Transcribe - Speech to Text for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By Joeperezp

  VERY Disappointed

  I was extremely exited to use this app. I loved the fact that you could upload files from multiple sources easily and transcribe it seamlessly. I also liked that I could just purchase time credits on demand without a monthly fee. So I got the app and uploaded my first Voice memo file. I purchased $4.99 credit for 1 hour worth of audio transcribing and went ahead and started the transcription. Everything was sooo easy and intuitive I was over the moon just thinking of the possibilities. It told told me that it would notify me when transcription was completed and sure enough in just a few mins it it was completed. HOWEVER when I go in to see the transcription it was a complete and utter FAILURE! I was expecting few words here and there to be off, naturally. But I mean if this got 10% is a lot. Amazing potential, great UI/UC but horrible transcription. I would truly appreciate it if you would refund me the $4.99 please.

  
  
• By LAwoman310

  Not for long qualitative interviews

  I used this because I needed to transcribe a qualitative research interview quickly after having problems with Zoom’s transcription. I downloaded the app, tested it with my phone’s voice memo, and did a quick transcription. It was nearly flawless. Based on that, I figured it’d be worth a shot to see if it could do a longer 30 minute interview that I had. I recorded that to the voice memo, checking on the quality and sound. My interviewee was younger, and spoke quickly with some colloquialisms, so I knew I’d have to fix that. I didn’t realize I’d not only have to fix those small things, but that the app didn’t transcribe large portions of the interview...missing full sentences of not only my interviewee but myself as well! I agree with another reviewer that this is best for short transcriptions, but not for longer interviews.

  
  
• By GuitarUniverse

  Woks Great!

  I am disabled and I’ve been looking for this exact technology for at least two years because I can’t type anymore. A lot of these transcriptions don’t work, but this one does. I’ve probably done 60 hours of transcribing audio memos checks and with with very few exceptions it was Word for Word perfect. And when you didn’t get the word right it was because I was mumbling, or what have you. Plus, I asked them if they could donate some time to me because I have no income, and they were kind enough to gift me some free hours, more than a little bit. Support these guys! Besides, the first 15 minutes free, so you have absolutely nothing to loose.

  
  
• By Stephanie_in_VA

  Okay, but no Dragon

  I tried this app on a recommendation from a fellow writer. For the test recording I used a Voice Memo recording done in my car. It missed/skipped entire sections randomly. Thinking it could be the quality of the recording, I paid for one hour and transcribed a dictated piece for my current manuscript. It was recorded using a high-end SpeechWare mic and Voice Record Pro app. Accuracy improved, yes, but my spoken punctuation was not recognized. Only “period” was used accurately. Open quotes, close quotes, and new line were all ignored, adding a lot of editing time to the transcription. Also, dead air resulted in a period, while I was searching for the right word to use. Perhaps this program allows for no spoken punctuation except “period”. I don’t know. I could easily re-train myself on how I dictate, but I couldn’t find any suggestions for use on formatting in the app. For now, I’ll have to stick to the cumbersome Dragon dance (record on one device, upload to Google Drive, download to a PC, run Dragon transcribe (Pro feature), upload transcription to Google Drive again, download to my Windows. All because Dragon has a reduced accuracy on a Windows. Wish this app had worked better for my needs. Would have saved time immensely!

  
  

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