Live Transcribe Reviews

by Charlottemalmin

I am very disappointed to report that LiveTranscribe did not preform to what I’ve heard.
I attempted to use it to transcribe an interview. Placed my phone next to the microphone and at full blast (it wouldn’t pick up anything otherwise), and it still missed 50% of what was said, not to mention the errors in what it did transcribe. I wasn’t expecting much (especially since the person I was interviewing has a very strong accent), but it got about 50% (as I mentioned before) of what he said, and NONE of what I said.
The transcription would also often stop for no apparent reason, or backspace and delete correct text.
I am very disappointed.

by The Pawpower Pack

This is not accessible with voiceover and braille displays for Deafblind people. Also, if you want to write to the company-- which I tried to do, you must fill out a CAPTCHA, either audio or visual, and being Deafblind, I can do neither, so this is the only way I can communicate with the dev. I find it frustrating that the maker of an app for accessibility puts their contact form behind an inaccessible captcha. There are better ways of weeding out spam. Do not download LiveTranscribe if yAre deafblind and require braille. It will freeze up your display and you will have to exit LiveTranscribe to regain functionality.

by DustyJim

Range is extremely short and even then doesn’t translate very accurately. Works ok when it’s quiet and just a couple of people, but that’s not where I need it. Took it to a meeting where I was only about 6 feet from the speaker and got nothing at all. Tonight at a dinner, it worked fair for about ten minutes and then decided it needed to download SPANISH and wouldn’t do ANYTHING till I was back on a WiFi connection again. This is a real battery killer and makes the phone get so hot you wouldn’t want to pick it up. I suspect that it is linking with Siri because my battery usage meter said SIRI used 28% of my charge today, and I didn’t use Siri at all. Not going to renew after this month is used up. Sorry, but this didn’t help me at all.

by KerwinChase

I bought this because it seemed to work reasonably well. The main purpose was to help a deaf friend understand what was being said at church. Unfortunately when I used it at church with my friend the transcription experience was horrible. Words would appear and then disappear. The words that stayed were not even close to being right. The speaker was speaking clearly and the sound was good.
I did not cancel the trial in time so I am stuck with an app I will not be using much if at all.

by Sephethus

There are many apps similar to this including some free from Google, but unfortunately this is the best out of all of them and that’s not saying much. I use this for live subtitles when anyone is talking in Spanish so I can see the words they are saying and train my ears to better understand them, their accents and the way they talk. It works but there are a ton of problems. Often it just stops for no apparent reason, or it quickly deletes what it transcribed, changing entire paragraphs at times, which is almost always correct to begin with so I have no idea why it is correcting itself. However I went ahead and paid for it in hopes they fix these bugs. LiveTranscribe itself is invaluable at times but it needs work and a feedback mechanism. I don’t mind sharing recordings if it helps.

by Jb93003

This is a sanity saver. However, we’re hoping for LiveTranscribe to learn as we go. My voice is loud and sharper than my husband’s. His voice has more softness. My voice is translated very well. But I’m the one who needs to hear from him, and translation from a soft voice is much less accurate. His soft-toned voice is often garbled. It does help if he is closer to the iPad or mobile phone and slows his speech some. LiveTranscribe does what it is supposed to do, so I give it 4 stars. There is room for improvement so can’t give 5 stars (I’ve heard). Thank you.

by 60 + Marriage

My husband has been severely hearing impaired for more than 40 years. Usually his hearing aides provide all the help he needs. However they stopped functioning and it was very upsetting to him. We could not get him in to the doctor nor to a hearing aid shop for replacement or repair in a timely fashion. I thought there had to be something so went to LiveTranscribe Store and after trying several apps settled on LiveTranscribe. We are very pleased and when our audiologist saw it she was very impressed and wrote down all the information. The speed and accuracy of the transcription are two of the things that particularly impressed her. I would give it five stars but if I want to talk to my husband when he does not have his phone I have to have it on my phone also. So when the trial is over I will be having to drop my subscription. Nevertheless it is a great app!

by Hearing Champ

I lost 50% of my hearing last year due to a reaction from strong medicine. I was at a loss as to how to communicate with my wife. A friend recommended Live Transcribe. I now have one Live Transcribe loaded on an old iPad we weren’t using, and have placed it permanently on a table between where she sits and me. I connected an external directional microphone (the Rode “VideoMicMe”) and directed it to my wife. I leave Live Transcribe on the entire time we are in the family room. (You will need to have your iPad connected to external power). The only problem we have is occasional confusion between my wife talking and the TV. She just mutes the TV to talk. I also find the iPhone version indispensable for doctor visits and other one on one conversations. Maybe this will work for you, too!

by Dobie E.

I have 6% understanding. LiveTranscribe has has been a Godsend. I take it with me wherever I go. This year has been so difficult because people wear masks. I’m used to reading lips. Thank you for this. It has made my life and relationships much easier. I’m sharing it with all my friends who have difficulty hearing. God bless all of you!

by Idunalane

Good app, with great potential, but I don’t quite get the “Type Screen” function. Why cannot I use a full screen when I’m typing? It only gives me half or a quarter of the screen.

Also, when you are in the “Live Transcribe” mode, it adds a full stop after each sentence automatically. This should be optional, just like adding line breaks.

by 🍇🍉🍏🍋

I had surgery and two days later became deaf. We began using the notes app and it was most helpful and then I looked to find something better and came across LiveTranscribe and gave it a try. It has been a life saver and has connected me back with my family and now I spend more time thinking about living versus dying. I would say transcribe technology has save my life.

