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iTranscribe

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Value score / 100 Worth paying? No Skip it

iTranscribe offers quick and accurate transcriptions for many users, but its value is significantly undermined by frequent billing issues, high prices, and functional glitches.

Free + in-app purchases seen up to $100 4.6★ lifetime (6,675) since 2022

iTranscribe provides fast and often accurate transcription, making it useful for meetings, notes, and even creative work, but numerous users report being charged without consent, difficulty canceling subscriptions, and high annual fees. While some find it a 'game changer' for its ease of use and accuracy, others experience critical malfunctions, poor transcription quality, and a lack of essential features like exporting or editing.

Free vs paid

The app offers a free trial, but many users report being immediately charged or automatically subscribed to expensive annual plans even after canceling the trial R2R10R37R39. Some features, like exporting, appear to be paywalled R209. The free tier seems to have limitations on recording length, with users advised to pay for recordings longer than two minutes R70. There are also complaints about not being able to do anything without paying R97.

Value complaints

  • Many users report being immediately charged or automatically subscribed to expensive annual plans, often around $100, without clear consent or after canceling a 'free' trial.R2R10R37R39
  • Users complain about the high cost of subscriptions, with prices like $49.99 per year or $5.49 per week considered too expensive.R87R117R284
  • There are numerous reports of difficulty canceling subscriptions, with charges continuing even after cancellation attempts.R9R27R30R39
  • Some essential features, such as exporting transcriptions or using the app for more than two minutes, are locked behind a paywall.R70R97R108R209
  • Users have paid for services like human transcription but never received them, nor a refund.R28

Where it delivers

  • The app is praised for its speed and efficiency in transcribing audio.R4R24R72R83
  • Many users find the transcription accuracy to be high, even for longer recordings or those with accents.R8R15R32R49
  • It is considered easy to use and convenient for various purposes, including meetings, case management, and personal notes.R11R14R16R20
  • The app offers useful features like language detection and customizable transcription options.R38R69R88
Worth paying if

The paid tier might be worth it for users who consistently need quick, accurate transcriptions for meetings, case management, or personal notes, and who are willing to navigate potential billing complexities R8R11R14R16.

Skip / stay free if

Users who are wary of unexpected charges, struggle with subscription management, or require highly accurate transcriptions for critical documents should skip this app R2R3R5R6. Those needing to import videos from camera roll or requiring specific languages not offered should also avoid it R117.

Evidence note: The lifetime rating is high, but recent reviews are heavily skewed negative, particularly concerning billing practices and app malfunctions. The positive reviews often focus on initial functionality and ease of use, while negative reviews highlight critical issues that significantly impact the overall value proposition.

Frequently asked

Is iTranscribe truly free to try?
No, many users report being immediately charged or automatically subscribed to expensive annual plans, sometimes up to $100, even after attempting to cancel a 'free' trial R2R10R37R39.
How accurate are iTranscribe's transcriptions?
Transcription accuracy varies; some users find it highly accurate and effective even for long conferences or with accents R8R15R32R49, while others report significant errors, missed words, or nonsensical output R7R12R13.
Can I export or edit transcriptions with iTranscribe?
Some users report that editing, copying, pasting, and printing are not supported on iPhone, and exporting is either not working or requires payment R5R26R33R108.
What are the common issues with iTranscribe?
Common issues include frequent app malfunctions, content upload failures, random stopping during recording, inability to export files, and a lack of customer service response R1R3R5R6.

