Best Speech-to-Text Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Happy Scribe is ranked #1 of 32 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Notta and tl;dv. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Notta. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Transcribe at $0.01/mo.
If you need spoken audio in text form, compare these tools on how they capture and process it. Capture modes, offline transcription and supported languages can help you assess fit, while speaker labels may be useful when transcripts need to distinguish voices. Desktop and mobile apps offer further points of comparison, and API access is listed for connected workflows. Happy Scribe, Notta and Transkriptor lead the displayed entries, followed by MacWhisper and Otter.ai. AssemblyAI, tl;dv and Google Cloud Speech-to-Text are also among the first entries. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the listed criteria.
32 speech-to-text software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Happy Scribe iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$8.50/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 150
- 2 Notta iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$8.17/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 58
- 3 tl;dv iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.6Free
- 4 MacWhisper iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.5€64/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 100
- 5 Transkriptor iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.4$8.33/mo Speaker labels: Yes
- 6 Otter.ai iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.3 Supported languages: 6
- 7 Zoom Scheduler iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.2 Capture modes: bothSpeaker labels: Yes
- 8 Google Voice Access Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Capture modes: live
- 9 Aiko iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.7 Speaker labels: NoSupported languages: 100
- 10 AssemblyAI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$0.15/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 99
- 11 Amazon Transcribe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.01/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 113
- 12 Google Cloud Speech-to-Text No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.02/mo Speaker labels: Yes
- 13 Rev AI No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.01/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 1
- 14 Speechmatics No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Speaker labels: Yes
- 15 Fathom No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2$15/mo Capture modes: bothSpeaker labels: YesSupported languages: 7
- 16 TurboScribe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Speaker labels: Yes
- 17 Soniox No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$19.99/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 60
- 18 Tactiq No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$8/mo
- 19 Voice In No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free
- 20 Dragon Professional No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
- 21 OpenAI Text-to-Speech No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$15/mo Supported languages: 57
- 22 Gladia No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$0.20/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 100
- 23 Sonix No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4$10/mo Speaker labels: YesSupported languages: 54
- 24 Buzz No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Speaker labels: Yes
- 25 Vosk No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Speaker labels: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which speech-to-text software is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Happy Scribe is ranked #1 of 32 with a score of 7.9. Notta is second and tl;dv third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Transcribe has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.