App Profile: VoiceExpress: Audio to Text

KreCar

Rating: 1/5

I paid 1699 for this app to be able to upload audio and have it transcribe, and it was not successful. It does not function at all. The description said, I will be able to upload audio and have it transcribe, but I was not able to, and I wasted my money, and I did not have it to spend, if I would’ve been able to give it zero stars I would’ve, but I gave it one star

ttonneci84

Rating: 5/5

Apple has recently introduced full-power audio transcription into Mac OS, but for some insane reason have neglected to make it possible to transcribe recorded material, regardless of how trivial this would be. Workarounds are available using very expensive audio-patching applications such as Loopback or Audio Hijack, and there are extremely expensive transcriptions apps, and 'free' transcriptions apps which use subscription-based models or per-word models of pricing which end up being stupidly expensive in the long run. The solution is obvious: somebody needs to come along and creat an app that uses MacOS's new, built-in transcription services to transcribe files. That is what this app does. How does it compare to Dragon Dictate? Exactly as well as MacOS's dictation services do, which is to say: not so shabby. More importantly, it offers unlimited transcriptions for free, once you pay the up-front cost of the app, which is less than the cost of a Latte, or a mid-range sandwich at a fast food joint. The people who give this app low ratings are clearly comparing it to $300 apps. This is a $4 app that provides unlimited transcriptions of relatively high quality. That earns it 5 stars, easy.

taztally

Rating: 4/5

Uses Apple's OS built-in voice-to-text capability. Performs well on voice files I exported from screen-recorded videos I created on my Mac using apple wired headset. Not perfect, but did not expect it to be. Provides me with a good starting text file that I then edit. Saves me lots of time manually transcribing voice files, with no online connection needed and no recurring transcription fees. No problem trsnscribing 20minute-long audio files (my longest so far,) which required about 15min30sec to transcribe, not sure what is the max length of the audio file it will transcribe. You can also transcribe on the fly from voice to text without first ctreating an audio file. Not alot of bells and whistles, but a good basic, and very affordable, transcription tool.