Comparison

Video Transcriber vs Scriba

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

Head to head
About

Video Transcriber

Convert any video into a searchable text transcript with speaker labels and AI-generated notes. Supports various import methods, including direct links to popular platforms. Offers caption export and multiple sharing options.

Highlights
  • Video to text transcription
  • Speaker labeling
  • AI notes and chat
  • Caption export (SRT, VTT)
  • Link import (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
  • On-device transcription
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Turn any video into text in minutes — right on your iPhone. Import a video or paste a link, and get a clean transcript, speaker labels, and AI notes you can search, caption, and share. 【 VIDEO TO TEXT 】 Pick a video from Photos or Files and Video Transcriber extracts the audio and transcribes every word with timestamps. Transcription runs on your device, so your videos stay private — no account, no upload required. 【 PASTE A LINK 】 YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Google Drive, and Dropbox links transcribe directly — just paste. TikTok and Instagram? Save the video in the app, then import it in two taps. Previews show you the title and thumbnail before you start. 【 EVERY WORD, EVERY SPEAKER 】 AI transcription in 17 languages with automatic language detection. Speaker detection labels who said what, and you can rename speakers, edit any line in place, and tap a line to jump the video to that exact moment. 【 AI NOTES & CHAT 】 Get structured notes in the template you choose — video, lecture, meeting, interview, or call — with summaries, key moments, and action items. Then ask AI Chat anything about the video and get answers grounded in the transcript. 【 CAPTIONS & EXPORT 】 Export SRT or VTT subtitles for your own videos, or share the transcript as text, Markdown, or a styled PDF. Copy to Notes, send to Mail, AirDrop to your Mac — your words, anywhere. 【 BUILT FOR LONG VIDEOS 】 Hour-long lectures and meetings are transcribed in chunks and resume where they left off, even after you close the app. On iOS 26 the work continues in the background and a notification tells you when it's ready. Also inside: live recording with real-time transcription, audio file and voice memo imports, phone call recordings, folders, tags, favorites, and full-text search across everything you've transcribed. Whether you're studying from recorded lectures, turning interviews into articles, captioning content, or catching up on meetings you missed, Video Transcriber gets you from video to usable text fast. Download Video Transcriber and never scrub through a video for one sentence again. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/transcriber-app/privacy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/transcriber-app/terms

About

Scriba

Features
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Transcribe a lecture, a meeting or a voice message on your iPhone, then read it, search it and export it. Nothing is uploaded. Free up to 5 minutes per recording; Pro for longer. FREE UP TO 5 MINUTES, THEN A FLAT PRICE Every recording is transcribed in full on your iPhone. Up to 5 minutes is completely free: full transcript, summary, concept map, study cards and action items. For a longer recording you read the first 5 minutes free, and Scriba Pro unlocks the rest instantly, with no re-processing. No per-minute fees, no credits to buy, no weekly plan. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR IPHONE Your recordings and transcripts are never uploaded to a server. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. After a one-time language download, Scriba works in airplane mode, in a basement lecture hall and on the metro, at the same speed. BRING ANYTHING IN • Record with a live transcript as you speak • Import audio files: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF • Import a video and Scriba pulls out the audio track • Tap a marker while recording to flag a moment you want to find again • Choose the language, or let Scriba detect it from the ones on your iPhone READ IT PROPERLY • Tap any line to jump the audio there • The line playing now is highlighted as you listen • Playback speed from 0.75x to 2x • Automatic chapters from the speaker's own pauses • Search inside every transcript, and find your notes from iPhone search TURN IT INTO SOMETHING USEFUL • A summary and the key points • A concept map of how the ideas connect • Question-and-answer study cards and a glossary of the terms used • Action items, with who owns them where a name was said All generated on the device from what was actually said. BUILT FOR STUDY AND WORK Students recording lectures. Journalists with interviews. Teams that need the decisions from a meeting. Anyone who gets long voice messages and would rather read them. EXPORT AND SEND Plain text is free. Markdown, PDF, Word-compatible RTF and SRT subtitles come with Scriba Pro. LANGUAGES Scriba transcribes on the device in the languages your iPhone supports, among them English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Settings shows the full list. Requires iOS 26 and an iPhone or iPad that supports on-device speech recognition. SCRIBA PRO (OPTIONAL) • Yearly: USD 39.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers • Monthly: USD 6.99 per month • Lifetime: USD 59.99, one payment, no subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Prices are for the United States; in other countries the price is shown in the app and on the App Store before you confirm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://edgemarket.app/scriba/privacy Questions or problems: info@edgemarket.app

Screenshots

Video Transcriber4 screens
Scriba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Video Transcriber at 18.6 against Scriba's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Video Transcriber sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Scriba sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Transcriber ships an update every 2 weeks, Scriba every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Video Transcriber versus Scriba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo TranscriberScriba
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiudmyla OleksaDanjel Durmo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Video Transcriber

Subscriptions2
  • premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • premium$99.991 Year
4 purchases

Scriba

Subscriptions3
  • Scriba Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Scriba Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scriba Pro — Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Video Transcriber free?
Video Transcriber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriba free?
Scriba is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Video Transcriber or Scriba have ads?
Neither Video Transcriber nor Scriba shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Transcriber or Scriba?
Video Transcriber ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scriba every 3 weeks. Most recently, Video Transcriber was updated on November 6, 2026 and Scriba on November 5, 2026.

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