Comparison

QuickScribe Video Transcripts vs Speech to Text

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

Head to head
About

QuickScribe Video Transcripts

This app generates readable, punctuated transcripts for any YouTube video. It offers synchronized playback, AI-powered chapter generation, and customizable viewing options. Transcripts can be exported in various formats.

Highlights
  • AI-powered punctuation and paragraphs
  • Synchronized video and audio playback
  • AI-generated Table of Contents
  • Adjustable video and transcript layout
  • Highlight important transcript passages
  • Export transcripts to multiple formats
Features
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Turn any YouTube video into a clear, beautifully formatted transcript with QuickScribe. Read, watch, search, and follow along with synchronized word-by-word highlighting. Key Features: - AI-powered punctuation and paragraph formatting - Private, on-device AI summaries - Four summary styles: TL;DR, Key Points, Detailed Summary, and Action Items - Switch between multiple saved summaries for each transcript - Smart table of contents with AI-generated chapters when needed - Full-text search across transcript content and video titles - Find saved transcripts directly through Apple Spotlight - Filter transcripts by publishing date, channel, or video length - Organize your library with folders - iCloud transcript, summary, highlight, and folder sync across iPhone and iPad - Synchronized YouTube playback with word-by-word highlighting - Full-screen landscape playback with a resizable transcript column - Highlight important passages - Copy an entire transcript in just two taps - Export as PDF, plain text, HTML, Markdown, or a screenshot - Manage downloaded AI models from Settings - Modern search, sharing, and reading interfaces QuickScribe streams videos directly from YouTube and does not download video or audio files. Contact laurent@appblit.com with ideas or feedback. QuickScribe uses Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Speech to Text

Effortlessly convert audio and video recordings into text. Save time by automatically transcribing lectures, interviews, and more with various precision levels. Export transcripts in multiple formats and sync them across all your iCloud devices.

Highlights
  • Record audio directly
  • Transcribe external audio/video
  • Transcribe YouTube URLs
  • Choice of transcription models
  • Export in .text, .srt, .vtt, .json
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
Read full description

Tired of wasting time taking notes, forgetting important points and not really concentrating on what your interlocutor is saying? Instead of spending hours tidying up your notes or manually transcribing an audio recording, My Transcriber transcribes everything word-for-word for you, saving you considerable time. Main Features: • Record audio directly from the app, • Written transcription in seconds from an external audio or video recording, or from a YouTube URL. Transcription is carried out on your device using the latest transcription technology to ensure that your audio file never ends up on any other device, • Choice of transcription model (Quick, Basic, Regular, Precision, Ultimate) depending on the precision you need for your summary, • Export your transcript in .text, .srt, .vtt and .json, • Backup of all your recordings, source audio files, transcriptions and summaries securely and synchronized with all your iCloud devices. 3 Benefits of using My Transcriber: • You can stay focused on what your interlocutor is saying instead of rushing to take notes during classes, lectures, interviews or meetings, • You can keep an accurate and complete audio and written record of a conversation, • You get a complete written summary that you only need to format in a text editor. Ready to get ahead of the game? Download My Transcriber now and don't hesitate to give us your suggestions in the app! Terms of Use: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/66406740 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/66406740

Screenshots

QuickScribe Video Transcripts4 screens
Speech to Text3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speech to Text at 100% against QuickScribe Video Transcripts's 68%. QuickScribe Video Transcripts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. QuickScribe Video Transcripts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Speech to Text sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickScribe Video Transcripts holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of QuickScribe Video Transcripts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Speech to Text's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickScribe Video Transcripts ships an update every 3 days, Speech to Text every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QuickScribe Video Transcripts versus Speech to Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickScribe Video TranscriptsSpeech to Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB27 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAppBlit LLCNBApps

Customer experience

QuickScribe Video Transcripts

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative17.9%

Speech to Text

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

QuickScribe Video Transcripts

Subscriptions2
  • Scribe Unlimited$1.991 Month
  • Scribe Unlimited$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scribe PRO$9.99
7 purchases

Speech to Text

Subscriptions7
  • Discovery$2.991 Month
  • AI Report - 10k$3.991 Month
  • AI Report - 10k$6.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • AI Report - 100k$8.991 Month
  • AI Report - 100k$14.991 Month
  • AI Report - 1M$22.991 Month
  • AI Report - 1M$59.991 Month

Questions

Is QuickScribe Video Transcripts free?
QuickScribe Video Transcripts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speech to Text free?
Speech to Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QuickScribe Video Transcripts or Speech to Text?
QuickScribe Video Transcripts is rated higher. QuickScribe Video Transcripts averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Speech to Text averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do QuickScribe Video Transcripts or Speech to Text have ads?
Neither QuickScribe Video Transcripts nor Speech to Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickScribe Video Transcripts or Speech to Text?
QuickScribe Video Transcripts ships an update every 3 days, and Speech to Text every 3 weeks. Most recently, QuickScribe Video Transcripts was updated on October 23, 2026 and Speech to Text on October 22, 2026.

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