# Voice Actions — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Voice Actions by Pannous GmbH, rated 5.00/5 from 1 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-actions/id422037126/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-actions/id422037126.md ## Is Voice Actions safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Voice Actions. ## Is Voice Actions legit? Voice Actions is no longer available in the App Store. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Voice Actions is 35 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 4/5 — Works for me. *2012-06-21, version 2.0* Been using this app for a week, and I'm not sure why so many people are having issues with it. I bought it to make hands-free reminders because I got tired of having to manually input mundane reminders to "take dog out at 3pm" or "pick laundry up in an hour." I use this app throughout the day to make reminders like the following: "Remind me to pick up my kid in 2 hours."; "Set timer for 45 minutes."; and "Remind me to meet friend at 5pm." It's cool that it creates an event in the native calender. I only wish it would update my Google calender as well. I wouldn't use it set an important alarm or appointment, though, because whenever I told it to wake me up the following day, it wouldn't and instead create an alarm for the present morning (thus defeating the whole purpose of a wake-up alarm!). I find it to be quicker at sending text messages and emails than Vlingo, although it is not as accurate as Vlingo. So there is some tradeoff. Overall, I'm happy with paying $3.99 for this app. I got tired of always borrowing my wife's 4S to make constant reminders with Siri. ### 3/5 — It's Not Too Special *2012-04-04, version 1.9* It doesn't do anything that Google, Vlingo, and the voice dial capability of my iPhone already does. In fact, using Vlingo to dictate a text or email is more reliable. This app keeps telling me the person I want to text, email, or call is not in my contacts list...but they are! Anyway, it is handy if I need to know Obama's age. So, it does live up to the example given in the description. But for $5, I could scan Wikipedia for the answer If I could rely on it to text, email, and voice dial, I would give it a 5+. Having those three capabilities rolled up with a Google type voice search capability in one app would be sweet. So far though...it's hit or miss right now. Mostly miss. ### 3/5 — This needs tweaking *2012-03-21, version 1.8* I have had this app since the early release and I'm happy with it but the stability of the app needs some work. Name features work now and that's pretty cool. (you can give the bot a name and she will remember yours.) Search works great, asking questions works rather well. I'm having a problem sending text since the last update. After telling the app to text, it asks "what would you like to say" but when I say it, it just flashes and remains at the voice que. The app needs some work but it is by far the closest thing to Siri for iPhone 4g. I'm hoping for an update to fix this text issue. I've heard reinstalling the app helps fix some issues. So I'm going to try that. It's worth a try check it out. ### 4/5 — Not too bad *2012-03-14, version 1.6* App started crashing on me This morning but I still like it. Funnier and friendlier then Evi, more personal then Vlingo. Not as much of a prude as Siri. I recommend for an update: recent history list, an info button that might take you to the chat/retry page, other options and settings welcome. Add a recent list and polish the look a little and you get five stars and a happy customer for life! Even when I upgrade she is coming to my new phone, so she can teach Siri a thing or two. ### 4/5 — pretty good *2012-03-04, version 1.6* I like it, i mean i can talk to my ipod, i can use it for a lot of different things. It needs an update but i'm satisfied. The only thing is, well i think you can figure it out i mean it 5 dollars! You should get it though. 4 stars The thing is... Well it says i have it, which i do but when i come to it in the app store, the icon looks different and it says its 3.99 but then i changes ti installed. I know youre thinking its an update but it says theres no update for this app. Help please ### 3/5 — Good app, has potential to be alot better *2012-02-25, version 1.6* This app so far seems to work ok. I've only used it for a couple of days, but so far I have no big issues against it. I would like to see some kind of settings adjustment or something. Maybe a section where we could insert frequently used names or action, or apps we wanna use with it. It would be nice if the voice wasn't so "robotic". I also think that at the stage this app is at, $4.99 is too much considering the improvements that can be done to enhance this program. I'll be looking forward to updates, hopefully SOONER than later 😊 ### 4/5 — Good App With Great Potential *2012-02-16, version 1.6* This is a good replacement for Siri (if you don't have a 4s). This app does almost everything Siri can do. The only complaint I