PlacePod
Offline Transcribe & Subtitles
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Search inside subtitle files, and export just the dialogue as text. Turkish transcription now matches Japanese and English. The photo shutter sound can be silenced.
A pleasure every time you open it. A stylish file manager and sharing app with a beautiful digital clock.
The lock screen is a clock elegant enough to double as decor. Behind it: serious file management, sharing, and transcription.
■ A beautiful clock
- Swipe through classic, minimal, Roman-numeral, neon, and photo-real faces
- Alarm and time signal — rings even when the app is closed, like a real alarm clock
- Per-second ticks and spoken time announcements
■ File management
- Organize and store files safely inside the app in My Files
- Move things freely to and from your photo library
- Copy or move whole folders; filter lists by photo, video, or audio
- Photos and recordings taken in the app go straight to My Files, never to your camera roll
■ Transcription and subtitles (13 languages)
- Turn video or audio into a subtitle file (.srt) with one tap
- Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and Vietnamese
- Translate subtitles into another language (the original is kept)
- Everything runs on your device — audio and text are never sent anywhere
- Media with an .srt next to it plays with subtitles automatically
■ Network connections
- Connect directly to Samba (Windows/Mac/NAS), NFS, and SFTP servers
- Stream videos without downloading
- Plays mp4 and far beyond: mkv, webm, wmv, TS, AV1, and more
■ Sharing
- Share encrypted files with just the people you choose in Cloud Files (auto-deleted after 7 days)
- Chat and exchange files with your circle
- Hand files to and from other apps — PlacePod appears in the share menu
■ Privacy and security
- No account needed — no email address, no phone number
- Lock with a PIN, biometrics, or a trusted location
- Intrusion alert silently photographs failed unlock attempts with both cameras
- Cloud storage is encrypted with AES-256
Some features require the paid version (monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase).
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### What's New in This Version (build 12)
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Transcription is now much more capable, and subtitles can be translated.
■ Better transcription
Now supports 13 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and Vietnamese). Every format the player can play — webm, mkv, TS, and more — can now be transcribed. Everything runs on your device; the audio is never sent anywhere.
■ Subtitle translation
Translate the current subtitles into another language from the translate button in the player (iOS 18 or later). Translation also runs entirely on-device. The translated subtitle is saved alongside the original file, and the original-language subtitle is kept as "name.language.srt".
■ App languages
The app's interface is now available in 13 languages, following your device's language setting.
■ Copying and moving folders
Select folders and copy or move them with their contents — including to and from network connections. Destinations without folders, such as the photo library, receive the files inside instead.
■ Other improvements and fixes
- AV1 videos can now be played
- Large file transfers are more reliable, with progress that reflects actual transfer
- Network connections now reconnect automatically when dropped
- Tapping the black bars around a video now shows the controls
■ Pricing
- The core features are free
- Some features require a plan (Monthly / Yearly / Lifetime)
■ Terms of Use
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Subtitles gained new tools, and translation problems are fixed.
■ Much better Turkish transcription
Turkish now runs on the high-accuracy recognition engine. Both the text and the subtitle timing are now on par with Japanese or English.
■ Search and text export for subtitle files
Open a subtitle file (.srt) and tap the magnifier to search it. Matches are highlighted, and the up/down buttons step through them. Tap the document icon to create a plain text file containing just the dialogue, without timestamps — the original subtitle file is left untouched. The text file you create is searchable too.
■ Shutter sound on/off
You can now turn the photo shutter sound off in the camera screen (it stays on by default). The video start/stop sounds follow the same setting.
■ Translation fixes
- Fixed a case where translation could not be cancelled while a language model was downloading, leaving the app stuck
- Translation now retries automatically if it stops responding while translating
- Fixed video audio breaking up or going silent after a translation
■ Other improvements
- Language names in the transcription and translation menus now appear in your app's language
- File and folder names can now be up to 128 characters (was 64)
The developer, SurgeSpace Corporation, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- User Content
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- SurgeSpace Corporation
- Size
- 115.4 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Plan USD 79.99
- Yearly Plan USD 34.99
- Monthly Plan USD 3.99
- Copyright
- © SurgeSpace Corporation
