The Best Mobile TimeBolt Alternative

Remove silence automatically from your iPhone or iPad.

5 free exports

every month

TimeBolt is a desktop tool for PC and Mac users. 5cut is a mobile alternative for editing video directly on an iPhone. Silence removal runs on-device, and downloaded transcription engines are available for offline use. Your recordings never leave your device; 5cut has no server of your recordings.

In-App Recorder & Bookmarks

Record lectures, meetings, and interviews directly in the app. Add chapter bookmarks while recording so important moments are easier to find later.

Smart Silence Removal

Automatically detect and cut dead air from lectures and podcasts. Use Smart Mode presets (Gentle, Moderate, Aggressive) or customize thresholds manually.

On-Device Translation & AI summaries

Follow lectures in your native tongue with live translation. Premium users on iOS 26+ can generate AI summaries, key points, and study questions using on-device models after the required model and language downloads.

Export to Notion, Anki & Obsidian

Export your trimmed transcripts with speaker labels directly to your favorite study tools, including Obsidian and auto-generated Anki study cards.

Multi-Speaker Identification

Automatically identify up to 4 speakers in a single recording with color-coded, renamable labels — perfect for group discussions and seminars.

How it works

Record or Import any audio or video directly on your iPhone

Auto-detect silence — see speech in green and gaps in red

Translate & summarize on-device using local AI models (AI summaries require Premium and iOS 26+)

Export to study tools — send clean files to Anki, Notion, or Obsidian

No 5cut Server. No Cloud Copy.

Your recordings never leave your device. Every transcript is generated on your iPhone — there is no 5cut server, no cloud processing, and no third-party transcription service. No account, no analytics, no ads.

Free download · 3-day Premium trial · 5 exports/month free · No account