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. [R2] 1/5 · US Immediately charged a fee: I waned to try for free and was immediately charged for the annual amount and I could not get reimbursed although I had also immediately cancelled it. Very disappointed.
  2. [R10] 1/5 · US Give them free money: Waste of money. Slick how you download and then get charged for a “ free trial”. I kept it 10 minutes, discovered it sucks and cancelled free trial
  3. [R37] 1/5 · US DONT GET: I was charged for a subscription to this service even though I never signed up for it. There was no clear authorization, no notice, and no obvious way this should have happened. This feels extremely misleading and concerning. I had to spend my own time tracking down the charge and trying to figure out how to cancel something I never knowingly agreed to. I would not recommend this app o
  4. [R39] 1/5 · US They will steal your $ despite canceling: Please be careful if subscribing to this app. I canceled my subscription and they kept charging me. Their policy doesn’t allow for refunds and apple honors that. DONT DOWNLOAD.
  5. [R87] 3/5 · US Is $49.99 a year reasonable? It's too expensive. · translated
  6. [R117] 3/5 · US Not for content creation: You cannot import videos from camera roll, which was what I downloaded it for. I also found the weekly pricing excessive. I have nothing against the developer as a person. I recognize I might not be the right fit for the app, but I felt that sharing my perspective would help potential customers decide whether this app is for them.
  7. [R284] 3/5 · GB Cost: 5.49 per week.. definitely not worth it. I’d pay that monthly though.
  8. [R9] 1/5 · US There’s no settings: There’s not a way visible to unsubscribe from the service while you’re on the app.
  9. [R27] 2/5 · US Not using: I'm not sure why I have this app and why I am billed so often
  10. [R30] 1/5 · US Negative 5 stars: App doesn’t work and they don’t let you cancel. I’ve been trying to get out of this service for 3 months and my cancellation hasn’t been honored and Apple won’t refund me.
  11. [R70] 4/5 · US Good: It’s good but if you are are planning to record longer than two minutes make sure to pay first.
  12. [R97] 1/5 · US Pay walls: Can’t do anything without paying money also transcriptions are in accurate and spelled wrong. To much effort for it’s worth
  13. [R108] 1/5 · US Cannot copy or export transcriptions: You cannot do *anything* with the transcriptions. Copy, export, nothing! This tool is absolutely useless.
  14. [R209] 3/5 · US Well...: I need to convert my mv into an audio file so I could upload it into Soundcloud, so I turned to this app. However, I soon realized I needed to pay to export. PLEASE HAVE THAT IN THE FREE TRIAL
  15. [R28] 1/5 · US Paid for human transcribing never got it: Stay away from this app I paid for human transcribing service through the app and never got it but they took my money out of my account and never refunded it. Shady business practice stay away at all costs.
  16. [R4] 5/5 · US It is quick: Great!
  17. [R24] 5/5 · US Great: Fast and efficient
  18. [R72] 5/5 · US Voice memo transcript and translation: Excellent and fast
  19. [R83] 4/5 · US Excelente: ¡Una belleza de app! La vida es demasiado corta para perder el tiempo transcribiendo manualmente. Esta app es justo la herramienta que necesitaba: es increíblemente fácil de usar y supereficiente. Me ahorra una cantidad de tiempo enorme con sus transcripciones precisas y rápidas. iLa recomiendo 100%!
  20. [R8] 5/5 · US Incredible!: Summarized a one hour conference with zero effort on my part. Phenomenal!!
  21. [R15] 5/5 · US seems extremely effective: thank you
  22. [R32] 4/5 · US Awesome app: iTranscribe “listened” to a 90 minute meeting conducted on a collaborative meeting platform and recorded everything at about an 89% rate of accuracy. Meeting members spoke with a range of accents, and the app was amazingly good at capturing the conversation.
  23. [R49] 5/5 · US Accurate and inituative: Very pleasantly surprised with how accurate and intuitive the app is! A+
  24. [R11] 5/5 · US Game Changer: So much easier than the old way.
  25. [R14] 5/5 · US What a Help!!: I so needed this for my various meetings!
  26. [R16] 5/5 · US Use It, It’s Worth It: The app is super easy to use and is worth having on your phone. You never know when you may need it, but it will be the o key app you’ll need to use, once you have it!
  27. [R20] 5/5 · US Xd: No le tenía nada de fe pero si mi ayudo, es muy buena app, la recomiendo mucho, 10/10
  28. [R38] 5/5 · US Convenient and Easy export from iPhone voice memos: Insanely easy to use and customizable as far as how you want the transcription, even what language etc. I’m really happy with it! I take audio notes and then use this to transcribe then upload to my ai
  29. [R69] 5/5 · US Helped Me So Much: I do tasks that require detecting a language and I tried everything but this helped me determine the language and exact dialect by testing each language they have.
  30. [R88] 5/5 · US 100% RECOMMEND iTranscribe!!!: Of all the transcription apps there are out there, iTranscribe is the most accurate and most easiest to use. I was given different options to transcribe AND I was able to upload via different options as well. Yayyyyy!!! I give this app a well deserved 5 star review. Mahalo
  31. [R7] 1/5 · US Not ready yet: Inaccurate transcription. I had better results with traditional transcription.
  32. [R12] 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: I tried to record an employee meeting, and when I did the transcribe button, not one bit of it made any sense
  33. [R13] 1/5 · US Recorded next to nothing.: Please correct me if this was possibly user error, but unless I was yelling directly into the microphone it wasn’t picking anything up. A couple words here and there- incorrectly at that. I use the microphone regularly with other applications without an issue, but this was a struggle to get a response from. I deleted it right away.
  34. [R5] 1/5 · US File: Editing, copy and paste, and printing not supported on my iPhone. Ready to cancel
  35. [R26] 1/5 · US Stopped working: This app used to work great. Now it stopped exporting. There is no customer service for it. I have emailed three times to get assistance and nobody has responded. I cannot access my last transcriptions and that sucks. Now I have to find another audio transcription app.
  36. [R33] 1/5 · US Broken app with horrible customer service: Have been using it for a few years with no complaints, but they’ve updated their UI and now my app offers no way to export my files. Four frantic emails for help remain ignored. Buyer beware.
  37. [R1] 1/5 · US Malfunctions: App continually craps out and won’t upload content for transcription without deletion and other maneuvers. Glitches in this manner far too often.
  38. [R3] 1/5 · US Features did not work as promised: Concept is great execution is poor
  39. [R6] 1/5 · US Unhappy: Did not transcribe any of my audio to text

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