Whisper Notes - Speech to Text

Name: Whisper Notes - Speech to Text
Price: 6.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (501 reviews)
Author: SmashMelon LLC

By: SmashMelon LLC

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Features & Capabilities

Whisper Notes is a powerful offline transcription app that runs entirely on your device. Record or import audio and video, transcribe with multiple models (Parakeet, Whisper, etc.), and export transcripts as SRT, VTT, or TXT for easy subtitling and notes. It auto-detects 100+ languages and adapts as you switch languages, all while keeping your data private on-device.

All data stays on your device with a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited transcripts and lifetime updates—no subscriptions, cloud uploads, or ads. Optimized for iPhone devices (best on iPhone 12+), Whisper Notes emphasizes privacy, speed, and control over your recordings.

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By:

SmashMelon LLC

Rating:

4.60

(501) 8 new ratings

Version:

1.8.2 Last updated: 2026-06-09

Version code:

886643185

Creation date:

2023-04-04

Compatible devices:

Size:

504.64MB

Price:

6.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-25

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 79,610 ▼ 74

Other rankings

#11 in Productivity (Paid) ▲ 5

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Developed by:

SmashMelon LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-notes-speech-to-text/id6447090616

Website:

https://whispernotes.app

User Reviews

Overall, users praise Whisper Notes for offline, privacy-focused transcription and a one-time purchase, with a simple UI and solid transcription quality. However, recurring issues include crashes and instability (especially with long recordings and on older devices), device compatibility limitations, weak Persian language support, and lack of speaker diarization. Some users also question its value compared to built-in dictation. The developer’s responsiveness is noted by several reviewers.

Pros

Offline/local transcription with privacy (no cloud processing).
One-time purchase with no subscription required.
Generally good transcription quality and speed.
Simple, intuitive, sleek user interface.
Developer responsiveness and transparent updates.

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability, including issues opening and long recordings causing hangs.
Compatibility problems on older iPhones/iOS devices.
Persian/Farsi transcription support is poor or not useful.
Lack of speaker diarization / inconsistent speaker identification.
Some users feel it isn’t clearly better than built-in dictation, questioning value.

Recent reviews

That’s really frustrating. Initially it worked fine, but now it consistently doesn’t save some of transcriptions and you cannot recover that. Extremely frustrating and discouraging experience

by va*****, 2026-06-05

Has not screwed up yet!

by Pe*****, 2026-06-02

Whisper Notes is a solid app overall. I really like that it runs locally on-device, is fast, private, and does not require a subscription. The transcription is impressively quick, and the Whisper option does a good job with technical terms compared to a lot of built-in dictation tools. My main complaint is that on newer, more powerful iPhones, I wish there were higher-quality Whisper model options available. My phone can clearly handle the current models very quickly, so I would gladly trade speed for accuracy and let a larger model take longer if it meant better transcription. Right now the iOS model options feel limited compared to what newer hardware should be capable of. Still a good app and worth the price, but I hope future updates add more powerful downloadable model options for newer iPhones.