Comparison

MarkerShelf vs Transcriptube

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

Head to head
About

MarkerShelf

Features
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Ever saved a video and never found that one useful moment in it again? MarkerShelf fixes that. MarkerShelf is a video bookmarking app: save videos from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok โ€” or import your own from Photos and Files โ€” and drop timestamped markers on the exact moments that matter. The recipe step, the exercise demo, the 20 seconds of a tutorial you'll actually need again. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share a video to MarkerShelf from any app and it lands in your library with its title, thumbnail, and tags. Online videos play through each platform's official player โ€” nothing is downloaded or re-hosted. MARK THE MOMENTS Tap once while watching to bookmark the current moment. Add a title, notes, and a screenshot so future-you knows exactly why it mattered. Jump straight back to any marker with one tap. FIND IT AGAIN Organize with tags and collections, browse your markers as a visual shelf, and search across everything โ€” titles, notes, and tags. Your library becomes a personal reference, not a graveyard of "watch later" links. MADE FOR REAL USE โ€ข Instant one-tap markers while the video plays โ€ข Marker notes and screenshots โ€ข Tags, collections, and playlists โ€ข Fast search across videos, markers, and transcripts โ€” find the moment by what was said โ€ข Loop any range to practice, study, or transcribe along โ€ข Full iPad support with keyboard shortcuts โ€ข Local videos from Photos and Files โ€ข Private by design โ€” your library stays on your device Transcripts, summaries and translation are Pro features โ€” try a free preview first. Free to use. Upgrade to Marker or Pro for higher limits and power features; Pro Yearly includes a 7-day free trial. Stop scrubbing through videos looking for "that part." Shelf it. Mark it. Find it.

About

Transcriptube

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Turn any video into an AI summary and a full transcript. Paste a link, share from another app or pick a file โ€“ Transcriptube gives you the key points with timestamps and every word as text. AI SUMMARY โ€ข Key points with timestamps โ€ข Summaries in 14 languages, whatever language the video is in โ€ข Long lectures, interviews and talks โ€“ read the gist before you watch VIDEO TO TEXT โ€ข Full transcript with timestamps, ready to copy โ€ข No captions? Speech recognition turns the audio into text โ€ข Your own audio and video files, too โ€ข Export TXT, SRT or VTT ASK THE VIDEO โ€ข Ask questions and get answers grounded in the transcript โ€ข Find a moment: describe it and jump straight there โ€ข Batch: summarize many videos at once WORKS WITH YouTube videos and Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook videos, plus audio and video files from your phone. PRIVACY AI features run only after you allow them. Transcripts from captions work without AI. The AI providers don't train their models on your videos or questions. PLANS Start without an account. Monthly plans โ€“ Mini, Basic, Pro and Max โ€“ and one-time credit packs unlock more videos, long videos and answers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial, if offered, ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://transcriptube.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://transcriptube.com/privacy

Screenshots

MarkerShelf4 screens
Transcriptube4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Transcriptube at 17.0 against MarkerShelf's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. MarkerShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Transcriptube sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
MarkerShelf versus Transcriptube: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkerShelfTranscriptube
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppLabsLv SIARadzhab Radzhabov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MarkerShelf

Subscriptions3
  • Marker$2.991 Month
  • Pro$6.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
7 purchases

Transcriptube

Subscriptions4
  • Mini$3.991 Month
  • Basic$8.991 Month
  • Pro3 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • Max$34.991 Month
One-time3
  • 500 Credits$9.99
  • 1450 Credits$17.99
  • 3360 Credits$34.99

Questions

Is MarkerShelf free?
MarkerShelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transcriptube free?
Transcriptube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MarkerShelf or Transcriptube have ads?
Neither MarkerShelf nor Transcriptube shows ads.

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