Comparison

apexTranscribe vs Strich

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

Head to head
About

apexTranscribe

Features
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apexTranscribe macht aus Meetings, Interviews und Sprachnotizen automatisch strukturierte Transkripte und Protokolle – optimiert für Schweizerdeutsch und entwickelt für produktives Arbeiten. Statt Gespräche mühsam von Hand abzutippen, nehmen Sie direkt in der App auf oder laden eine bestehende Audiodatei hoch. apexTranscribe verarbeitet die Aufnahme mit KI und erstellt daraus je nach Bedarf eine Zusammenfassung, ein klassisches Protokoll, eine Wort-für-Wort-Transkription oder ein eigenes Format mit individuellen Anweisungen. Die App eignet sich für Unternehmen, Teams, Berater:innen, Projektleitende, Forschende, Studierende und Privatpersonen, die Gespräche schnell dokumentieren möchten – ohne stundenlanges manuelles Transkribieren. Wichtige Funktionen • Meetings, Interviews und Sprachnotizen direkt aufnehmen • Audiodateien hochladen und transkribieren lassen • Optimiert für Schweizerdeutsch und Deutsch • Auswahl zwischen Smart Summary, Standard-Protokoll, Wort-für-Wort und Custom • Automatisch strukturierte Ergebnisse für Besprechungen und Gespräche • Übersicht über vergangene Transkripte und Aufnahmen • Geeignet für sensible Gespräche und den professionellen Einsatz • Zero Data Retention für Transkription und Protokollerstellung Für wen ist apexTranscribe geeignet? apexTranscribe hilft allen, die regelmässig Gespräche dokumentieren müssen: Geschäftsmeetings, Kundeninterviews, interne Besprechungen, Projekt-Updates, Forschungsgespräche, Workshops, Sprachnotizen oder persönliche Notizen. Warum apexTranscribe? Weil gute Gespräche nicht in Notizblöcken verloren gehen sollten. apexTranscribe spart Zeit, reduziert manuelle Arbeit und bringt Ihre Inhalte in eine klare, weiterverwendbare Form – direkt auf dem iPhone oder iPad.

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Strich

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Strich is an app for keeping lists. Nothing else. No reminders, no due dates, no priorities, no tags, no statistics. The restraint is the product. A list in Strich is a permanent catalog, not a throwaway note: strike things off as you go, then reset the list with one gesture and use it again. Packing lists, grocery runs, routines, rituals: anything you do more than once. And if you like, Strichbot lends a hand: with Apple Intelligence, no account and no key. WHY STRICH • Strike, don't check. Done items get a single clean stroke, the app's namesake ("Strich" is German for stroke). • Reusable by design. Reset a finished list and it's ready for next time. The list is permanent, the checkmark is temporary. • Topics hold what belongs together: the vacation with its packing list, kids' gear and paperwork, each topic with as many lists as you need. • A bench instead of a trash can. Whatever you take off the list waits on the bench below it and comes back with a tap. Nothing is lost, nothing gets added twice. • Sections keep long lists readable. Type a chip or a colon prefix to file new items where they belong, or turn any line into a heading. • Ruled paper, not another sterile productivity app. STRICHBOT WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE Every topic and every list has a chat. Strichbot reads your lists and proposes changes: add the usual suspects to a grocery list, group a long list into sensible sections, tidy things up. From the topics overview it creates whole topics, or merges two into one without duplicates. • No account, no key. From iOS 27, on devices with Apple Intelligence, Strichbot runs on Apple Private Cloud Compute, with a daily quota. • A photo of the note. Snap a shopping list on paper or a recipe, and Strichbot turns it into items. • An empty chat suggests what fits the list. • Stop it at any time, and right after applying, undo the whole proposal with one tap. It only ever proposes. You see your real list in its future state, tap away the changes you don't want, and apply the rest. Nothing happens automatically. Prefer another model? Use your own API key, from Anthropic for example, stored securely in your device's Keychain. Strichbot is entirely optional. Strich has no servers of its own, no account, no tracking. WIDGETS, SIRI AND THE LOCK SCREEN • Widgets in two sizes, for one list or two. Tap an item to strike it. • Siri and Shortcuts: “Add to Groceries in Strich”, strike, reset, hear what is still open. • The next open items on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, struck without unlocking. • A “New Item” button in Control Center, on the Lock Screen or on the Action button. • Open any list from Search on the Home Screen. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES, AND WITH THE PEOPLE YOU SHARE WITH Your lists follow you across iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud account. Switch phones and everything is simply there. And when a list is not only yours: share a single list or a whole topic by link. The other person opens it in their Strich, and from then on you write the same list: they strike an item, it is struck for you. The shopping list for two, without a group chat. If you like, Strich lets you know when someone adds or crosses off something. Or share it view-only, so others can read but not write. What others share with you gathers under "Shared with me", and you can leave a share whenever you want. Your chat with Strichbot stays on your own device. EVERYTHING ELSE • iPhone and iPad, every orientation on the pad • Import from any app via the iOS share sheet • Export and share your lists as text • Search within any list • Duplicate topics and lists: a good list becomes a template • Send all done items to the bench at once, reset a whole topic at once • English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Portuguese (the system language or the one you pick), light and dark • No account, no sign-up, no ads • Your data lives on your device and in your own iCloud, never on servers of ours

Screenshots

apexTranscribe4 screens
Strich4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Strich at weekly against apexTranscribe's every 5 weeks. apexTranscribe's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

apexTranscribe ships an update every 5 weeks, Strich weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
apexTranscribe versus Strich: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterapexTranscribeStrich
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElevate Solutions GmbHDominik Meierhofer

In-app purchases

None

apexTranscribe

No in-app purchases

None

Strich

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is apexTranscribe free?
apexTranscribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strich free?
Strich is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do apexTranscribe or Strich have ads?
Neither apexTranscribe nor Strich shows ads.
Which is updated more often, apexTranscribe or Strich?
apexTranscribe ships an update every 5 weeks, and Strich weekly. Most recently, apexTranscribe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Strich on October 31, 2026.

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