Whisper Notes

Only on your device

Whisper Notes, from SmashMelon LLC, records and transcribes meetings, lectures and voice memos entirely on an iPhone, iPad or Apple Silicon Mac, with no server in the path.

Visit Whisper Notes Compare with anotherChecked 19 October 2026

How it listens: Only on your device; Transcribes on your device, Records your computer's audio, Upload a file
Free plan: Free plan, with limits
Cheapest paid: $14 once; One-time licence
Trains AI on your recordings: Says it doesn't train on them
Where it transcribes: On your device; 'Your voice, transcript, and user data NEVER leave your device'

Where it stands among 43

Each fact with every app's answer. Whisper Notes is outlined.

Trains AI on your recordings

Says it doesn't train on them

Only if you opt in 5

Yes, unless you opt out 3

Yes 2

Not stated 3

Notes from a call without a bot

Yes, no bot joins

A bot joins the call 7

Doesn't join live calls 4

Where it transcribes

On your device

On your device 3

On device or in the cloud 5

Free plan

Free plan or free with the device

Free plan or free with the device 31

No free plan 11

Not stated 1

Webex AI Assistant

Can skip keeping the audio

Keeps the audio

EU data storage

Not applicable

HIPAA

Not stated

Plans and prices

In US dollars, per month, as listed by Whisper Notes. Checked 19 October 2026.

Free version: $0The iPhone and iPad app has no free tier
Pay once: $14 onceMac direct-download licence, once (adds meeting detection and Fn dictation); the App Store app is $7.99 once and covers iPhone, iPad and the Mac App Store build

How others are told

Whisper Notes doesn't tell the other people by default, so it's up to you to let them know.

Nothing by default

No bot appears in the call; the maker tells you to inform participants yourself

All the facts

How it listens

Ways it captures: Transcribes on your device, Records your computer's audio, Upload a file Microphone recording, imported audio or video, and Mac meeting recording from system audio plus the microphone, without a bot
No bot in your calls: Yes Microphone recording, imported audio or video, and Mac meeting recording from system audio plus the microphone, without a bot
How others are told: Nothing by default No bot appears in the call; the maker tells you to inform participants yourself
Labels who said what: YesYes On-device speaker identification; rename a speaker once and it updates through the transcript; names aren't learned across recordings
Languages: 101+ Whisper covers 101; Parakeet V3 covers 25 European languages, SenseVoice the CJK languages
Mixed-language meetings: NoNo The maker says rapid language switching within one recording reduces accuracy and recommends one primary language per file

What happens to your recordings

Trains AI on your recordings: Says it doesn't train on them The maker says it has zero access to recordings or transcripts; nothing is uploaded
Where it transcribes: On your device 'Your voice, transcript, and user data NEVER leave your device'
Can skip keeping the audio: NoNo Meeting recordings are kept in full so they can be re-transcribed; no setting to drop the audio is described
How long it's kept: Kept on your device until you delete it Deleted notes stay in a Recycle Bin for 30 days on Mac; deleting the iOS app deletes its recordings
EU data storage: Not applicableNot applicable Stored on your own device
SOC 2: Not statedNot stated None stated
HIPAA: Not statedNot stated No HIPAA statement; the maker says on-device processing doesn't make a workflow compliant by itself

What it costs

Free plan: Free plan, with limits The iPhone and iPad app has no free tier
Cheapest paid plan: $14 once
Pay per minute (AI): Not offered No usage-based charges: 'No subscriptions, monthly minute limits, cloud transcription fees'
Human transcription: Not offered No human transcription
One-time price: $14 once Mac direct-download licence, once (adds meeting detection and Fn dictation); the App Store app is $7.99 once and covers iPhone, iPad and the Mac App Store build
Device price: No device
Free trial: Not stated No timed trial; the Mac free tier of 5,000 words a week stands in for one
Refund window: Not stated No window stated: Mac licence keys are refunded on request by email, App Store purchases through Apple

Where it works

Zoom: YesYes Mac meeting recording; automatic detection in the direct-download build
Google Meet: YesYes Mac meeting recording
Microsoft Teams: YesYes Mac meeting recording
Webex: YesYes Added to meeting detection
In-person meetings: YesYes Records from the device microphone
Phone calls: Not statedNot stated Phone-call recording not stated; iPhone recordings resume after a call interrupts them
Apps: Mac, iPhone

What you get out

Transcript exports: TXT, SRT, VTT, Audio
Subtitles (SRT): YesYes
Audio download: YesYes iOS shares text with audio; the Mac CLI can export audio alongside transcripts
Integrations: Apple Shortcuts, CLI, MCP CLI and MCP server in the Mac direct-download build

Who makes it

Company: SmashMelon LLC Developer named on the App Store listing
Owned by: Not stated No parent company stated
Based in: Not stated Not stated
Founded: Not stated Not stated

Where we recommend it

Best note taker for in-person meetings and interviews

No device to buy: the iPhone app is $7.99 once and transcribes on the phone, and the maker says nothing leaves your device. The Mac download is $14 once, with a free tier of 5,000 words a week.

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