Voice notes to text in three steps
Record or import audio, then get text you can search, share and act on. Processing time depends on the recording and your device.
Record or import
Start recording and talk, or import an existing audio file. Watch the live transcript grow as you speak.
Murble does the reading
The AI on your device writes the transcript, a summary in your style, finds the action items and files the note into a category. No server involved.
Act on it
Check tasks off, ask the note questions, export a report, or search for any spoken word later. Supported Apple devices can also sync tasks with Apple Reminders.
Recorder, transcriber, translator and assistant in one
Record, transcribe and summarize locally on Apple devices and Android. Recording, summaries, tasks and transcript tools are free; Pro adds the extras shown below. Engines and system integrations depend on the platform. These screenshots show the iPhone interface.
Live transcription as you speak, in two languages
The transcript appears live while you record. Turn on live translation PRO and every sentence is translated into any of 20 languages as you speak, right under the original.
- Works during meetings, lectures and interviews
- Pause and resume without losing a word
- Local speech recognition and translation, after required models are installed
AI summaries: the gist and the key points
Murble writes an overview, stars the highlights and lists the key points. AI processing runs on your device. Supported Apple devices can use Apple Intelligence; downloadable local models also let Apple devices and Android work offline.
- Four styles: brief, standard, detailed or action plan
- Summaries in the language you choose
- Free, for every note, with no monthly cap
Action items found in your recordings
Murble finds action items such as “Marta will roll it out to all new users starting Monday” and turns them into checkable tasks. Manage them in the app on Apple devices and Android. Supported Apple devices can also sync them with Apple Reminders.
- Detected from the recording, no tagging needed
- Add your own tasks to any note
- Apple devices: two way sync with Apple Reminders PRO
A transcript you can play, edit and clip
Every sentence is time-aligned. Tap a line to jump the audio there, fix a word inline, or select a passage and share it as text, or as an audio clip. In conversations, anonymous speaker labels show who said what.
- Tap-to-seek playback with highlighted current line
- Anonymous speaker labels you can rename, merge or split
- Full-text search across every note
- Share any fragment as an m4a audio clip
“Who owns the search problem?”
Ask your recording a question and get an answer based on what was actually said. The chat model processes your question on the device and can work offline after it is downloaded.
- Answers stick to the content of the note
- Suggested questions to get you started
- No connection needed, even for the AI
From a recording to meeting minutes
Turn a recording into a structured write-up: overview, decisions, details, action items and next steps. Generated on your device, offline, and ready to drop into an email or a wiki.
- Multi-section, professionally structured
- Export as PDF, Markdown, RTF and more
- Regenerate any time as the note evolves
Translate your notes into 20 languages
Translate a transcript or a summary and keep the timestamps, so the translated text still follows the audio. Useful for multilingual teams, classes and travel.
- Sentence-by-sentence, aligned to the recording
- Apple devices use Apple Translation; Android uses downloaded translation models. Required languages must be installed for offline use.
- Original and translation one tap apart
The rest of the toolbox
Smaller features you'll end up using every day.
Whisper on board
Need another language? Download an offline Whisper model and choose the balance of speed and accuracy that suits your device. Model downloads continue in the background and resume after a relaunch.
AI categories
Notes sort themselves into Work, Meetings, Ideas, Shopping, Health and more. You add folders and pins on top.
Export anywhere
PDF, Markdown, RTF, plain text, JSON, plus SRT or VTT subtitles for video work. Import audio files too, such as voice memos you want as text.
Biometric app lock
Use the authentication supported by your device, such as Face ID, Touch ID or Android biometrics. Optionally delete audio after transcription: keep the words, drop the voice.
Optional private sync PRO
Sync between your Apple devices using private iCloud, or between Android devices using private Google Drive app data. The two libraries are separate.
A 30-day safety net
Recently Deleted keeps notes for up to 30 days. Long recordings keep transcribing inside the app while you read other notes.
Search finds the note you were thinking of
A hundred notes behave nothing like ten. Everything below is about getting back to the one you want, and about the recordings you keep returning to.
One View menu
Sort by newest, oldest, longest or name, and stack filters that combine: has a summary, has audio, a language, a date range. The toolbar did not grow a single button, the old filter control simply became the menu.
Smart folders
Save the view you just configured and it keeps itself current. New notes that match show up on their own, and nothing is copied or moved out of place.
Several notes at once
Select several notes, then pin, move to a folder or delete the whole set in one action instead of one by one.
Search reaches further
Summaries, action items, speaker labels and folder names are searched too, and every result says which of them it matched, so a hit is never a mystery.
Mark the moment
One tap while recording drops a marker. It lands as a line of the transcript, takes you back to that second, and travels into your exports.
Add to a recording
A conversation that resumes can join the note it belongs to instead of becoming a second one. The transcript, markers and speaker labels you already had keep their place.
Storage you can see
A Storage screen shows exactly what your recordings take up, and can clear audio older than a period you choose while the notes stay.
Sync on your terms PRO
Choose whether sync carries your recordings. Turn the audio off and your devices share the notes, transcripts and summaries while the files stay where they were made.
