# Voice Notebook review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Browser speech-to-text with audio file transcription and phone apps Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Voice Notebook is a speech-to-text web app that runs in Chrome and can also transcribe audio files and YouTube clips. A Chrome extension and Windows, Mac and Linux integration modules let you dictate into other fields and apps, and separate iOS and Android apps exist. The web service is free; the iOS app sells a Premium upgrade. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** Voice Notebook - **Website:** https://voicenotebook.com - **Runs on:** Web, Browser extension, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't use Chrome, as the web version works there only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Voice Notebook has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5.99 (iOS Premium in-app purchase, billing period not shown). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The web service and the iOS and Android apps are free; the iOS app shows ads. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Web dictation and audio transcription, plus the free phone apps. The iOS app shows ads and caps transcribed file length. | | iOS Premium | $5.99 in-app purchase; the listing does not show a billing period | Removes ads, adds a no-sleep switch and Bluetooth support, lifts the transcribed file length limit and unlocks the dictionary Open button. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-notebook-audio-to-text/id1398027022 on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Voice Notebook before buying. ## Key features - **Voice typing in Chrome:** Press Start recording and speak; buttons insert punctuation, change letter case and undo the last sentence. - **Audio and video transcription:** It can transcribe a file from your computer, an HTML5 audio or video URL, or a YouTube clip. - **Dictate into any site or app:** A Chrome extension types into text fields on any site, and integration modules do the same in applications on Windows, Mac and Linux. - **Voice commands and custom terms:** Registered users can set voice commands, add custom languages and keep a table that maps spoken phrases to replacement text. - **Phone apps:** Android and iOS apps handle dictation and file transcription; the Android app can work offline once language packs are installed. - **About 50 languages:** The language menu lists roughly 50 speech languages, from Afrikaans to Vietnamese. ## Good for - Occasional dictation and transcribing recordings without paying - Android users who want an offline option ## Worth knowing - The web version works only in Chrome. - Saving texts, voice commands and custom languages needs a free registration. - Offline dictation is described only for the Android app, with lower accuracy, and needs language packs. - The site's footer copyright line reads 2011 to 2016, so it looks lightly maintained. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Voice Notebook is a free web service with phone apps that types what you say in Chrome and transcribes audio and video. The web version works only in Chrome, saving needs a free sign-up, and the site's footer reads 2011 to 2016. - **Value for money: A.** The web service and the iOS and Android apps are free. The one price listed is iOS Premium at $5.99, with no billing period shown. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with ads on iOS. Saving texts and custom commands needs a free registration. - **Features: C.** Voice typing, audio and video transcription, voice commands and about 50 languages, but offline dictation is only on Android, with lower accuracy and language packs. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record: the App Store shows 89 ratings. Open the page and talk, with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, Chrome extension, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android, with YouTube transcription. No API on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Voice Notebook's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among voice dictation apps - Voice Notebook's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 25 of 42) and worst on features (C, above 1). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/voice-dictation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Voice Notebook you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with YouTube, Chrome **Tags:** Dictation, Transcription, Works offline ## Alternatives - [SpeechTexter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechtexter): Free online voice typing in the browser with custom voice commands. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/speechtexter-vs-voice-notebook) - [TalkTyper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talktyper): Free in-browser speech-to-text page for dictating short passages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/talktyper-vs-voice-notebook) - [Speechnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechnotes): Free online dictation notepad with a voice-typing extension. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/speechnotes-vs-voice-notebook) - [Dictation.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dictationio): Free browser dictation tool built on Google speech recognition. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dictationio-vs-voice-notebook) - [Voice In](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-in): Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/voice-in-vs-voice-notebook) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://voicenotebook.com - https://voicenotebook.com/android.php - https://voicenotebook.com/ios.php - https://voicenotebook.com/regcab.php - https://voicenotebook.com/contacts.php - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-notebook-audio-to-text/id1398027022 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voicenotebook.voicenotebook&gl=US Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-notebook Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).