On-device recording and transcription for Mac, iPhone and iPad
Stage
Startup
Not given
Founded
2025
Not given
Based in
SG
CA
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: $3 credit included with new accounts; Pay-as-you-go: $1/hour; Starter: $9/mo (unlimited, up to 2 hours per file); Pro: $19/mo (unlimited, up to 5 hours per file); Business: $49/mo (unlimited, up to 10 hours per file). Annual plans include 3 months free.
Free trial with five-minute recording limit per recording. Mac: US$7.99/month or US$79 one-time purchase for unlimited recording on five Macs with one year of updates. iPhone and iPad: US$5.99 one-time in-app purchase.
Key features
Speaker labels and word-level timestamps
52 languages and dialects
Chapters with timestamps
Search and Q&A with citations
Subtitle generation in multiple formats
Integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and AI agents
API and MCP server access
Encrypted storage and privacy controls
Library search across multiple recordings
File upload for meetings, lectures, podcasts and voice notes
Live transcription with speaker labels while recording
Record both microphone and system audio together
Local recording library with Markdown notes
Optional screen recording alongside audio
Dictation into any app with double-tap ⌘
Vocabulary customization for improved recognition
Enhanced transcript re-transcription
Access files with third-party AI tools and editors
Import Apple Voice Memos into library
Command-line interface for managing recordings
What makes it different
Word-level timestamps that enable precise subtitle generation for any platform
Ask questions across multiple recordings with citations back to the original moment
Supports use directly within ChatGPT and Claude without leaving your agent
Benchmarked accuracy with 1.5x to 2.3x fewer errors than Whisper large-v3
Permanently searchable library that organizes all transcripts in one place
All recording and transcription runs on your device with no audio uploaded to servers
Plain Markdown files you own, usable outside the app
Sits in your Mac's notch, stays out of the way while recording
Free dictation into any app with no subscription required
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