Comparison

Transcript Dev vs Transcripts

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

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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

Transcripts

Record and transcribe audio directly on your iPhone or iPad, with optional Mac integration for enhanced note-taking. Enjoy real-time transcription and secure, on-device processing for genuine privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device audio recording
  • Live speech-to-text transcription
  • Optional Mac integration for notes
  • Speaker identification and summaries (Mac)
  • Offline recording and transcription
  • Multiple cloud storage options
  • Open-source and private
Features
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Transcripts records and transcribes on your iPhone or iPad, and works with Transcripts for Mac to turn those recordings into meeting notes. Continue on your Mac Get Transcripts for Mac from the Mac App Store. Point both apps at the same Transcripts folder in iCloud Drive. The Mac processes your finished mobile recordings, adds speaker names and summaries, and saves the results back to the shared folder for you to read on iPhone or iPad. The Mac app also captures your microphone and the other side of a call, shows a live transcript, and files the finished notes where you keep them. Recording and speech processing happen on your devices; iCloud Drive syncs the files you choose to share. Your iPhone and iPad remain complete recorders on their own. A Mac is optional. Read it while you record Words appear on screen as you speak, using on-device speech recognition. No waiting for a file to upload and come back as text. It keeps recording Lock the screen, switch apps, take a call — capture continues, and a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows it is still running. Your files, your folder Recordings are saved as ordinary .m4a audio with a plain-text transcript beside each one. Choose where they go: iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or just on your device. There is no proprietary library to escape from and nothing to export — the files are already yours. Genuinely private No servers, no accounts, no analytics, no advertising. Transcripts sends your audio nowhere: it requires on-device speech recognition and switches live text off rather than fall back to a server. Your recordings go only where you put them. Open source The app is open source under the MIT licence, so the privacy claims above are checkable rather than promised. Recording laws vary by location, and some places require the consent of everyone in a conversation. Please make sure you may lawfully record before you do.

Screenshots

Transcript Dev4 screens
Transcripts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transcripts at none against Transcript Dev's 10. Transcripts also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Transcript Dev sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $78.99 per month. Transcripts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcript Dev ships an update every 5 weeks, Transcripts daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Transcript Dev versus Transcripts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscript DevTranscripts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkash MukherjeeDOUGLAS HATCHER

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 · 10 Thumbnails$4.99
  • 1,000 Credits$8.99
Show 4 more
  • Creator · 35 Thumbnails$14.99
  • Pro Creator · 75 thumbnails$28.99
  • 5,000 Credits$39.99
  • Studio · 160 Thumbnails$54.99
None

Transcripts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transcript Dev free?
Transcript Dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transcripts free?
Transcripts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transcript Dev or Transcripts have ads?
Neither Transcript Dev nor Transcripts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcript Dev or Transcripts?
Transcript Dev ships an update every 5 weeks, and Transcripts daily. Most recently, Transcript Dev was updated on November 5, 2026 and Transcripts on October 31, 2026.

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