Whisperkit
On-Device AI Transcription
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New in 1.3: speak one language and read it in another, watch your words appear live as you talk, and turn a sentence into a picture. All on your iPhone, all private.
Whisper turns speech into accurate text — entirely on your device.
Powered by Apple's Neural Engine and an open-source multilingual speech recognition model, Whisper transcribes audio recordings, voice memos, lectures, meetings, podcasts and videos directly on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is tracked. No accounts.
New: make music (beta). Describe a song — style, mood, instruments, even lyrics — and Whisper composes it on your device.
KEY FEATURES
• On-device transcription — your audio never leaves your iPhone
• Record audio directly in the app, import files from Files, iCloud or Photos, share audio from other apps, or paste a link to an audio or video file
• Supports many languages including English, Chinese (Simplified or Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and Italian — plus auto-detection
• Real-time progress with live segment-by-segment streaming
• Multiple model sizes — pick speed or accuracy to match your needs
• Performance monitor shows CPU, memory and Neural Engine usage in real time
• Works offline once a model is downloaded
• Keeps working in the background while you use other apps
• Copy or share transcripts with one tap
• Beautiful, modern interface designed for iOS and iPadOS
MAKE MUSIC (BETA)
• Describe the music and Whisper composes it on your device
• Add lyrics to have them sung, in many languages
• Fuller arrangement turns a short idea into a full band
• Every song is kept with its prompt and lyrics, to play, share or make again
WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS
Most transcription apps send your audio to a server. Whisper does not. Your meetings, voice notes, interviews and personal recordings stay private because everything runs locally on your iPhone's Neural Engine.
• No accounts to create
• No subscriptions, no ads
• No analytics or tracking SDKs
• Works in airplane mode after the first model download
• Safe to use with confidential and sensitive recordings
PERFECT FOR
• Journalists transcribing interviews
• Students capturing lectures
• Professionals transcribing meetings
• Podcasters generating show notes
• Writers dictating drafts
• Anyone who values privacy
Whisper is open speech recognition done right — fast, accurate, and yours alone.
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New in 1.3
• Image (beta): describe a picture and watch it appear, made on your iPhone. Choose Z-Image Turbo, Qwen-Image 2.1 Turbo, FLUX.2 klein, SANA-Sprint or DreamShaper. Enhance prompt can turn a short idea into a detailed description first.
• Live: a new tab that writes your words while you're still talking.
• Read it in your language: pick the language you want, and speech in another is translated right on your iPhone, in Transcribe and Live. Show the translation, the words as spoken, or both side by side; copying and exports follow your choice.
• Canary 1B v2 joins Whisper in Transcribe: the most accurate English here, plus 24 other European languages.
• Faster start: the new Automatic setting has transcription models ready in seconds.
• Downloads keep going in the background and pick up where they left off.
• Smoother playback and progress, and a layout made for iPhone Duo.
As always, everything happens on your iPhone. Nothing you say, write or make leaves it.
The developer, chienchung Yu, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- chienchung Yu
- Size
- 26.8 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Yu Yao-Hsing
