# nTilia or Whisper Notes: transcribe an interview offline

> nTilia or Whisper Notes for offline transcription? iPhone, Mac or Android, models, speakers, field notes and publishing, compared honestly.

Canonical: https://ntilia.com/en/compare/whisper-notes

## The short answer

Whisper Notes is an offline transcription app for iPhone and Mac: one-time purchase, large fast models, speaker separation, SRT export. nTilia is a field notes app, in the browser, that also transcribes on the device, including on Android and Windows, then turns the transcript into a note and an article. To transcribe fast and accurately on an Apple device, choose Whisper Notes; to write and publish from your interviews, choose nTilia.

## nTilia and Whisper Notes, side by side

| Criterion | nTilia | Whisper Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; local transcription from Pro, at $14/mo | One-time purchase: $7.99 on iPhone; $14 on Mac, or 5,000 free words a week | Whisper Notes’s edge |
| Platforms | Browser and installable app (PWA): computers and WebGPU-capable phones, Android included | iPhone 12 and later, Apple silicon Macs; no Android or Windows | nTilia’s edge |
| Where transcription runs | On the device: the audio is not sent | On the device: the audio is not sent | Tie |
| Models and accuracy | Whisper tiny, base or small, sized for the browser | Parakeet V3 (25 European languages), Whisper Large V3 Turbo (100+ languages) | Whisper Notes’s edge |
| Speakers and subtitles | No speaker separation or SRT export | Automatic speaker separation, timestamps, SRT and VTT export | Whisper Notes’s edge |
| Writing | Full Markdown editor: the transcript becomes a note, then an article | Transcripts; titles and summaries by local AI on Mac | nTilia’s edge |
| Field work | Missions (one folder per trip), photo, place and GPS, private map | No organization by trip | nTilia’s edge |
| Sync | Included, not end-to-end so the published journal stays readable; “device” notes never synced | No sync at all, as a privacy choice | Tie |
| Checkpoint | Travel Mode (Pro): a copy with a safe recipient, then the phone is emptied of sensitive notes, with no way back on the spot | No dedicated mode | nTilia’s edge |
| Publishing | Bilingual FR/EN public journal, Cite block, Zenodo DOI (Pro) | Transcript export | nTilia’s edge |

## Choose nTilia if…

- you work on Android or Windows;
- you want to go from interview to note to article in one tool;
- you organize your work by trip, with photo, place and map;
- you cross checkpoints with your phone.

## Choose Whisper Notes if…

- you have a recent iPhone or an Apple silicon Mac;
- transcription accuracy and speed come first;
- you need separated speakers or SRT subtitles;
- you prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription.

## Same principle, two uses

Both tools transcribe on the device: the audio goes to no server, and transcription works with no network. For a source who takes a risk by talking to you, that is what matters.

Whisper Notes is a transcription tool. nTilia is a field notes app: transcription is one step, between the recording in the Mission and the published article.

## What Whisper Notes does better

On an Apple device, Whisper Notes runs larger models than a browser can: transcription is more accurate and faster. It separates speakers, exports subtitles and costs a one-time purchase.

## What nTilia adds

Whisper Notes does not exist on Android or Windows, and its makers are not building an Android version. nTilia runs in the browser, on computers and WebGPU-capable phones.

Around the transcript, nTilia keeps the whole story: the note, the photos, the place, the Mission. Before a checkpoint, Travel Mode puts a copy somewhere safe and empties the phone. Afterwards, the journal publishes the article in French and English.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Whisper Notes available on Android?

No, and its makers say they are not building one. On Android, nTilia transcribes on the device, in the browser, if the phone supports WebGPU.

### Which one transcribes better?

Whisper Notes, on an Apple device: its models are larger than nTilia’s Whisper tiny, base and small. Good audio and a careful read-through narrow the gap.

### Does the audio leave the device?

In neither. Whisper Notes and nTilia (from Pro) transcribe on the device, without sending the audio.

### Can I transcribe in Whisper Notes and then write in nTilia?

Yes: export the transcript as text, paste it into an nTilia note, then write and publish.

## Sources, checked on 2026-09-27

- [Whisper Notes](https://whispernotes.app)
- [Whisper Notes — Android](https://whispernotes.app/android)
- [Whisper Notes — Offline speech to text](https://whispernotes.app/offline-speech-to-text)