Support

Yes, after one setup step. The first time you use a language, iOS downloads that language's speech model from Apple. After that, recording, transcribing, search and export all work without a connection. See voice to text offline.

That is Apple's speech model for the language you chose. It downloads once per language. Wi-Fi is best because the model is large. You can start recording while it downloads.

Yes. Recording and live text keep going with the screen locked or while you use another app. If a phone call or Siri interrupts, recording pauses and then continues in the same file.

Yes. iOS shows the progress, and you get a notification when it's done. If you swipe the app closed, the job stops and picks up where it left off the next time you open Otofumi.

Long jobs pause when the iPhone gets very hot, and continue on their own when it cools. Unplugging the charger can help.

Another app is playing sound. Otofumi records what the microphone hears, so that sound can end up in your recording. Pause the other app if you don't want it.

Audio: m4a, mp3, wav, aiff, caf, aac, flac, opus and ogg. Video: the sound from mp4, mov and 3gp. Not supported: WebM, files without sound, and copy-protected files such as purchased films.

New apps appear at the end of the share sheet. Tap More at the end of the app row, find Otofumi and add it to your favourites so it stays near the front.

Yes, if the messaging app lets you share the voice message as a file. See how to transcribe a voice message.

Otofumi saves its own compressed copy of the audio and leaves your original where it was. Video files keep only their sound in the app.

The languages Apple's on-device speech engine supports on your iPhone or iPad. You pick the language before you record or import. The app itself is in English and Japanese.

• Put the device close to the person speaking, with nothing covering the microphone.
• Choose the language people are actually speaking.
• Avoid background music and several people talking at once.
• On iPhones older than iPhone 12, Otofumi uses a basic engine with lower accuracy.

You can fix any word by editing the transcript. The timing stays correct.

Not in this version.

No. Otofumi does not record calls.

Draft summaries need Apple Intelligence. Check that your device supports it and that it is turned on in Settings, that Siri's language matches your iPhone's language, and that the transcript's language is supported. Summaries are part of Pro.

Everything except exporting files, summaries and importing several files at once. The one limit is that the first 30 minutes of every recording or file are transcribed. The full audio is kept, so if you buy Pro later, the rest is transcribed then.

No. Pro is $29.99 once in the US store; the App Store shows your country's price. There is nothing to renew.

Sign in with the same Apple Account, open the Pro screen in Otofumi and tap Restore. Pro also works with Family Sharing.

Apple handles payments and refunds. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.

Only on your device, inside Otofumi. We have no server and no copy. See the privacy policy.

They are part of your iPhone backup, so they move with it when you set up a new iPhone from that backup. To keep a separate copy, export your transcripts.

Delete single recordings in the library, or delete only their audio to save space and keep the text. To remove everything, use the delete option in the app's settings, or delete the app.