Side by side
Spoken vs Tapesearch
Compare what each tool does, what it costs, and how it fits your workflow.
Designed for
Any podcast episode as clean Markdown in one API call.
Find what was said in a podcast instantly.
Primary task
Podcast transcription
Podcast transcription
Pricing
Paid · from $15
Freemium · Free + from $15/mo
Pricing details
from $15
Free + from $15/mo
Billing cycle
Pay-as-you-go
Monthly
API access
Listed as available
Listed as available
Platforms
Web
Web
Integrations
Spotify, MCP
Not documented
Source rating
No rating recorded
No rating recorded
Catalog views
193
4.8k
Estimated monthly traffic
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Catalog imported
31 Aug 2026
30 Aug 2026
Listed strengths
- Single API call
- Markdown formatted transcripts
- Real speaker name recognition
- Speaker names from context
- Easy text or URL search
- Large open database
- Rapid transcript search
- Email keyword alerts
- Transcripts in multiple formats
- Flexible pricing options
Listed limitations
- No realtime transcription
- No multi-language support
- No offline functionality
- Relies heavily on context
- Doesn't support custom formatting
- Limited podcast database
- Errors in transcription
- Paywalled podcasts not included
- Timestamp errors with music/silence
- No support for languages other than English