Capture ideas from anywhere
Capture from other apps and use your system’s recording controls. Integrations vary by platform; your content is processed on your device.
Voice notes and text notes
Record what you hear or write an idea directly. Both live in one searchable, organized library.
Share into Murble
Send selected text, links or supported audio from another app. Murble saves it as a durable note for later processing.
Siri and Shortcuts on Apple devices
On supported Apple devices, start a recording or create a note with Siri or Shortcuts. Supported iPhones can use the Action button too.
Recording controls close at hand
On supported Apple devices, keep recording controls in widgets. Supported iPhones also offer Lock Screen and Control Center controls. On Android, start recording inside Murble.
Live Activities on iPhone
On supported iPhones, follow recording and processing progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Other devices show progress inside Murble.
Optional Spotlight on Apple devices
On supported Apple devices, choose whether note titles and safe previews appear in Spotlight. You can disable indexing and remove it at any time.
Meeting mode
With permission, Murble can use a nearby calendar event title and time locally to organize a recording.
Anonymous speaker labels
On device diarization separates voices without identifying people. Provisional labels can appear live while you record, and the final pass refines them after transcription. Rename, merge or split labels when a conversation needs a correction.
Your notes on your phone, tablet and Mac
Murble is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs, and Android phones and tablets. Optional sync uses private iCloud on Apple devices and private Google Drive app data on Android. The two libraries stay separate.
More room, same privacy
On iPad the library opens into a multi-column layout: folders, notes and the transcript side by side. On a Mac with Apple silicon you install the same app from the Mac App Store. Android tablets also adapt the layout to a larger screen. Transcription and AI run locally on every supported device.
- Multi-column split view on iPad
- Drag a note straight onto a folder
- Keyboard shortcuts for recording, search and the detail tabs
- Runs on Apple silicon Macs
- Private iCloud sync PRO between Apple devices
- Private Google Drive sync PRO between Android phones and tablets
- Offline and on-device on every platform
Why Murble?
Most AI voice apps upload your audio to a server and rent the result back to you. Murble doesn't have a server.
Privacy by architecture, not by policy
Transcription and AI process your recordings locally on Apple devices and Android. Murble has no content processing server. Optional private sync and sharing send only the content you choose.
The core is free. Really free.
Unlimited recording, unlimited transcription, unlimited AI summaries. No monthly minutes, no note caps, no watermarks. Pro adds power features, not the basics.
Pro costs less than one month elsewhere
A year of Murble Pro costs about as much as a single month of the popular cloud alternatives, or grab lifetime for $59.99 and never think about it again.
Ready when the network is not
Once required speech, language and AI models are installed, recording, transcription, summaries, reports, chat and translation can work without a connection.
Open the app, start talking
Start recording without a Murble account. The Apple version has no analytics SDKs. Android uses Google services that process technical diagnostics, as explained in the privacy policy. Neither version has advertising tracking.
Built for your devices
Use Murble on iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs, and Android phones and tablets. Both versions process transcription and AI locally. Layouts and system integrations adapt to the platform.
A private alternative to Voicenotes, Otter.ai and AudioPen
Murble vs Voicenotes, Otter.ai, Whisper Memos and AudioPen: pricing and features side by side.
 Murble |
Voicenotes | Otter.ai | Whisper Memos | AudioPen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-feature pricecheapest plan with all features | $19.99per year | $9per user/month, no annual plan | $99.96per year (Pro) | $60per year | $99per year |
| Lifetime purchase | ✓$59.99 once | ✗not offered | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free tierrecording & transcription | Unlimitedincl. AI summaries | 100 min/week30-day history | 300 min/mo1 200 min/mo on Pro | Not published | Limitedlimits not published |
| Works fully offline | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Processing stays on device | ✓speech + AI + translation | ✗cloud | ✗cloud | ✗cloud (OpenAI et al.) | ✗cloud |
| No account required | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | App Store only | ✗ |
| AI summaries | ✓free | ✓ | ✓meeting-focused | Summariesno task extraction | Rewritespolished text |
| Speaker labels | ✓anonymous labels, on device | ✗ | ✓cloud | ✗ | ✗ |
| Chat with your notes | ✓on device | ✓cloud | ✓cloud | ✗ | ✗ |
| Live translation while recording | ✓20 languages | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tasks → Apple Reminders Apple devices |
✓two-way completion | Via export | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Export formats | 7PDF, MD, RTF, TXT, JSON, SRT, VTT | Basic+ integrations | TXT, PDF, SRTsome Pro-only | Via integrations | Text |
| Recording length limit | None | Not published | 90 minper meeting (Pro) | Nonepaid plan | 15 minpaid plan |
| Analytics / tracking | Apple version: no analytics SDKsAndroid: technical diagnostics No advertising tracking |
✗ | ✗ | Minimal | Minimal |
Based on each product's public pricing and feature pages, verified 25 July 2026. Cloud services may offer features not listed here (e.g. meeting-bot integrations); the comparison focuses on personal voice notes. Read the full comparison, with every competitor fact dated and sourced, plus where Murble loses. Found an error? Tell us and we'll fix it.
