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Transcribe

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Value score / 100 Worth paying? Depends It depends

Transcribe by DENIVIP Group OOO is a highly accurate transcription app that can save significant time, but its pricing model and occasional bugs, especially with video uploads and live transcription, are significant drawbacks.

Free to download seen up to $399.99 4.5★ lifetime (10,658) since 2017

Transcribe offers fast and accurate transcription, including speaker identification and multi-format export, which is highly valued by users for various professional and personal needs R1R7R20R34. However, its pricing structure, which charges per hour and for exports, leads to frequent complaints about high costs and unexpected charges R39R41R53R54. While many praise its accuracy for audio files, live transcription and video uploads can be less reliable and buggy R2R9R47R126.

Free vs paid

The free version of Transcribe offers 15 to 30 minutes of transcription time R30R41. Beyond this, users must pay per hour, with prices noted at $4.99 per hour R39R54. Some reviews mention a 'PRO' version or subscription for $12.99/month, which is stated to include 500 free minutes, though some users reported not receiving them or having their existing transcriptions disappear R91. Additionally, exporting transcripts to formats like Word or PDF often incurs extra charges beyond the transcription time R21R53R54.

Value complaints

  • The app is expensive, charging per hour, with prices like $4.99/hour frequently cited.R39R41R92R98
  • Users report additional charges for exporting transcripts to formats like Word or PDF, beyond the cost of transcription.R21R53R54
  • Many users complain about being forced to pay, or that the free trial is too limited (15 minutes) and doesn't allow full functionality.R15R35R43R57
  • There are issues with purchased time not being delivered or disappearing, and charges occurring without successful transcription.R2R38R46R55
  • The pricing model is unclear, with users not knowing prices upfront or misunderstanding how 'time' is consumed.R15R83R91R100

Where it delivers

  • The app offers very accurate and fast transcription, especially for m4a audio files.R1R7R34R45
  • It accurately identifies different speakers and allows users to update speaker names.R1R2R25R47
  • Users can easily export transcripts in multiple formats like plain text, MS Word, and PDF.R1R26
  • The app is easy to use and navigate, saving users significant time.R20R25R26R30
  • Customer service is highly responsive and helpful in resolving issues.R23R28R48R51
  • It offers an a-la-carte payment option, which is preferred by occasional users over monthly subscriptions.R36R45
Worth paying if

The paid tier is worth it for users who need highly accurate transcriptions of m4a audio files, especially those requiring speaker identification and multi-format export, and who have occasional, non-subscription-based usage R1R7R36R45. It's also suitable for those who value excellent customer service for troubleshooting issues R23R28R48R51.

Skip / stay free if

Users who need live transcription or reliable video uploads should skip the paid version due to reported accuracy issues and bugs R9R47R126R140. Those on a tight budget or who require verbatim accuracy for critical conversations should also skip, as the app can be expensive and may miss words or context, especially with accents or technical terms R6R47. Individuals who expect a clear and transparent pricing model without hidden fees for exports or who experience payment processing issues should also avoid paying R15R38R46.

Evidence note: Some reviews are very short and lack detail, making it challenging to extract specific nuances. There's a noticeable split between users who find it highly accurate and those who report significant errors, suggesting variability in performance based on audio quality, language, or accent. Many positive reviews focus on ease of use and accuracy for specific tasks, while negative reviews frequently highlight pricing issues and technical bugs.

