For user research, journalism and oral histories. Phrase gives you a timestamped transcript tied to the recording. Replay a line to check a quote, or ask about your interviews and open the notes the answer came from.
Record in the room on iPhone, Mac or Apple Watch, or import audio and video from any recorder.
Every line timestamped and speakers labeled, plus a summary and an organized note.
Tap a line and the recording jumps to that exact moment. Context settles arguments.
Ask questions across sessions, then open the interviews behind the answer to check it.
The session plays with its transcript: who said it, when, and in what words. Search the transcript, copy it, read it full screen, or let it follow along while you listen back.
After five interviews, the real work starts. Ask what participants said about a topic, then open the notes linked in the answer. Search the transcript and replay the passage before a quote goes into the readout.
What did participants say about onboarding?
Four of five got stuck at the invite step. P2: “I didn’t know if it worked.” P4 called setup “weirdly fun.” Most of the frustration came in the first ten minutes.
Draft the article, research summary or readout in the same note that holds the tape, with headings, quotes, to-dos and links to other notes. Pull a quote, keep its context one tap away, and finish the draft without switching apps.
Compare verbatim and edited wording, with conventions for uncertain passages.
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Rename Speaker 1 and Speaker 2, merge split turns, and remove hesitation sounds without touching the words.
Transcripts are timestamped and can mark who is speaking. The line that is playing is highlighted, so it stays clear who was speaking and when.
Tap the line in the transcript and the recording jumps to that moment, so you hear the quote in context. On a Mac, click its timestamp. The recording stays attached to the note, and you can search the transcript, copy it or read it full screen.
Yes. Phrase imports audio files, so interviews recorded elsewhere become notes with transcripts and summaries. Video works too: Phrase keeps the video and transcribes its audio.
Ask AI can answer questions from your notes and show the source notes behind the answer, so you can ask “what did participants say about onboarding?” and open each interview it drew from. Answers come from what your notes contain, and you can always check them against the tape.
Free to download for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with an Apple Watch app for recording. Interviews stay on your devices and sync through your own iCloud with Pro. Recordings are processed in the cloud to create the note.
Start with up to 100 notes and one free media-to-note conversion. Pro adds unlimited notes, further conversions, AI features and iCloud sync, with the current usage allowance shown in the app.
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