Just Press Record

by Open Planet Software

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The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.

iOS / Apple Watch voice recorder with on-device transcription.

iOS, macOS, watchOS  ·  $4.99 one-time

TL;DR

Best for apple users wanting a simple voice recorder with on-device transcription and iCloud sync. Pricing: $4.99 one-time.

Category
Products
Pricing
$4.99 one-time
Platforms
iOS, macOS, watchOS

What it is

Just Press Record is a simple iOS, macOS, and Apple Watch voice recorder by independent developer Open Planet Software. The app uses on-device iOS speech recognition for transcription, supports more than 30 languages, and syncs recordings via iCloud across devices. The pricing model is a one-time $4.99 purchase with no subscription. Just Press Record is widely loved by Apple users who want a clean, fast voice recorder without subscription overhead and is one of the most enduring third-party recording apps in the iOS ecosystem.

Best for: Apple users wanting a simple voice recorder with on-device transcription and iCloud sync.
Watch out for: iOS/macOS only; transcription accuracy is iOS-level (not Whisper-quality).

Install / use

App Store — $4.99 one-time purchase

What people actually do with Just Press Record-style transcription

The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.

Wire it into ZoomSlackNotionAirtableLoomMake.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

Just Press Record vs Whipscribe

FeatureJust Press RecordWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingNot verified$6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free
Speaker identificationNot verifiedNamed in the summary, key quotes and chapters
Word timestampsNot verifiedYes
StreamingNot verifiedNo
Languages—99
PlatformsiOS, macOS, watchOSWeb, API, MCP

Alternatives to Just Press Record

Frequently asked about Just Press Record

How much does Just Press Record cost?

Just Press Record is a paid product — published pricing: $4.99 one-time. Pricing changes; verify on the vendor's own page before budgeting.

Does Just Press Record work on Mac, Windows and Linux?

Just Press Record runs on iOS, macOS and watchOS.

How do I get started with Just Press Record?

There is nothing to install — Just Press Record is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.

What are the limitations of Just Press Record?

iOS/macOS only; transcription accuracy is iOS-level (not Whisper-quality).

Who is Just Press Record best for?

Apple users wanting a simple voice recorder with on-device transcription and iCloud sync.

Is Just Press Record open source?

No. Just Press Record is a proprietary product from Open Planet Software. If you need source you can read and run yourself, the open-source tools in this directory are the place to look.

Can I use Just Press Record in the browser?

No — Just Press Record is a iOS, macOS and watchOS application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.

Who makes Just Press Record?

Just Press Record is made by Open Planet Software.

What kind of tool is Just Press Record?

In this directory Just Press Record is filed under meetings, voice notes, mobile recorder as a product.

What are the alternatives to Just Press Record?

There is a side-by-side page at /tools/just-press-record-alternatives comparing Just Press Record with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.

Can I automate Just Press Record-style transcription without running it myself?

Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.

How is Whipscribe different from Just Press Record?

Just Press Record is another vendor's product; Whipscribe is a per-minute transcription service. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.

What does transcription cost if I use Whipscribe instead of Just Press Record?

$0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum: a 3-hour recording is about $2.16, a thousand-hour archive is about $720 once. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, so you can see what your recording holds before paying anything.

Where is the Just Press Record category heading?

Three things are moving across the whole speech-to-text market right now: summaries, action items and speaker insights generated on top of the transcript rather than sold separately; private, secured deployment where the audio never leaves a boundary you control; and agent access — transcription exposed as a tool that Claude, Cursor or a workflow runner can call directly. Whipscribe ships all three today: per-job insights, our own servers, and an MCP server.

Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.

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