Whisper Memos
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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.
Apple-platform voice memo app that uses OpenAI Whisper for transcription.
Best for apple users who want long-form voice memos transcribed automatically and emailed. Pricing: from $2.99/mo.
What it is
Whisper Memos records voice memos and transcribes them via Whisper. Emails the transcript to you. Popular among writers and runners.
Watch out for: Subscription-only; verify privacy posture.
Install / use
whispermemos.com — paid subscription
What people actually do with Whisper Memos-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.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 80 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Whisper Memos vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Whisper Memos | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | Not verified | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 80 | 99 |
| Platforms | iOS, watchOS, macOS | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about Whisper Memos
How much does Whisper Memos cost?
Whisper Memos is a paid product — published pricing: from $2.99/mo. Pricing changes; verify on the vendor's own page before budgeting.
Does Whisper Memos work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
Whisper Memos runs on iOS, watchOS and macOS.
How do I get started with Whisper Memos?
There is nothing to install — Whisper Memos is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.
How many languages does Whisper Memos support?
Whisper Memos lists 80 languages.
What are the limitations of Whisper Memos?
Subscription-only; verify privacy posture.
Who is Whisper Memos best for?
Apple users who want long-form voice memos transcribed automatically and emailed.
Is Whisper Memos open source?
No. Whisper Memos is a proprietary product. 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 Whisper Memos in the browser?
No — Whisper Memos is a iOS, watchOS and macOS application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
What kind of tool is Whisper Memos?
In this directory Whisper Memos is filed under product as a product.
What are the alternatives to Whisper Memos?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/whisper-memos-alternatives comparing Whisper Memos with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate Whisper Memos-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 Whisper Memos?
Whisper Memos 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 Whisper Memos?
$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 Whisper Memos 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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