Local Transcribe

iPhone and iPad

Record a lecture, an interview or a thought and read it as text. Transcription in German and English runs entirely on your device. There is no account, no cloud and no subscription.

One tap starts a recording, also from the Lock Screen widget or the Action button.
Audio is saved while you speak, so a long recording is not lost if the app is closed unexpectedly.
Tap a paragraph to hear exactly that part.
Share voice messages and audio files (m4a, mp3, wav, opus, ogg) to the app and read them.
Copy the text or save text and audio to Files at any time.
Three transcriptions are free. One purchase unlocks unlimited transcription. Recording, playback and saving audio stay free.

Requires iOS 26 or later.