Comparison

Open Spoken vs Voice Engine Transcriber

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

Voice Engine Transcriber

This utility app converts spoken words into text in real-time. It offers in-app editing commands and allows users to easily share their transcribed text via email.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice transcription
  • In-app voice editing commands
  • Share transcripts via email
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Voice Engine is a voice-activated transcriber for iOS that allows the user to speak in real-time and see what they're saying instantly transcribe as text. It also includes editing features, which can be activated by simply saying the correct commands. Finally, there's a share icon, so you can send your transcript to yourself via email.

Screenshots

Open Spoken3 screens
Voice Engine Transcriber2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Open Spoken at 4 against Voice Engine Transcriber's 2. Open Spoken also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Open Spoken versus Voice Engine Transcriber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen SpokenVoice Engine Transcriber
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTal AviramThinApp Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

Open Spoken

No in-app purchases

None

Voice Engine Transcriber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Spoken free?
Open Spoken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Engine Transcriber free?
Voice Engine Transcriber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Spoken or Voice Engine Transcriber have ads?
Neither Open Spoken nor Voice Engine Transcriber shows ads.

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