Transcriptinator
Cherry Blossom Development Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Transcriptinator is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Cherry Blossom Development. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated September 12, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 34 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 12
- 2026 · v3
Screenshots
About Transcriptinator
Transcriptinator turns your voice into structured notes without sending audio anywhere. RECORD & TRANSCRIBE, FULLY OFFLINE Tap Record. Speak. Get a transcript. Everything happens on your iPhone using open-source Whisper models — audio never leaves your device, and the app works with no internet after initial setup. LEARNS WHO'S SPEAKING Enroll your voice once and Transcriptinator recognises you in every future recording. Add colleagues, family, or interview subjects with one guided sample each. Multi-speaker conversations get labelled automatically. IMPORT EXISTING AUDIO Bring in voice memos, meeting recordings, or any audio file from Files. Transcriptinator decodes WAV, M4A, MP3, AIFF, and more, then processes them the same way as live recordings. PICK YOUR QUALITY TIER - Fast (Whisper base, ~200 MB): quick turnaround for short notes - Balanced (Whisper small, ~600 MB): the everyday default - Accurate (Whisper medium, ~1.4 GB): best quality for interviews and meetings OPTIONAL: BRING YOUR OWN AI Connect your own API key from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google to unlock: - Automatic document classification (meeting, todo list, journal, interview, etc.) - Todo extraction with assignees and due dates - Calendar event extraction with dates and locations - Question, decision, and note extraction - Custom extraction rules you write yourself Only text transcripts are sent to the provider you choose. Audio and speaker embeddings never leave your device. The app is fully useful without any AI configured. WHAT YOU'LL SEE - Home: your recordings, tap to play, swipe to transcribe or delete - Recording detail: full transcript with per-speaker chips and tap-to-seek - People: manage voice profiles, rename, merge, or delete - Extractions: todos, events, and notes with one-tap "Add to Calendar" or Share WHY OFFLINE MATTERS - No monthly subscription for transcription - Works on planes, in remote locations, at conferences with poor WiFi - Sensitive conversations (medical, legal, personal) stay on your phone - No account required — install and go Requires ~1 GB of storage for the recommended model bundle plus your recordings. Downloads happen once during setup.
What’s new
Version 3 · Updated September 12, 2026
• Home screen: new tabs for Lists, Todos, Follow-ups, Events, Decisions, Contacts, Expenses, and more — browse extractions across every recording, filtered by date • Chain rollup — "add milk to my grocery list" appends to the existing list instead of duplicating; the Lists tab shows the merged items across recordings • 14 kinds the classifier now recognizes (up from 6): Lists, Follow-ups, Action items, Quotes, Contacts, Locations, Expenses, Research topics, plus the originals • On-device model downloads are now resumable — a 2.5 GB download that stalls picks back up from where it stopped instead of restarting • Pick a different AI provider for a single classify without changing your default (chevron next to Reclassify) • Pick a specific on-device backend (Auto / ML Kit / AICore / Bundled) instead of letting the priority-order fallback decide
App privacy
The developer, Cherry Blossom Development, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location
- User Content: Audio Data
Used for: App Functionality
Alternatives to Transcriptinator
Looking for apps like Transcriptinator? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is Audiary - Text to Speech (5.0/5), and all 6 are free to download.
-
Listenary: Transcribe & Search
-
Transcribz: AI Transcription
-
Awaazly: AI Voice to Text
-
Voicekeep
-
Transcribe Here: Audio to Text
-
Audiary - Text to Speech
5.0
| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcriptinator | – | Free | September 12, 2026 | |
| Listenary: Transcribe & Search | – | Free | Sep 3, 2026 | Compare |
| Transcribz: AI Transcription | – | Free | Oct 5, 2026 | Compare |
| Awaazly: AI Voice to Text | – | Free | Sep 1, 2026 | Compare |
| Voicekeep | – | Free | Sep 5, 2026 | Compare |
| Transcribe Here: Audio to Text | – | Free | Sep 28, 2026 | Compare |
| Audiary - Text to Speech | 5.0 / 5 (2) | Free | Sep 14, 2026 | Compare |
Compare Transcriptinator with the top alternatives: ratings, updates, ASO score and keyword gaps →