Comparison

HopPT vs OffScribe

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

Head to head
About

HopPT

Features
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HopPT offers a complete chatbot experience for any LLM API provider. It is also great to access your local models. The web search functionality uses serper.dev for searching, but the whole pipeline runs on your device. Your conversations are just between you and your LLM. We are very proud of the web search performance. Instructions: -Add an endpoint in settings (with API Key if required). -Press Manage Models, select the models from that endpoint that you want to be able to see in the model selector. -If you want to use web search, add your serper.dev API Key. -For a very slight improvement in web search answer quality (but a slight hit on context window and speed) you can add a jina.ai API Key to outsource the url scraping to Jina Reader. We recommend using the local WebKit solution. For an optimal web search experience we advise not to use thinking models when you enable the web search functionality. We also advise to use web search with models that are faster than 20 tokens per second in token generation and 200 token per second in prompt processing speed (web search context is on average 8k tokens, but it can reach 30/40k for complex searches). The app also has a fully local whisper-v3-large-turbo model that the user has to download and compile in settings. It will stay compiled throughout sessions without occupying RAM space. The transcription functionality is a super cool thing by itself. It's 15x faster than real life speed and is fully local. You can try a voice-only bonus functionality (for better voice quality download premium voices on your iPhone's settings)

About

OffScribe

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Transcribe your lectures, meetings, interviews, and voice notes instantly and privately, entirely on your device. No internet, no accounts, no data leaving your phone. Why OffScribe? • Fully Offline: Record and transcribe anytime, anywhere—no Wi-Fi required. • Private & Secure: All recordings and transcriptions stay on your device. No tracking, no cloud, no data collection. • Unlimited Transcriptions: Convert as many recordings as you need without limits. • Multi-Language Support: Transcribe in 99+ languages and switch languages anytime. • Export & Share: Save your transcripts as TXT, PDF, SRT, or VTT. Copy or share easily. • Retranscribe: Not happy with a transcription? Retranscribe instantly for better accuracy. Who Uses OffScribe? • Professionals: Capture meetings, discussions, and voice notes securely. • Students: Record and review lectures and study sessions offline. • Journalists & Researchers: Transcribe interviews locally without exposing sensitive data. • Chefs & Home Cooks: Record recipes, cooking instructions, and kitchen notes without stopping your workflow. • Book Writers: Dictate ideas, drafts, or entire chapters and transcribe them instantly. • Content Creators: Talk your ideas out loud and prepare your scripts. • Everyone: From quick memos to long recordings, OffScribe handles it all. Key Features • One-Tap Recording: Start recording instantly; transcription starts automatically. • High-Quality On-Device Transcription: Powered by Apple Neural Engine and state-of-the-art transcription model for accurate results. • Folder Organization: Keep your recordings and transcripts neatly organized. Always Free & Privacy-Focused OffScribe is completely free, supported by banner and occasional full-screen ads. Your privacy is our top priority: no audio uploads, no analytics, no subscriptions. Everything stays local and under your control. Get Started Today Download OffScribe to start recording, transcribing, and exporting audio securely—offline, fast, and hassle-free. Privacy Policy: https://gigantech.io/products/transcription-app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://gigantech.io/products/transcription-app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

HopPT2 screens
OffScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

HopPT and OffScribe are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HopPT versus OffScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHopPTOffScribe
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerma Evidence SAGiganTech, LLC

In-app purchases

None

HopPT

No in-app purchases

None

OffScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HopPT free?
HopPT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OffScribe free?
OffScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HopPT or OffScribe have ads?
Neither HopPT nor OffScribe shows ads.

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