Voice Notes vs Captionify

Voice Notes transcribes your voice in real time, entirely on your iPhone — no internet, no cloud, no account required. Open the app. Tap record. Your words appear on screen as you speak, powered by AI running directly on your device. When you stop, the transcript is saved locally. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is sent anywhere. **ON YOUR DEVICE, ALWAYS** The AI model runs on your iPhone. Your audio never touches a server — not ours, not anyone else's. This matters for sensitive meetings, private thoughts, medical notes, legal conversations, creative work you're not ready to share, or anything you'd rather keep to yourself. **REAL-TIME TRANSCRIPTION** Words appear as you speak. No waiting, no uploading, no processing later. **SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION** In a conversation? Voice Notes automatically labels who's talking so you know exactly who said what. **WORKS OFFLINE** No internet required. Record anywhere — on a plane, in a basement, at a remote site. **ONE-TIME PURCHASE** $4.99. No subscription. No renewal. No tier that expires. Buy it once and it's yours forever. **PRIVATE BY DESIGN** No analytics. No tracking. No account. We don't collect data because we never receive it — the app never connects to any server.

Captionify turns speech into text in real time, entirely on your device. Transcribe meetings, lectures, and conversations. Translate across languages instantly. No subscription. No account. Nothing sent to the cloud. REAL-TIME TRANSCRIPTION Using on-device AI, Captionify converts spoken words to text the moment they're said — no internet connection required. Ideal for lectures, meetings, interviews, and noisy environments where you can't afford to miss a word. LIVE TRANSLATION Understand any language as it's spoken. Captionify translates speech in real time so you can follow along in any conversation, anywhere in the world. FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION MODE Talking with someone who speaks a different language? Face-to-Face mode lets two people hold a natural bilingual conversation on a single device — one speaks, the other reads, then you swap. No interpreter. No awkward pauses. AGENT MODE Talk to an on-device AI assistant that can use tools, connect to your own MCP servers, and remember saved chats — all without sending anything to the cloud. CUSTOM PIPELINE (BETA) Mix and match independent transcription, translation, and voice engines — on-device or your own custom endpoint — to build a live pipeline that's entirely your own. AI SUMMARIES Powered by Apple Intelligence, Captionify distills long transcripts into the key points that matter. Everything runs on-device — your words never leave your phone. APPLE WATCH SUPPORT See live captions on your wrist and control recording remotely. Keep your phone in your pocket while staying connected to every word. SAVE & SEARCH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS Every session can be saved and searched later. Build a personal library of transcripts — no cloud storage, no account, no limits. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Captionify uses Apple's on-device AI for all processing. Your voice and your transcripts stay on your device always. 100% FREE No subscription. No paywall. No account required. Every feature, available from the moment you open the app.