A private library for everything you say — transcripts and polish stay on the phone. Ask your notes with on-device Apple Intelligence. One-time Pro, no subscription.
LocalVoiceNote turns speech into text directly on your iPhone or iPad — built around Apple's own on-device intelligence, with privacy first.
Apple Speech comes first. On supported devices, LocalVoiceNote transcribes with Apple's built-in on-device speech recognition — the same engine the system uses — so you get fast, natural, low-power results with no setup and no account.
Apple Intelligence powers the thinking. On devices with Apple Intelligence, your transcripts are polished, summarised, and turned into actions entirely on-device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored on a server, and none of it costs you a subscription.
Whisper keeps you covered. If Apple Speech isn't available for your device or your language, LocalVoiceNote falls back automatically to a bundled Whisper Large model. It ships inside the app, needs no download and no network, and covers languages and older devices Apple Speech doesn't reach — so transcription always works.
LocalVoiceNote is designed for fast capture: tap once to start recording, speak naturally, and watch your transcript appear live. Save transcripts automatically, rename them, search later, revise text, and translate supported content when needed.
Whether you are capturing meeting notes, voice memos, ideas on the go, lecture summaries, bilingual phrases, or quick dictated drafts, LocalVoiceNote keeps the workflow simple and local.
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Apple Speech language packs finish setup reliably — download no longer reports success while the language stays “not ready”
Clear Activate step when a pack is downloaded but not yet active for this app
Spotlight & Shortcuts: open and search your notes; start recording from Siri / Shortcuts
Open a specific note from Spotlight, Shortcuts, or Siri
Delayed Camera Actions: “in X minutes / hours” and clock times (not seconds-only)
Includes 2.3.0: Whisper 1.9.4, Silero VAD, Long Meeting Mode (Pro)
Transcription accuracy is still never held back for Pro
Version 3.0.0
In-App Purchases
LocalVoiceNote Pro
Unlock AI, audio import, and copy/share features
USD 3.99
The developer, Liang Cheng, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Liang Cheng
Size
583.5 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.