AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Live Transcribe AI
$1/month transcription app for Mac & iPhone
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Local transcripts with speaker labels, timestamps, + export
Dec 2025 · whispersnapper.com · its alternatives →
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Free AI transcription: convert video and audio to text, translate into 120 languages, download SRT, VTT, ASS or TXT, or export the video with subtitles on it.
2022 · freesubtitles.ai · its alternatives →
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AI Transcribe▲136Easily transcribe & translate lectures and meetings
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Spoke▲102Dictate into any Mac app by holding a key. Spoke runs fully on-device using local AI — no cloud, no account, no subscription. $9.99 one-time.
Mar 2026 · usespoke.app · its alternatives →
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Transcription made simple with AI for audio and video files
2024 · filetranscribe.com · its alternatives →
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Dictate. Record. Transcribe. Summarize. All On-Device.
Mar 2026 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Yescribe.ai▲194Convert audio and video to text with AI & free online
2024 · yescribe.ai · its alternatives →
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AI Audio Kit▲92Easy audio transcription from your macOS desktop
2024 · aiaudiokit.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Whisper Notes▲115Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025 · whispernotes.app · its alternatives →
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Dictate4Me▲76Instantly transcribe voice to text on iPhone, iPad and Mac
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Record voice memos on iPhone or Apple Watch and get AI transcriptions and summaries delivered to your email. The best voice to text app for capturing ideas on the go.
2022 · whispermemos.com · its alternatives →
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MacWhisper▲123High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac
2023 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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TurboScribe▲105Convert audio and video to accurate text in seconds with AI
2024 · turboscribe.ai · its alternatives →
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Create AI-generated transcripts in minutes.
2021 · transcribeninja.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Built this because I was tired of waiting hours for transcription services and didn't want to upload sensitive recordings to the cloud. Real metrics from my M1 Max: 4.5hr video file transcribed in 3 minutes 32 seconds. Works completely offline. First 5 HN users who click the button on the page get it free. Literally promo code straight to the app sore Key differences vs Rev/Otter: - No 2-hour file limits (handles any length) - Timecodes stay accurate on long files (no drift from chunking) - Supports MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV, M4A, FLAC - Exports to SRT, VTT, JSON, PDF, DOCX, CSV,…
2025 · scriberpro.cc · its alternatives →
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100% offline AI transcription & translation for iPhone
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Speech typing notes and memos
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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WhisperAPI▲77$0.15/hr audio transcription API powered by OpenAI Whisper
2022 · whisperapi.com · its alternatives →
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Most transcriber apps were cloud-based, didn't store original audio, had confusing UI/UX, required logins, and costed a lot per month. Therefore this app is: - Low priced - No login - Native SwiftUI and MacOS APIs - Uses your own API keys for AI features I was in a bit of a catch-22 after college because I switched into Computer Science fairly late, and I had health and family issues. It was either apply to tons of jobs (and have the possibility of no job even after applying to hundreds of places) or build my skills and an income-generating app instead. Luckily LLMs got more advanced…
2025 · transcribetranslate.app · its alternatives →
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Your AI speech assistant for iPhone, iPad & Mac.
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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