2026 Comparison of 2 Transcription Tools: How to Use Yating Transcript vs. Tinrec

2026 Comparison of 2 Transcription Tools: How to Use Yating Transcript vs. Tinrec

If you're searching for "how to use Yating Transcript," chances are you already have a recording on hand—a meeting, an interview, or a class.

But what you really want to know isn't where the buttons are; it's "how much time will I still spend organizing after transcription."

This article is divided into two parts: first, it explains the steps for using Yating Transcript; then, from the decision point of "what else can be done after transcription," it compares it with Tinrec.

Which one to choose depends on whether you want a simple transcript or meeting materials that you can continue to query, organize, and delegate.

Yating Transcript vs. Tinrec | Quick Overview

Yating Transcript is an AI transcription software developed by a Taiwanese team, focusing on speech-to-text; Tinrec is a meeting collaboration tool that connects recording, transcription, summarization, to-dos, and team spaces.

Item	Yating Transcript	Tinrec
Core positioning	AI transcription software	AI meeting notes and team collaboration
Main access	Mobile app (iOS / Android), web version	Web, desktop, mobile
Pricing	Billed by duration, can be stacked	Free / weekly / Pro monthly, yearly; team version per seat
Post-meeting output	Transcript editing, highlighting	Summary, chapters, to-dos, AI Q&A, multi-format export, team space
Best for	Occasionally converting a recording to text	Weekly meetings, need for沉淀 and collaboration

Below, we'll first explain how to use it, then compare across 5 dimensions.

First, Understand How to Use Yating Transcript: 3 Steps

Step 1: Open the app, tap the recording icon at the bottom

Open the Yating Transcript app at a meeting, lecture, or interview, and press record to start real-time recording and automatic transcription. You can check the audio quality while recording.

If you already have a recording on your phone or computer, you can upload the audio file directly, and the system will automatically transcribe and analyze it in the background.

Step 2: Wait for it to finish; don't worry if the progress bar is stuck at 99%

The official explanation is clear: 99% means text recognition is complete, and the system is doing subsequent processing, such as speaker segmentation and key point summarization.

These steps take some time, so the progress bar will stay at 99%, but the system is still working.

Step 3: Tap "Export" in the top right corner of the transcript screen

After transcription is complete, you can download your transcript from the "All Transcripts" list, or tap "Export" in the top right corner of the transcript screen to save the file.

The transcript itself can be edited and highlighted for easy reference later.

One limitation to note: an account cannot be used on multiple devices simultaneously. If you record on your phone and want to edit on your computer, you'll need to handle the login status first.

Dimension 1 | Free Quota and Pricing

Yating Transcript's approach is straightforward: you can sign up with a Google account, and after registration, you get 300 minutes of free quota, but there is a time limit. The free version includes most basic speech-to-text features, including audio upload, real-time recording, and a text editor.

Paid plans are sold by duration only, in 1-hour, 3-hour, and 10-hour packages, which can be stacked, or you can contact sales to purchase longer durations at once. The cheapest plan is currently about NT$160 for 1 hour of transcription; actual prices are subject to the official website.

Tinrec uses a subscription model: the free version has a basic quota to try recording, import, summary, and transcription; for short-term intensive use, there's a weekly card; for regular use, a Pro monthly card; and for long-term data retention, a yearly card. The team version is priced per paid seat: USD 29.80/seat per month, or USD 199/seat per year (equivalent to about USD 16.58/month).

→ This dimension: If you only transcribe a few recordings a year, Yating's pay-per-duration is straightforward; but if you handle meetings every week, Tinrec's subscription bundles the post-transcription organization features, spreading the unit cost.

Dimension 2 | AI Post-Meeting Organization

After transcription, Yating Transcript performs speaker segmentation and key point summarization, and the transcript can be edited and highlighted.

Note that highlighting mainly records the text and cannot link back to the source location in the transcript; it also tends to tag the entire document rather than organize sentence by sentence. When organizing long meetings, you'll need to open another document to take over.

Tinrec treats "after transcription" as its main battlefield: it automatically generates summaries, chapters, and key points, extracts to-dos from discussions, and allows AI Q&A around meeting content, so you can continue to ask "what was the final budget decision."

For output, you can export to common formats for Notion, Google Docs, OneNote, Dropbox, and use Agent post-processing to generate reports, tables, and meeting minutes.

→ This dimension: Tinrec clearly wins. The difference is not in transcription accuracy, but in how much manual work you still have to do after transcription.

Dimension 3 | Online Meeting Recording and Cross-Platform

Yating Transcript's mobile app experience is the most intuitive, suitable for real-time recording during meetings, lectures, and interviews; the web version is suitable for uploading existing audio files.

If your meeting is on Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Webex, you'll have to figure out how to get the audio into your phone or convert it to a file, adding an extra step.

Tinrec's desktop version directly captures computer system audio, so for online meetings, you don't need to invite a meeting bot; the user simply starts recording.

To be clear: it is not a bot that automatically joins all calendar meetings, and supporting a platform does not mean official partnership with that platform.

Additionally, Tinrec supports real-time recording, mobile recording, and audio/video file transcription, so it can handle impromptu interviews on the go.

