Hello Transcribe vs SpeakNScript
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/
SpeakNScript
This app offers fast and accurate audio file transcription using advanced technology. It supports numerous audio and video formats, provides real-time syncing, and allows for easy editing and export of transcripts in various formats. It also supports 100 languages for global versatility.
- Offline audio transcription
- Supports all audio/video formats
- Real-time recording and transcription sync
- Global search across transcripts
- Editable transcript segments
- Export to SRT, CSV, TXT, PDF
- Supports 100 languages
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Welcome to SpeakNScript, your go-to application for quick, easy, and precise audio file transcription. Our innovative app utilizes the advanced transcription technology, Whisper, to transcribe any audio file on your device, ensuring your data never leaves your device. SpeakNScript supports every known format, including mp3, wav, m4a, and mp4 videos. It provides you with efficient audio recording and transcription syncing feature, which automatically underlines the text and scrolls the transcription list for sheer user convenience. Discover our global search function, enabling you to perform quick searches across ALL your recorded transcripts. Even if you can’t remember the exact note, locating a specific word has never been easier! Our user-friendly app allows you to edit individual segments if any transcription errors occur, ensuring utmost accuracy. In addition, multiple models are available, ranging from the less accurate and slower to the most accurate. Easily export files in .srt, .csv, .txt, or .pdf format, and feel free to copy all transcriptions or individual segments. What’s more? SpeakNScript supports an impressive 100 languages, making it a versatile language tool. Download SpeakNScript today and experience flawless and secure audio transcription like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hello Transcribe at 4.4 against SpeakNScript's 4.0. Hello Transcribe also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). SpeakNScript's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Hello Transcribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SpeakNScript sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hello Transcribe holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Transcribe has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Hello Transcribe's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeakNScript's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Hello Transcribe | SpeakNScript |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Nortier | Niels van Straaten |
Customer experience
Hello Transcribe
SpeakNScript
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
SpeakNScript
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
SpeakNScript
- Lifetime$3.99
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