Comparison

Transcript Dev vs Speech to Text

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

Head to head
About

Transcript Dev

Features
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Transcript Dev turns any video link into a clean, accurate transcript in seconds then gives you the tools to actually use it. Paste a link and get a full, timestamped transcript you can read, search, copy, and export. No clutter, no hoops just the words, fast. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Instant transcripts — paste a video URL and get the full text in seconds • Synced viewer — watch with tap-to-jump captions that follow the video line by line • Search everything — find any word across a transcript or your whole library • Bulk & playlists — transcribe an entire playlist or channel in one batch • Summarize — turn a long video into a quick, readable recap • AI mind maps — see a video's key ideas laid out visually • AI chat — ask questions about a video and get answers grounded in its transcript • Thumbnail Studio — score a thumbnail's click-through potential and generate new ones with AI • Export anywhere — copy as plain text or structured formats for your notes, docs, and apps • History that sticks — every transcript saved, searchable, and ready when you are BUILT FOR Students, researchers, journalists, creators — anyone who'd rather read than scrub through a video. WORKS WITH YOUR WORKFLOW Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Connect your account to ChatGPT or Claude to use your transcript tools right inside your favourite AI assistant. Transcript Dev is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google LLC. It uses publicly available caption data for videos you choose to transcribe; you are responsible for your rights to the content you process. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.youtubetranscript.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.youtubetranscript.dev/privacy

About

Speech to Text

Features
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FairFlow turns spoken thoughts into beautiful clean, organized AI notes without subscription. Capture a brain dump, lecture, meeting, idea, or quick dictation the moment it happens. FairFlow records, transcribes, summarizes, finds action items, and makes everything searchable. Perfect for founders, students, creators, and anyone who thinks better out loud. Key features: • Voice-to-text notes for thoughts, lectures, meetings, and dictation • AI summaries, categories, and action items • Ask AI across your past notes • Action Button support for fast capture • Paste your dictation right into any app on your iPhone • Replay audio, copy or share transcripts • 15 free starter minutes • Buy more minutes only when needed • No subscription, no auto-renewal — minutes never expire Works on iPhone&Mac with Apple Shortcut

Screenshots

Transcript Dev4 screens
Speech to Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

Transcript Dev and Speech to Text are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Transcript Dev sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $78.99 per month and Speech to Text sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Transcript Dev versus Speech to Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscript DevSpeech to Text
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolods LTDAleksandr Gerasimov

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Transcript Dev

Subscriptions3
  • Business Monthly$78.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$289.991 Year
  • Business Yearly$789.991 Year
One-time7
  • 500 Credits$4.99
  • Starter Ā· 10 Thumbnails$4.99
  • 1,000 Credits$8.99
Show 4 more
  • Creator Ā· 35 Thumbnails$14.99
  • Pro Creator Ā· 75 thumbnails$28.99
  • 5,000 Credits$39.99
  • Studio Ā· 160 Thumbnails$54.99
3 purchases

Speech to Text

One-time3
  • 60 minutes of dictation$2.99
  • 200 minutes of dictation$4.99
  • 600 minutes of dictation$17.99

Questions

Is Transcript Dev free?
Transcript Dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speech to Text free?
Speech to Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transcript Dev or Speech to Text have ads?
Neither Transcript Dev nor Speech to Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcript Dev or Speech to Text?
Transcript Dev ships an update every 3 weeks, and Speech to Text every 3 weeks. Most recently, Transcript Dev was updated on September 22, 2026 and Speech to Text on September 25, 2026.

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