Adobe Podcast: A web-based Adobe studio that records and transcribes audio, then lets you edit it by editing the transcript text. iFLYTEK Smart Recorder: A family of AI voice recorder hardware devices with companion app that captures meetings and interviews and turns speech into transcripts, translations, and smart summaries. The right pick comes down to team size, budget, and the workflows you want to automate.
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Shortlist Adobe Podcast when transcribing a recorded interview or conversation and editing it down by editing the text matters most, and iFLYTEK Smart Recorder when recording and transcribing interviews for journalists, researchers, and legal professionals matters most. Test each on your own meetings; the right choice tends to become obvious quickly.
A web-based Adobe studio that records and transcribes audio, then lets you edit it by editing the transcript text.
A family of AI voice recorder hardware devices with companion app that captures meetings and interviews and turns speech into transcripts, translations, and smart summaries.
Adobe Podcast is a browser-based audio recording, transcription, and editing tool from Adobe. Its Studio records high-quality audio solo or with remote guests, capturing each participant as an individual track, then transcribes every word using the same transcription engine as Adobe Premiere Pro. The result is a text-based editing workflow: once a recording is transcribed, you cut, copy, paste, and delete words in the transcript and the corresponding audio (or video) is edited to match, so you edit sound like a document. It supports speaker detection to automatically label different speakers in the transcript. Beyond editing, it includes Enhance Speech to remove background noise and echo, and Mic Check, an AI analysis that diagnoses microphone problems before recording. It is aimed primarily at podcasters and creators producing spoken-word audio and video, but its transcription, speaker labeling, and voice-to-text capabilities make it usable for turning any recorded conversation into editable text. Adobe Podcast runs in the browser, with full Studio recording and editing officially supported in desktop Google Chrome.
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iFLYTEK Smart Recorder is a family of dedicated AI voice recorder devices (Smart Recorder, AI Recorder S6, and AI Recorder P1 Pro) paired with companion app and cloud software for converting spoken conversations into text. Built for meetings, interviews, lectures, and similar professional settings, the devices use multi-microphone arrays to capture clear, long-range audio with intelligent noise reduction, then transcribe speech to text in real time. Depending on the model, transcription can run on-device without an internet connection, supporting languages such as Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Russian, with translation available on higher-end models. The recorders identify and differentiate speakers and generate structured outputs including meeting summaries, keyword extraction, speaker highlights, to-do lists, and mind maps, while cleaning filler words. Recordings, transcripts, and notes sync across phone, tablet, and computer via the cloud or export over USB-C and Wi-Fi. iFLYTEK also bundles privacy and security features such as file encryption and device binding, targeting business users, journalists, and students.
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Adobe Podcast is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); iFLYTEK Smart Recorder is a free tier with paid upgrades (paid). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Adobe Podcast | iFLYTEK Smart Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Word-for-word transcription using the same engine as Adobe Premiere Pro | Multi-microphone array hardware that captures long-range, noise-reduced audio in meetings and interviews |
| Standout feature | Text-based audio/video editing: delete transcript text to cut the corresponding media | Real-time speech-to-text transcription, with offline on-device transcription on supported models |
| Team usage | Speaker detection to automatically identify and label speakers in the transcript | Multilingual transcription (e.g. Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian) plus translation on higher-end recorders |
| Integrations | Studio recording of solo or remote-guest sessions with each participant on a separate track | Speaker identification and differentiation across multiple participants |
| Languages & capture | Enhance Speech to remove background noise and echo from voice recordings | AI smart summaries with keyword extraction, to-do lists, speaker highlights, and mind maps |
| Best-fit workflow | Mic Check AI analysis to diagnose microphone issues before recording | Cross-device cloud sync and export of recordings and transcripts via app, USB-C, or Wi-Fi |
Adobe Podcast
Choose Adobe Podcast if you need transcribing a recorded interview or conversation and editing it down by editing the text — strengths include transcript-driven editing makes cutting and rearranging spoken audio fast and intuitive.
iFLYTEK Smart Recorder
Choose iFLYTEK Smart Recorder if you need capturing and transcribing in-person business meetings and conference-room discussions with speaker labels and summaries — strengths include dedicated hardware microphone arrays capture clearer, longer-range audio than a phone or laptop in large rooms.
Adobe Podcast
iFLYTEK Smart Recorder
It depends on your workflow. Adobe Podcast is strong for transcribing a recorded interview or conversation and editing it down by editing the text, while iFLYTEK Smart Recorder is strong for capturing and transcribing in-person business meetings and conference-room discussions with speaker labels and summaries. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Adobe Podcast is a free tier with paid upgrades and iFLYTEK Smart Recorder is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Sure. Running both makes sense when their strengths don't overlap and the budget allows.
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