Comparison

Transcripts | Audio to text vs Transcripts

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

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Transcripts | Audio to text

Features
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Transcripts – The Real-Time Transcription App Transcripts is the innovative tool that instantly converts your audio and video content into accurate text. Whether you’re recording a meeting, a class, or an interview, our state-of-the-art technology captures every word in real time. Designed for professionals, students, and creators, Transcripts supports the transcription of voices, audio files, videos, and even links. It also offers AI-powered note-taking for students and professionals. Its modern, intuitive interface simplifies organizing, searching, and managing your transcriptions, while cloud synchronization ensures secure access to your data across all your devices. Enjoy 3 free transcriptions when you sign up. To access all advanced features, choose one of our auto-renewable subscriptions: Full Access Weekly: $1.99 Full Access Monthly: $4.99 Full Access Annual: $24.99 Each subscription provides full access to premium features, managed directly through your App Store account. For more information, please check our links: EULA: https://transcripts.fr/en/eula Terms of Use: https://transcripts.fr/en/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://transcripts.fr/en/privacy-policy Download Transcripts today and transform the way you capture and share your ideas.

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Transcripts

Record and transcribe audio directly on your iPhone or iPad, with optional Mac integration for enhanced note-taking. Enjoy real-time transcription and secure, on-device processing for genuine privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device audio recording
  • Live speech-to-text transcription
  • Optional Mac integration for notes
  • Speaker identification and summaries (Mac)
  • Offline recording and transcription
  • Multiple cloud storage options
  • Open-source and private
Features
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Transcripts records and transcribes on your iPhone or iPad, and works with Transcripts for Mac to turn those recordings into meeting notes. Continue on your Mac Get Transcripts for Mac from the Mac App Store. Point both apps at the same Transcripts folder in iCloud Drive. The Mac processes your finished mobile recordings, adds speaker names and summaries, and saves the results back to the shared folder for you to read on iPhone or iPad. The Mac app also captures your microphone and the other side of a call, shows a live transcript, and files the finished notes where you keep them. Recording and speech processing happen on your devices; iCloud Drive syncs the files you choose to share. Your iPhone and iPad remain complete recorders on their own. A Mac is optional. Read it while you record Words appear on screen as you speak, using on-device speech recognition. No waiting for a file to upload and come back as text. It keeps recording Lock the screen, switch apps, take a call — capture continues, and a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows it is still running. Your files, your folder Recordings are saved as ordinary .m4a audio with a plain-text transcript beside each one. Choose where they go: iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or just on your device. There is no proprietary library to escape from and nothing to export — the files are already yours. Genuinely private No servers, no accounts, no analytics, no advertising. Transcripts sends your audio nowhere: it requires on-device speech recognition and switches live text off rather than fall back to a server. Your recordings go only where you put them. Open source The app is open source under the MIT licence, so the privacy claims above are checkable rather than promised. Recording laws vary by location, and some places require the consent of everyone in a conversation. Please make sure you may lawfully record before you do.

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Transcripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transcripts at none against Transcripts | Audio to text's 7. Transcripts also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Transcripts | Audio to text's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Transcripts | Audio to text sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Transcripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcripts | Audio to text ships an update weekly, Transcripts daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Transcripts | Audio to text versus Transcripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscripts | Audio to textTranscripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOUSTOIFA MROIVILIDOUGLAS HATCHER

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Transcripts | Audio to text

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Full access$1.997 Days
  • Full access Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Basic transcription$4.991 Month
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  • ANNUAL PROMOTION$12.991 Year
  • Standard transcription$12.991 Month
  • Annual full access3 Days trial$22.991 Year
  • Premium transcription$34.991 Month
None

Transcripts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transcripts | Audio to text free?
Transcripts | Audio to text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transcripts free?
Transcripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transcripts | Audio to text or Transcripts have ads?
Neither Transcripts | Audio to text nor Transcripts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcripts | Audio to text or Transcripts?
Transcripts | Audio to text ships an update weekly, and Transcripts daily. Most recently, Transcripts | Audio to text was updated on September 30, 2026 and Transcripts on October 9, 2026.

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