Whisper Transcription
★ 3.6What it actually doesAn audio transcription app using Whisper AI that supports 100+ languages, local on-device processing, and cloud processing, but has significant stability issues, subscription sync problems between devices, and ongoing issues after recent updates.
Actually does
- ✓Speech-to-text95% of reviews
- ✓Audio recorder10% of reviews
- ✓AI assistant5% of reviews
- ✓Translation10% of reviews
- ✓Multi-Format Support5% of reviews
- ✓Subscription70% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Offline-first
Common complaints
- ✗Cannot restore subscription purchased on one device to another36% of mentions
«I bought the life-time subscription on my Mac, but on my iPhone it's not possible to restore the purchase.»
- ✗Critical transcription slowdown after updates14% of mentions
«Earlier, transcribing a one-hour conversation took 5-7-9 minutes; now it takes around 15-20 minutes.»
- ✗Local models fail to download and work23% of mentions
«WhisperC++ Model was not found at expected location. No models download and, consequently, don't work.»
- ✗Bugs with subscription status saving, functions request payment despite active subscription32% of mentions
«I subscribed, but the functions don't work and ask for subscription. subscription paywall wont go away»
- ✗Hallucinations in transcriptions, repeating phrases, content mismatch with audio recording14% of mentions
«Every second transcription comes with the text definitely not from my records. 20% of transcriptions come out with dozens of lines of the same text»
What people praise
- ★Support for offline transcription in Russian
«I needed an app that would allow me to get transcripts in Russian offline, and this is exactly what I needed!»
- ★Excellent support for 100+ languages for transcription
«Transcribe in 100 different languages»
- ★Free version available without a trial period (not trial-based)
«This is actually the only one I found which is not 10 minutes trial, but actually simple engine for free.»
- ★Continuous improvement of app functionality
«The app's function is improving all the time.»
- ★Basic transcription function works and delivers quality results (when it works)
«Amazing app!»