Apple Intelligence Offers Free Voice Memo Transcription, Saving Users $200 a Year Over Otter.ai
Summary
Apple Intelligence is saving iPhone users over $200 a year by offering free, unlimited voice memo transcription directly in iOS 18, making paid services like Otter.ai's $17-per-month Pro plan increasingly hard to justify.
Key Points
- Apple Intelligence offers a free voice memo transcription feature on iPhones running iOS 18 or later, providing accurate, easily accessible transcripts without any paywall restrictions.
- Otter.ai, a popular transcription service, limits free users to 300 monthly minutes and locks conversations beyond the 25 most recent behind a $17-per-month Pro subscription, frustrating regular users who need long-term access to their recordings.
- Switching to Apple's built-in Voice Memos transcription eliminates the $17 monthly Otter.ai fee, saving users over $200 per year while still allowing transcript copying, audio playback sync, and easy export to other apps like Google Docs.