Read before you install anything
Longer pieces on the questions people ask before trusting an app with their voice, each with the real steps in Murble and the limitations stated plainly.
Voice notes app comparison
Murble, Voicenotes, Otter.ai, Whisper Memos and AudioPen on processing, offline behaviour, accounts and price. Dated, sourced, and honest about where Murble loses.
What makes a voice notes app private
A six question checklist you can run on any app in ten minutes, and how Murble answers each one.
Offline transcription on iPhone
Install a speech model once, then get a transcript with the radios off. Which size to pick and what accuracy costs.
Offline transcription on Android
Set up Whisper on your phone or tablet, record or import audio, and check the finished transcript in airplane mode.
Voice memos to text
Import a recording you already have, correct the transcript, then export it as PDF, Markdown, SRT and more.
On device AI note taking
How a recording becomes a summary, an action item list and a structured report using only your device.
Your content is processed on your device
Not merely encrypted in transit. Your recording content is processed on the device at every stage:
No Murble account. Biometric lock. Private processing, with optional cloud sync. Android Google services process technical diagnostics; see the privacy policy.
Simple pricing
Recording, transcription and AI summaries are free on Apple devices and Android. Pro adds the features below. Prices shown are the Apple App Store offer in USD; Google Play shows the current Android prices.
Free
Everything you need to capture notes and read them back.
- Unlimited recording & on-device transcription
- Live transcription preview while you speak
- AI summaries in four styles
- Action items: detected automatically, add your own, check off
- Search, folders, AI categories & pins
- Export to PDF, Markdown, RTF, TXT, JSON, SRT, VTT
- Biometric app lock & optional audio deletion
$0. No caps, no trial, no card.
Murble Pro
Everything in Free, plus:
- Apple Reminders sync (Apple devices): send tasks to Reminders, with completion syncing back
- Chat with your notes: ask questions, get answers grounded in the recording, offline
- Detailed reports: structured minutes with decisions and next steps, ready to export
- Translations: transcripts, summaries and live translation while recording, 20 languages
- Private cloud sync: iCloud between Apple devices, Google Drive between Android devices. The libraries are separate.
Apple App Store: from $2.99/month, or $59.99 once.
The USD prices and trial below apply to the Apple App Store. Each store shows its current local price and any trial before purchase. App Store and Google Play purchases are separate.
Common questions
The things people ask before trusting an app with their voice.
Which devices can I use Murble on?
Murble is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs, and Android phones and tablets. Get the Apple version from the App Store or Android from Google Play. Transcription and AI run on your device. Optional iCloud and Google Drive libraries are separate, and purchases do not transfer between stores.
Does Murble work offline?
Your recordings and their content are processed on the device. Recording, transcription, summaries, action items, reports, chat and translations can work offline after any required speech, language or AI model has been downloaded. Model downloads, optional iCloud or Google Drive sync, purchases and some system services require a connection.
Does my audio leave my device?
Your audio stays on the device for transcription and AI processing. If you enable cloud sync, selected content is uploaded to your private iCloud on Apple devices or private Google Drive app data on Android. Exporting or sharing sends the content you choose to its selected destination. Android Google SDKs also process technical diagnostics, as explained in the privacy policy.
Which languages can Murble transcribe?
Language coverage depends on the speech engine and installed model. Apple devices can use Apple on device speech recognition or a downloadable Whisper model. Android offers local speech engines and downloadable models. Summaries can use the recording language or a language you choose.
Can Murble tell speakers apart?
Yes. Murble can add anonymous Speaker 1, Speaker 2 and similar labels during supported live recordings and after transcription. This is private on device speaker diarization, not voice identity recognition. You can rename, merge and correct labels.
Which system integrations are available?
Integrations depend on your platform. On supported Apple devices, Murble offers Siri and Shortcuts, widgets, sharing and optional Spotlight indexing. Supported iPhones also offer the Action button and Control Center controls. On Android, import recordings or share supported content from another app.
Does meeting mode upload my calendar?
With permission, Meeting Mode reads a relevant event title and time locally. If that title is saved as the note title, it becomes part of the note and is synced when you enable optional cloud sync. Murble does not run a calendar processing server.
How will I know when processing finishes?
While Murble is open, a private banner tells you when a transcript, summary or report is ready and can open it directly. When the app is in the background, Murble can use a local notification if you allow notifications. Neither message contains your note title or content.
What does my device need to run AI features?
Available engines depend on your device and system version. Supported Apple devices can use Apple Intelligence. Downloadable local models also provide AI processing on Apple devices and Android. Choose a model that fits your device memory. Without an available AI engine, you can still record and transcribe, and Murble offers a model download.
What happens to my notes if I don't subscribe?
Nothing. Your notes remain on your device. Recording, transcription, summaries, search and export stay free. If Pro lapses, Pro extras become unavailable, while existing content and local tasks remain accessible.
Can I get my data out?
Any time. Export notes or reports as PDF, Markdown, RTF, plain text, JSON, SRT or VTT. You can also share audio clips and copy text.