Comparison

Echosy vs Transcribely

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

Head to head
About

Echosy

Features
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Stop taking notes. Start listening. Echosy records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews — so you can focus on the conversation instead of scribbling. Everything runs on your iPhone, using Apple Intelligence and on-device speech recognition. No cloud required. No subscription. No account. KEY FEATURES • On-device transcription in 60+ languages Powered by iOS 26's new continuous speech engine for English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Cantonese, Hong Kong), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese — with seamless long-form recording and no 60-second break points. Other languages use Apple's built-in speech framework, supporting Hindi, Thai, Dutch, Vietnamese, Arabic, Russian, and many more. • Automatic AI summaries The moment you stop recording, Echosy drafts a structured summary — overview, key points, decisions, action items — using Apple Intelligence on-device. No prompt engineering, no API juggling. Just tap record, speak, and read the summary. • Ask AI about your recordings Got a question about what was discussed? Open the chat drawer and ask. Echosy answers using the full transcript as context — completely offline. • Bring your own AI (optional) Prefer a cloud AI provider instead of the on-device engine? Echosy supports a range of services through a standard API endpoint — including DeepSeek, local Ollama servers, and any compatible provider you configure. Flip one switch in Settings and Echosy routes summaries and chat through your preferred service. • Fully private by default Audio never leaves your iPhone unless you explicitly enable a cloud provider. No account creation. No analytics on your voice. No training data. Just transcription. • Re-transcribe, edit, and export Saved recordings can be re-transcribed in a different language, edited inline, and exported as Markdown, plain text, or the native .echo bundle. • Beautiful, distraction-free interface Glass-morphism design, dark and light modes, onboarding that gets out of the way. LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English (US, UK, AU, CA, IE, IN, NZ, SG, ZA), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong, Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, US, Chile), French (France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland), German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Hindi, Thai, Dutch, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Catalan, Arabic, Russian, and more. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 17 or later • iOS 26 required for the new continuous transcription engine and on-device Apple Intelligence summaries • iOS 17–25 uses the classic speech recognition engine (still works, no downgrade) PRIVACY FIRST Echosy is designed so your voice never leaves your phone. No telemetry on your recordings. No cloud uploads unless you opt in. No sign-in. Delete the app and every trace is gone. Record better. Listen more. Let Echosy handle the rest.

About

Transcribely

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Transcribely turns meetings, lectures, interviews, and voice notes into organized, searchable text on iPhone and iPad. Record audio, transcribe speech, clean up your transcript, and export notes in useful formats. Built for professionals, students, creators, researchers, and anyone who wants a faster way to capture spoken information. WHY TRANSCRIBELY • Record meetings and voice notes • Transcribe speech into readable text • Edit and rename transcripts • Search transcripts • Mark important transcripts as favorites • Organize saved recordings • Generate meeting summaries and action items with Premium • Export transcripts for sharing and documentation • Use a clean, focused interface built for iPhone and iPad BUILT FOR REAL WORKFLOWS Transcribely is useful for: • Team meetings • Client calls • Lectures and study notes • Interviews and research • Podcasts and content planning • Voice memos • Brainstorming sessions • Personal notes PRIVATE BY DESIGN Transcribely is designed with privacy in mind. Transcription uses an on-device workflow, and your recordings and transcripts stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. POWERFUL EXPORTS Keep your notes portable. TXT export is available for free users. Premium unlocks advanced export options for documentation, publishing, captions, and review. PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock more productive transcription workflows, including unlimited transcriptions, audio import, advanced exports, organization tools, meeting summaries, and action items. Download Transcribely and turn spoken conversations into clear, useful notes. Privacy Policy: https://tcse9.github.io/transcribely-legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://tcse9.github.io/transcribely-legal/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Echosy4 screens
Transcribely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Transcribely at none against Echosy's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Echosy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Transcribely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Echosy versus Transcribely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchosyTranscribely
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPong Ning WongMD TAUFIQUR RAHMAN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Echosy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
2 purchases

Transcribely

Subscriptions1
  • Transcribely Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Transcribely Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Echosy free?
Echosy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transcribely free?
Transcribely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echosy or Transcribely have ads?
Echosy shows ads; Transcribely does not.

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