Comparison

SpeakSense vs Scriba

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

Head to head
About

SpeakSense

Features
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Record a meeting, a lecture, an interview or a passing idea — and get the text without sending a second of audio to anyone's server. SpeakSense records, transcribes and organizes entirely on your iPhone. Speech becomes text using your device's own speech models, so there is no account to create, nothing to upload, and no waiting on a connection. Once iOS has installed the language you work in, transcription keeps running in airplane mode. RECORD • A live level meter while you record, so you can see you are actually being picked up • Watch the transcript appear as you speak — or switch it off and transcribe later • Keep every take: recordings save themselves with a generated title, filed in the category you used last • Set your own title format TRANSCRIBE • Transcribe any recording, with real progress instead of an endless spinner • Import audio or video from Files or iCloud Drive and transcribe that too • Choose your transcription language from the ones your device supports; recent choices stay at the top • The transcript is fully editable — fix a name or a number in place • Tap any timestamp to send the audio straight to that sentence ORGANIZE • File notes into categories you create, and search across every transcript • Rename notes, show or hide timestamps, copy a whole transcript at once • See what your recordings take up and clear space from inside the app SHARE • Send the transcript as text, or the original audio file, anywhere iOS can share • Optional iCloud backup, off by default — and it is your own private iCloud PREMIUM Recording and transcription are free and unlimited. A subscription adds: • Transcript translation — each sentence translated and placed beneath the original, running on device through Apple's translation, so your words are never sent to a translation service. Export the original and the translation together, with timecodes. • Pro themes for the recording and notes screens • Support for continued development PRIVACY No account. No ads and no advertising identifiers. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your device unless you choose to share them, and translation stays on device as well. Support: support@mzjpg.com Privacy policy: https://mzjpg.com/policy/speaksense Terms of use: https://mzjpg.com/policy/speaksense-terms-of-use

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Scriba

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Transcribe a lecture, a meeting or a voice message on your iPhone, then read it, search it and export it. Nothing is uploaded. Free up to 5 minutes per recording; Pro for longer. FREE UP TO 5 MINUTES, THEN A FLAT PRICE Every recording is transcribed in full on your iPhone. Up to 5 minutes is completely free: full transcript, summary, concept map, study cards and action items. For a longer recording you read the first 5 minutes free, and Scriba Pro unlocks the rest instantly, with no re-processing. No per-minute fees, no credits to buy, no weekly plan. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR IPHONE Your recordings and transcripts are never uploaded to a server. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. After a one-time language download, Scriba works in airplane mode, in a basement lecture hall and on the metro, at the same speed. BRING ANYTHING IN • Record with a live transcript as you speak • Import audio files: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF • Import a video and Scriba pulls out the audio track • Tap a marker while recording to flag a moment you want to find again • Choose the language, or let Scriba detect it from the ones on your iPhone READ IT PROPERLY • Tap any line to jump the audio there • The line playing now is highlighted as you listen • Playback speed from 0.75x to 2x • Automatic chapters from the speaker's own pauses • Search inside every transcript, and find your notes from iPhone search TURN IT INTO SOMETHING USEFUL • A summary and the key points • A concept map of how the ideas connect • Question-and-answer study cards and a glossary of the terms used • Action items, with who owns them where a name was said All generated on the device from what was actually said. BUILT FOR STUDY AND WORK Students recording lectures. Journalists with interviews. Teams that need the decisions from a meeting. Anyone who gets long voice messages and would rather read them. EXPORT AND SEND Plain text is free. Markdown, PDF, Word-compatible RTF and SRT subtitles come with Scriba Pro. LANGUAGES Scriba transcribes on the device in the languages your iPhone supports, among them English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Settings shows the full list. Requires iOS 26 and an iPhone or iPad that supports on-device speech recognition. SCRIBA PRO (OPTIONAL) • Yearly: USD 39.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Monthly: USD 6.99 per month • Lifetime: USD 59.99, one payment, no subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Prices are for the United States; in other countries the price is shown in the app and on the App Store before you confirm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://edgemarket.app/scriba/privacy Questions or problems: info@edgemarket.app

Screenshots

SpeakSense4 screens
Scriba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scriba at every 3 weeks against SpeakSense's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SpeakSense sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Scriba sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakSense ships an update every 8 months, Scriba every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
SpeakSense versus Scriba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakSenseScriba
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDajialeDanjel Durmo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpeakSense

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Membership (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Premium Membership (Yearly)$29.991 Year
4 purchases

Scriba

Subscriptions3
  • Scriba Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Scriba Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scriba Pro — Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is SpeakSense free?
SpeakSense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriba free?
Scriba is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SpeakSense or Scriba have ads?
Neither SpeakSense nor Scriba shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakSense or Scriba?
SpeakSense ships an update every 8 months, and Scriba every 3 weeks. Most recently, SpeakSense was updated on November 5, 2026 and Scriba on November 6, 2026.

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