Comparison

Open Spoken vs Transcribr

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

Head to head
About

Open Spoken

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Open Spoken is an open-source app to transcribe audio from the microphone into text. It's designed to help communicating with the hearing impaired by showing transcribed text on the device screen. It uses Apple’s speech recognition so it supports any language supported by Apple’s Speech Recognition engine. Supported languages (as of iOS 16): - Arabic - Chinese - Croatian - Danish - Dutch - English - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Hindi - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Malay - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Slovak - Spanish - Swedish - Thai - Turkish - Ukrainian - Vietnamese

About

Transcribr

Effortlessly transcribe audio and video files in any language with advanced speech recognition and editing tools. Access your transcriptions from anywhere with cloud-based technology. Perfect for students, journalists, and professionals needing accurate, easy-to-use transcription.

Highlights
  • Transcribe audio and video
  • Supports all major languages
  • Advanced speech recognition
  • Editing and refinement tools
  • Add timestamps
  • Cloud-based access
Features
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Say goodbye to language barriers and tedious transcription processes with our cutting-edge transcription app. Whether you're a student, journalist, or business professional, our app makes it easy to transcribe audio and video files in any language. With our advanced speech recognition technology, you can transcribe even the most challenging audio files with stunning accuracy. Our app works seamlessly with all major languages and dialects, so you can transcribe anything from a casual conversation to a professional interview. But that's not all - our app also includes powerful editing tools that make it easy to edit and refine your transcriptions. You can quickly make corrections, add timestamps, and highlight important sections of your transcript, all within the app. In addition, our app is incredibly user-friendly, with a sleek and intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate and use. And with our cloud-based technology, you can access your transcriptions from anywhere, at any time. So if you're looking for a powerful transcription app that works with any language, look no further than our app. Download it today and experience the convenience and accuracy of transcription at your fingertips! The model used for transcription will work with almost any language. The languages used to test on are these: Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Maori, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Welsh.

Screenshots

Open Spoken3 screens
Transcribr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Spoken at none against Transcribr's 3. Open Spoken also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Transcribr sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Open Spoken asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Spoken ships an update every 14 months, Transcribr every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on February 19, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Open Spoken versus Transcribr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen SpokenTranscribr
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTal AviramOscar Hedeby Iversen

In-app purchases

None

Open Spoken

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Transcribr

One-time3
  • 1.000 Tokens$0.99
  • 5.000 Tokens$1.99
  • 10.000 Tokens$1.99

Questions

Is Open Spoken free?
Open Spoken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Transcribr free?
Transcribr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Open Spoken or Transcribr have ads?
Neither Open Spoken nor Transcribr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Spoken or Transcribr?
Open Spoken ships an update every 14 months, and Transcribr every 13 months. Most recently, Open Spoken was updated on February 19, 2026 and Transcribr on September 5, 2026.

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