Comparison

Lecture recorder vs Scriba

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

Head to head
About

Lecture recorder

Features
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Textik turns voice and audio into text you can read, search and share. Record a lecture, a talk or an interview, or import an audio or video file, and get back a transcript split into timestamped paragraphs — speech on one side, readable text on the other. RECORD OR IMPORT • Record a lecture, seminar or meeting straight in the app, and keep recording while your phone is locked or you're in another app. • Import audio and video files: voice memos, podcasts, recorded calls, screen recordings, lecture videos. Only the audio track is used, so long videos work too. A TRANSCRIPT YOU CAN FIND YOUR WAY AROUND • Every paragraph carries a timestamp. Tap one and the audio jumps to that moment, so you can check a word or hear the tone. • Search your whole library to find the recording where something was said. • Copy the text, or share it as a .txt file with the timestamps included. 15 LANGUAGES, DETECTED FOR YOU Textik transcribes English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Hindi. It detects the language on its own. If you already know it, pick it, and that choice applies to that one recording. TRANSLATE A TRANSCRIPT Read any transcript in another language. The translation keeps the timestamps, so tapping a paragraph still plays the original audio. KEEPS WORKING WHEN YOU LEAVE Transcription runs in the cloud, not on your phone. Start it, close the app, and the finished transcript will be waiting in your library. There's no waiting screen to watch. BUILT FOR • Students recording lectures and seminars • Journalists and researchers transcribing interviews • Teams keeping a written record of meetings • Anyone who would rather read a voice memo than listen to it again Your recordings belong to you. Textik never shares the audio when you share a transcript: only the text leaves the app. Questions or feedback: arsdevhub@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scriba

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Record a lecture, a meeting or a voice message and get it back as text you can read, search and export. Everything happens on your iPhone. UNLIMITED, BECAUSE IT COSTS US NOTHING Transcription runs on your device, so there are no per-minute charges, no credits to buy and no queue. A three-hour lecture costs exactly the same as a thirty-second voice note: nothing. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR IPHONE Your recordings and transcripts are never uploaded to a server. No account, no sign-in, no cloud. It works in airplane mode, in a basement lecture hall and on the metro, at the same speed. BRING ANYTHING IN • Record directly, with a live transcript as you speak • Import audio files: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF • Import video and Scriba pulls out the audio track • Tap a marker while recording to flag a moment you want to find again READ IT PROPERLY • Tap any line to jump the audio there • The line playing now is highlighted as you listen • Adjustable playback speed • Automatic chapters from the speaker's own pauses • Search inside every transcript, and 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 • 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. Consultants who need the decisions from a meeting. Anyone who receives long voice messages and would rather read them. EXPORT AND SEND Plain text, Markdown, PDF, Word and SRT subtitles — formatted and ready to send, not dumped. LANGUAGES Scriba transcribes on-device in the languages your iPhone supports, and can detect which one you are speaking automatically. FREE AND PRO Free: 3 transcriptions, recordings up to 10 minutes, automatic titles and plain text export. Scriba Pro: unlimited transcription of any length, every AI tool, every export format, folders and favourites. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Scriba Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription: • Yearly — EUR 49.99 per year, with a 3-day free trial • Weekly — EUR 6.99 per week A one-time Lifetime purchase is also available for EUR 99.99. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple 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 a subscription is purchased. 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

Lecture recorder4 screens
Scriba4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lecture recorder at 16.4 against Scriba's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Lecture recorder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scriba sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Lecture recorder versus Scriba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLecture recorderScriba
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArsen KylnykDanjel Durmo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lecture recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Textik Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Textik Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Scriba

Subscriptions2
  • Pro — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Scriba Pro — Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scriba Pro — Lifetime$99.99

Questions

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

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