Comparison

Transcribe vs LectMate

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

Head to head
About

Transcribe

This app offers professional-grade voice-to-text transcription and audio/video content extraction. It supports real-time transcription and translation in 41 languages, along with features like text-to-speech, voice notes, and floating subtitles for various scenarios.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription and translation
  • Audio and video to text conversion
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Voice note taking
  • Floating subtitles
  • Multi-language and dialect recognition
  • Intelligent summarization
Features
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专业级录音转文字、音视频文字提取软件! 支持41种语言实时转写和翻译,集成文字转语音、语音速记、悬浮字幕、同声传译等多种功能,全方位满足会议、讲座、采访等多场景语音转文字需求! ----【核心功能】---- •录音转文字:毫秒级识别,边说边转无需等待 •视频转文字:视频/链接提取文案/字幕或音频 •文字转语音:海量声音多领域覆盖,流畅自然 •会议记录:会议全程录音记录,纪要一键生成 •语音速记:无需提笔,边说边记,精准无误 •语音翻译:无需打字,对着说话,精准翻译 •悬浮字幕:观影、娱乐实时翻译,沉浸体验 •同声传译:声画同步,实时翻译,高效便捷 •多语种识别:智能识别方言和语种,准确率高 •智能总结:章节速览/关键词/摘要,高效总结 •高清录音:多场景录音模式、音质清晰 •音频转换:支持MP3/WAV/AAC等多种格式 •音频编辑:支持合并/分割/裁剪等,轻松处理 •更多工具:思维导图、长图拼接、文字识别等 ----【核心技术】---- •高效出稿:1小时音频最快2分钟出稿 •智能纠错:语义自动调整,准确率高 •智能断句:自动识别停顿,添加标点符号 •中英文混合识别:支持智能识别混合音频 •区分说话人:自动区分音频说话人、角色 ----【适用场景】---- •办公会议:会议无损记录,会议纪要一键生成 •演讲讲座:录音导入,一键提取重点内容 •采访报道:自动区分人物角色,快速编辑出稿 •取证录音:一键录音,音质清晰,无损记录 •日常生活:随时记录,语音输入,高效便捷 ------------------------------- ----【订阅说明】---- -- 订阅周期:1周(连续包周),1个月(连续包月),3个月(连续包季),12个月(连续包年)。 -- 订阅价格:以APP内展示信息为准。 -- 付款:用户确认购买并付款后记入iTunes账户。 -- 取消续订:如需取消续订,请在当前订阅周期到期前24小时以前,手动在iTunes/Apple ID设置管理中关闭自动续订功能。 -- 续订:苹果iTunes账户会在到期前24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延一个订阅周期。 隐私政策:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DTXVUV2RvSE1CWk5p 用户协议:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DTVV6Y2hoaE5DRE5h 自动续费会员服务协议:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DTVBIaWtYeFpYU1NL

