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24 alternatives to MacWhisper for iOS

Transcribe & summarize looooong voice memos

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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Bangin' Audio Recorder▲120
Record, transcribe, curate audio + voice memos iPhone/iPad
2024 · banginaudiorecorder.com · its alternatives →
2
Record voice memo, receive transcription in email▲76
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 →
3
Voice Recorder▲81
Transcribe audio & video to text
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
MacWhisper▲123
High quality text transcription with OpenAI's whisper on Mac
2023 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
5
Scusi▲129
Transcriptions for iMessage
2022 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
6
Awesome Voice Notes▲121
Voice recordings with automatic transcription on mobile
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Supavoice▲206
Voice to text app for macos
2025 · supavoice.app · its alternatives →
8
VoicePen▲231
Record and transcribe speech to text, natively
2024 · voicepen.app · its alternatives →
9
Audio Writer (iOS)▲110
Transcribe it, refine it and structure it for you
2024 · its alternatives →
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Dictate4Me▲76
Instantly transcribe voice to text on iPhone, iPad and Mac
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Transcriber▲221
Transcribe any audio/video to text in minutes
2018 · its alternatives →
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Auto Transcription by Media.io▲65
Online transcribe audio and video to text
2022 · media.io · its alternatives →
13
Dictation▲128
Voice memos with accurate AI transcriptions
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Transcriber AI (for WhatsApp)▲7
Voice Memo to text to save your time.
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
15
TranscribeMe▲66
Transcribing audio to text on whatsapp and telegram for free
2023 · transcribego.com · its alternatives →
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Talk Memo▲13
Turn voice into notes. Instantly.
2025 · v0-modern-web-app-design-liart.vercel.app · its alternatives →
17
JustScribe▲117
On-device instant voice transcription
Feb 2026 · quassum.com · its alternatives →
18
AudioNotes▲185
Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →
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Speech and Audio To Text – Transcribe voice messages offline▲6
Hi HN, I’d like to share a side project I recently finished: Speech & Audio To Text, a small iOS utility to transcribe voice messages from apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Voice Memos — fully offline and without sending any data to the cloud. The motivation was personal. I often receive voice notes when I can't listen to them — during meetings, while commuting on noisy trains, or when I don’t want to disturb others. I used to rely on an app that handled this well, until it moved to a subscription model and started requiring constant internet access. I wanted something that would: - Work…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Whisper Notes▲115
Offline AI Speech to Text Transcription for iOS & macOS
2025 · whispernotes.app · its alternatives →
21
Voice Recorder & Transcription iOS App▲14
The ultimate audio note-taking app
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
VoiceText for Slack▲139
Voice notes w/ transcription in Slack
2020 · its alternatives →
23
Voicepaper 2▲71
Listen to blogs or texts while you are doing your daily work
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
Smart Voice Offline▲113
Offline live transcription app for iOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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