# Dictation Speech to Text

> Live Transcribe Audio Notes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1658450301](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1658450301)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1658450301`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kostiantyn Liubevych
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (183 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-19
- **First published:** 2022-12-23
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dictation-speech-to-text/id1658450301)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pragmapp.top/privacy/livetranscribe\_privacy.html](https://pragmapp.top/privacy/livetranscribe_privacy.html)

## Description

Dictation Speech to Text offers real-time transcription that converts spoken words into written text with high accuracy. It captures words instantly in meetings, cafes, and lecture halls, supporting accessibility for Deaf or hard-of-hearing users and boosting productivity.

Live Transcribe Pro provides optional premium features via a subscription with a 3-day free trial and $19/year afterward. Subscriptions auto-renew through iTunes and can be managed in Account Settings; unused trials may be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy policy and terms of use are available online.

## Rankings

- #111,138 — Overall

## Review summary

Users widely value the app for aiding hard-of-hearing users and enabling quick, affordable transcription for meetings and medical conversations. However reliability problems persist: crashes, unsaved transcripts, and unresponsive recording frustrate heavy users. Licensing concerns also recur, including difficulties restoring a lifetime purchase and confusion around promotions or trial pricing. Overall, the app offers strong accessibility benefits and affordability, but reliability and billing clarity need improvement.

### Pros

- Accessibility boost for hard-of-hearing users; seen as a life saver for communication
- Helps with everyday conversations and medical appointments
- Lifetime purchase option and generally affordable (no mandatory recurring fees)
- Perceived fast transcription performance

### Cons

- Crashes during long recordings and some sessions fail to save transcripts
- Recording/start function can be unresponsive or not initiate at all
- Licensing/purchase issues (trouble restoring lifetime after reinstall, misleading free-lifetime claims, trial/subscription confusion)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1658450301)