Frequently asked

How much does Transcribe cost?
Transcribe offers a free trial of 15 to 30 minutes, after which it typically costs $4.99 per hour for transcription time R30R39R41R54. There is also a 'PRO' subscription mentioned at $12.99/month, which is supposed to include 500 free minutes, but some users have reported issues receiving these minutes R91.
Is Transcribe accurate?
Many users find Transcribe to be highly accurate for transcribing audio files, with some reporting 94% or above accuracy and precise speaker identification R1R7R45. However, accuracy can drop significantly for live transcription, with some users experiencing missed words and errors, especially with accents, technical terms, or unclear audio R2R6.
Does Transcribe have good customer support?
Yes, several users have praised Transcribe's customer service, describing it as excellent, responsive, knowledgeable, and quick to resolve issues R23R28R48R51. Support has been noted for providing clear, step-by-step instructions and responding quickly to emails R23R48.
Can Transcribe handle video files?
Transcribe can upload and process video files, but some users have reported issues with video uploads, including failures, errors after completion, and the app consuming paid time without delivering a transcription R9R126R140. One user also noted that it does not work with MP4 files R94.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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. [R39] 1/5 · US Everyone should know up front...: It cost 4.99 an hour.
  2. [R41] 1/5 · US Pay by the hour: Free for 15 minutes then makes you pay a heavy price by the hour
  3. [R92] 3/5 · US Expensive: Too Expensive
  4. [R98] 1/5 · US too pricey: I didn't realize it was $4.99/hour. The reating is for the pricing. I never bothered trying the app as I had not planned to pay a hourly fee. I would have bought it outright I may have agreed to an annual subscription but monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly charges are a dealbreaker.
  5. [R21] 2/5 · US Not functional.: I had to pay for an hour to transcribe a 20 minute voice memo, then when exporting, have to pay for a plan to get any other file version than a txt file with no speaker indications or any other formatting.
  6. [R53] 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!
  7. [R54] 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
  8. [R15] 1/5 · US Pay to use: Why not say upfront your price? And don't allow downloading without payment?
  9. [R35] 1/5 · US Payment: You have to pay
  10. [R43] 1/5 · US Horrible no free plan: A
  11. [R57] 2/5 · US Bait and hook pricing: Says unlimited but then caps u at 15 minutes
  12. [R2] 3/5 · US Use to be a great app: Not sure what happened but it started to become less accurate, takes forever to upload and took away hours I didn’t use and now says I’m at 0. This use to be my go to, and transcribed well especially adding speakers assigned to the transcriptions. I’m moving on to other apps, but hopefully they fix this for future users.
  13. [R38] 1/5 · US In app purchases not delivered: Took my money. Did not deliver. Refund requested from Apple.
  14. [R46] 1/5 · US Stole my money: I downloaded the app onto my computer after trying the free 15 minutes. I have around 10 hours of transcription to do, so I bought the 10 hours. Those hours never showed up on my account. I got in contact with their support team twice, got instructions that made no sense and didn’t line up with anything I was seeing. Brought in tech help who also found their instructions for findin
  15. [R55] 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.
  16. [R83] 1/5 · US Pricing is REALLY high: When you purchase 1 hour time, it does not mean 1 hour of transcriptions!! It means the clock starts when you first start a transcription. I had 12 minutes transcribed and I left my iPad. I came back and wanted to continue on transcribing and I was told my time was up!! So the clock was running while I ate dinner. Maybe they got mad that I didn’t invite them to eat with me?
  17. [R91] 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
  18. [R100] 1/5 · US No Prices Given: They say the first 15 minutes are free. They did not give a price list. I could not get it to type the text. I could not create a file name. I am an Electronics Engineer. This is user hostile!
  19. [R1] 5/5 · US Top of the Line features: I found the following features very helpful, 1. Transcribes m4a audio files very accurately and very fast! 2. It transcribes a 30min audio file in matter of minutes 3. It very accurately identifies different speakers & assigns speech text to them. 4. Allows me to update the name of the speakers within the app itself. 5. I can easily export the Transcript to an email recip
  20. [R7] 5/5 · US Transcribe is great!: It transcribes with precision from the languages I use, and accepts audio texts from multiple sources. I love it.
