Comparison

Transcriber vs transcriptor for WhatsApp

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 extracts text from audio and media files, acting as a portable scanner and document library. It allows for easy sharing of transcribed text via PDF.

Highlights
  • Extract text from audio files
  • Transcribe live talk
  • Share text via PDF
  • Portable scanner functionality
  • Document library
  • Media to text conversion
Features
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Textr is an application for extracting text from any media files, including audio messages from your messengers. Which makes it easy to share the extracted text via a PDF file. It is a portable scanner, converter and portable document library. Most useful and fastest professional media to text conversion app. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Please note, you will need a subscription in order to get access to get access to unlimited extractions. The monthly subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within a 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is cancelled, access to the features will expire at the end of the current payment period. You will get access to all the features for the $1,99 monthly subscription. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms--Conditions-03-15-2 Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-03-15-25

About

transcriptor for WhatsApp

Convert voice messages from various chat apps and voice memos into text. This tool saves time, prevents misunderstandings, and allows for easy editing and searching of transcriptions. It supports numerous languages and offers summaries for premium transcriptions.

Highlights
  • Transcribe audio messages to text
  • Supports WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and more
  • Edit and search transcriptions
  • Supports 32 languages for transcription
  • Offers premium transcriptions with summaries
  • Useful for meetings and noisy environments
  • Beneficial for hearing-impaired users
Features
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transcriptor is the must-have app for anyone who receives audio messages on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and others, or records Voice Memos. With our speech recognition technology, you can quickly and easily transcribe audio messages into text, saving you time and eliminating misunderstandings. Simply select the audio message you want to transcribe, share it with our app, and watch as we turn it into easy-to-read text. You can even edit the transcription or and search for text inside it to make it easier to follow. Whether you're using WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, iMessage for personal or professional communication, transcriptor - Read your audios is the perfect tool to make sure you never miss an important message again.  Try it out today and see the difference it can make! Perfect for scenarios such as: - meetings - theater or cinema - loud party - places where you need privacy, such as a waiting room at the doctor - avoiding kids to hear a voice message - not waking up sleeping bed partner Beyond perfect for hearing impaired people who receive voice messages. We support 32 languages for simple transcriptions: English, German, Spanish, Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, We Chinese and Yue Chinese! Plus all languages for the premium transcriptions. Now also supporting summaries when doing a premium transcription! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Transcriber4 screens
transcriptor for WhatsApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: transcriptor for WhatsApp at 100% against Transcriber's 11%. transcriptor for WhatsApp also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). 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. Transcriber sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and transcriptor for WhatsApp sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcriber ships an update fortnightly, transcriptor for WhatsApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Transcriber versus transcriptor for WhatsApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribertranscriptor for WhatsApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukashevych OleksandrLuisa Fernanda Castano Jurado

Customer experience

Transcriber

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

transcriptor for WhatsApp

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Transcriber

Subscriptions7
  • $1/2 Weekly Subscription$0.497 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
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  • Monthly $2 Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • $5 Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • $5 Monthly Trial Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • $15 Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
6 purchases

transcriptor for WhatsApp

One-time6
  • 10 min of summaries$0.29
  • 25 min of summaries$0.49
  • 60 Premium Minutes$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 100 Premium Minutes$1.99
  • 250 min of summaries$2.99
  • Buy us a coffee!$4.99

Questions

Is Transcriber free?
Transcriber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is transcriptor for WhatsApp free?
transcriptor for WhatsApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transcriber or transcriptor for WhatsApp have ads?
Neither Transcriber nor transcriptor for WhatsApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcriber or transcriptor for WhatsApp?
Transcriber ships an update fortnightly, and transcriptor for WhatsApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Transcriber was updated on September 18, 2026 and transcriptor for WhatsApp on August 12, 2026.

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