I recently laid off and currently trying to build some apps that could create some revenue that can afford my costs for some weeks. I built a transcription and dictation app for Mac [0] using whisper.cpp, small model works really well on 2019 mpb and m1 for streaming (dictation). It was really straight forward to use, however the streaming algorithm doesn't ready for production so I implement my own algorithm using VAD. I believe in that with that pace this could also be fixed.
I hope you get some success with your app. Speaking of, how is it doing? I keep hearing about mac AppStore not being very good but how is your experience? Do you get downloads and revenue?
Thanks for your good wishes. It's not going well actually, the downloads are very few after 10 days and no paying customers. The App Store seems like a desert, even there are not many competitors in transcription, still the app impressions and page views are very few. What I see that people trying to do marketing outside the app store.
The current crop of transcription apps are truly awful. Trying yours now!
One suggestion -- the trial is difficult to use if I have a long file, because it won't let me select a file that is longer than 5 min. Maybe let me pick a longer file but only transcribe the first 5 minutes? Most people aren't going to edit their files to accommodate your trial mode.
Hey, thank you so much for trying the app. I will improve the free trial feature, especially you are right for the 5 minutes limit. I go with the most basic solution first, but I will let to pick longer files on next release. Thanks!
This is a cool app I was excited to try it. Couple points of feedback:
- There is a popup every few seconds encouraging me to pay. Let me at least try it for a minute or two? I've seen the popup about 5 times while trying the app for just a couple minutes.
- Use the system light/dark mode instead of defaulting to dark mode
Hey, thank you for trying the app. These suggestions are very value for me. Currently, I am working on the paywall stuff, at the begging I go with the most basic solution. Now I will make it more useful for free users.
[0] https://apple.co/3j2k8E7