TranscribeMe Reviews 94

They use an automated system to mark assessments you need to pass to be accepted for a job. There is something incredibly dodgy about their marking system as the automated system randomly fails you, even if you have every question correct. I have screenshots to prove the answers are correct, but were marked wrong. This is unethical in the extreme and I suggest everyone else here who feels scammed file a complaint.

After doing eight sections of a very long exam, taking time to do proper research and following the rules, they emailed me a vague rejection claiming I shared information with another account - which I did not. This is after asking me to upload my details and ID. I wish I had read these other reviews before I wasted my whole day. Trash company.

I spent about 10 hours working through the Legal Prequalification Exam at TranscribeMe. I took it seriously. I work in IT, I follow directions, and I saved my work carefully.

I passed the first exam on my second try and was excited to finally move forward. I started the second exam, didn’t pass on the first attempt, and planned to double down, review the guide again, and try once more.

That’s when everything went wrong. When I logged in the next morning, my entire history was gone — every module, every saved section, completely wiped. No message saying I failed, no explanation at all. My dashboard looked as if I’d never started the process.

I contacted support immediately. Twice. Both times, I got the same canned responses telling me to reread the style guide and assuring me my “answers were graded correctly.” That’s not what I asked. My data disappeared. I wasn’t asking for feedback — I was asking someone to check the logs and confirm what happened.

As someone who works in IT, I know this isn’t impossible to verify. They have records. But instead of addressing the actual problem, they brushed me off and implied user error.

I’ve now lost hours of unpaid work trying to qualify for a gig I needed during a hard financial stretch. If they fix it, I’ll update this post. But right now, I wouldn’t trust this platform. You can do everything right — save your work, follow every rule — and still have it all vanish overnight with zero accountability.

Thankfully, I didn’t take the test after seeing the negative Trustpilot reviews. Saved myself from wasting time on a scam.

They are fake and racist people who are uneducated. I don't recommend anyone to do this job and work with them. They should get a big (ZERO)O star. They are a big scam. Cheats and don't pay out at all. And block your account with no reason because they don't wants to pays. They are looking for Free labor. And when you do the test they give you wrong score even if you pass the test. They will say you FAIL.

They need to remove this site.

I made my account over there and I realized that they asked me to give a test but when I tried to click on the test nothing appears anymore

I wanted to delete my account so I send them countless emails because every time I click on "manage account" nothing happens either

The only one to steal your data and there is no work available to please don't waste your time

Click bait for job seekers.
Don't bother as there is no actual work.
The first thing you do is the onboarding process including uploading your ID.
The net result? ZIP. ZERO.
They have no work. Parasites

I submitted close to 200 personal recordings to TranscribeMe in 2024 and have been consistently satisfied with the result, the turnaround time, and the price. I'm so glad I found this service.

Misleading and Unethical Business practices.

1. At point of registration, I was required to provide a government ID to verify...identity. I also ticked a box about terms and conditions with generic privacy information.

2. Only AFTER uploading a gov. identity document did I receive infromation that English transcription services are closed with no scheduled reopening.

This is misleading and the company does not follow basic ethics and best practices about collecting personal information, which should not be collected unnecessarily.

If this has happened to you: File a complaint with the FTC- It's really easy and if enough of us do, the shady business practices may be held accountable.

(FTC does not, in contrast, require any personal information)

such a massive waste of time. do not even bother with this company they are the lowest of the low and offer terrible pay.

I wish I'd checked with TrustPilot first. I read on a jobs site that they were a good firm to work for (but then I guess they pay for the promotion), so I went through the application process, giving my phone number and even uploading a copy of my passport since they requested photo ID.
At the end of this process, where there's supposed to be an exam, I got the message: "This exam is currently closed. We do not have a set reopen date. Please check back later."

Having read other reviews on here from people who went through the same months back, I wish I hadn't wasted my time and handed over my personal details.

Hard work and

Creating an account was easy, but there is NO WAY TO DELETE IT.
I went to the knowledgebase for freelancers, and there was an entry for "How can I delete my account?", but it didn't actually SHOW HOW TO DELETE MY ACCOUNT!

May have closed down or are simply incompetent.

I signed up quite a while ago and never progressed through the exam process. When I came back and tried ~6 months ago I was greeted with the message: "This exam is currently closed. We do not have a set reopen date. Please check back later."

So, every couple of days since then I've tried at various times throughout the day to see if the exams are open. Nothing. I emailed to find out if they were *ever* going to open again, a complete non-response.

My inclination is that they're not getting enough/any work to justify accepting new applicants, or the whole thing is just a scam.

This website is A RED ALERT and A SCAM
They have a million advertisment all over social media, and once you log in they tell you that there are no positions available, they take your Paypal and personal information, then once you enter, you won't be able to find anything because they are " not hiring" " at the moment"
Don't sign up because there aren't any positions available.

such a massive waste of time. do not even bother with this company they are the lowest of the low and offer terrible pay.

Terrible company to work for. I put in 72 hours a week for a mere $20 to $40 dollars per week. Waste of time if you are not a US citizen as work comes in at inappropriate times and I often fall asleep "on the job." The pay is ridiculously low and you are better off scrubbing toilets for a living. Disappointed in the pay and the fact that the workload is only catered to US times considering anyone, anywhere in the world can apply and work for them. These transcription sites are a waste of time and energy. You are taken advantage of and feel like a slave working and waiting seriously long hours for peanuts. Happy clients, not-so-happy workers.

It's a decent side gig. There isn't much job availability during the holiday season, though. A 4 minute audio takes about 45 minutes to transcribe, and I receive about $1 compensation. And no, it's not a scam. The people who can't pass the exams are simply not good enough at transcribing.

It is a scam. My partner and I spent days trying to get our answers accurate to try and pass the exams however they blocked our accounts. They said my partners account was blocked due to it being a duplicate account and/or that we shared our answers. None of which we did. Their rules are also not always clear and their replies are automated. You cannot get a direct reply from them. Do not waste your time.

A SCAM! TRY Rev