About

LectMate

This app provides real-time voice-to-text transcription and simultaneous translation with advanced noise reduction. It's designed to help students and professionals understand lectures, meetings, and conversations, even with accents or background noise. Features include AI-powered summarization, note-taking, and multi-language support.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice-to-text transcription
  • Simultaneous translation
  • Audio noise reduction
  • AI keyword summarization
  • Bilingual transcript export
  • Search and replay recordings
  • Supports 71 languages
Features
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LectMate: A must-have for students. Professional recording, real-time voice-to-text transcription, and high-precision simultaneous translation; improve learning efficiency, and top students are using it. [Application scenarios] * Real-time translation for Zoom online classes and video conferences. No need to worry about accents from teachers or classmates, the transcription will still be accurate. * Offline classes can also be translated, with real-time Chinese subtitles to easily understand every sentence. * Take notes easily and export bilingual transcripts at any time to save time on reviewing and not miss any important knowledge. * Record phone calls and no longer fear to communicate with customer service. * Switch to conversation translation mode when going out to avoid social awkwardness and understand the other party's thoughts. * Collect inspirations at any time and improve your oral expression ability. [Core features] * Audio noise reduction: Even in noisy environments or when recording distant sources, high-quality voice-to-text transcription results can be obtained. * Intelligent transcription: The world's leading AI technology, #1 in the 2021 international automatic speech recognition challenge, provides high-precision, accurate, and fast transcription with high recognition rates. * Affordable price: 180 minutes of free transcription time per month, and only 0.27 yuan per hour for VIP members, which is only 1/2 the price of similar services. * Comprehensive functionality: Recording audio, taking notes, viewing translations, and exporting in multiple formats. All functions are available. We will continue to update more useful features to help you easily tackle all learning problems and improve efficiency. [Main features] * Real-time transcription: Record audio and take notes in real-time with high accuracy. Automatically save text and voice records after the session. * Keywords: Automatically extract key content and generate keyword summaries. * Import and export: Import audio files from other applications with one click and automatically generate text notes for efficient processing of audio content. * AI intelligent engine: Recognizes mixed Chinese and English speech, automatically distinguishes uppercase letters, adds punctuation, and corrects mistakes intelligently. * Search and replay: Quickly search for any word or sentence in the whole recording. Replay audio at your preferred speed for efficient review. * Multiple scenarios: Suitable for all classes, meetings, phone calls, interviews, lectures, and daily voice conversations. AI saves you time and effort. [71 supported languages] We stand with users from all over the world, continuously providing the most advanced services, making it easier for you to record every important moment in your daily life. Currently supported languages include: English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Afrikaans, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Estonian, Basque, Persian, Filipino, Galician, Gujarati, Armenian, Icelandic, Javanese, Georgian, Khmer, Kannada, Lao, Macedonian, Malayalam, Mongolian, Marathi, Malay, Burmese, Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Albanian, Sundanese, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Cantonese, Zulu. [Information confidentiality] We take your privacy and data security seriously. Your data is confidential and will not be transferred to third parties for any reason. You have full control over your data and can delete it from your account at any time. Privacy Policy: https://d1e0dtlz2jooy2.cloudfront.net/inter-web/lect-mate/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://d1e0dtlz2jooy2.cloudfront.net/inter-web/lect-mate/terms.html

Screenshots

Transcribe4 screens
LectMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transcribe at 73% against LectMate's 28%. Transcribe also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). LectMate's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (694 vs 79). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Transcribe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and LectMate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LectMate holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LectMate has 694 ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Transcribe's written reviews are positive against 28% of LectMate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcribe ships an update every 2 weeks, LectMate every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Transcribe versus LectMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribeLectMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (79 ratings)4.8 (694 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews — better27.9% of reviews
Number of ratings79694 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB273 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Zhilianda Technology Co., Ltd.Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited

Customer experience

Transcribe

All ratings79 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.0%

LectMate

All ratings691 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative64.2%

Bugs and requests

Transcribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LectMate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sudden loss of membership status
  • Automatic pause during recordings
  • Inability to find account login on different devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Batch export/import functionality
  • Customizable recording duration
  • Improved handling of accented/regional speech

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Transcribe

Subscriptions7
  • 录音转文字助手7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • 开通录音快速转写、外部音频导入转写服务、讯飞语音录音速记软件$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • 开通录音快速转写、外部音频导入转写服务、讯飞语音录音速记软件$8.993 Months
  • 连续包年$14.991 Year
  • 连续包年$15.991 Year
One-time3
  • 录音转文字助手$29.99
  • 永久会员$34.99
  • 永久会员$39.99
6 purchases

LectMate

Subscriptions6
  • LectMate 会员3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
  • LectMate Pro3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
  • LectMate 会员3 Days trial2 variants$6.997 Days
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  • LectMate Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • LectMate Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • LectMate Pro2 variants$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Transcribe free?
Transcribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LectMate free?
LectMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transcribe or LectMate?
LectMate is rated higher. Transcribe averages 4.3 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while LectMate averages 4.8 from 694 ratings.
Do Transcribe or LectMate have ads?
Neither Transcribe nor LectMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcribe or LectMate?
Transcribe ships an update every 2 weeks, and LectMate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Transcribe was updated on November 3, 2026 and LectMate on November 3, 2026.

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