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Your voice.
Never leaves your iPhone.

The private transcription app with on-device Whisper and live captions. Record meetings, lectures, and interviews — see every word appear as you speak.

Download on the App Store

Why LocalScribe?

Built for students, journalists, and knowledge workers who refuse to send their audio to the cloud.

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Live Captions While You Record

Watch words appear as you speak. Real-time captions in 100+ languages — perfect for lectures, accessibility, and live note-taking.

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Whisper-Powered Accuracy

After recording, a full Whisper pass runs on-device for higher-accuracy text with timestamps. Accents, technical terms, and proper names handled.

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100% On-Device

No upload, no account, no cloud. Your audio is processed entirely on your iPhone — works fully offline once Whisper is downloaded.

How it works

Three steps. Private transcripts.

1

Record or Import

Tap record for in-app capture, or import voice memos, audio files, and video clips from Files or Photos.

2

See Words Live

Live captions stream as you speak. When you stop, Whisper runs a full pass on-device for timestamped accuracy.

3

Edit, Search, Export

Tap any line to jump to that audio moment. Search every word. Export as TXT, SRT, PDF, Markdown, or DOCX.

Simple pricing

Start free. Upgrade when 30 minutes a month isn’t enough.

Free

$0
No account required
  • 30 transcription minutes / month
  • Whisper Base & Small models
  • Live captions in 100+ languages
  • TXT export
  • Unlimited transcription
  • Whisper Large V3 Turbo
  • SRT, PDF, Markdown, DOCX export
  • Zero ads
SAVE 58% ANNUALLY

Premium

$7.99 / mo
or $39.99/yr (7-day free trial)
  • Unlimited transcription minutes
  • Whisper Large V3 Turbo
  • SRT, VTT, PDF, Markdown, DOCX
  • Background transcription for long files
  • AI Summary (Apple Intelligence)
  • Zero banner or video ads

Stop sending your voice
to the cloud.

Live captions, Whisper accuracy, full privacy — all on your iPhone. No upload, no account, no surprise bills.

Download on the App Store