have is that the voice's speeh can be slurred and the subtitles at the top can be completely wrong. This gets annoying when you're in the car driving and you want to use hands free technology. Other than that it hasn't crashed, it does almost everything that Siri does and is at a pretty fair price. Good app, has great potential, keep the updates coming. ### 3/5 — After a once-over *2012-01-28, version 1.6* Needs a manual. It's not intuitive enough to use out-of-the-box. I've been using Dragon Naturally Speaking for five years, and I was hoping for similar intelligence re dictating emails etc. For example, it doesn't know to use capitals for the salutation and at the beginning of sentences in emails. And I'm having too much difficulty training it to recognize my husband's name. Five bucks isn't exactly a fortune, but the breezy FAQ on the developer's website is a little too lightweight. I'll keep working with it, but I'm hoping for the promised manual very soon. ### 5/5 — thank you for fixing twice *2012-01-23, version 1.6* i hade one problem reported it on their website and they fix it in 2days another problem app kept closing they hade a update and they fix it thank you by the way the frist problem was that it hade a speech sever err but serouisly you might have problms at frist but you just tell them they will fix it in a day or two without the problems its way better then siri it has more voice task to do its great on iphone3G these guys that made this app thanks keep the fixes and more voice task coming via updates worth the $4.99 you may have some issues the couple days just tell the devloper in just days they will fix it my own hands free app thanks 5 stars yeah but please make it on a hp touchpad thaks sincerly: christhofer c ### 3/5 — Improvement still required *2012-01-19, version 1.6* I must admit that Voice Actions has managed to redeem itself in some ways and has definitelty gotten alot better. It now answers alot more questions and completes more tasks than it did before. I was surprised that it gave me a long description on the definition of the word 'Fear'. Some of the pics which come up sometimes do not fit in with the question i asked and it is still gives too much limited info on particular questions such as when I ask it about specific people as it only gives their date of birth and sometimes their profession. There seems to still be a problem with it trying to play music even when you tell it to play a certain song. The maps and navigation have certainly improved and so far I have nothing bad to say about it. Now it needs to be able to send status updates to facebook and twitter by voice. Overall, in time this app can become a great competitor to other famous voice apps like Vlingo, Dragon Go and Voice Ask. Keep up with the future updates. ### 4/5 — Updated review... *2012-01-18, version 1.6* I wanted to be one of the first to give an updated review of this app after today's update. It's back to being awesome (so far??!) and the issues with the contacts appears to be resolved! Also, hasn't crashed, and it even closes itself (when YOU say: close application). Though it does recognize most contacts, I find editing any difficult to pronounce names fixing the problem right away. Though this app was a major headache for some time, it's very nice they fixed it and I have it back. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Dont listen to them *2012-01-12, version 1.5* Dont listen to the people giving this 1 star, they dont know what they are talking about, you can have a conversation with your phone! I would give it 6 stars if i could, this is better than dragon go, vlingo, and many more, ive tried it all and this is the best. Its as close to siri as your going to get unless they come out with a siri app or you get the 4s. ### 4/5 — WAIT READ THIS B4 U BUY *2011-12-26, version 1.5* before I bought this app, I was skeptical because of all the negative reviews but I decided to just do it. I am so happy I did. sure this app can't bring up the right images or can't open other apps. BUT IT CAN make calls, set reminders, answer questions, spell, translate, provide laughs, and more. I think the many pros outweigh the few cons, which will most likely be fixed in an update. and if u want a refund, you can report a problem to apple and possibly get one. TRUST ME YOU WANT TO GET THIS APP :) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — YOU'VE RUINED THIS APP WITH THE 2.0.1 UPDATE!!!!! *2012-08-13, version 2.0.1* This app used to be wonderful, & very helpful. It used to answer your questions, obey commands, etc. Now it does NOTHING but give you lip & a bad attitude!!!!! Before the update, if you ask "What are the 7 wonders of the world?" It would look it up & give you the correct answer. Now all it does is ask why you want to know or tells you to use an internet browser. What were you people thinking when you "updated" the software??? You've ruined a once great program! If I knew how to remove this update & go back to the last version, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I