After processing is finished the audio recording is not stored remotely with respect to your privacy. You can also easily search to find a specific voice message with some typing, meaning that you will never have to scroll through your conversations for hours again. How does it work? - Open favorite messenger - Select a voice message - Click the share icon - Choose Scribbn from the share menu - Get voice to text message transcript (smart auto detection of language)   Scribbn works well with: WhatsApp, Threema, Element, xx messenger, Line, KakaoTalk, iMessage, Signal, Telegram, Voice Memos, Voicemail and many other apps. Just forward, send or share voice messages to Scribbn. Features: - Voice conversation to text - Speech to text recognizer - Emotions recognition - Gender detector - Keyword analysis - Silence detection remover - Message history - Text summarization - We support 136 languages and dialects: Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic (DZ, BH, EG, IQ, IL, JO, KW, LB, LY, MA, OM, QA, SA, PS, SY, TN, AE, YE) Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Bosnian Bulgarian Burmese Catalan Chinese (ZH, TW) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch (BE, NL) English (AU, CA, GH, HK, IN, IE, KE, NZ, NG, PH, SG, ZA, TZ, UK, US) Estonian Filipino Finnish French (BE, CA, FR, CH) Galician Georgian German (AT, CH, DE) Greek Hebrew Hungarian Icelandic India (BN, GU, HI, KN, MR, TA, TE) Indonesian Irish Italian (IT, CH) Japanese Javanese Kazakh Khmer Korean Laos Latvian Lithuanian Macedonia Malay Maltese Mongolian Nepali Norwegian Pashto Persian Polish Portuguese (BR, PT) Romanian Russian Serbian Sinhala Slovak Slovenian Somali Spanish (AR, BO, CL, CO, CR, CU, DO, EC, SV, GQ, GT, HN, MX, NI, PA, PY, PE, PR, ES, UY, US, VE) Swahili (KE, TZ) Swedish Thai Turkish Ukranian Uzbek Vietnamese Welsh Zulu As we stand with Ukraine, all Ukrainian transcriptions are for free. So that being in contact with the ones you love the most is easier. Developed by Technidoo Solutions UG based in Aschaffenburg Düsseldorf Boston and Barcelona

Screenshots

Transcriber4 screens
Scribbn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scribbn at 4.6 against Transcriber's 3.0. Scribbn also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Transcriber's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transcriber sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scribbn sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scribbn holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of Transcriber's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scribbn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcriber ships an update every 2 weeks, Scribbn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Transcriber versus Scribbn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscriberScribbn
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinaries LabTechnidoo UG

Customer experience

Transcriber

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive7.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative87.9%

Scribbn

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Transcriber

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription2 variants$99.991 Year
4 purchases

Scribbn

One-time4
  • Starter Credits Pack$0.99
  • Bronze Credits Pack$1.99
  • Silver Credits Pack$3.99
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  • Gold Credits Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Transcriber free?
Transcriber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scribbn free?
Scribbn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transcriber or Scribbn?
Scribbn is rated higher. Transcriber averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Scribbn averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Transcriber or Scribbn have ads?
Scribbn shows ads; Transcriber does not.
Which is updated more often, Transcriber or Scribbn?
Transcriber ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scribbn every 3 weeks. Most recently, Transcriber was updated on June 10, 2026 and Scribbn on September 15, 2026.

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