ConvertAudioToText vs Happy Scribe
Happy Scribe: Dual-mode (AI + human-proofread) transcription with a strong subtitle/video editor.
Below is an honest side-by-side: where we win, where Happy Scribe wins, and the real pricing on both sides. No marketing fluff.
Free to start, no credit card • Full-length files from $8.33/mo billed yearly
- 99%
- Accuracy
- 99+
- Languages supported
- $14.99
- Unlimited, billed yearly
- Anytime
- Cancel, no contract
CATT vs Happy Scribe: side-by-side
| Capability | CATT | Happy Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Where CATT wins | ||
| 11 task-tuned AI templates with structured output. Happy Scribe gives a single AI summary | Yes | No |
| Email draft, action items, decisions extracted automatically | Yes | No |
| $14.99/mo unlimited. Happy Scribe meters minutes (basic €17/mo for 120 min) | Yes | No |
| Better accuracy on accented English and African languages via our premium AI transcription | Yes | No |
| Faster turnaround with no minute-counting overhead | Yes | No |
| Where Happy Scribe wins | ||
| Human-proofread tier (€1.75/min, 99% accuracy) for legal and medical use cases | No | Yes |
| Frame-perfect subtitle editor with waveform and timeline | No | Yes |
| 150 plus languages (vs our 99) targeting the European broadcast market | No | Yes |
| Native Zoom, Meet, YouTube, and Drive integrations | No | Yes |
Honest claims only. Where Happy Scribe wins, we say so.
Pricing: Happy Scribe side-by-side
ConvertAudioToText
- Free$0 · up to 30 files a day, 30 min each
- Pro (annual)$99.99/yr
- Pro (monthly)$14.99/mo
- Developer (API access)$19.99/mo
Happy Scribe
- Free€0 · 10 min trial only
- Basic€17/mo · 120 min/mo
- Pro€29/mo · 600 min/mo
- Business€89/mo · 6,000 min/mo
- Human review€1.75/min · as needed
Which one fits you better?
Honest, no marketing fluff. Where Happy Scribe is the right call, we say so.
Choose CATT if:
- You transcribe to extract insights from interviews, research, or podcasts and want structured AI output
- You want a flat $14.99 unlimited plan instead of metered minute buckets
- You record in African or accented English and need stronger long-form accuracy
Choose Happy Scribe if:
- You subtitle video for broadcast and need a frame-perfect timeline editor
- You require a human-proofread tier with 99 percent guaranteed accuracy for legal or medical work
- You need 150 plus languages including smaller European broadcast locales
Frequently asked about switching from Happy Scribe
Yes. Our Pro plan is $14.99 per month month-to-month, or $99.99 a year billed annually, with no minute cap. Most Happy Scribe customers spend more than that once they pass the included minutes on a comparable tier.
Most users do. Sign up, drop a file, and you have a transcript with speaker labels in minutes. No data migration is needed because each file is independent. If you have an archive on Happy Scribe, export the transcripts you want to keep and upload future audio to us.
Our premium engine reaches up to 99% accuracy on clear audio in supported languages. Independent benchmarks place us in the same tier as the leading AI transcription tools. Accuracy depends mostly on audio quality, accents, and overlapping speech, so the best test is a sample of your own audio.
No. You can transcribe the first 30 minutes without signing up. Create a free account to keep your transcripts and edit them in the browser; your first file runs on the premium engine with the 11 AI templates, up to an hour.
Start on the free plan: every file runs on our premium engine with speaker labels, up to 30 files a day, each up to 30 minutes, and your first file can run up to an hour. You can confirm the accuracy on your own audio before paying anything.
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