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SafeScribe
Your transcription app keeps your recordings for days.
Ours? Zero seconds.
RAM-only processing. Demucs-powered accuracy. Deleted the moment you receive your text.
The Difference
How SafeScribe Compares
| Feature |
SafeScribe |
Otter.ai |
Fireflies |
Good Tape |
| RAM-only processing |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Audio deleted immediately |
Yes |
30 days |
Manual |
Yes |
| Transcript deleted from server |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Email stored on server |
No (hash only) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| AI noise separation (Demucs) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| On-device preprocessing |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Data available for subpoena |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Partial |
How It Works
Three Simple Steps
1
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Record or Pick a File
Record directly in the app or choose an audio/video file from your device. Supports MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and more.
2
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AI Transcribes in Memory
Your audio is processed by a state-of-the-art speech recognition AI on our servers — entirely in RAM. Nothing is ever written to disk.
3
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Get Your Text, Data Deleted
The transcript is delivered to your device with integrity verification. All server data is immediately and permanently erased.
Accuracy You Can Trust
Flawless, Even in Noise
Every audio file passes through a research-backed pipeline — on your device and on our servers — to ensure the highest possible accuracy.
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On-Device Optimization
EBU R128 broadcast-standard loudness normalization, high-pass filtering, and lossless compression — before your audio leaves your phone.
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Demucs AI Source Separation
AI-powered noise separation isolates speech from background sounds. Research shows 6–37% WER improvement in noisy environments.
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Voice Activity Detection
Silero VAD identifies speech segments and eliminates 99.1% of AI hallucinations in silent passages, per published research.
Every parameter is research-backed. Our audio pipeline uses parameters validated by published studies — not arbitrary defaults. The result: transcription accuracy you can rely on, even in challenging environments.
Privacy Guarantees
What We Never Do
- ✗ Store your audio on disk — ever
- ✗ Use your recordings to train AI models
- ✗ Share or sell data to advertisers
- ✗ Track your behavior across apps
- ✗ Store your email or name on our servers
- ✗ Keep data after you delete your account
What We Do
Built for Privacy from Day One
- ✓ RAM-only processing — audio exists in volatile memory only during transcription
- ✓ Immediate deletion — data erased the moment you receive your transcript
- ✓ End-to-end encryption — TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest on your device
- ✓ No user profiles — pseudonymous billing, no personal data stored server-side
- ✓ On-device preprocessing — audio is optimized locally before upload
- ✓ You control your data — export, delete, or wipe everything from the app
Verify It Yourself
Don’t Trust Us — Check
We don’t ask you to take our word for it. Every privacy claim is independently verifiable.
- After any transcription, query the server status endpoint — it returns 404 Not Found, confirming your data no longer exists.
- Inspect network traffic with any proxy tool — no email, name, or personal identifiers are ever transmitted.
- Read our published Security Architecture and Data Protection Impact Assessment — full technical transparency.
- Security researchers: contact security@safescribe.dev for responsible disclosure.
Who Needs This
Built for People Who Can’t Afford Leaks
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Journalists
Your sources are safe — not because we promise, but because we can't access them. Zero-retention means zero risk of compelled disclosure.
⚖️
Lawyers
Attorney-client privilege-grade transcription. No discoverable data on our servers — ever. Nothing to subpoena, nothing to breach.
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Activists
Surveillance-proof transcription. No logs, no profiles, no traces. Your voice becomes text and the rest disappears.
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Professionals
Fast, accurate transcription that forgets everything. Meeting notes, interviews, dictation — with complete peace of mind.
Pricing
Simple, Pay-As-You-Go
No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Buy credits and use them whenever you want. Unlike subscription services, you never pay for minutes you don’t use.
$5
220 minutes
$0.023/min
$10
460 minutes
$0.022/min
$20
950 minutes
$0.021/min
Failed transcriptions are never billed. You only pay for successful results. Payments are handled entirely by Apple App Store or Google Play — we never see your payment details.
Open by Design
Transparency Is Our Default
- 📖 Published DPIA — full Data Protection Impact Assessment available to everyone
- 🔒 Published Security Architecture — read the complete technical design
- 🛡 App Store Privacy Labels — our privacy nutrition labels speak for themselves
- 📧 Responsible Disclosure — security@safescribe.dev for security researchers
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to my audio after transcription?
It's gone — permanently. Your audio is processed entirely in server RAM (volatile memory) and deleted the instant your transcript is delivered. There is no disk copy, no backup, and no way to recover it. Even a physical seizure of the server would yield zero audio data.
Do you use my recordings to train AI?
Absolutely not. Your audio is used for one purpose only: generating your transcript. It is never stored, analyzed, or used for model training or improvement. We run our own AI infrastructure — your data doesn't go to any third-party AI service.
How does Demucs improve accuracy?
Demucs is an AI-powered audio source separation model that isolates speech from background noise before transcription. In noisy environments, this preprocessing step can improve word error rate (WER) by 6–37%, according to published research. Combined with Voice Activity Detection, it ensures you get clean, accurate text even from challenging recordings.
Which languages are supported?
Our AI model supports 100+ languages with automatic language detection. You can also manually select the language before transcription for improved accuracy.
What file formats can I use?
MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, Opus, AAC, WMA, MP4, and MOV. Files up to 50 MB and up to 2 hours long.
How is my data encrypted?
In transit: TLS encryption with certificate pinning ensures your data only reaches SafeScribe servers. On your device: transcripts are stored in AES-256 encrypted containers with keys protected by your phone's secure hardware (iOS Keychain / Android Keystore).
Can I delete all my data?
Yes. You can delete individual transcripts or your entire account from within the app. Account deletion permanently removes your sign-in identity, all local data, and remaining credit balance. Since the server retains no personal data after processing, there's nothing to delete server-side.
How do I verify your privacy claims?
We publish our
Security Architecture and
Data Protection Impact Assessment for transparency. You can also verify with network analysis tools: all traffic is TLS-encrypted, and querying the server after transcription returns 404 — confirming data deletion. Security researchers: security@safescribe.dev
Documentation
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