Best Voice To Text Transcribe Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated October 2026

With an average user rating of 4.5★, the voice to text transcribe category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Voice To Text Transcribe Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Transcribe - Speech to TextTranscribe - Speech to TextFree4.5★ (11K)NoYesOct 2026
2Otter Transcribe Voice NotesOtter Transcribe Voice NotesFree4.8★ (82K)NoYesOct 2026
3Speechify – Text to Speech PDFSpeechify – Text to Speech PDFFree4.7★ (526K)YesYesOct 2026
4iTranscribe - Audio to TextiTranscribe - Audio to TextFree4.6★ (6.8K)YesYesOct 2026
5Whisper : Speech to TextWhisper : Speech to TextFree4.6★ (389)NoYesOct 2026
6Transcribe Voice to Text+Transcribe Voice to Text+Free4.5★ (32)NoYesAug 2026
7Ava: Transcribe Voice to TextAva: Transcribe Voice to TextFree4.4★ (4.2K)NoYesOct 2026
8Voice to Text: Live TranscribeVoice to Text: Live TranscribeFree4.5★ (204)YesYesOct 2026

Top Picks for Voice To Text Transcribe

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
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes#2

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes by Otter.ai, Inc.

AI Note Taking, Memo Recorder
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(82K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#20in 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
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF#3

Speechify – Text to Speech PDF by Speechify Inc.

Read Aloud Books, Docs & PDFs
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.7😐(526K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#10in Productivity
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This app transforms text into spoken word with lifelike voices, reads documents, images, and articles aloud, and offers voice typing. It also features an AI assistant for summarizing and quizzing, and allows for AI podcast creation.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Efficient text-to-speech
  • 👍 Diverse voice options
  • 🤖 Realistic AI narration
  • 💡 Helpful for dyslexic/ADHD users
  • 🤓 Improved reading comprehension
  • ⏱️ Saves time reading
  • 📚 Convenient for studying/multitasking

Room to Improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔇 Inconsistent voice quality
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔀 Unreliable page navigation
  • 🚫 Restrictive word limits on premium voices
  • 🤖 Robotic standard voices
  • 💤 Distracting ads and upsells

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FAQ about Voice To Text Transcribe

What are the best voice to text transcribe apps for iPhone?
Transcribe - Speech to Text tops our voice to text transcribe apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 11K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top voice to text transcribe apps we rank are free to download, including Transcribe - Speech to Text and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes.
Transcribe - Speech to Text has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 250+ voice to text transcribe apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.

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