have an iPad 2 & a 4th gen iTouch. This new version is on my iPad now, & I don't want to update the iTouch because it will ruin the program on that one too if I do. I'm very disappointed!!! Updates should IMPROVE an app... NOT make it WORSE! PLEASE FIX THE APP & I WILL GIVE IT 5 STARS AGAIN. It used to be the best app in the app store, but right now it's good for nothing. ### 1/5 — Ruined my iPhone *2012-05-23, version 2.0* You ask Jeanie a question (her name like Siri) and instead of answering you get some terrible answer like, "I'm glad you see it that way" or a not even close answer, example. What is the human body temperature supposed to be at in fahrenheit and you get an answer like, "today is 80 degrees slightly cloudy" and then u get asked questions like, "do u have children?" or, "where do u live?" like its doing recon on you, but that's not even the worst part as soon as i bought this app my phone started tweaking out I go to write a text and I'll press a letter and the keypad freaks out and I can't type or it types random commas or numbers. I try to click on iPod app and my browser comes up and starts switching between different tabs I have up. My lock screen only opens once in 3 or 4 attempts. This app ruined my phone and now I'm going to apple to complain please don't buy this app until they fix the bugs or else you could end up like me, missing work calls constantly! Losing data! Mad girlfriend! ### 1/5 — Hopeless in USA, Worse in UK *2012-03-21, version 1.8* Purchased US version for iphone and UK version for business iPad and I've got to say that it appears that its so bad in the UK that they have withdrawn it already..(2 weeks after buying it for £3.00) and according to their curt reply to my email they may offer it again at some stage if they come up with an update. No apology for the problems, just a terse "interesting email" answer. The US version (another $5.00) is acting like a demented parrot at the moment and when asking it to send a text it asks what you want to say, waits a second and then keeps repeating the same question. It also hangs at key times and the voice thinks she is called "Telephone" for some reason (although i suppose that's her prerogative). She also starting giving answers in German last night which was a first and later when I asked "The time in China" she educated me on the virtues of keeping homing pigeons..Mmmmm. Altogether a contender for the most expensive and worst international app of the year so far. Please keep your money. ### 1/5 — Minimal controls, Minimal options! *2012-02-19, version 1.6* Disappointing. It seems to have worked better when I first installed it. Jeannie doesn't understand much. There are no guidelines for how to made commands. So you have to guess. You can add simple calendar reminders or open up a program, play a song from your favorite artist, but cannot choose which song, yada yada yada. There are no controls aside from tapping the mic and waiting for a response. It might offer a google search or chat, but it's misleading to suggest you can control the phone with your voice. Right now it is gimmicky at best. I need voice activated controls/personal assistance because my hands are not well and it is painful to press the buttons or swipe the screen incessantly. Software geniuses we need your help! FIX THIS!!!! ### 1/5 — Worth a refund *2012-01-07, version 1.5* I had this app for a night and after getting used to a few questions I found some strange things. The most annoying one being errors when asking questions. Secondly, it brings up pictures that relate nothing about what you are asking for. Thirdly, it is just what previous people have said, when you ask it to call or text a specific name it doesn't bring it up and when you ask it to set an event the event name and time is nothing like how it is asked. I asked it to set an event for tomorrow at 7 A.M. and it set an alarm named tomorrow that takes place at 7A.M. ### 1/5 — What a shame…. This app could have been great. *2011-12-15, version 1.5* At first I loved this app. It had a SIRI level of fun to it's chat feature. Ask it the meaning of life and it says that it's not 42, it's really 21. Ask it how much wood a woodchuck could chuck and it tells you the entire forest. But then it gets to a point where it stops working. Why, you might ask? Because the developers only let you ask it a set number of questions before is disables itself. That's right. Arbitrarily, the app becomes junk once you use it too much. Reinstalling it no longer works. It just decides that you don't deserve answers anymore and by now they've probably cashed their checks. Stay away from this app. I never write reviews, but the concept of a cap on asking is beyond garbage. This is pathetic and worthless. It would be annoying for a free app. After the update, it is still awful! ### 1/5 — What happened to my downloaded version? It's terrible!!! Help!! *2011-10-24, version 1.3* A lot of the reviews I read were great and there were a lot that weren't. But What the heck!!! I figured I'd support the