Hello Transcribe vs Talkable
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/
Talkable
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NOTE: Requires an OpenAI account with a developer key with access to OpenAI's Whisper model. Using OpenAI's open source Whisper text-to-speech model, you can quickly transcribe voice into usable text. You can also transcribe or paste in text and issue commands to make edits to it. Talkable is designed to let you rapidly transcribe text and copy it into other apps (e.g., Slack, Messages, etc.); features like auto-copy and clear-on-exit make context switching effortless.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hello Transcribe at Free against Talkable's $1.99. Talkable's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Hello Transcribe is free to download; Talkable costs $1.99 up front. Hello Transcribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Talkable asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hello Transcribe ships an update weekly, Talkable every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Transcribe | Talkable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Nortier | AlphaBeta |
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
Talkable
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
Talkable
No in-app purchases
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