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Best Audio Transcription Free Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated September 2026

From beginner-friendly picks to power-user tools, our audio transcription free list covers 250+ iPhone apps updated through September 2026. Compare ratings, prices, and screenshots in one place.

Compare top Audio Transcription Free Apps (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Transcribe - Speech to TextTranscribe - Speech to TextFree4.5★ (11K)NoYesSep 2026
2iTranscribe - Audio to TextiTranscribe - Audio to TextFree4.6★ (6.8K)YesYesSep 2026
3Otter Transcribe Voice NotesOtter Transcribe Voice NotesFree4.8★ (79K)NoYesSep 2026
4Voice MemosVoice MemosFree4.8★ (1.1M)NoNoSep 2026
5Voice Recorder & Audio EditorVoice Recorder & Audio EditorFree4.7★ (451K)YesYesSep 2026
6Lumo transcriptionsLumo transcriptionsFree—NoYesJun 2026
7Trais: Audio to TextTrais: Audio to TextFree—YesYesSep 2026
8Transcribe Audio to Text NotesTranscribe Audio to Text NotesFree4.6★ (3.8K)YesYesSep 2026

Top Picks for Audio Transcription Free

Transcribe - Speech to Text#1

Transcribe - Speech to Text by DENIVIP

AI Note Taker, Audio & Video
Editor's Choice
🔧 Utilities
4.5😐(11K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This AI-powered app converts audio and video into text, supporting over 100 languages. It offers live transcription, file uploads, and AI-generated summaries. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and voice notes, it helps you focus on content rather than typing.

What We Love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast transcription
  • 💡 Useful for interviews and meetings
  • 🚀 Saves time compared to manual transcription
  • 👍 Accurate transcription in many cases

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive pricing
  • 🐛 Inaccurate transcription in some cases
  • 🐛 Misses parts of the audio
  • 🐛 Transcription quality issues with non-English languages
  • 🐛 Stops recording unexpectedly
iTranscribe - Audio to Text#2

iTranscribe - Audio to Text by TALENT ME TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. 

Voice Recorder & Transcribe
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.6😐(6.8K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app transforms your phone into a powerful voice recorder and transcriber. It offers real-time transcription, translation, and advanced export options for various professional and academic needs. Manage, search, and share your audio and text efficiently.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Fast and easy transcriptions
  • 👍 Useful and quick
  • 🚀 Exceptional transcription
  • 👍 Great tool
  • 🚀 Saves time
  • 👍 Accurate transcription

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Transcription errors
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Unreliable
  • 🐛 Incompatible with certain languages
  • 🐛 Stopped working after a few months
  • 🐛 Inaccurate transcription
  • 🔒 Difficult to unsubscribe
  • 🐛 Buggy and not reliable
  • 🐛 Transcription issues
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes#3

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes by Otter.ai, Inc.

AI Note Taking, Memo Recorder
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(79K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#12in Productivity
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This app offers real-time voice transcription for meetings, lectures, and conversations. It acts as an AI assistant, capturing slides, generating summaries, and allowing for collaborative editing and sharing of notes. Available in multiple languages and on web.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Excellent transcription accuracy
  • 👍 Convenient features like speaker identification and timestamps
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient transcription process
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases (meetings, interviews, lectures)
  • 👍 Helpful for deaf/hard of hearing users
  • 👍 Seamless integration between mobile and desktop

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional transcription errors, especially with technical terms
  • 💰 Concerns about increasing subscription costs and reduced free minutes
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior and crashes reported by some users
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data usage for model training

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FAQ about Audio Transcription Free

What are the best audio transcription free apps for iPhone?
Transcribe - Speech to Text tops our audio transcription free apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 11K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Transcribe - Speech to Text has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 250+ audio transcription free apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
Transcribe is an AI-powered application that converts audio and video content into written text. It can transcribe live speech, voice notes, meetings, interviews, lectures, and video files. The app aims to provide fast and accurate transcriptions, saving users the effort of manual typing.
Key features include advanced AI transcription for both live speech and uploaded files, support for over 100 languages and dialects, AI-generated summaries and key points, and the ability to translate transcripts into over 40 languages. It also offers speaker separation, timestamps, and editing tools for transcripts.