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ToText vs Buzz

ToTextBuzz

	ToText A privacy-focused iOS transcription app that produces searchable transcripts, summaries, action items, and Q&A in 60 languages, with on-device storage and no required account. Visit	Buzz Transcribe and caption audio offline on your computer. Visit
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Pricing	Freemium	Free
Category	Transcription	Transcription
Tags	transcriptionioson-devicemeeting notessummaries	practical-ossopen-sourceself-hostedtranscription
Best for	Apple users wanting private, on-device transcription students and journalists capturing in-person audio	—
Pros	No account required; on-device storage with optional iCloud sync Free 60 minutes/month 60-language transcription with auto-detection Transcript-grounded Q&A with timestamps; no ads	Runs fully offline on your own machine, keeping audio private Permissive MIT license Handles files, YouTube links, and live microphone transcription Exports to TXT, SRT, and VTT, with speaker identification and a watch-folder option Hardware acceleration via CUDA, Apple Silicon, and Vulkan for faster processing
Cons	iOS/iPadOS only - no Android or web Cannot capture Zoom/Meet, phone calls, or system audio Transcription uses external providers (temporary uploads) Free/Basic plans cap questions per recording	Accuracy and speed depend on the Whisper model size and your hardware; larger models need a capable GPU Whisper's translation feature outputs English, so it is not a general any-to-any translator Installers are unsigned, so Windows and macOS show security warnings on first run Intel Macs are no longer supported beyond an older release; current versions require Apple Silicon

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