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Verbit vs Yap

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Verbit

AI

Transcription and captioning combining automatic speech recognition with professional human correction

From
$24/month
Free plan
No
Visit VerbitFull review
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Yap

Productivity

Fast dictation. Private by design.

From
$6.9/month
Free plan
No
Visit YapFull review

The short version

  • Verbit starts at $24/mo, Yap at $6.9/mo.
  • Only Verbit lists ASR with human correction; only Yap lists dictation at the cursor.
  • Where Yap falls short: intel Macs are not supported; the Mac app needs Apple Silicon (M1 or later), and the iPhone app needs an iPhone 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 or newer.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 12 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Verbit and Yap actually diverge.

Attributes where Verbit and Yap differ
AttributeVerbitYap
Starting price$24/month$6.9/month
Pricing modelPer month by transcription hoursSubscription
PlatformsWeb, APImacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
CategoryAIProductivity

Identical on both: free tier (No).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Verbit

  • ASR with human correction
  • Live realtime captioning
  • Domain-tuned models
  • Translation and subtitling
  • Audio description
  • LMS and video platform integrations
  • Court-admissible transcripts
  • Turnaround tiers

Only in Yap

  • Dictation at the cursor
  • On-device recognition
  • Automatic language detection
  • Text cleanup
  • Hands-free recording
  • Local history
  • Voice input for coding tools
  • Phone keyboards

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Verbit

  • A university that must caption recorded teaching to meet accessibility law and wants machine output for general content with human correction only where a student accommodation appliesnot Yap
  • A broadcaster needing live realtime captioning to regulatory standard, which the VITAC operation supplies rather than a pure software vendornot Yap
  • A law firm or court reporting operation needing certified transcripts of depositions with a defensible chain of accuracynot Yap
  • A market research team transcribing focus groups where speaker separation and verbatim fidelity matter more than turnaround speednot Yap

Yap

  • Dictating emails, messages and documents in any app on Mac or Windowsnot Verbit
  • Speaking long prompts into ChatGPT, Claude or a coding agentnot Verbit
  • Voice input for developers who cannot send code or screen contents to a cloud servicenot Verbit
  • Reducing keyboard use for people with RSI or wrist painnot Verbit
  • Drafting by voice where audio must not leave the device, such as legal or therapy notesnot Verbit

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Verbit

  • Only a small self-service tier has a published price; the institutional plans that most education buyers actually need are quoted, so budgeting requires a sales cycle and comparison against competitors requires several
  • Accuracy claims are benchmarked on clean audio with standard accents, and real lecture theatre recordings with technical vocabulary and non-native speakers fall well short, so the contracted level and the audio assumptions behind it must be written into the agreement
  • The human correction layer is what delivers the accuracy institutions buy, and it introduces turnaround times measured in hours or days, which does not suit anyone expecting transcripts immediately after a session
  • Cost scales with hours of content, so an institution that recorded everything during remote teaching and never reduced the volume can find transcription costing more than the lecture capture platform generating the recordings
  • Verbit has grown by acquisition and consolidated several transcription brands, and customers of acquired services have been migrated onto Verbit contracts and pricing on the acquirer's timetable rather than their own

Yap

  • Intel Macs are not supported; the Mac app needs Apple Silicon (M1 or later), and the iPhone app needs an iPhone 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 or newer
  • Recognition is local but the app is not fully offline: it needs internet for first launch, activation and periodic access checks, and offline access lasts at most 24 hours
  • The Windows installer downloaded from the website is not code-signed, so Windows shows a SmartScreen warning; the Microsoft Store version is signed
  • 25 languages are supported, and the vendor notes accuracy varies by language, voice and recording conditions
  • The free period is only 3 days, after which continuing requires a card for the 10-day trial; there is no free tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Verbit

