Comparison

Transcribe vs Scribbn

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

Head to head
About

Transcribe

Convert spoken words into text in real-time or from imported audio/video files. Offers text-to-speech, audio editing, and supports over 100 languages for enhanced productivity in work, study, and travel.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech to text
  • Import audio/video for transcription
  • Text to speech with AI voices
  • Audio editing tools
  • Multilingual transcription (100+ languages)
  • AI noise reduction recording
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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The transcription-to-text feature can quickly and accurately convert real-time speech into text, supporting the import of audio files from mobile phones. It also includes features for text-to-speech, and audio editing, meeting the needs of mobile recording and speech-to-text for office work, meetings, learning, travel, and more, ultimately enhancing efficiency in both learning and work. ------Core Features of Speech-to-Text------ 【Real-time Speech to Text】 Transcribe while recording, instant drafting, intelligent error correction, high accuracy. 【Voice to Text Conversion】 Supports importing voice recordings from mobile phones and third-party software into the transcription software, with no restrictions on audio formats. 【Video to Text】 Import external videos and extract text from them. 【Text to Speech】 Choose from a variety of AI anchor voices, adjust speed, and add background music. 【Mobile Recording】 AI noise reduction recording, clear audio quality, multiple recording modes to choose from. 【Multilingual Transcription】 Supports over 100 languages including English, Korean, Japanese, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. 【Audio Editing】 Audio clipping, splitting, merging, format conversion, stereo synthesis, etc. 【Voice Export & File Management】 Quickly export audio files and transcription documents, sync edits across multiple devices. Subscription Instructions: Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/luyinwenziyinsiiiosen.html User Agreement: http://www.palmmob.cn/yinsi/luyinwenziyonghuiosen.html

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

Transcribe4 screens
Scribbn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Transcribe at 90% against Scribbn's 0%. Transcribe also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). Scribbn's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Transcribe'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

Transcribe ships an update every 2 months, Scribbn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Transcribe versus Scribbn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribeScribbn
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopershellmobTechnidoo UG

Customer experience

Transcribe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%

Scribbn

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

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Transcribe

Subscriptions5
  • transcribe Plan for monthly$4.991 Month
  • transcribe Plan for monthly$5.991 Month
  • Transcription for quarterly$9.996 Months
Show 2 more
  • Transcription Plan for yearly2 variants$14.991 Year
  • Transcription Plan for yearly$19.991 Year
One-time9
  • 1 hour transcription$0.99
  • 10分钟转写卡$1.99
  • 10 hours transcription$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 3 hours transcription$3.99
  • 5 hours transcription$4.99
  • 10 hours transcription$7.99
  • Transcription Plan for 5 hours$14.99
  • 20 hours transcription$14.99
  • Audio-to-Text Lifetime pro$24.99
4 purchases

Scribbn

One-time4
  • Starter Credits Pack$0.99
  • Bronze Credits Pack$1.99
  • Silver Credits Pack$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Gold Credits Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Transcribe free?
Transcribe 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, Transcribe or Scribbn?
Scribbn is rated higher. Transcribe averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Scribbn averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Transcribe or Scribbn have ads?
Both Transcribe and Scribbn show ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcribe or Scribbn?
Transcribe ships an update every 2 months, and Scribbn every 3 weeks. Most recently, Transcribe was updated on October 26, 2026 and Scribbn on October 24, 2026.

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