Comparison

Vienna Scribe vs AI Writer

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

Head to head
About

Vienna Scribe

This app provides highly accurate speech-to-text transcription using advanced AI models. It supports over 70 languages, offers high background noise tolerance, and ensures total privacy by storing data locally. Easily import audio and share transcripts.

Highlights
  • Accurate AI transcription
  • Supports over 70 languages
  • High background noise tolerance
  • Total data privacy
  • Import all audio file types
  • Share transcripts to any app
Features
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Vienna Scribe turns speech into text on iPhone and iPad. Record a conversation or import a file, then read, review, and share the transcript. RECORD AND IMPORT Record meeting notes, interviews, lectures, and voice memos directly in Scribe. Import supported audio and video files, including MP3, M4A, WAV, MP4, and WebM. FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION Speaker detection helps show who said what, with consecutive speech by one person kept together. Give speakers names, correct a passage or all turns by that speaker, and split where another speaker starts. REVIEW WHILE YOU LISTEN Play back a recording and follow its transcript. Tap transcript text or a timestamp to jump to that part of the audio. SHARE YOUR WORDS Share a transcript with speaker names, or export text without names. You can also share the original audio. AI REWRITES Use AI to draft emails, blog posts, paragraphs, and lists of ideas from transcript text. Choose a format, tone, and length. Transcription and AI rewrites require an internet connection and use server processing. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in Settings and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Help Center: https://vienna.earth/scribe/faq Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/viennahypertext Privacy Policy: https://vienna.earth/meta/scribe/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AI Writer

This AI writing assistant generates emails, posts, and replies directly on your device using on-device AI. It offers features like a writing chat for revisions, a reply assistant for understanding messages, and summarization tools. Save, search, and export your creations in various formats.

Highlights
  • On-device AI writing
  • Writing chat for revisions
  • Reply assistant
  • Summarize long texts
  • Template library
  • Personalized writing style
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Export to Word, Markdown, text
Features
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AI Writer writes emails, posts, replies and rewrites on your device, with Apple Intelligence. No account, no server, nothing leaves your device. Writing requires Apple Intelligence on a supported device with iOS 26 or later. On other devices your saved texts stay readable. WRITE ANYTHING • Three versions of every text, written live, so you can pick the angle you like • Writing Chat: write something, then ask for changes in your own words. Shorter, warmer, add a deadline. Every version is kept • Emails, posts for X, blog posts, rewrites, continued texts and grammar fixes with a word-by-word diff REPLY AND UNDERSTAND • Reply Assistant: paste a message, get the gist, what needs an answer and three replies • Summarize: a long email or article becomes the key points, what it asks of you and the jargon explained • Meeting notes: rough notes become a summary, decisions and a to-do list with owners and dates TEMPLATES Short messages, out-of-office replies and headlines. Plus: cover letters, job posts, product descriptions, LinkedIn About, review replies and bios. YOUR VOICE Paste a few things you wrote. AI Writer learns your style on your device and writes every text the way you would. Only the style is kept, never your texts. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Draft a reply, rewrite text or write a post without opening the app. Send any text to AI Writer from the Shortcuts app. YOUR LIBRARY Every text you save gets a title. Search, filter, edit, copy, share, or export as a Word, Markdown or text file. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is written on your device. AI Writer has no account and no server, and it never sees what you write. AI WRITER PLUS Writing is free. Plus adds Pro templates and Meeting notes, unlimited Writing Chat, more voices, your whole library and export. Monthly, yearly, or once for a lifetime. If you ever subscribed to AI Writer before, Plus is free for you, forever. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/cb1ecc3f-0b1e-4520-9cef-f4aec66e7ca7

Screenshots

Vienna Scribe4 screens
AI Writer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vienna Scribe and AI Writer both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Vienna Scribe's written reviews are positive against 54% of AI Writer's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Vienna Scribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and AI Writer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vienna Scribe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Vienna Scribe's written reviews are positive against 54% of AI Writer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vienna Scribe ships an update every 5 days, AI Writer every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Vienna Scribe versus AI Writer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVienna ScribeAI Writer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better4.3 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings46125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAqua Voice, Inc.Andras Molnar

Customer experience

Vienna Scribe

All ratings46 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative31.3%

AI Writer

All ratings125 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative37.1%

Bugs and requests

Vienna Scribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AI Writer

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App doesn't generate articles
  • Key is invalid after generation
  • Help request errors
  • "Something went wrong" error message
  • API key not working
Show 8 more
  • Internet access error message
  • App doesn't work at all
  • Keeps saying API key doesn't work
  • Asking for a key without explanation
  • App failed first time, API error
  • API is not working
  • Too many steps to use API key
  • Doesn't generate content beyond a period

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make the app free or more affordable
  • Provide clear instructions on obtaining API keys

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vienna Scribe

Subscriptions2
  • Vienna Scribe Ultra (Monthly)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Audio Notes Ultra (Annual)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
3 purchases

AI Writer

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Vienna Scribe free?
Vienna Scribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Writer free?
AI Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vienna Scribe or AI Writer?
Vienna Scribe is rated higher. Vienna Scribe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while AI Writer averages 4.3 from 125 ratings.
Do Vienna Scribe or AI Writer have ads?
Neither Vienna Scribe nor AI Writer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vienna Scribe or AI Writer?
Vienna Scribe ships an update every 5 days, and AI Writer every 8 days. Most recently, Vienna Scribe was updated on October 30, 2026 and AI Writer on October 30, 2026.

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