Comparison

Vienna Scribe vs AI Captioner

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 Captioner

This app provides offline, real-time voice transcription without needing an internet connection. It's ideal for quickly converting spoken words into text during meetings, while watching TV, or in conversations.

Highlights
  • Real-time live transcription
  • Fully offline functionality
  • No internet required
  • No login or subscription needed
  • Voice to text conversion
Features
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Introducing AI Captioner: Offline real-time AI voice transcription service. No internet needed, just speak and it transcribes. Perfect for meetings, television viewings, and face-to-face conversations requiring swift voice to text transcription. Features: - Real-time live transcription, suitable for use as a live captioner - Fully offline, no login, subscription, or internet necessary.

Screenshots

Vienna Scribe4 screens
AI Captioner1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vienna Scribe at 4.5 against AI Captioner's 2.0. Vienna Scribe also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 50%) and ratings volume (46 vs 3). AI Captioner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vienna Scribe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. AI Captioner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vienna Scribe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vienna Scribe has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Vienna Scribe's written reviews are positive against 50% of AI Captioner's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vienna Scribe versus AI Captioner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVienna ScribeAI Captioner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAqua Voice, Inc.LI-JEN LIU

Customer experience

Vienna Scribe

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

AI Captioner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
None

AI Captioner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vienna Scribe free?
Vienna Scribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Captioner free?
AI Captioner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vienna Scribe or AI Captioner?
Vienna Scribe is rated higher. Vienna Scribe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while AI Captioner averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Vienna Scribe or AI Captioner have ads?
Neither Vienna Scribe nor AI Captioner shows ads.

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