AudioPen review
7.4/10★★★★★Turns rambling voice notes into clean, structured text in any style
- Best for
- Writers and busy people who think out loud and want finished drafts, not verbatim transcripts
- Price
- Freemium · from $33 for 3 months
Free: Recordings up to 3 minutes - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Chrome extension
- Made by
- Louis Pereira · since 2023
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.7★ (174) · Android 4★ (296)
What it is
AudioPen records a voice note and, instead of a word-for-word transcript, rewrites it into tidy text such as an email, outline or note, in the style and language you choose. It runs on the web, phones, Mac, Windows, Apple Watch and Chrome.
What the AI does
- Rewrites speech into polished text
- Custom writing styles
- Speak in one language, write in another
- Voice typing keyboard
Pros and cons
- Impressive rewrites of messy speech
- Available almost everywhere, including Apple Watch
- No auto-renewing subscription
- Not a verbatim transcription tool: rewriting can drop details
- Recordings capped at 15 minutes even on Prime
- No speaker labels for interviews or meetings
How it scores
Brilliant for turning voice notes into writing on any device, but not built for transcribing long or multi-speaker recordings.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Transcribes uploaded audio and video files (yes)
- Records audio in the app or on its own device (yes)
- Labels different speakers (no)
- Transcribes 50+ languages (yes)
- Can transcribe on your device, without uploading audio (no)
- Exports subtitles (SRT or VTT) (no)
- AI summaries or Ask AI about recordings (no)
- Translates transcripts into other languages (yes)
- Optional human-checked transcripts (no)
Alternatives
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- MacWhisper 8.1/10Mac users who transcribe a lot of files and want privacy and a one-time price
- Happy Scribe 7.8/10Video teams and researchers who need accurate transcripts and subtitles in many languages
- Rev 7.8/10Journalists, lawyers and researchers who sometimes need a guaranteed-accurate transcript
- Plaud 7.7/10People who record in-person meetings, lectures and phone calls and want a dedicated recorder