47 year old male Bank President and CEO

by Cioce13

My mom is in a nursing home. She has hearing aids but never uses them. Visits with her were extremely frustrating. Even when I yelled she didn’t hear much of what I said. Now my 97 year old mom enjoys being able to hear about her new great granddaughter and what is new with the rest of the family. We only get a one-half hour outdoor visit with her per week, so LiveTranscribe is invaluable to me.

by 30 Year Computer User

I need this to transcribe for me since I am deaf. I tried it talking to my husband and it recorded every word correctly. This is without practice for voice recognition. Just push the microphone on the face, be sure your volume is wide open, bingo it’s recording. I will be able to use this at medical appointments and wherever I have a one to one conversation. I’m sure there will be other applications I can use it for also. Thank you!

by AliciaAurora

I appreciate using Live transcribe because LiveTranscribe helps me communicate with my 93 year old mother who is deaf. It’s been a life saver, especially when we go to doctors’ appointments because with live transcribe my mom can follow the conversation and answer questions with ease. We appreciate the ease and the reliability of this wonderful product. Live transcribe offers my mother a better way to communicate and that is wonderful because making the world more accommodating for disabled persons is a very important endeavor.

by TinaChildress

LiveTranscribe was definitely developed with the D/HoH community in mind with awesome features that you can see with the screenshots and the description here in iTunes.

What I also love about LiveTranscribe is that the developers are constantly researching and asking users to let them know what works and what doesn’t work so they can make it the best it can possibly be! If you have a comment or suggestion, someone will be there to answer you. It’s fantastic having that kind of connection!

by Safe Driver!

This is a great app! Real time speech recognition is paramount for people who are in a relationship with someone who is hearing impaired.

My girlfriend is hard of hearing, and the only time I can be sure she hears everything is if it’s read. I get frustrated sometimes when I have something important to say, but she doesn’t hear me. And instead of asking me to repeat myself, because she’s so nice, she agrees and nods. That works most of the time but I know she’s just being nice when I ask a question and she nods in agreement. I sometimes act like I didn’t ask a question, as to not make her aware that I know.

by Phpguru

It’s not too often you truly get blown away anymore, amirite? Well if you have anyone hard of hearing around you, stroke patients, or even if you just want to get more productivity out of your voice recording sessions, install LiveTranscribe. I was amazed how fast and accurate it is. It’s better and faster than closed captioned videos. I don’t know how they did it. You can share the text generated instantly from your speech to your destination of choice - email yourself, social posts, or just clear for the next thought. Really great app. Works way better than expected.

by Tamararued

I originally pre-ordered LiveTranscribe during the corona pandemic, as I speak to patients daily with a mask and face shield. Many of them can’t hear me with my mask on or read my facial gestures / lips. LiveTranscribe will help me connect with them and communicate the right message. It is also helpful for those who are dead or hard of hearing. LiveTranscribe has a clean interface, allows me to flip the message (such as if microphone is on bottom of phone but reader is in front of me), and adjust text size. Many transcription apps only have one font size that is hard to read on an iPhone. LiveTranscribe solved that problem! It also allows you to break up the text per sentence for clean reading. Very impressed!

by Alkedrie

My father is 93 years old and recently moved in with us as he needed hospice care. He is almost totally deaf and hearing aids do not help.

He still wants to communicate but the only way to do this is writing on yellow pads. We had yellow pads and pens everywhere and of course it takes time to write. And hand writing is not consistent.

This application has really helped my wife and I communicate with my dad using our phones which are always near by.

Now we simply speak into LiveTranscribe and it captures our comments in nice big text. It is also easy to adjust text sizes and since he is also blind in one eye and poor vision in his good eye this is a big help. Another feature I love is the shake to erase the text. It reminds me of my Etch a Sketch - it is so fast and easy to converse.

The five dollars per phone is worth its weight in gold. Now we can easily communicate with dad and it has improved his quality of life, and ours, lol. It beats yelling! At 93, you want to see them end well and this is helping us overcome a major disability - hearing loss!

I recommend this to anyone who needs to communicate with the hearing impaired.

by GentleGiardiasis

As a medical professional looking for dictation software, this does a very good job! It understands a vast majority of medical jargon and I think this will really help me with charting. The only thing that would make LiveTranscribe absolutely perfect is if there was a way you could utilize its dictation capabilities within other apps. For example, is there any way to make a floating mic icon that you could tap that would allow you to dictate into any text box? Or maybe make an installable keyboard with dictation capabilities? Otherwise the only workaround for that at the moment is you can easily copy and paste the dictated text into your software of choice. It works, but it just adds an unnecessary step and I would love it if we could dictate into other apps directly.

by Mbizfreak

Looking forward to using this with my deaf son. My wife has this free on Android, no way in hell I'm paying for this. I’ll stick with some other crappy app for free.

by Sliding Duck

Thanks to Rob for releasing such a useful Swiss-Army knife of a speech-to-text tool. The transcription is as good or better than everything else on iOS. It’s clear the need in the communities are great at this time and LiveTranscribe has stepped up.

by Peto7694

Great app! Super easy to use and has a lot of options that make it more convenient to quickly transcribe to someone.

by Sarkb1

Amazing app just downloaded it and cannot get enough of LiveTranscribe.. I have an accent and I tend to talk fast but LiveTranscribe understands me like English is my first language!!

by Artiniac

Easy to use. Started using LiveTranscribe on a daily basis the moment I got it. Thanks for building a solid app.

by Ryder Mark

Love LiveTranscribe and the simplicity of the functions. Great for communicating with my grandmother! I would definitely recommend.

by Todd818

Working great so far with my external mic and I love that I can flip the text!

by Ryan M

Thoughtful designed, intuitive, and not overly complicated 👌

by SuperSaM3cosmos

Just got LiveTranscribe , it has a lot of different settings and handy options. I will have to use it more to really see the quality, but it seems pretty great so far!