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Which Scribe0 is right for you?
Every version turns your consult into a clinical note. They differ in where the audio is processed, how private the note drafting is, and how you work. Three questions get you to the right one.
Lens 1
Web vs on-device app
The web app can now transcribe on-device too (beta, on capable desktops), so this is really about install, sync, and raw performance.
Choose Web when
- You want zero install: try it instantly in a browser.
- You're on a locked-down or shared clinic machine.
- You move between devices and want notes synced to an account.
- You want cloud accuracy, with an on-device option (beta) on a capable desktop.
Choose an on-device app when
- You want the fastest on-device transcription, run natively rather than throttled by the browser and your CPU.
- You need it to keep working fully offline, with no account.
- Data residency matters (e.g. AU clinical records).
- You want extras like native file import and diarization.
The web app can run the same Parakeet model on-device, right in your browser (a beta option, best on a capable desktop with about 8 GB of RAM), or stream to AssemblyAI in the cloud for top accuracy on any machine. Because the in-browser engine is CPU-based, a native app still gives the fastest on-device transcription: the desktops run the full 0.6B, and the phone builds (110M) trade a little accuracy for size.
Lens 2
Fully on-device vs cloud drafting
Every app transcribes on-device. The question is whether the note is drafted there too.
Can draft on-device: macOS, iOS & Windows
- macOS and iOS draft on Apple's on-device model, on any recent Apple silicon.
- Windows drafts on a local Qwen3 model on the GPU, on a Vulkan-capable card.
- Nothing leaves the machine, not even the text. No account, no per-use cost.
- macOS additionally redacts PII on-device before any cloud call.
Cloud drafting: Android, web, and hardware that cannot
- Transcription is still fully on-device (except web's cloud option).
- The transcript text, never the audio, goes to a cloud model.
- Sovereign AU (Bedrock) is the default cloud route.
- Windows falls back to this when the graphics card cannot run the local model.
The dividing line is hardware, not brand: Apple silicon, or a Windows PC with a Vulkan-capable GPU. Windows checks your card before enabling on-device drafting and tells you if it cannot. macOS remains the privacy flagship, as the only app that also redacts PII on-device.
Lens 3
Desktop vs mobile
Where and how you work.
Desktop: macOS & Windows
- Runs the full Parakeet 0.6B model.
- Context loading: paste reference text from the browser.
- A big editing surface and (planned) global hotkey.
- Import existing audio files to transcribe.
Mobile: iOS & Android
- With you at the bedside, dictate from your pocket.
- Share the finished note straight into other apps.
- Import existing audio: voice memos on iOS, any recording on Android.
- Both run the compact 110M model, sized for phone memory and battery.
The model split really is desktop vs mobile: the desktops run the full 0.6B, both phones run 110M. Neither phone app redacts PII on-device, and Android can't draft notes offline at all.
Side by side
| Capability | Web | macOS | iOS | Windows | Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcription | Cloud, or on-device (beta) | On-device | On-device | On-device | On-device |
| ASR model | Parakeet 0.6B (browser) or AssemblyAI | Parakeet 0.6B v2 | Parakeet 110M | Parakeet 0.6B v2 | Parakeet 110M |
| Audio leaves device | On-device: no / Cloud: yes | No | No | No | No |
| Note drafting | Cloud LLM | On-device or cloud | On-device or cloud | On-device (Vulkan GPU) or cloud | Cloud LLM |
| Runs fully offline | No | Yes (Apple) | Yes (Apple) | Yes (with a Vulkan GPU) | No |
| On-device PII redaction | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Sign-in | Required | None | None | None | None |
| Per-use cost | On-device: no / Cloud: yes | No | No | No | No |
| Data residency | On-device, or US (cloud) | On device | On device | On device | On device |
| Install | None | .dmg | App | Microsoft Store or .exe | Google Play |
| Availability | Available now | Available now | TestFlight beta | Available now | Play alpha (invite) |
Know which one you want?
Open it in the browser, or grab the on-device app for your platform.