Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Productivity

7.4~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.8 Google Play·5M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-10-06

Screenshots

Home screen headed Your AI Meeting Assistant, with an Upcoming card for a Weekly Marketing Call, an automatic meeting summary toggle, a Product Launch Meeting note with a bar chart and a record button

Transcript tab of a Weekly Marketing Call under a caption about OtterPilot, showing two named speakers with timestamps and a recording bar at 2:43

Record sheet over the home screen titled Choose one to record, listing a Product Meeting from 3:00 to 5:30 PM and a New Recording

Summary tab with an overview paragraph, a checkable Action items list with three assignees and an Outline with Pricing and Launch Party headings

Otter Chat tab where a teammate asks what has been discussed and the assistant replies with bullet points, then drafts a follow-up email

Otter AI Chat screen answering what the key takeaways were from all meetings last week, with links to each source meeting

About Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Otter turns a phone into a live transcriber: tap record, watch words appear as people speak, then get a summary, action items and an outline. It also sends a bot called Notetaker into Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls from a synced calendar. The free Basic plan gives 300 minutes a month, but only the first 30 minutes of any one conversation stay readable until you pay.

App information

DeveloperOtter.ai, Inc.

Version3.109.2-7534 (Android) · 3.109.0 (iOS)

Size25 MB (Android) · 171 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsNo

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating4+

Requires (Android)Android 6.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 16.0+

Offline modeRecords audio offline; live transcript pauses and upload resumes when a connection returns

Interface languagesEN

Store rating (Google Play)4.8 from 45,241 ratings

Installs5M+

Updated by developer2026-09-29

Data checked2026-10-06

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-10-06. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

Otter Review: Live Transcripts, but Free Stops at 30 Minutes

Basic: 300 minutes a month, 30 readable per recording

Basic costs nothing, and its limits are published in Otter's help center. You get 300 transcription minutes a month, three audio or video imports in total (per account, not per month) and a history that shows the 25 most recent conversations; older ones are archived, not deleted. The sharper limit is length. A recording that runs past 30 minutes keeps going, but only the first half hour of the transcript can be read until a paid plan opens the rest with an Unlock full transcript button. Deleted conversations still count against the 300 minutes. Pro raises the caps to 1,200 minutes and 90 minutes per conversation, and Business allows four hours. Basic playback stays at 1x, and exports are limited to mp3 and txt.

How Otter Notetaker joins Zoom, Meet and Teams

Notetaker works from a Google or Microsoft calendar you connect. Any event holding a Zoom, Google Meet or Teams link can be joined automatically, and the bot enters the call as a participant named in the form [Name]'s Notetaker (Otter.ai). A setting called Meetings I manually select stops auto-join, so only events you toggle on get the bot. Each conversation ends with a summary, action items and an outline, and Automated Slide Capture saves slides shown in virtual meetings. Speaker labels are added after a recording stops: new voices appear as Speaker 1 and Speaker 2 until you tag names. Fillers such as um and uh are dropped from the text. Otter's accuracy FAQ says results are best with Notetaker, which records a meeting's internal audio instead of relying on a device microphone.

Pro at $16.99, and what the policy says about audio

The pricing page lists Pro at $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month on an annual plan; Business is $19.99 a month annually. Students and teachers with a .edu address get 20 percent off Pro, which brings the annual price to $79.99. These are USD web prices and may differ in the app stores. Cancelling keeps paid features until the period ends, then the workspace drops to Basic. Subscriptions are non-refundable under Otter's terms, and uninstalling the app cancels nothing. The privacy policy, effective June 16, 2026, says Otter trains its own AI on de-identified audio and transcripts. Google Play's data safety section lists voice recordings, contacts, calendar events and photos as optional data, with deletion on request.

Pros

Keeps recording offline; live text pauses and resumes when the connection returns
Imports files up to 5 GB, including Apple Voice Memos recordings
Every conversation gets a summary, action items and an outline automatically
Transcribes English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Simplified Chinese
Home Screen widget, Siri shortcut and AirPods recording start a note quickly
Students and teachers with a .edu address pay 20 percent less for Pro

Cons

Basic shows only the first 30 minutes of any transcript
Phone calls cannot be recorded in the app and must be imported afterwards
Closing the app before an offline upload finishes can lose the audio
Basic is limited to 1x playback and a 25-conversation history

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Verdict

Otter earns its score for live transcription, automatic summaries and a Notetaker that joins calendar meetings, held back by a Basic plan that hides everything past 30 minutes. Take it for lectures, interviews and meetings in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese or Chinese, and test it on short recordings first. Skip it if you need recordings over half an hour for free, phone calls captured inside the app, or audio that must never feed AI training.

Core function8.5Live transcript, summaries and imports up to 5 GB across six languages; accuracy drops with accents and crosstalk.

Ease of use8.0One-tap record, a Home Screen widget and a Siri shortcut; speaker names still need tagging by hand.

Monetisation6.0The free tier hides everything past 30 minutes and allows three imports, while Pro starts at $16.99 monthly.

Performance7.0Otter's own guides warn that closing the app mid-upload can lose audio, and reviews describe recordings that would not stop.

Privacy & permissions6.5Policy allows training on de-identified audio; Play lists contacts, calendar and recordings as optional, with deletion on request.

7.4out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is Otter free to use on iPhone and Android?

Yes, the Basic plan is free with 300 transcription minutes a month. Each conversation is capped at 30 readable minutes, only three audio or video files can be imported in total, and the history shows the 25 most recent conversations. Paid plans raise or lift those limits. Published limits can change.

Can Otter transcribe a phone call?

Not directly. Apple and Google restrict third-party apps from recording calls, so the call must be recorded with the phone's built-in feature and then shared into Otter as a file. A live Otter recording pauses while a call is in progress. Imported files can be up to 5 GB, and they receive a summary and speaker tags.

How much does Otter Pro cost, and is it worth it?

The pricing page lists Pro at $16.99 a month, or $8.33 a month on an annual plan. It raises the cap to 1,200 minutes and 90 minutes per conversation, allows 10 imports a month and adds playback up to 3x. Worth it if you routinely record past 30 minutes. Prices are USD web listings and can change.

Does Otter work offline?

It records offline but cannot transcribe offline. Live text pauses and resumes once the connection returns, and a recording stopped offline uploads later. Keep the app open until that upload finishes, because closing it first may lose the audio. If you cancel Pro, the workspace drops to Basic and its limits apply again.

What are the alternatives to Otter?

Notta's free plan allows 120 minutes a month and 3 minutes per conversation, against Otter's 300 and 30. Rev's free plan offers 45 AI minutes a month, and its human-verified transcripts cost $1.99 a minute. Check each company's pricing page, because these limits change.