Voicekeep vs Transcriptinator

Voicekeep is a voice recorder and transcriber that works entirely on your iPhone. Recording, transcription, and AI features all run on-device — nothing about what you say is ever sent to a server. ON-DEVICE TRANSCRIPTION Voicekeep uses Apple's own Speech framework to transcribe your recordings — no cloud upload, no network round-trip for your audio. Your first 10 transcriptions are free; after that, unlimited transcription is included with Voicekeep Pro+. PRO+: AI SUMMARIES, QUESTIONS, AND TAGS Subscribe to Pro+ and every recording gets: • A concise AI summary with clear action items • Ask AI — ask questions about a recording and get answers pulled straight from the transcript • Automatic topic tags, suggested in one tap On iPhone 15 Pro and newer with iOS 26, this runs on Apple Intelligence. On other iPhones, Voicekeep can download a compact on-device AI model instead — entirely optional, and never downloaded without your say-so. SHARE IN ONE TAP Send a transcript or an AI summary anywhere — Messages, Mail, Notes — straight from the share sheet, no copy-pasting. BUILT FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS • Speaker labels tag who said what in every segment • Tap any line to jump playback to that moment • Highlight key moments and filter to just the highlights • Custom vocabulary for names and jargon your recordings use often • Tags and instant search across every recording and transcript • Export to TXT, Markdown, SRT, VTT, or PDF • Send a transcript snippet to Reminders or Calendar in one tap • Translate any transcript with Apple's built-in Translation • Apple Watch app to start and stop recording from your wrist • Live Activity shows recording progress on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island PRIVACY BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no servers. Voicekeep doesn't know who you are and doesn't want to. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your iPhone unless you choose to export or share them. PRICING • Free: 10 transcriptions, full search, full export, speaker labels, tags. • Pro+: $4.99/month or $29.99/year (7-day free trial) — unlimited transcription plus AI summaries, Ask AI, and auto-tags. Your voice. Your iPhone. Nothing else. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Transcriptinator turns your voice into structured notes without sending audio anywhere. RECORD & TRANSCRIBE, FULLY OFFLINE Tap Record. Speak. Get a transcript. Everything happens on your iPhone using open-source Whisper models — audio never leaves your device, and the app works with no internet after initial setup. LEARNS WHO'S SPEAKING Enroll your voice once and Transcriptinator recognises you in every future recording. Add colleagues, family, or interview subjects with one guided sample each. Multi-speaker conversations get labelled automatically. IMPORT EXISTING AUDIO Bring in voice memos, meeting recordings, or any audio file from Files. Transcriptinator decodes WAV, M4A, MP3, AIFF, and more, then processes them the same way as live recordings. PICK YOUR QUALITY TIER - Fast (Whisper base, ~200 MB): quick turnaround for short notes - Balanced (Whisper small, ~600 MB): the everyday default - Accurate (Whisper medium, ~1.4 GB): best quality for interviews and meetings OPTIONAL: BRING YOUR OWN AI Connect your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google to unlock: - Automatic document classification (meeting, todo list, journal, interview, etc.) - Todo extraction with assignees and due dates - Calendar event extraction with dates and locations - Question, decision, and note extraction - Custom extraction rules you write yourself Only text transcripts are sent to the provider you choose. Audio and speaker embeddings never leave your device. The app is fully useful without any AI configured. WHAT YOU'LL SEE - Home: your recordings, tap to play, swipe to transcribe or delete - Recording detail: full transcript with per-speaker chips and tap-to-seek - People: manage voice profiles, rename, merge, or delete - Extractions: todos, events, and notes with one-tap "Add to Calendar" or Share WHY OFFLINE MATTERS - No monthly subscription for transcription - Works on planes, in remote locations, at conferences with poor WiFi - Sensitive conversations (medical, legal, personal) stay on your phone - No account required — install and go Requires ~1 GB of storage for the recommended model bundle plus your recordings. Downloads happen once during setup.