→ This dimension: For pure online meeting scenarios, Tinrec's process has one less step and wins.

Dimension 4 | Chinese and Multilingual Recognition

Yating Transcript supports multiple languages, and its recognition of Taiwanese accents, Taiwanese Hokkien, and mixed Chinese-English (Chinglish) has long been discussed as a strength.

Tinrec covers Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and multilingual meeting scenarios, supports mixed Chinese-English content organization, and during recording, you can view the original text, translation, or bilingual content; teams can maintain hotwords to train recognition with their product names and technical terms.

Neither should promise a fixed accuracy rate. Actual performance is affected by recording quality, background noise, accents, overlapping speakers, and technical terms.

→ This dimension: Tie. If your recordings are largely in Taiwanese Hokkien and Taiwanese accents, Yating's local experience is worth trying first; if your meetings are often cross-language, Tinrec's real-time translation and bilingual comparison are more useful.

Dimension 5 | Team Collaboration and Data Retention

Yating Transcript is primarily for personal accounts; transcribed documents stay in your own account, and sharing with multiple people requires extra work.

Tinrec's team version is a separate team space: you can create and switch between multiple teams, invite members via join links, and set owners/admins/regular members.

Here's a common confusion—roles and seats are two different things. Roles determine who can manage the team, members, and audits; seats determine whether members can record, upload, edit, import/export.

Members who are active but have no seat can still view, play, and read team data, but cannot perform resource usage operations.

For management, the team version provides usage trends and member rankings, team hotwords, and audit logs that can be queried and exported; accidentally deleted audio can be restored from the recycle bin (currently retained for 30 days), and when a member leaves or loses a seat, their team resources can be handed over to other members, so data doesn't leave with the person.

→ This dimension: Tinrec wins. As long as your meeting data needs to be shared and handed over among multiple people, the personal account model will soon hit a bottleneck.

What Are Their Unique Advantages?

Yating Transcript's advantages

Developed by a Taiwanese team, it has deep experience in recognizing local accents, Taiwanese Hokkien, and mixed Chinese-English, which is where it stands out among Chinese transcription tools.

Buying by duration, stackable, for those who only transcribe a few recordings a year, no subscription needed, cost is straightforward.

Tinrec's advantages

No meeting bot needed; desktop version directly captures system audio, saving a step for online meetings.

More than a transcript: summaries, chapters, to-dos, mind maps, AI Q&A, real-time translation, plus multi-format export and Agent post-processing, completing post-meeting deliverables in one go.

Team space turns meetings into searchable, collaborative assets, and adds governance with roles, seats, usage, and audits.

Conclusion: Which One Should You Choose?

• If you need recognition experience with Taiwanese Hokkien and Taiwanese accents → Yating Transcript is worth trying first, especially for small, one-time recordings. • If your meetings are mostly on Zoom, Meet, Teams → Tinrec (desktop version records without a bot, one less step) • If you use the transcript as a starting point and still need summaries, to-dos, and follow-up questions → Tinrec (AI Q&A and Agent post-processing) • If meeting data needs to be shared with the whole team and you need to manage members and usage → Tinrec team version (spaces, roles, seats, audits) • If you just need to turn a recording into text as cheaply as possible → Yating Transcript's duration plans are sufficient

In one sentence: for most people who need to handle meetings continuously, Tinrec is a more complete choice.

But don't rush to decide—first take a real recording of your own, run it through both, and see whose output you'd rather use directly.

FAQ

Q1: How long can I use Yating Transcript for free?

After registration, you get 300 minutes of free quota, but there is a time limit; the free version includes basic features like audio upload, real-time recording, and a text editor. When the quota is used up or the period expires, you need to purchase duration.

Q2: The progress bar is stuck at 99%, is it broken?

No. 99% means text recognition is complete, and the system is doing subsequent processing like speaker segmentation and key point summarization, which takes some time. When done, you can download from the "All Transcripts" list.

Q3: Can Yating Transcript be logged in on both phone and computer at the same time?

No, an account cannot be used on multiple devices simultaneously. You need to handle the login status before switching devices.

Q4: Does Tinrec need to invite a meeting bot into the meeting?

No. Tinrec's desktop version directly captures computer system audio to record online meetings, started by the user. But it is not a bot that automatically joins all calendar meetings.

Q5: Can AI-generated summaries and to-dos be used directly as meeting minutes?

It's not recommended. AI may miss or misunderstand details; important information should be verified against the transcript and recording playback. Transcription tools reduce manual recording costs but cannot fully replace human judgment.

Q6: What legal issues should I be aware of when recording and transcribing?

Recording and transcription involve local laws and participant consent. It's best to inform and obtain consent before the meeting, and for confidential content, confirm the tool's data processing methods.

References

• Yating Transcript
• Yating Transcript
• Complete Guide to Yating Transcript: Free Version, Pricing, and Alternatives
• How to Use Yating Transcript: Efficiency Tips from Recording to Subtitle Post-Production - Edimakor
• A Helpful Tool for Interview Transcripts: Yating Transcript Studio / Yating Studio: A Helpful Tool for Interview Transcripts