  21. [R34] 5/5 · US great tool: I am impressed how accurate this app is!!! It is a game changer. I am doing a PhD program and it comes in handy!!!!
  22. [R45] 5/5 · US Great Product: I've used Transcribe over the past several weeks to create meeting transcripts and the accuracy was typically 94% or above with very few corrections being necessary. It's easy to use, and for an occasional user like myself, it's a very cost effective solution for transcription. Highly recommend!
  23. [R25] 5/5 · US So easy to use!: I used this on a whim to transcribe a court case and it took less than 5 min from download to learn what to do and do it. 30 min transcript broken down with speaker and time.
  24. [R47] 3/5 · US Voice Memos yes; Live not so much: I really liked this app and used it to transcribe Voice Memos. Speaker identification is pretty accurate as most of the transcription. Expensive compared to other apps at $6/hr. Doesn’t edit out the “uhms” and “uhs.” I switched to live transcription ($15 monthly fee, unlimited) only to find a significant drop in accuracy even dropping several words in sentences.
  25. [R26] 5/5 · US Cant live without it: This gives me the ability to really listen to my conversations as well as to create sumarries and a great understanding of every convo. I absolutely cant live without this app now. I dont see any errors, app catches speech very well! Ability to copy past or export. Saves immediately upon convo ending and even saves when computer crashes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
  26. [R20] 5/5 · US Director of Communication, SEAL Veterans Foundation: This APP made my life so much easier when I write articles for our quarterly magazine.
  27. [R30] 5/5 · US SO generous: Wow, I just wanted to transcribe a 13 minute video I had, for free, & without an account! They give you 30 minutes. I’m SO glad! 🙏🏼 And thank you, so much. Also the app is easy to navigate & underwhelming! ☝🏼 Basic & easy :-)
  28. [R23] 5/5 · US Excellent app! Excellent customer service!: I absolutely love the Transcribe app! Its accuracy exceeded my expectations, and when I ran into a glitch I couldn’t figure out, Mikhail came to the rescue right away and helped me resolve it. What impressed me most was how incredibly responsive he was, no matter when I emailed, he got back to me quickly with clear, step-by-step instructions. I actually s
  29. [R28] 5/5 · US Great customer service!: I had a problem with a purchase, and the Support Team solved it easily and effectively in a very responsive manner. Not only an excellent transcript service, but also 100% reliable and responsive.
  30. [R48] 5/5 · US Great app, great service: I had a lot of questions when I first subscribed to Transcribe, and I was amazed at the fast responses to all of my emails. I can't recall the last time I had such wonderful, knowledgeable and timely assistance from a tech company! I highly recommend this app!
  31. [R51] 5/5 · US Would recommend: Very good, very useful. And customer service is always quick to respond!
  32. [R36] 5/5 · US A-la-cart option (Thank you): I have used numerous apps to transcribe audio recordings and they all work pretty well. What I like about Transcribe is that I am not forced to pay for a monthly subscription. While they say there’s a discount for subscribers, my usage does not have regular usage. I only use it extensively a few times a year. So this makes Transcribe less expensive for me while still
  33. [R6] 2/5 · US Not accurate at all: I wanted to use this to record a conversation between myself and a Spanish speaking lawyer and his assistant. They were speaking Spanish to each other and me English. The voice pickup was horrible (iPhone 13) and the translations were extremely spotty and didn’t make sense. I would not use this for any conversations which are important. Really disappointed.
  34. [R9] 2/5 · US Issues uploads videos: This app works when it wants to. It does not upload videos well.
  35. [R94] 1/5 · US Terrible UX - and does not work with MP4 - Had to pay twice on two credit cards to get into the pp: After all that, they do not take MP4
  36. [R126] 3/5 · US Great App, some bugs though: I successfully transcribed my voice memos without any problem whatsoever. The problem came when I tried to transcribe a video. It said it completed the transcription, but then showed an error saying it couldn’t transcribe it. The page is empty, yet it still took the 1.5 hours off my time that I paid for. This needs to be fixed, if I try to transcribe it again will I ju
  37. [R140] 3/5 · US Can upload from phone: Overall I’m happy with the app in terms the the talk to text function. However, I’m not sure I will be using it any longer because for months I haven’t been able to upload videos to the app on my iPhone. When I first got the app that function worked great but something changed. Now I have to upload to my computer then upload to the app.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store