developer(s) anyway and give it a shot. I downloaded to my iphone 3gs. After downloading it for the first time, it crashed several times and would just close out. So I had to reinstall it. I would ask it to do a search or other questions and it would just say "Let's see" and never respond. Also, at first the text would appear if it responded, but the last couple of times there was not text just words. There times when it would not respond at all and I would have to close out the program and come back into it. At this point, I WILL NOT recommend anyone buying this program and spending $4.99 on something that's not going to work. No one wants to feel like they wasted their money on an app that's supposed to work. If the developers compensate those that have spent their money on this and get the bugs worked out, then I would definitely provide another view. In the meantime, I'm gonna have to contact tech support or something because this is ridiculous. For those who didn't have any problems or at least got to reach the 300 limit, I guess they got lucky because I can't get past a few :( ### 2/5 — Confused *2012-04-22, version 2.0* I have been riding the waves with this app for quite sometime. Every update gives and takes. It's starting to get extremely annoying. Text messaging was something that worked properly in the beginning, but the last two updates has hampered a feature that cheaper apps can provide successfully. Now, when you want text a contact the app lists your whole contact list and proceeds to naming off each one, so you can choose. Annoying. Please fix this bug. Overall this app is good and the closest alternative to Siri for old iPhone users. ### 2/5 — Needs some improvement *2011-11-30, version 1.4* The biggest problem I had with the app is the inability to use the app without a wifi or 3G connection, which is strange because most of the commands don't even require wifi or 3G (setting reminders, playing music, etc...). This may not be a problem for iPhone users, but what this means for us iPod touch users is the app is basically useless because you may not be around a wifi hotspot during most of your day. Overallq though, this is a pretty cool app and if they can fix all the bugs (and hopefully alow the app to be used without wifi or 3G) it could probably work just as well as siri. UPDATE: Since the new update, not only have they not added features everyone wanted (auto-send text messages, ability to open other apps, etc...), but they somehow made what they had worse. The app now takes forever to respond to what you say and sometimes just crashes completely. ### 3/5 — It works but needs improving *2012-04-14, version 1.9* It works for the basics of what I need. However preferences for events and alarms would be nice, and calendar and real alarm integration would be awesome. Reminders work quite well, but if you close the app and reopen then it won't say you have any reminders if you ask. It will still bring the reminder up later though as it should. The dictation is pretty good and chatting with it can be fun. Please open web based stuff in an internal web view, opening in safari is annoying. Please fix these small things and I will rate 5 stars!! Sorry for the long review. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — IMPORTANT for Newbies *2012-09-05, version 2.0.1* This App "Prior" to the latest update in early August was the absolute best app out their. Always quickly recognized your question and was quick to reply. In soo many ways this app by far exceeded the capabilities of Apples own "Siri". I paid $9.99 when this app first came out and believe it was worth a lot more. As of today, this version is NOT functioning as described by the developer on any iOS device. However, the previous version-if you didn't update is operating flawlessly. I've contacted the developer 3 weeks ago, they replied back that the issue would be resolved in 7 days. Its been almost a month and no fix yet. To be fair, and in hopes of getting the developers attention, I am leaving 5 stars based on what this App was prior to the recent update. PLEASE FIX SOON!!! ### 5/5 — Iuv it *2012-08-26, version 2.0.1* Hi I have an iPod touch and this app is very helpfully because I don't have siri. However I think that the apps user interface could use some work, the app it's self is great works great and was defiantly what I need on my iPod. To other iPod touch or iPhone users if you want to turn your iPod into a phone get this free app called pinger, I use it and I LUV it! I have completely changed my iPod touch into a iPhone now, with the 2 apps if you want more info just search for it in the app store. And no I don't work for pinger. :) I don't understand why there are so many bad reviews!!!! ### 5/5 — It the best *2012-08-10, version 2.0* This new updates makes it better and better Ok i'm not going to lie at first this app was crap with the other updates, but after each update it got better and after this new update it realy got good. I use this app all the time, it's not as good as siri, but it's the best