Tapes - Offline Voice to Text

Nothing leaves your iPhone.

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

Transcription and translation both run on your phone, and nothing is uploaded. A single purchase you keep — not a subscription. Record a meeting and read it as text when it is over. Transcription and translation both run on your phone. Nothing is uploaded. You can record an interview on a plane and finish reading it before you land. ■ Transcription — 29 languages Each exchange shows its time. Tap a line to play from that point. You can edit any line that was transcribed incorrectly. ■ Translation — 19 languages Read the translation alongside the original text. Translation runs on the device as well. ■ Summaries and titles An hour-long meeting can be summarized into a few lines. Titles are generated from the content. (Requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence) ■ Apple Watch You can record on the watch alone, without your iPhone nearby. ■ Without opening the app Start from the widget, Control Center, or Siri. Recording shows on the Lock Screen and continues with the screen off, even through a phone call. ■ Import You can bring in audio from other apps and turn it into text. ■ Organize Deleted recordings stay in the trash for 30 days. Favorites, date sections, and search are available, and search covers what was said. ■ Export Export as .txt, .md, or subtitles (.srt), with translations included. You can back up to iCloud. ■ Not a subscription Recording, playback, search, and sharing are free. Transcription, translation, and summaries are a single purchase you keep. ■ No server No analytics, no ads. Not even the developer can see what you recorded.

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■ One press on Apple Watch Start recording from the Action Button, a Shortcut, or Siri — without opening the app. Saying "Start recording with Tapes" works too. ■ Filters moved onto the screen All · Today · Week · Month · Favorites. You can see what is filtered without opening a menu. ■ More languages Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu, and Cantonese are now available. Hindi and Tamil no longer need a model download. As iOS adds recognition languages, the app follows without an update.

The developer, Byungil Park, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    Seller
    Byungil Park
    Size
    5.9 MB
    Category
    Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
    • Apple Watch
      Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 2 more
    • English, Japanese, Korean
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
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