Aiko

by Sindre Sorhus

Free Mac App Store Whisper app — drag, drop, done.

TL;DR

Free Mac App Store Whisper app — drag, drop, done.

Best for casual users who want a zero-friction free Whisper app from the App Store. Pricing: free.

Category
Desktop apps
License
—
Stars
—
Last push
—
Pricing
free
Platforms
macOS, iOS

What it is

Aiko is the free App Store entry point to Whisper on Apple devices. Feature-light but genuinely frictionless — open, drop a file, get a transcript. Good gateway drug for people who aren't sure they need anything fancier.

Best for: Casual users who want a zero-friction free Whisper app from the App Store.
Watch out for: Smaller model only; no batch processing; no diarization.

Install / use

View Aiko on the App Store apps.apple.com

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Aiko vs Whipscribe

FeatureAikoWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsNoYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsmacOS, iOSWeb, API, MCP

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Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.