AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Dictaphone

Transcribe your audio with AI

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dictaphone launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dictation▲128

   Voice memos with accurate AI transcriptions

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Voicenotes▲1,485

   AI note-taker that's truly intelligent

   2024 · voicenotes.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   AI Transcribe▲136

   Easily transcribe & translate lectures and meetings

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AssemblyAI - Speech-to-Text API▲996

   APIs to automatically transcribe and understand audio

   2017 · assemblyai.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Yescribe.ai▲194

   Convert audio and video to text with AI & free online

   2024 · yescribe.ai · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Speech to Note▲544

   Turn your voice into written notes

   2024 · speechtonote.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Audio Notes AI▲164

   Turn chaotic ideas into practical notes

   2023 · audionotesai.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Whisper Notes▲130

   The easiest way to capture your thoughts via audio

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Taped.ai▲159

   Transcribe and summarize audio, images into clear text

   2024 · taped.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Voice to Text - Transcribe Live▲91

    Speech typing notes and memos

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    File Transcribe▲95

    Transcription made simple with AI for audio and video files

    2024 · filetranscribe.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Audio Note▲17

    Live Transcription: From Mic, Apps & Files in Real Time

    2025 · audionote.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Smart Dictation▲90

    Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ada Dictation▲90

    Transcribe and edit privately, with unlimited minutes

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AI Transcriber Bot for Slack▲79

    Turn audio and video to text and subtitles in minutes

    2021 · speechtext.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Notable▲120

    AI Voice notes made easy

    2025 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Auto Transcription by Media.io▲65

    Online transcribe audio and video to text

    2022 · media.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reppi▲78

    AI powered speech to text notes

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SpeakNotes▲71

    AI powered voice note transcriber & summarizer

    2023 · speaknotes.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    AI Note Taker : Audio to Text ▲36

    Summarize Lectures & Meetings

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SpeechZap▲127

    Easily record and transcribe your thoughts on the go

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FreeVoice: AI Voice Keyboard▲26

    Dictate. Record. Transcribe. Summarize. All On-Device.

    Mar 2026 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    VoiceNotes▲110

    One tap record with live transcription + automatic cleanup

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ada Dictation, for Mac▲95

    Transcribe & edit privately, w/ unlimited minutes on desktop

    2020 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →