Comparison

Speak it vs Ear Transcript

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

Head to head
About

Speak it

Features
Read full description

Press one button, speak your mind — and it keeps the rest. Speak it turns your voice into text you can find again. Recording and transcription run on your iPhone — no account, no API keys, no server of ours — so those work fully offline. Apple Intelligence writes reports and summaries on device; on iOS 27 it can also use Private Cloud Compute for longer work, with a daily limit, without making your data accessible to Apple or anyone else. FROM VOICE TO DOCUMENT Press the Action Button on the side of your iPhone — or start from Control Center or the Lock Screen — and talk. Your memo becomes a transcript on your iPhone, then a clean, readable rewrite, then a report shaped by a prompt you choose or write. Point Form summary and Client Meeting are built in. RECORD FROM YOUR WRIST When your iPhone isn't with you, record on your Apple Watch. Takes queue on the watch and transfer back automatically. The Watch is for recording — transcripts and editing happen on the phone. IT ASKS SOMETHING BACK Every Daily Insight closes with a reflection question, so you get more out of your own words. Want a different angle? Write your own prompt and set the tone yourself. ORGANISED WITHOUT FILING Link any memo to a Contact or a Topic. Group a day, a meeting or a project into one summary. Push it into your Obsidian Daily Note — the app writes inside its own invisible markers, so nothing you wrote is ever overwritten. FREE — AND WHAT THE ONE-TIME UPGRADE ADDS Recording, on-device transcription, search, playback, iCloud sync, the app lock, Obsidian and ZIP backup are free, and always will be. A single one-time purchase unlocks the AI surfaces: reports, Daily Insights and multi-memo summaries. No subscription, ever. Your first transcription starts 7 days of everything. WHO IT'S FOR People who think out loud. Obsidian and second-brain practitioners. Anyone whose work happens in conversation — in Cantonese, English, or both at once.

About

Ear Transcript

Effortlessly convert spoken words into text. Capture meetings, lectures, or interviews and get searchable, editable transcripts. AI-powered features provide concise notes, summaries, or bullet points from your recordings.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription
  • AI meeting notes and summaries
  • Speaker separation
  • Tap-to-play timestamps
  • Full-text search
  • Multiple export formats
  • Multi-language support
Features
Read full description

Hit record. The words write themselves. Meetings, lectures, interviews, calls with a source — press record, and when you're done you have a transcript you can read, search, and edit. No more dragging the scrubber back and forth hunting for that one line. 【Features】 · Recording to text: Transcribes as you record, with the full transcript ready the moment you stop. You can also import audio files already on your phone. · AI meeting notes: Turns a long recording into proper notes — what was discussed, what was decided, who owns what. Prefer something shorter? One tap gives you a summary or a bullet list instead. · Speaker separation: Multi-person meetings are split by speaker automatically, so you can see who said what. Rename speakers to their real names anytime. · Tap-to-play timestamps: Tap any line to jump to that moment in the audio. Check the exact wording instead of guessing. · Full-text search: Every transcript is searchable. One keyword brings back that meeting from three months ago. · Export and share: Export as plain text, Word, or SRT subtitles — or just copy and paste straight into whatever notes app you use. · Multi-language: Transcribes Chinese, English, Japanese and more. Handles mixed Chinese-English speech without tripping up. 【Made for】 · Meetings you can't take notes in, but still have to write up afterwards · Lectures that move too fast to follow, and need a second pass later · Interviews and user research that need a word-for-word transcript · Recorded interviews that have to become a written piece · Ideas you'd rather say out loud now and tidy up later —— Subscription details Pro unlocks unlimited recording and transcription, AI meeting notes, speaker separation, and all export formats. · Payment: Charged to your Apple Account once the purchase is confirmed. · Auto-renewal: Subscriptions renew automatically. Unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, your Apple Account is charged for the next period within 24 hours of the renewal date, and the subscription is extended by one period. · Manage or cancel: Go to Settings on your iPhone, tap your Apple Account at the top, then Subscriptions. Cancellation must be completed at least 24 hours before the current period ends; the current period is non-refundable. One-time purchase: · Pro Lifetime: Pay once. No auto-renewal, no further charges. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/ai-meeting/support/user Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ai-meeting/support/privacy Subscription Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/ai-meeting/support/subscribe

Screenshots

Speak it4 screens
Ear Transcript4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ear Transcript at daily against Speak it's every 2 days. Ear Transcript also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speak it sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ear Transcript sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speak it ships an update every 2 days, Ear Transcript daily. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Speak it versus Ear Transcript: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak itEar Transcript
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKwan Shun WongMinutes AI LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speak it

One-time1
  • Speak it Premium$8.99
3 purchases

Ear Transcript

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly — Voice to Text$4.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly — Meeting Notes AI$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime — One-Time Purchase$69.99

Questions

Is Speak it free?
Speak it is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Transcript free?
Ear Transcript is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speak it or Ear Transcript have ads?
Neither Speak it nor Ear Transcript shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speak it or Ear Transcript?
Speak it ships an update every 2 days, and Ear Transcript daily. Most recently, Speak it was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ear Transcript on November 6, 2026.

Other comparisons