Paste a Transcript, Get an AI Quality Review
Paste the text of any transcript and ScreenApp’s AI reads it for wording problems: unclear phrases, missing punctuation, incomplete sentences, and places where speakers seem confused. It works on a transcript from any source, whether ScreenApp transcribed it or you got it from a colleague or another service.
The review is an AI’s read of the wording, not a word-error-rate calculation against the original audio: it does not need the audio file at all, and it does not produce a percentage score. For a measured error rate, ScreenApp’s own transcription accuracy is published on the accuracy page, broken down by language.
What you get:
- A short quality summary of the transcript you pasted
- Specific issues flagged: unclear words, missing punctuation, speaker confusion, incomplete sentences
- One or two suggestions to fix the biggest problems
- Copy the review or download it as a text file
How to Check a Transcript
- Paste the text: Copy the transcript, from any source, into the box on this page.
- Let the AI read it: The AI scans the wording for unclear phrases, missing punctuation, speaker confusion, and incomplete sentences.
- Read the review and fix what it flags: The result is a short summary, a list of specific issues, and a couple of suggestions. Copy it or download it as a text file, then make the corrections in your document.
A review is only as good as the transcript it reads: if the wording itself is garbled because the original transcription was poor, start over with a clean transcript instead of patching one sentence at a time. See how ScreenApp’s own transcription accuracy is measured if you are choosing a transcription tool for the audio.
Transcript Checker vs Other Apps
| ScreenApp | Otter.ai | Sonix | Rev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | AI reads the pasted text for wording issues | Edits the transcript Otter recorded, synced to its own audio | Edits the transcript Sonix recorded; click a word to jump to that moment in the audio | Edits the transcript Rev recorded, synced to its own audio |
| Needs the original audio file | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works on a transcript from another service | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Cost to use | Free, no signup | $8.33/month billed annually, or $16.99 monthly | $25/month, or $10/hour pay as you go | $25.49/month annual |
Sources, checked 2026-10-01: otter.ai/pricing, sonix.ai/pricing, rev.com/pricing
- vs Otter.ai: Otter’s editor works on the transcript Otter itself recorded and keeps it synced to that audio; it is not built to review a transcript you already have from somewhere else. Otter’s plans run $8.33 a month billed annually, or $16.99 monthly. ScreenApp’s checker is free, needs no signup, and takes a transcript from any source.
- vs Sonix: Sonix’s browser editor lets you click a word in the transcript to jump to that moment in the audio, for $25 a month or $10 an hour pay as you go. ScreenApp’s checker skips the audio step entirely: paste the text and get a review of the wording.
- vs Rev: Rev’s transcript editor plays the audio alongside the text it transcribed, on plans starting at $25.49 a month annual. ScreenApp’s checker works on a transcript pasted from any source, audio not required.
Who Checks a Transcript’s Accuracy
Paralegals and legal assistants review deposition and hearing transcripts before they go into a filing, checking that speaker attribution and wording read cleanly before a lawyer relies on the quote.
Medical transcriptionists proofread dictation before it goes into a patient record, where a misheard word or missing negation changes the meaning.
Graduate students and qualitative researchers check interview and focus-group transcripts before coding them, since a transcription error in a quote can throw off the analysis.
Podcasters and video producers run their show notes or subtitle text through a check before publishing, catching missing punctuation and unclear phrasing before it goes out.
Anyone handed a transcript by someone else (a colleague, a contractor, another transcription tool) can paste it in and get a second opinion on the wording before signing off on it.