WhoSpoke vs Offhand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhoSpoke
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Editable transcripts that show who said what, stay linked to your original audio, and keep your recordings and transcripts on your iPhone. You just finished an interview, a lecture or a long family talk, and now you need to know who said that one thing. WhoSpoke records the conversation, then separates the speakers afterward. You get a transcript of speaker cards instead of one long block of text. Tap any sentence and the original audio plays from that exact moment. The sentence being played is highlighted, and the list follows along. Fix what the transcript got wrong. Rename speakers, change their colors, reassign a sentence, merge or add speakers, and edit the text. You can restore the automatic version of any sentence you've edited. What you can do: • Record in person with live captions where your language supports them • Import audio files from Files • Filter the transcript by speaker and search by title or text • Translate a finished transcript into another language on your iPhone • Export text or Markdown, with or without timestamps and translations • Share the original audio only when you choose to Transcription and speaker separation run on your iPhone. Your recordings and transcripts never leave it. Language models may download the first time you use a language. Try it free on your first three conversations. After that, a single one-time Pro purchase unlocks new recordings and imports. There is no subscription. Conversations you've already made stay fully usable either way. WhoSpoke records in-person conversations. It doesn't record phone calls or audio from other apps. Please get everyone's consent before you record. Speaker separation is good but not perfect, so you can always correct it.
Offhand
This app converts your voice recordings into structured text notes with titles, headings, and action items. It processes meetings, lectures, or thoughts on-device, offering privacy without cloud storage or subscriptions. Import existing audio/video files for transcription and note generation.
- On-device AI transcription
- Structured notes with titles, headings, and action items
- Import audio/video files
- Unlimited recordings and notes
- Searchable transcripts
- PDF and Word export (Pro)
- App lock with biometric authentication
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You talk. You get a note with a title, headings and action items. Record a meeting, a lecture or a thought on a walk, and when you stop, Offhand turns it into a transcript and a structured note you can read, search and share. All of it happens on your iPhone with on-device AI. No cloud, no account, no subscription needed. VOICE MEMO TO TEXT, MEETING TO NOTES Offhand does not shrink a two hour meeting into three sentences. The on-device AI rewrites your transcript into a readable note that keeps the details, with headings, bullet lists and action items, and gives it a short title. A meeting becomes a document with decisions and next steps. A lecture becomes notes with sections. ALREADY HAVE RECORDINGS? Import any audio or video file and it becomes a note like any other. Voice Memos, Zoom recordings, screen recordings, lectures, interviews, and calls. For a video, Offhand takes the audio track and does the rest. Pick it with Import in Settings or share it from another app, up to two hours each. Your first three imports are free, one file at a time. After that, import is part of Offhand Pro. BUILT FOR LONG RECORDINGS Record up to about two hours. Transcription runs while you are still speaking, so even long meetings are ready moments after you stop. Recording continues when you lock the screen or switch apps. Transcription is saved as it goes, so if the app is interrupted, Offhand picks up where it stopped. Finishing a note keeps running after you leave the app, fully in the background on iOS 26 and newer. FREE TO USE - Unlimited recordings and notes - Transcript plus a structured Summary note for every recording - Search every word of every note - Two folders - Copy any section, share or save notes as text, recordings as WAV - Encrypted backup and restore to move notes to a new iPhone - App lock with Face ID, Touch ID or passcode - Start and stop a recording from the Shortcuts app - Three audio or video imports to try OFFHAND PRO, PAY ONCE One time purchase, or yearly with a 14 day free trial. No monthly plan. Pro adds: - Meeting notes, Visit report and Legal note styles, plus your own styles, built from headings or described in plain words - A different style for any note, and a style per folder, so everything recorded there comes out the same way - Unlimited folders - PDF and Word export, ready for clients and email - Smart suggestions, calendar events and follow ups found in your notes - Unlimited audio and video import, several files at once - Backup with the recordings included - Every new Pro feature as it ships Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. WHY YOU CAN TRUST IT Most voice to text and AI note apps upload your audio to a server and promise to be careful with it. Offhand cannot leak your recordings, because there is no server. Speech recognition (OpenAI Whisper) and note writing run as on-device AI, 100 percent offline. Turn on Airplane Mode and everything still works. Notes are stored in an encrypted database protected by your iPhone, usage and crash reports can be switched off in Settings, and the full source code is public, so you can check all of this yourself. GOOD FOR - Meetings and stand ups, decisions and action items captured - Doctors, lawyers and consultants with confidentiality obligations - Students turning lectures into notes - Journalists and researchers WHAT IT NEEDS On-device AI needs a recent iPhone with enough memory and about 3 GB of free storage for a one time download. Offhand checks your iPhone at first launch and tells you honestly if it will not run well. Notes in English, German, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian. Terms: https://dmytrosamoilov.com/offhand/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy: https://dmytrosamoilov.com/offhand/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Offhand at every 4 days against WhoSpoke's every 10 days. Offhand also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. WhoSpoke sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Offhand sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WhoSpoke ships an update every 10 days, Offhand every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhoSpoke | Offhand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fine Pocket | Dmytro Samoilov |
In-app purchases
WhoSpoke
- WhoSpoke Pro Lifetime$9.99
Offhand
- Offhand Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
- Offhand Pro Lifetime$59.99









