Private Transcribe
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Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNelson Lai
CategoryProductivity
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 5.0 (2)
Version1.2.4
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Oct 2026
Rating
5.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Private Transcribe on the App Store
App details
App ID
6758640839
Publisher
Nelson Lai
On the store since
Feb 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 16.4+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
9
EN FR DE JA KO PT ZH ES ZH
Size
67 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
5.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Ratings
2
Measured
About Private Transcribe
Speech to text that never leaves your phone. Private Transcribe turns your voice into accurate text entirely on your device — Whisper AI runs on the phone itself, so nothing you say is ever uploaded, analyzed, or stored on a server. It even works in airplane mode.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Download a speech model once (from 78 MB)
2. Tap the mic and talk — a live waveform shows you're being heard
3. Your words appear as text in seconds. Copy, edit, share, or export.
After the one-time model download, no internet connection is ever needed. Transcribe on a plane, in the field, in a dead zone — anywhere.
PICK YOUR ACCURACY
Unlike cloud transcription apps, you choose the engine:
• Quick (78 MB) — instant results for short notes
• Balanced (148 MB) — everyday speed and accuracy (recommended)
• Accurate (190 MB) — handles background noise and accents
• Professional (539 MB) — high accuracy for meetings and interviews
• Best (574 MB) — Whisper large-v3-turbo, the most accurate model that runs on a phone
Quick to Professional each come in an English-optimized version (fastest) and a multilingual one that understands 99+ languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and Arabic; Best is multilingual. Pin the spoken language or let Whisper detect it.
BUILT FOR REAL WORK
• Voice memos that become editable text
• Meeting notes and interview transcription
• Lecture capture for students
• Drafting messages, emails, and ideas by voice
• Journaling — speak your thoughts, keep them private
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
• Import audio and video files — voice memos, meeting recordings, lecture videos, podcasts (m4a, mp3, wav, aac, mp4, mov) — transcribed on-device; videos contribute their audio track
• Pause and resume while recording; keeps recording when the screen locks or you switch apps
• Custom vocabulary: names, products and jargon come out spelled your way
• Timestamps for every line — view, copy, or share a timestamped transcript
• Searchable, editable transcription history, grouped by date
• Cancel a long transcription; unfinished recordings are recovered if the app is closed
• Back up all transcripts to a file you keep, and restore them on a new phone
• Word counts and per-recording playback
• Copy or share any transcript in one tap
• Auto-copy each result to the clipboard (optional)
• Keep recordings, or delete the audio automatically and keep only the text
• Dark interface designed for long sessions
FREE TO USE, PRO IF YOU WANT MORE
Private Transcribe is free, supported by ads. A single one-time upgrade — never a subscription — removes all ads permanently, adds speech translation from 99+ languages into English text, and unlocks exporting transcripts as .txt files or .srt and .vtt subtitles with timestamps.
PRIVACY, PLAINLY
Your recordings and transcripts live only on your device. There is no account, no sign-up, and no server that receives your audio — the transcription engine physically runs on your phone. Delete every
HOW IT WORKS
1. Download a speech model once (from 78 MB)
2. Tap the mic and talk — a live waveform shows you're being heard
3. Your words appear as text in seconds. Copy, edit, share, or export.
After the one-time model download, no internet connection is ever needed. Transcribe on a plane, in the field, in a dead zone — anywhere.
PICK YOUR ACCURACY
Unlike cloud transcription apps, you choose the engine:
• Quick (78 MB) — instant results for short notes
• Balanced (148 MB) — everyday speed and accuracy (recommended)
• Accurate (190 MB) — handles background noise and accents
• Professional (539 MB) — high accuracy for meetings and interviews
• Best (574 MB) — Whisper large-v3-turbo, the most accurate model that runs on a phone
Quick to Professional each come in an English-optimized version (fastest) and a multilingual one that understands 99+ languages, including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and Arabic; Best is multilingual. Pin the spoken language or let Whisper detect it.
BUILT FOR REAL WORK
• Voice memos that become editable text
• Meeting notes and interview transcription
• Lecture capture for students
• Drafting messages, emails, and ideas by voice
• Journaling — speak your thoughts, keep them private
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
• Import audio and video files — voice memos, meeting recordings, lecture videos, podcasts (m4a, mp3, wav, aac, mp4, mov) — transcribed on-device; videos contribute their audio track
• Pause and resume while recording; keeps recording when the screen locks or you switch apps
• Custom vocabulary: names, products and jargon come out spelled your way
• Timestamps for every line — view, copy, or share a timestamped transcript
• Searchable, editable transcription history, grouped by date
• Cancel a long transcription; unfinished recordings are recovered if the app is closed
• Back up all transcripts to a file you keep, and restore them on a new phone
• Word counts and per-recording playback
• Copy or share any transcript in one tap
• Auto-copy each result to the clipboard (optional)
• Keep recordings, or delete the audio automatically and keep only the text
• Dark interface designed for long sessions
FREE TO USE, PRO IF YOU WANT MORE
Private Transcribe is free, supported by ads. A single one-time upgrade — never a subscription — removes all ads permanently, adds speech translation from 99+ languages into English text, and unlocks exporting transcripts as .txt files or .srt and .vtt subtitles with timestamps.
PRIVACY, PLAINLY
Your recordings and transcripts live only on your device. There is no account, no sign-up, and no server that receives your audio — the transcription engine physically runs on your phone. Delete every
Latest updates
1.2.4
• Private Transcribe now speaks Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese: the whole app follows your device’s language
• Watch the words appear while your recording is transcribed
• Find in a transcript: every match is highlighted, and the arrows step through them
• Skip back or ahead 15 seconds, or tap the progress bar to jump; the line being played stays in view
• Hold a timestamped line to copy just that line
• Nothing lost by accident: discarding a recording, leaving the Record tab mid-recording and closing unsaved edits now ask first, and a phone running out of space stops the recording and keeps it
• Cleaner transcripts: notes like “[Music]” are left out, and a line repeated over and over appears once
• On a device set to a language other than English, the first download is now the multilingual model, so your own language transcribes right away
• Model downloads say when they’re waiting for a connection, and offer to switch to the new model when done
• Clearer messages when a purchase waits for approval, was made before, or can’t reach the store
• Search ignores accents, Japanese and Chinese transcripts show a real word count, and text is easier to read
• As always: every word is transcribed on your device, never uploaded