Journalists

The interview, transcribed. The quotes, already flagged.

Verba records and transcribes on the device, with timestamps. Moments marked ★ take you straight to the lines worth quoting.

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3 free summaries · No subscription with your own key · On-device transcription

Ask on iPhone: suggested questions and recent questions.

Verba on Apple Watch: a recording in progress, with the button to mark a moment.

In the field, today

Hours of re-listening

Finding the right sentence in an hour-long interview means listening, skipping ahead, going back.

The exact quote

An approximate quote invites a denial. You need the exact words, and when they were said.

Sources to protect

Some interviews shouldn’t pass through any server you don’t control.

With Verba

From the field to the story, without replaying the whole interview.

Timestamped transcript

On the device, in 11 spoken languages; every passage is timestamped so you can find it in the audio.

★ for quotes

Double Tap on the Watch during the interview marks the moment: you’ll find it on the conversation’s timeline.

Protect your sources

No account, on-device transcription. For the summary, your own key or your own server: then nothing goes through Verba.

Search your archive

With Ask, by text or voice: “What did the deputy mayor say about the schools budget?”

Video interviews

On Mac, Verba records the call’s sound and your microphone.

Audio and text to share

Share or copy the transcript, summary or audio with your newsroom.

Sample summary

What you get when you walk out.

A made-up example: names, places and figures are fictional. The real content depends on what’s said in your meeting and on your instructions.

Example

Interview, Sophie Martel, residents’ association

Friday · 38 min · Café, town centre

Context

Interview for a story on the plan to redevelop the market square.

Main points

The association opposes removing parking spaces.
It wants a public meeting before the city council votes.
It acknowledges the benefit of wider pavements.

Quotes marked ★

“We’re not against the project, we’re against the way it’s being done.” · 12:41
“Nobody showed us the plans before July.” · 27:05

To check

Number of parking spaces removed: confirm with the city.
Date the plans were presented to the neighbourhood council.

Tasks

Call the planning department · you · Monday

Your format, in one instruction

One instruction, and every summary follows your template.

Copy this text, then paste it into Verba, in Settings › Custom Instructions.

Write interview notes: interviewee and their role, context, main points in the order of the interview, then the marked or strongest quotes, word for word in quotation marks, with their timestamp when available. List the facts and figures claimed that need checking, and any leads or contacts mentioned. Never paraphrase a quote and never add anything that wasn’t said.

Privacy and legal

Tell the interviewee you’re recording, and agree on the terms: on the record, off the record, anonymous quote.

For sensitive interviews: by default, transcription happens on the device and the audio stays on your devices and in your iCloud. Only the text is sent to the model that writes the summary; with your own key or your own server, it doesn’t go through Verba. Turn on automatic deletion if you don’t want to keep anything.

Always check a quote against the audio before publishing: automatic transcription and summaries can contain mistakes.

Frequently asked questions

Are the quotes in the summary reliable?

They come from the transcript, which can get a word, a name or a number wrong. Always listen to the passage in the audio before publishing a quote.

Which languages does Verba transcribe?

On-device transcription works in 11 spoken languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Can I record a phone call?

Not on iPhone: Apple doesn’t let any app record phone calls. For a video interview, use Verba on Mac. Always tell the other person.

Do my recordings leave my phone?

The audio stays on your devices and in your iCloud, and transcription happens on the device by default. To write the summary, the transcript text is sent to the model you chose: Mistral, a European model, by default, through the Verba API and OpenRouter, and Verba doesn’t store it. With your own key, the text goes straight to the provider you chose; with your own OpenAI-compatible server, nothing goes through Verba.

Where are my interviews stored?

On your devices, synced through your own iCloud account. Verba has no user accounts and doesn’t keep your conversations. Factor this iCloud storage into your risk assessment for sensitive sources.

All questions in Support

Words fly away. Verba keeps them.

Coming soon to the App Store, for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.

Coming soon to the App Store