Murmur Recorder vs TalkScript
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Murmur Recorder
This app records audio and converts it into searchable text, distinguishing between different speakers. It offers on-device processing for privacy, offline functionality, and the ability to translate transcripts into other languages.
- On-device transcription
- Speaker identification
- Offline functionality
- Transcript translation
- Multiple export formats
- Searchable transcripts
- Audio compression
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Privacy first: everything is transcribed on your device. Recordings are never uploaded, no account is needed, and your voice stays on the phone that recorded it. Murmur is the recorder that knows who said what. Meetings, lectures, interviews — the text is there as soon as you stop, with every line labeled by speaker. Transcription and speaker identification both run on your iPhone. WHAT MURMUR DOES ON DEVICE, NEVER UPLOADED Transcription, speaker identification and translation all run on your iPhone. No servers, no sign-up, no account. It works on a plane, in a basement meeting room, anywhere with no signal. KNOWS WHO SAID WHAT Every line is labeled with its speaker and color-coded, so a conversation with several people is easy to follow. Name someone once, and Murmur recognizes them in later recordings. TALK, AND GET THE TEXT Hit record, and the words are waiting when you stop. The spoken language is detected automatically — around 100 of them. IMPORT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE A voice memo, a meeting recording, a lecture, any audio or video file. Transcribed and labeled exactly like something recorded in the app. TRANSLATE LINE BY LINE Turn a transcript into another language inside the recording. Read the translation alone, or side by side with the original. On device, as always. EXPORT, OR HAND IT TO YOUR AI Export as plain text, Markdown, PDF or Word, with speakers, timestamps and your translation. Send it to Notes, to an email, or to whichever AI you already use. TAP A LINE, HEAR THAT LINE Read the transcript against the timestamps, and tap any sentence to replay just that one. Many people use it to learn a language a sentence at a time. CUT WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED Open the waveform editor: select and cut, keep only one stretch, append another recording, or remove every silence in one tap. The transcript re-times itself, so nothing needs transcribing again. SEARCH WHAT YOU SAID Find any phrase across every recording, highlighted where it appears. RECORD WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Put the widget on the Home or Lock Screen, add "Record with Murmur" to Control Center, or just ask Siri. One tap and you are recording. ICLOUD SYNC Turn it on and your recordings and transcripts follow you across devices through your own private iCloud. The data stays in your iCloud, where we cannot see it. SAVES SPACE ON ITS OWN Once a recording is transcribed, its audio is compressed in the background. Transcript and playback are untouched; the space comes back to your device and iCloud. IPAD AND IPHONE A universal app, with a roomier layout on iPad and larger screens. ABOUT MURMUR PRO FREE FOREVER: recording, playback, search, export, and everything already in your library. THE ONE LIMIT: without Pro, each recording is transcribed for up to 20 minutes. The audio itself is untouched. MURMUR PRO: lifts that limit. One purchase, kept forever, not a subscription, and it works with Family Sharing. ABOUT PRIVACY RECORDINGS AND TRANSCRIPTS: on your device only, never sent to our servers. ACCOUNT: not needed, and there is no sign-up. ANONYMOUS ANALYTICS: we collect anonymous usage statistics and crash diagnostics to improve the app. They contain no audio and no transcript text. ICLOUD SYNC: optional, through your own private iCloud, accessible only to you. Privacy policy: https://www.murmur-recorder.com/privacy.html More: https://www.murmur-recorder.com Download a model, hit record, and start talking.
TalkScript
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Meeting notes that show who said what, finished entirely on your device. TalkScript turns meeting, interview, and lecture recordings into speaker-separated transcripts. Speech recognition and speaker diarization both run on-device, so your recordings are never sent to any server. Key Features - Speaker separation: automatically tells who said what (S1, S2 ...). Each speaker is color-coded; set the number of speakers, assign names, and merge incorrectly split speakers. - Subtitle mode: when you do not need speakers, transcribe as timestamped subtitles with text only (lectures, memos, single-speaker recordings). - Speaking-time stats: see who spoke how much, with each speaker's talk time, share, and turn count at a glance. - On-device speech recognition: Whisper-based multilingual models recognize about 99 languages including English and Korean. The right model is selected automatically for your device. - Record and import: record in the app or import m4a, wav, and mp3 files (up to 3 hours). - Synced playback: tap a sentence to play that moment, with the current sentence highlighted as it plays. Includes 0.5x-2x playback speed and 15-second skip. - Edit and search: fix text, reassign a sentence to another speaker, search inside transcripts, and adjust the body text size. - Export: share as plain text (TXT), Markdown (MD), subtitles (SRT), or a formatted PDF, or copy a single segment. - Organize: pin frequently used recordings as favorites for quick access. - Reliable long recordings: progress is saved while processing, and resumes from the last checkpoint if you leave the app. Thermal and storage conditions are managed automatically. Privacy First - Audio and transcripts are never transmitted off your device. - After a one-time model download, transcription works without internet. - Use it in secure facilities, on flights, or anywhere connectivity is limited. TalkScript Pro (Optional Subscription) All core features are free. For heavier users, an optional monthly subscription adds: - No ads - No per-transcription length limit (free up to 20 minutes, Pro up to 3 hours) Made For - Professionals who would rather not spend hours writing meeting minutes - Journalists, researchers, and creators who re-listen to interviews to take notes - Anyone whose recordings are too sensitive for cloud transcription services Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac Recognition languages: about 99, including English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese Privacy Policy: https://cksw.pe.kr/talkscript/privacy.html Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Murmur Recorder at none against TalkScript's 1. Murmur Recorder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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. TalkScript sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Murmur Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Murmur Recorder ships an update every 5 days, TalkScript every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Murmur Recorder | TalkScript |
|---|---|---|
| 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 — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bin Yang | CHUNGKIL KIM |
In-app purchases
Murmur Recorder
No in-app purchases
TalkScript
- Pro$4.991 Month





