Voice to text made easy: Dictate, transcribe audio/video (even YouTube), and translate speech—fast, accurate, AI-powered.
Speak. Transcribe. Translate — instantly.
Turn your voice into text, transcribe audio and video (even YouTube!), and translate speech in real time — all with just your voice. Save time, type less, and stay productive across all your Apple devices.
Key Features of 'Dictation - Voice to Text':
Smart Voice Dictation
• Dictate in real time instead of typing—perfect for writing, notes, journaling, and messaging
• Configure three independent language zones for multilingual projects
• Supports more than 40 dictation languages
AI-Powered Transcription
• Convert voice memos, audio recordings, videos, and YouTube links into accurate text
• 'Dictation - Voice to Text' uses advanced AI speech recognition for fast, high-quality results
• Supports over 100 transcription languages
Built-In Translation
• Instantly translate spoken or written text into over 40 languages
• Easily share translations across your favorite apps with 'Dictation - Voice to Text'
Powerful File Handling and Sync
• Save and access audio and text files via the Apple Files app
• Organize, store, or export your dictation as text files or PDFs
• Seamlessly sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch with iCloud
Quick Export and Sharing Options
• Share transcripts and translations via Mail, WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and more
• Use one-tap export to streamline your workflow
Accessibility Support
• Fully compatible with VoiceOver for visually impaired users
• Customize font sizes and button layout for better readability and ease of use
Additional Features of 'Dictation - Voice to Text':
• Apple Shortcuts support
• Undo manager for text edits
• Custom user dictionary
• Audio replay of recorded dictations
• Apple Watch integration
• Built-in backup tools
• Adjustable text sizes
• Optional dictation privacy mode (depending on device capabilities)
Important Notes Concerning Subscriptions of 'Dictation - Voice to Text'
All above AI Transcribe & Dictate subscriptions renew within 24 hours before the current period ends, and you will be charged through your iTunes account. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Manage or cancel your subscription from iTunes Account settings. See our Terms & Conditions (https://ibn-software.com/app-terms-conditions) and Privacy Policy (https://ibn-software.com/app-privacy-policy).
I’ve been using this app to transcribe a large number of letters, some typed and some handwritten. The error rate is good, generally less than 5%. With a couple of OCR programs I was getting error rates on the order of 20% on typed copy, and somewhat higher on longhand items.There are some recurring, and now predictable, errors such substituting “the” for “a” about half the time, and rarely recognizing “of” as a word— “if” can be a problem, too. Must have difficulty with labial fricatives! And there are some others that tend to recur, such as not recognizing “Open parentheses, Parenthesis, or Close parentheses” as valid punctuation commands…but it does a good job of recognizing the words, and spelling them correctly! As an annoyance, it’s relatively minor…Overall, I’m happy with its performance, but there’s still room for improvement. It appears to use an AI engine for next-word prediction, but the engine is not as intelligent as it should be…not yet ready to take over the world!
Developer Response
Thank you very much !
App shows a menu of supported speech languages but some of the desired language cannot be selected
Independent dude
I previously wrote a negative (2*) preview because after i purchased the Pro Version, I tried to set the app to do the voice-to-text in the language i selected but did not see any button or a box to confirm the selected language beside the “Dismiss” option. But after a few tries, I realized that after I selected “Setup” to choose the speech recognition language, I just needed to select “Dismiss” to go back to the interface where I can start the voice-to-text process by tapping on the red button at the bottom of the screen and just said a few words in the previously set language and saw that the speech is being transcribed in that set language. I wish there were some instructions guiding the user on how to set up the app to do the v-to-t in that language. Thus, the 4 stars instead of 5 ones.
No functional no support
ALSspidermonkey
I’m disabled and bought this app because I have limited use of my hands and had high hopes. As of right now it’s doing the exact same thing that it does if I were to not use the app. Every 60 seconds or so it just stops. I paid for the upgrade for the year and I don’t know what I paid for. If you click on the contact button it does nothing. It’s broken. You go nowhere. So so far I am unable to contact anyone to get help and it’s not working. I would like somebody to just contact me so I can get help. The reviews seem to state that this is a good app, so I’m guessing something is just going wrong for me. And I don’t know why the contact link leads nowhere. I need help.
Met my expectations, great app with scope for improvement
GiftsInBottles
I am using this tool for an hour now and I already did a good 1000 words. Few issues I found using this app was inability to edit while recording (I feel if you just provide a backspace on the editor) and ads are not annoying at all. They come and go. Man has to eat! I wish if you can configure your AdWords in a way that display relevant ones. I think the setup should ask a few optional questions, and create a persona (like a profile) and show those types of ads. You need to mine your customers and and try to understand who are they and why are they using your app? I am sure you are doing these, if not, consider them. Thanks
Fixed: Voice Memo audio sharing to Dictate app. New: Added AI text editing tools. Fixed: YouTube download issue.
Version 5.86
The developer, Christian Neubauer, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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