things you can get, esecpt getting the atual siri. And for 4 bucks it may seem a lot buts it worth every penny belive me. All in all this app is realy good. ### 5/5 — Ok now... *2012-07-03, version 2.0* Like many people this app would NOT work but after deleting & installing again, it now seems to be ok. It ALSO works with wifi or data regardless of what others say I like the fact that it sets reminders, times, open apps, has learned my name and so on. I have been a long time user of Evi and have always loved it & still do but it has not learned to the things I mentioned above accept it knows your name if imputed in settings. Hope Evi will learn these things soon & it's only 99 cents and worth it. Both are good apps !! ### 5/5 — Nothing better *2012-06-27, version 2.0* So i bought this app in the early version and it sucked. But every time I updated it, it just got better and better. Now it is probably in its golden age. They, the creators, know what they're doing now instead of just hoping that the update won't turn out to be a failure. It is really fast and really fun to use. I recommend you buy this app. It is really helpful. For example, I could tell it to remind me to wash my clothes at noon, or I can tell it to remind me to pick up groceries at 3 PM. You should definitely buy this app. ### 5/5 — Ok app! *2012-06-09, version 2.0* This app is very good! I understand it is still a beta but I think this app will get a lot better. Jeannie does all the things she is supposed too! The only problems I found: I said what is 2+56, she said it was four? Sometime I want to text someone and I say the message but in didn't send? I asked what the distance was to the sun and she looked in my contacts? Lastly, she doesn't remember names! Overall, this is one of my favorite apps! I think she will get better and maybe lower the price! Hope to see updates soon! ### 5/5 — Update working so far *2012-04-21, version 2.0* Version 2.0 seems to have the bugs worked out. Compared to what else is out there....it's not bad. It actually sets reminders even though they do show up on the calendar.....still works great. Sent text and email without any issues. Located everything fine......maybe finally you guys got your act together.....nice job. ### 5/5 — This is NOT Siri...! *2012-01-28, version 1.6* Siri is a voice assistant that has been integrated into the iPhone 4S to make it run more efficiently and, thus far, ONLY comes with the iPhone 4S; period. Voice Actions is NOT integrated into your iPhone 4, 3Gs, or 3G. Voice Actions is a voice assistant APP; period. Now, with that cleared up, comparing apples to apples (excuse the pun), this is absolutely one of the best, if not the best, AI voice assistant app out there. I had an opportunity to get the iphone 4GS and didn't; figuring that i wouldn't even miss having Siri capability on my phone; so I got the iphone 4G. Well i was wrong; so began my search for an app that would be SIMILAR to Siri and believe me, look I did! I have tried most, if not all, of the top named voice assistant apps out there and no other APP that I have found even comes close to doing everything that this app can do; and I have tested it every which way. Is it perfect? Of course not! But then none of my apps are! (even the very best ones) Bottom line: please stop comparing this app (or any other app for that matter) to Siri. Read what this app says IT can do and base your comparison to that. If you are still not happy and pining for Siri, you will just have to buy an iPhone 4GS. ### 5/5 — MUST READ!!!! It will help I promise!!! *2012-01-26, version 1.6* So for those of you who are having problems with this app crashing, the same problem happened to me about a week into using it. I tried EVERYTHING like closing the app then opening it back up, and re-downloading it, and turning all the settings off, but nothing seemed to work!!! But then a little voice in my head had one more idea..... It was telling me to "CLOSE EVERYTHING IN MY MULTI-TASK MENU!!!!! " so of course I did and.... IT WORKED AGAIN!!!!!!! My friend was even having the same problem and I tried it on his and IT WORKED!!!!!! So like I said just close EVERYTHING In your multi-task menu and it will work I promise!!!! And if it doesn't then go sue apple ha ha ha ha!!!!! Well I hoped this helped!!! Yours truly, Jacob Warden P.S. if you do have a problem just reply to me on this and tell me your issue and I will try to work it out!!!! P.P.S. put my name in the message like say "dear Jacob warden" at the beginning so that I know you are talking to me. All right thanks!!!! 😉 peace out!!✊✊✌ ### 5/5 — This app is awesome! *2012-01-24, version 1.6* Works great.......voice recognition is spot on. Allows you to do anything through voice activation. Love it! Updated: still not sure why people aren't giving this 5 stars. The app does everything it states in the description. It works flawlessly. Plus, the app will understand your speech the more you speak to it. Best app out there for speech recognition! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*