Murmur Keyboard vs Murmur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Murmur Keyboard
This app converts your voice to text using advanced AI, all processed locally on your device for maximum privacy. It functions as a standalone application or a keyboard extension, allowing seamless dictation across any app without internet connectivity.
- 100% on-device transcription
- Offline functionality
- Custom keyboard for any app
- Smart warm/cold engine
- Dark mode support
- Transcription history
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Murmur turns your voice into text — entirely on your iPhone. No internet, no accounts, no data leaving your device. Powered by WhisperKit, Murmur runs a real speech recognition model locally, so your words stay yours. Use it as a standalone app or switch to the Murmur keyboard in any app — Messages, Notes, Mail, wherever you type. Tap the mic, speak naturally, and your transcription appears instantly. Most voice-to-text apps send your audio to the cloud. Murmur doesn't. It runs WhisperKit directly on your iPhone — no server, no account, no data collection. The new keyboard extension lets you dictate in any app, and v2.2 makes the whole flow feel faster and more polished in both light and dark mode. • 100% on-device transcription • Works offline, no cloud processing • Custom keyboard for dictation in any app • Smart warm/cold engine — fast when ready, clear when loading • Dark mode designed to feel intentional, not just inverted • Copy, share, or search your transcription history Your voice. Your words. Your device.
Murmur
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Murmur is the private, on-device voice-note app for iPhone. Open it, tap record, and watch your words turn into clean, searchable text in seconds — without a single byte ever leaving your phone. No account. No cloud. No subscription gate on the core experience. WHY MURMUR IS DIFFERENT • 100% on-device. Every transcription runs locally using Apple's Neural Engine. Murmur works in airplane mode. • Nothing leaves your phone. No telemetry, no analytics, no accounts. We physically cannot read your notes. • Instant capture. The recorder launches in under a second and is ready before you finish the thought. • Lock Screen + Dynamic Island. Watch the elapsed time while you record, and transcription progress while you wait — right from the Lock Screen. • 99 languages. English ships with the app. Download a single multilingual pack once and transcribe in Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Korean — 99 in total. • Audio kept. Optionally save the original recording alongside the transcript so you can replay or re-transcribe it later. • Dark mode, light mode, and Incognito Mode for discreet recording. • Export anywhere. Share as plain text, Markdown, SubRip subtitles (.srt), or the raw audio file — works with any app that accepts files. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the big record button. 2. Speak naturally. See the waveform respond to your voice. 3. Tap stop. Your transcript appears in seconds. 4. Edit, share, or export it however you like. FREE TIER 30 minutes of transcription every month, forever. No account required. PREMIUM Unlock unlimited transcription minutes, long-form recordings over 10 minutes, file imports for audio you already have, and premium export formats. Available as: • Monthly: $4.99 • Yearly: $29.99 (save 50%) • Lifetime: $79.99 (pay once, yours forever) Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime from Settings › Your Apple ID › Subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at purchase confirmation. Lifetime is a one-time purchase — no renewals, ever. PRIVACY Murmur is the rare voice app that can honestly say "we can't see your notes." Transcription runs on the Neural Engine on your device. No audio file, no transcript, no recording metadata is ever uploaded. The only network request the app ever makes is a one-time download of the multilingual language pack from Hugging Face if you choose to transcribe a non-English language. Read the full Privacy Policy: https://outhustle.github.io/murmur-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Built by a solo developer who wanted voice notes that actually respect you. Thanks for trying Murmur.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Murmur Keyboard at none against Murmur's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Murmur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Murmur Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Murmur Keyboard | Murmur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Wang | Povilas Adomas Brukas |
In-app purchases
Murmur Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Murmur
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$79.99









