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Built only from these 78 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R4] Transcribe 2/5 · US While the app seems to work well, the pricing is a nickel and dime scheme: Oh, you want to print it? That will be an extra $11.99 per month. Oh, you want to export that to Word or PDF, that will be an extra extra charge! CRAZY!
2. [R7] Transcribe 1/5 · US Money grab: I had a 58 minute recording to transcribe. You only get 15 minutes free. To be clear, not 15 minutes to transcribe as much as you can for free. Literally, only 15 mins of your recording is transcribed for free. Anything more is an additional $4.99, which I paid. Then, the entire transcription is saved, but to export it so you can work with the transcription, you are charged another $14
3. [R9] Transcribe 3/5 · US Great, with one major flaw: I found the dictation to be pretty solid for normal dictations. It’s way better than Siri. However, they charge you for silence. Silence is something that can be easily stripped, and should come for free. UPDATE: developer contacted me, said this didn’t exist because they were working on new speech API. Developer said pro version provided unlimited dictation, but the do
4. [R12] Transcribe 3/5 · US Expensive: Too Expensive
5. [R1] Transcribe 1/5 · US Not accurate skips text: Not sure why it did not include all screen recording I made - I paid for one hour of transcription. Didn’t work well for me -
6. [R3] Transcribe 3/5 · US Many missed words: It seems like a great idea, but I would say 1/3 of the phrases had miss "read" words making the statement wrong or confusing. I was playing a previously recorded conversation but it was clear, no other noises...
7. [R15] Transcribe 3/5 · GB Not accurate: I used this to transcribe a coaching session for submission for my assessment and it has to be exactly what is said. I noticed that it has taken parts out that I have said on the original recording. This means that this service is not suitable for those who need a verbatim service for transcribe.
8. [R18] Transcribe 3/5 · GB 2,5/5: Expensive. Unlimited (500h). The service it’s far to be precise. I have a few ideas.
9. [R10] Transcribe 1/5 · US Payment problem: After reviewing the first 15 minutes I was thrilled and paid for an hour on the website. My credit card was charged but there wasn't a way to find the credit. Now I need to dispute the charge with the credit card company.
10. [R19] Transcribe 1/5 · US Deleted my files: This app just deleted all my recordings after i paid for more transcription time. I just lost an entire interview. Horrible.
11. [R22] Transcribe 1/5 · US Failed Operation on Server: I just paid for the service and it’s telling me that it failed the operation due to the server.
12. [R24] Transcribe 1/5 · US Did not work at all.: I could hear my voice during playback, it labeled it as translated, but nothing was written down. Don't have time to troubleshoot as I need to get stuff done.
13. [R6] Transcribe 3/5 · US Storage: The transcriptions themselves take up a lot of space, and there’s no bulk edit function that would make deleting transcriptions in bulk convenient. Moreover, once deleted, they continue to take up space in Trash, where again there’s no bulk edit function AND deleting individual transcriptions is buggy (swiping a transcription doesn’t always access the Delete option).
14. [R55] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US The best app ever!: Love using otter to transcribe any audio files I need transcription for. I’ve tried everything and it’s been the most accurate.
15. [R56] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 3/5 · US Best Assistant Ever: This application is the best and most helpful tool to capture notes and deliverables in my meetings. It’s always accurate and detailed.
16. [R58] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US Excellent Voice Notes: We’ve been using the software for almost 7 years now. It works fantastic for us. Otter keeps improving; their AI summaries and QA are super useful!
17. [R60] Otter Transcribe Voice Notes 5/5 · US Great!: I primarily use Otter during interviews, always with the candidate’s permission. It has been incredibly helpful because it transcribes the conversation, making it easier to review and summarize the candidate’s experience while maintaining accurate documentation. Additionally, Otter’s AI Chat helps analyze the interview and provides insights into whether the candidate appears to be qualifie
18. [R66] Live Transcribe 5/5 · US Helpful: I have severe hearing loss. I am 80 so I don’t need a lot of bells and whistles. (Speaker identification, translation). But I need this at family gatherings, dr appointments, neighborhood events, Mahjongg, church, book club, meetings. I basically can’t manage without it. I feel so fortunate to live long enough for these life improvement apps. I’m going for subtitling glasses when there a
19. [R69] Live Transcribe 5/5 · US 🧡: I love this! It’s so nice to sit with my family and understand what they are saying!!!
20. [R72] Live Transcribe 5/5 · US Actually able: I love that I can actually able to have a conversation with my daughter, without having to ask em to repeat it.♥️
21. [R78] Live Transcribe 5/5 · US Senior neighbor: I signed up for this to show a neighbor that he doesn’t have to miss out on conversations. He was lukewarm until I placed the phone in front of him…he got so excited watching our words appear. I told him he can use it for doctor visits too. He was always involved in conversation it made me sad to see how quiet he was as he couldn’t decipher our words. He’s will get new hearing
22. [R14] Transcribe 5/5 · US Great app!: I have been using this app for over a year now, and it works wonderfully. Super accurate trascriptions, and very easy to use. I highly recommend it.
23. [R13] Transcribe 2/5 · US Bait and hook pricing: Says unlimited but then caps u at 15 minutes
24. [R34] Transcribe 1/5 · US French: Helped me almost instantly transcribe a french recording and made it very easy for me to read and translate to english. Awesome app!
25. [R44] Transcribe 1/5 · GB Optional: It was a decent decision from the app devs to include 30 minutes free trial, as the result was less than poor. Unless used for English transcription, it is utterly useless.
26. [R50] Transcribe 2/5 · GB Better than others, but still frustrating: I downloaded this app because I needed to do interviews in French (I’m a native English speaker) and I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss any important pieces of info. I bought the “10 hours” package rather than the subscription, because it fit my needs. I found that the transcripts were sometimes completely bizarre in translations, but they were good eno