Hello Transcribe vs GeePeeTee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Transcribe
This app offers private and secure speech-to-text transcription using on-device processing. It can transcribe audio and video files, voice notes, podcasts, and live microphone feeds, with support for multiple languages and offline functionality.
- On-device transcription for 100% privacy
- Offline functionality
- Transcribe audio and video files
- Live microphone feed transcription
- Multiple language support
- Encrypted iCloud saving
- Export VTT/SRT subtitle files (PRO)
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Hello Transcribe is a private and secure speech to text transcriber that uses OpenAI Whisper and Whisper.cpp. • All processing is done on-device for 100% privacy, and it also works offline. • Transcribe voice notes (e.g. WhatsApp), podcasts, or any audio file (many formats supported). • Transcribe supported video formats. • Save encrypted results in iCloud. • Transcribe the microphone feed to dictate notes or record meetings live. • Supports many languages and translation to English. • [PRO] Buy PRO once off, use forever. • [PRO] Use Presets to manage different configurations. • [PRO] Export VTT or SRT files to add subtitles to video or podcasts. • [PRO] Save audio to re-transcribe later or export. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GeePeeTee
This app provides direct access to an advanced AI chatbot API on your iPhone. Engage in ongoing conversations, get quick answers, generate text in various formats, and save your chat history for later.
- Native AI chatbot interaction
- Quick answers and text generation
- Input conversion to various formats
- Prompt-guided conversations
- Save and access conversations
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GeePeeTee is a simple native app that lets you quickly access the advanced chatbot API. Fill in your secret API key and you're ready to go! You can also start multiple conversations with different prompts and easily access them from the Conversations page. GeePeeTee is perfect for anyone who wants an easy and efficient way to use the chatbot directly from their iPhone. Try it out today and see how it can enhance your experience! Features: - Interact with an advanced chatbot natively in an ongoing conversation - Quickly get answers to your questions or generate longer messages without typing - Let the chatbot convert your input into a variety of other formats - Create conversations with a specific prompt to guide the conversation - Save existing conversations for easy access and to come back to them later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GeePeeTee at none against Hello Transcribe's 2. GeePeeTee also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.6). Hello Transcribe's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 48%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Hello Transcribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. GeePeeTee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hello Transcribe holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hello Transcribe's written reviews are positive against 48% of GeePeeTee's.
Hello Transcribe ships an update weekly, GeePeeTee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Transcribe | GeePeeTee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (37 ratings) — better | 4.2 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 48.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ben Nortier | Good Snooze |
Customer experience
Hello Transcribe
GeePeeTee
Bugs and requests
Hello Transcribe
Reported bugs
9 issues- Crashes with update
- UI/UX bugs
- Text is lost if app is switched
- App crashes when saving transcript
- App crashes when loading Accurate Multilingual model
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- Phone screen times out and app stops recording
- App crashes when trying to select larger models (Pro version)
- Auto scroll of live transcription is missing
- Loses all transcription if interrupted
Requested features
22 requests- Translation to other languages in real time
- Keep audio file attached (.m4a)
- Option to re-process transcription as a single complete audio file
- Set real-time preview model and then process complete audio with another model
- Option to record audio and transcribe overnight (for larger models)
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- Searchable recordings with audio player cursor jumping to word position
- Menu-bar version for quick access
- Ability to right-click in text field and select transcribe option
- Clean up random line breaks and spacing
- Ability to use system audio for transcription
- Keep screen awake during recording
- Confirmation prompt for 'clear' button
- Select specific section of text for export
- Auto-save dictated text and view files later
- Timestamps in transcriptions
- Keyboard add-on for dictation
- macOS version based on CoreML
- Tailor settings for medical professionals
- Bring to Android
- Auto recovery or auto save of transcriptions
- Auto scroll of live transcription
- Edit resulting text before sharing
GeePeeTee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hello Transcribe
- Pro Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- PRO Purchase$6.99
GeePeeTee
No in-app purchases
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