Voice Notebook - audio to text
★ 4.5What it actually doesApp for voice input and speech-to-text conversion with speech synthesis support, audio file transcription, and note creation featuring offline recognition on iOS and watchOS.
Actually does
- ✓Voice notes85% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text90% of reviews
- ✓Note taking80% of reviews
- ✓watchOS support6% of reviews
- ✓Data export12% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Text-to-speech
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Backup / restore
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Пользовательские словари (iOS 17+)
- ⚠Ad-free
- ⚠Вставка меток времени в транскрипции
- ⚠Автопунктуация (iOS 16+)
Common complaints
- ✗Freezing, text replacement and deletion of fragments during recording6% of mentions
«It correctly recognizes chunks in the moment, but it lags along the way, replaces them with incorrect ones or deletes them altogether. It stops after a minute»
- ✗Issues with punctuation and punctuation marks15% of mentions
«Inconvenient with punctuation marks. Doesn't always recognize opening/closing quotation marks. It would be great if it placed punctuation marks automatically, but you have to say them out loud»
- ✗Problems recognizing certain words and word forms9% of mentions
«Incorrectly assigns word endings and doesn't recognize many words. Then you still have to read through and correct all the text»
- ✗Short free usage limit (3 minutes)6% of mentions
«It's not worth downloading just for 3 minutes of free transcription»
- ✗Potential security issues and vulnerabilities3% of mentions
«One thing is clear, the app is vulnerable»
What people praise
- ★High quality speech recognition and Russian language support
«Good recognition of Russian speech, convenient to use. I searched for a long time and finally found it!!!! Works like a charm!!!»
- ★Convenience and ease of use
«Simple, performs its functions. App without unnecessary complications, does what it's supposed to do»
- ★Convenient export to various formats (PDF, text, etc.)
«You can save and send as PDF or as text, perfect»
- ★Quick voice note creation while driving and working
«It's very convenient to make notes while driving so you don't forget. It makes it easy and quick to transcribe conversations, interviews and thoughts»
- ★Convenient text editing and correction
«Very convenient tool for writers, helps to work with text easily and quickly. Convenient ability to edit, add to, copy text»