MinuteONE vs Voice Note to Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
MinuteONE
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Transcribe meetings, lectures, and interviews on your iPhone with no internet connection and no subscription. Your first 10 transcriptions are free. After that, one purchase unlocks MinuteONE for good. Everything runs on the phone. MinuteONE uses Apple's on-device speech recognition and Apple Intelligence, so it works in Airplane Mode, in a building with no signal, or on a spare iPhone with no SIM card. There is no MinuteONE server, so your audio has nowhere to go and there is nothing for us to collect. HOW IT WORKS Tap record and the words appear on screen as people speak. When you stop, on-device AI writes a title, a short summary, action items with owners and deadlines, and the decisions that were made. Keep the transcript, export a report, or save the original audio file. IMPORT AUDIO AND VIDEO Already have a recording? Import audio from Files, or video from Files or Photos. MinuteONE pulls out the audio and transcribes it on the device. Audio: M4A, MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, CAF. Video: MP4, MOV, and other formats iOS can play. TRANSCRIPTS YOU CAN READ Transcripts come out as conversational turns with timestamps, with stutters and duplicated lines cleaned up. Play the recording back and the transcript highlights along with it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN MinuteONE has no accounts and no servers. Nothing you record is uploaded or used to train anything. The live transcript is hidden from the app switcher. TOOLS - Export PDF, Markdown, or plain text reports - Save the original audio file - Send action items to Reminders - Search, filter, and tag your meeting library - Get an alert if you forget a recording is running - Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac PRICING Download free and use every feature for your first 10 transcriptions. Live recordings and imported files both count. Failed transcriptions don't. Then unlock MinuteONE permanently with a single $4.99 purchase (US price; other regions vary). One unlock covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No subscription, no monthly fee, no premium tier. Buying the unlock needs a connection. Once Apple's on-device speech recognition and Apple Intelligence are set up on your device, recording, transcription, and summaries don't. REQUIREMENTS - iPhone 15 Pro or later, iPad with M1 or later, or Apple silicon Mac - iOS 26, iPadOS 26, or macOS 26 or later - Apple Intelligence must be enabled for summaries, action items, and decisions
Voice Note to Text
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Read your voice messages instead of listening to them. Share a voice note to the app, and a few seconds later the text is on screen, ready to copy into a reply or share as a .txt file. HOW IT WORKS 1. Long-press a voice note in your chat app, tap Share, then "Copy to Voice to Text". Or pick any .opus, .m4a, .mp3 or .wav file from Files 2. The language is detected automatically; around 100 languages are supported 3. Read the transcript, tap Copy, or Share .txt Transcription runs entirely on your iPhone using a speech-recognition model that ships inside the app. Nothing is uploaded, no account is needed, and it works with no internet connection at all. WHY IT IS DIFFERENT Most transcription apps send your audio to a server and charge a monthly subscription. This one does neither: your first 3 transcriptions are free, then a single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited use, and your recordings stay on your phone. It is built for voice notes you already have, from any chat app, in any language, on any iPhone, with no regional restrictions. BUILT FOR ⢠Reading voice notes in meetings, on the train, in a library ⢠Voice messages in a language the built-in transcript does not cover ⢠Keeping a searchable text copy of important messages ⢠Voice memos, voicemail and interview recordings PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠100% on-device speech recognition ⢠Works in airplane mode ⢠No account, no sign-up, no analytics ⢠Your audio and your transcripts never leave your phone Free to download, with 3 transcriptions included. After that, one one-time purchase unlocks unlimited transcriptions. No subscription, ever. Voice Note to Text: Offline is an independent utility. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or in any way officially connected with WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. WhatsApp is a registered trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voice Note to Text at none against MinuteONE's 1. Voice Note to Text also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. MinuteONE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Voice Note to Text asks for nothing beyond the download.
MinuteONE ships an update every 3 months, Voice Note to Text every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MinuteONE | Voice Note to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac ā better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Sonne | Vilva Athiban P B |
In-app purchases
MinuteONE
- MinuteONE Unlimited$4.99
Voice Note to Text
No in-app purchases
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