LocalScribe: Voice to Text

Live captions while you record. Transcribe meetings, lectures, and interviews 100% on-device — your voice never touches the cloud. 30 free minutes a month.

The private transcription app with on-device Whisper and live captions.

Record meetings, lectures, and interviews — see words appear as you speak. Your audio never leaves your iPhone. No cloud, no accounts, no surprise bills.

▸ LIVE CAPTIONS WHILE YOU RECORD Most offline transcription apps make you wait. LocalScribe shows captions in real time as you speak — ideal for lectures, accessibility, and live note-taking.

• Real-time captions powered by Apple's on-device speech engine, in supported languages • Keeps recording when you lock the screen or switch apps • Tap any sentence later to jump to that moment in the audio

▸ ACCURATE WHISPER TRANSCRIPTION After recording, LocalScribe runs a full Whisper pass on-device for higher-accuracy text with timestamps — handling accents, technical terms, and proper names that cloud apps miss.

• Automatic language detection across 100 languages • Whisper Tiny, Base and Small (Free) — downloaded once, then fully offline • Whisper Medium and Large V3 Turbo for best-in-class accuracy (Pro) • Custom vocabulary: teach Whisper your names and jargon (Pro) • Uncertain words are marked so you know exactly what to double-check • Edit any line inline, find any word, copy or share the text

▸ IMPORT ANY AUDIO Drop in voice memos, meeting recordings, podcasts, or video files. LocalScribe extracts the audio and transcribes it locally.

• Import from Files, or share to LocalScribe from Voice Memos and any other app • m4a, mp3, wav, aiff, and video formats • Pick the Whisper model per import • 10-minute file limit on Free; unlimited on Pro

▸ 100% ON-DEVICE PRIVACY Cloud transcription services have been named in privacy lawsuits for recording without consent. LocalScribe was built so that can never happen to you.

• Audio never uploaded — processed entirely on your iPhone or iPad • No account required — open the app and record • Works fully offline once a Whisper model is downloaded • No analytics on your transcripts, no ad personalization based on your audio

▸ EXPORT THE WAY YOU WORK • Free: TXT export • Pro: SRT and VTT subtitles, PDF, Markdown, RTF (opens in Word and Pages) • Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or any app

▸ ORGANIZED AND AT HAND • Search across every transcript, with matching snippets in the list • Tags, favorites, and auto-delete after 30 or 90 days • AI summaries with Apple Intelligence: TL;DR, bullet points, action items — written automatically for Pro (iOS 26, supported devices) • Home and Lock Screen widgets, a Siri shortcut to start recording, and a transcript-ready notification

▸ PRICING

FREE forever: • 30 transcription minutes per month • Whisper Tiny, Base and Small • Live captions • TXT export • Banner ads support development

LOCALSCRIBE PRO

LocalScribe Pro is available with the following subscription options:

Pro Monthly: $7.99/month Pro Annual: $39.99/year (save 58%) — includes a 7-day free trial

Pro unlocks unlimited transcription minutes, Whisper Medium and Large V3 Turbo, all export formats (SRT, VTT, PDF, Markdown, RTF), custom vocabulary, automatic AI summaries, unlimited import length, and removes all ads.

Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase.

Terms of Service: https://localscribe.bulpara.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://localscribe.bulpara.com/privacy

▸ MADE BY BULPARA LocalScribe is built by an indie developer who believes your voice belongs to you. Built on the open-source Whisper speech recognition model (MIT license) running locally via WhisperKit, and Apple's Speech frameworks.

Questions? hello@bulpara.com