$24/month
  • Standard$24/mo
    • From $24 per month
    • 100 hours per month split as 50 live and 50 post-production
    • Self-service sign-up
  • Campus CompleteOn request
    • Unlimited hours for an institution
    • Built around media accessibility obligations
    • LMS and lecture capture integrations
  • Legal Capture and Legal VisorOn request
    • Unlimited legal transcription with court-admissible transcripts on request
    • Live AI transcription and case insights
    • Quoted
  • CustomOn request
    • Enterprise deployment across the product suite
    • Negotiated accuracy levels and turnaround
    • Quoted

Yap

$6.9/month
  • Monthly$6.9/mo
    • Unlimited on-device dictation
    • 25 languages, detected as you speak
    • Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
  • Yearly$69/yr
    • Same app and features as monthly
    • Saves $13.80 a year against monthly billing
    • 10-day trial with a card

Which should you pick?

Choose Verbit if

  • You need asr with human correction.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want live realtime captioning.
Verbit review

Choose Yap if

  • You need dictation at the cursor.
  • You work on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
  • You also want on-device recognition.
Yap review

Questions people ask

Is Verbit or Yap better?
Neither clearly leads. Verbit starts at $24/month and Yap at $6.9/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Verbit or Yap?
Verbit starts at $24/month and Yap at $6.9/month.
Does Verbit or Yap run on more platforms?
Verbit runs on Web, API. Yap runs on macOS, Windows, iOS, Android.
What is Verbit best used for?
Verbit is most often used for a university that must caption recorded teaching to meet accessibility law and wants machine output for general content with human correction only where a student accommodation applies, a broadcaster needing live realtime captioning to regulatory standard, which the vitac operation supplies rather than a pure software vendor, a law firm or court reporting operation needing certified transcripts of depositions with a defensible chain of accuracy, a market research team transcribing focus groups where speaker separation and verbatim fidelity matter more than turnaround speed. Of those, a university that must caption recorded teaching to meet accessibility law and wants machine output for general content with human correction only where a student accommodation applies and a broadcaster needing live realtime captioning to regulatory standard, which the vitac operation supplies rather than a pure software vendor are not what Yap is typically brought in for.
What can Verbit do that Yap cannot?
Verbit covers ASR with human correction, Live realtime captioning, Domain-tuned models, Translation and subtitling. Yap covers Dictation at the cursor, On-device recognition, Automatic language detection, Text cleanup.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Verbit: Is there published pricing?

Only for the entry Standard tier at around $24 a month for 100 hours split between live and post-production. Campus Complete and the legal and media unlimited plans are quoted.

Yap: How much does Yap cost?

A free account works for 3 days with no card. After that a 10-day trial with a card leads to $6.90 a month or $69 a year. Cancel before the trial ends and you are not charged.

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Verbit: What accuracy does Verbit deliver?

Machine-only output is materially less accurate than the corrected tiers. Accuracy is a contracted service level on the human-corrected plans, and it assumes reasonable audio quality. Negotiate the figure and the remedy, not the marketing number.

Yap: Does Yap upload my voice?

No. Speech recognition runs on the device and audio is not uploaded to a transcription service. Completed text is kept in a local history you can copy or delete. An internet connection is needed to download the speech model on first use.

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Verbit: What is VITAC?

A large North American broadcast captioning business Verbit acquired in 2021. It is why Verbit can supply live realtime captioning at broadcast standard rather than only post-production transcripts.

Yap: Which computers does Yap run on?

Apple Silicon Macs (M1 and later) and Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Intel Macs are not supported. There are also apps for iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and Android 10 or later, covered by the same subscription.

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Verbit: Can I mix machine and human transcription?

Yes, and it is the main reason education buyers choose Verbit: route routine content through machine processing and accommodation-covered content through human correction on the same account.

Yap: Which languages does Yap support?

25 languages. Each recording detects its own language from the audio, so there is no need to select languages in advance.

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Yap: Does Yap work offline?

Transcription runs locally, but internet access is required for first launch, activation and periodic access checks. Offline access lasts up to 24 hours.

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