OffgridScribe: Voice to Text
Transcribe Interviews Offline
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New in 2.0: automatic speaker labels, on-device translation, Lock Screen recording and encrypted backups. Still fully offline – nothing ever leaves your iPhone.
OffgridScribe turns your voice into accurate, ready-to-share notes – entirely on your device. No cloud. No uploads. No exceptions.
Built for journalists, researchers, lawyers, clinicians and anyone who conducts interviews and needs a fast, reliable way to turn speech into text, without the confidentiality risk of cloud transcription. Sources speak more freely when they know the recording stays private.
HOW IT WORKS
• Record in the app, or import existing audio and video
• On-device transcription in 12 languages, including Cantonese – nothing ever leaves your phone
• Speakers are labeled automatically, or tag them live while you record, so transcripts come out attributed rather than as one wall of text
• Get a full transcript in minutes, even for long recordings
• Keep recording with the screen locked; calls pause the recording and it resumes afterwards
• Start a recording from the Lock Screen, Control Center, Siri or the Action Button
BUILT FOR YOUR WORKFLOW
• Summary templates turn a long interview into a quick brief: general summaries, SOAP notes, client interviews and therapy session notes, or write your own
• Ask questions about a note and pull out action items
• Translate summaries and transcripts without uploading anything
• Tap any line to jump straight to that moment in the recording and check a quote in seconds
• Edit transcripts and rename speakers in the app
• Export to PDF, Word (RTF) or plain text, with optional redaction of names, phone numbers and other personal details
• Add your own glossary of names, places and specialist terms
• Tag notes by client or case, and search every past interview instantly
ONE-TIME PURCHASE
No subscription. Try Premium features for free, then unlock Premium once and keep it for good.
PRIVACY BY DESIGN
OffgridScribe never uploads your recordings or transcripts anywhere – not to us, not to anyone. Every step happens locally on your device. Lock the app with Face ID, and back up your notes to a password-encrypted file that you control. Your sources' confidentiality stays exactly where it belongs: with you.
REQUIREMENTS
AI summaries, questions and action items use Apple Intelligence and need a compatible device (iPhone 15 Pro or later) with Apple Intelligence turned on. Transcription works on all supported devices.
OffgridScribe is a productivity tool to help you capture and organize spoken notes. It does not verify the accuracy of anything it transcribes and is not a substitute for your own professional or editorial judgment.
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OffgridScribe 2.0 is our biggest update yet.
WHO SAID WHAT
• Speakers are now labeled automatically, and you can rename them
• Tap "Identify Speakers" to add labels to notes recorded before this update
RECORD IN ONE TAP
• Start recording from a Lock Screen widget or Control Center (iOS 18 or later)
• New Start Recording shortcut for Siri, Shortcuts and the Action Button
• Recording carries on when the screen locks, pauses for phone calls and resumes afterwards
SMARTER, STILL ON-DEVICE
• New Apple speech engine for faster, more accurate transcripts on iOS 26
• Choose from 12 spoken languages, including Cantonese
• Summaries are written in the same language as the transcript
• Ask questions about a note and pull out action items, with optional Reminders
• Translate summaries and transcripts without uploading a word
• Write your own summary templates in your practice's format
PRIVACY AND PEACE OF MIND
• Lock the app with Face ID or your passcode
• Password-encrypted backup and restore, with no iCloud needed
• Optionally redact names, phone numbers, email addresses, addresses and ID numbers when you export
• Tag notes by client or case and filter them instantly
OffgridScribe is now available in English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).
The developer, Tsz Fung Choi, 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
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Tsz Fung Choi
- Size
- 1 GB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- CaseScribe Premium Unlock $24.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nickel Choi
