Modes Overview

Live Transcribe offers two transcription modes— Best and Offline —designed to fit different environments and needs. Whether you're having a quiet, in-person conversation or trying to capture speech from across a room, you can choose the mode that works best for you. Each option balances accuracy, features, and cost to give you flexibility and control.

Best

• Best provides a set number of hours per month depending on your plan and allows you to transcribe at a distance with higher accuracy. You can buy more hours as needed within a month for $1.49 USD per Best hour. To do this, press ‘Add More Time’ on the home screen.
• Best also separates speaking voices by color coding them. 
• To use Best, select Best at the top of the transcription screen.

Offline

• Offline provides unlimited hours and is meant for in-person conversations within 3 ft with minimal background noise.
• To use Offline, select Offline at the top of the transcription screen.
• Please note: For the best experience, please make sure your device is using iOS 26 or above