Dragon Anywhere vs Tyler Shield Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Anywhere
This app offers highly accurate mobile dictation and transcription for creating, editing, and formatting documents on the go. It features unlimited dictation length, custom vocabulary, and seamless integration with cloud storage and desktop solutions.
- 99% accurate dictation
- Unlimited dictation length
- Custom word additions
- Voice formatting and editing
- Form-based templates
- Cloud storage integration
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WHY USE DRAGON ANYWHERE Paperwork doesn’t end when you’re away from your desk. Dragon Anywhere is the only mobile dictation app that enables continuous dictation of documents, with no length or time limits. This means, you can dictate documents of any length, edit, format, and share them directly from your mobile device—whether visiting clients, a job site or at your local coffee shop. Mobile employees are often burdened with heavier documentation demands—client intake forms, reports and more. Dragon Anywhere makes it easy to create detailed and accurate documents, fill out reports and forms, or complete other paperwork— directly on your smartphone and tablet, all on-the-go. And because you can also synchronize your personal customizations with Dragon Professional for the desktop, work started in the field or out on the road can easily be completed back at your home or office. DRAGON ANYWHERE FEATURES: • Fast & accurate dictation means you can dictate immediately with 99% recognition accuracy right out of the gate, with no training required. • No time or length limits means you can speak as long as you want to complete documents of any length – from a business report to an entire book! • Need to fill out forms from the road? Easily create form-based templates using Dragon Anywhere’s auto-texts feature and create and fill out forms, such as client in-take forms, and even navigate field to field by voice commands. • Powerful customizations, like the ability to add words specific to your industry, means even better dictation accuracy as you create documents. Or create simple voice commands to short-cut repetitive steps, like inserting an email signature or standard clauses into documents. • Robust voice formatting and editing lets you select words and sentences for editing, correction, and deletion, apply common formatting like underline and bold, or voice navigate through fields of a report template. • Need to share or work anywhere? Simply import and export to and from popular cloud-based document-sharing tools like Dropbox®. • Synchronize with supported Dragon desktop solutions and work started on the road or in the field can be completed back at the desktop for seamless document workflows. Additional Information: • Dragon Anywhere supports the following languages: US English, Canadian English, UK English, French (Canada), French (France), and German. • Dragon Anywhere uses cloud-based speech recognition, and requires an internet connection to dictate. • For any technical or subscription assistance with Dragon Anywhere, please contact Nuance Support: https://www.nuance.com/dragon/support/dragon-anywhere-support.html Dragon Anywhere has your privacy in mind: • All communication with the cloud is secured with Enterprise grade encryption. • The app does not require access to your personal information, and only requires access to the device’s microphone and storage. Privacy policy: https://www.nuance.com/dragon/producturl/en-us/dam/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.nuance.com/dragon/producturl/en-us/dam/termsofservice
Tyler Shield Mobile
Enhance officer safety and preparedness with intelligent, law-specific dispatching. This app provides context-aware critical information based on role and location, ensuring mission-critical data is always accessible.
- Intelligent, law-specific dispatching
- Context-aware critical information
- Easy-to-read route to calls
- Responder location and ETA
- Instant access to building maps and plans
- Secure communications
- Real-time call details
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Police crews stay safer and better prepared using Tyler Shield Mobil created specifically for licensed users of Tyler Technologies’ Law Enforcement software solutions. With intelligent, law-specific dispatching capabilities, this app offers context awareness, which presents critical information based on your role and where and when you are. This intuitive app knows the information users need – at the moment they need it - ensuring mission-critical information is always at their fingertips with features including: • Easy-to-read route to the call • Location of other responders and their estimated time of arrival • Instant access to building maps, preplans, and tactical plans • Access to building contact information including names and phone numbers • Real-time access to call details and incident narrative • Secure communications with dispatch and other responders • Immediate access to incident summary reports • Search functionality for persons and vehicles Tyler users empower themselves using Shield Mobile with the confidence of knowing they won’t ever miss a call or be delayed waiting on others for information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tyler Shield Mobile at 3.8 against Dragon Anywhere's 2.6. Tyler Shield Mobile also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 15%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Dragon Anywhere's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dragon Anywhere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Tyler Shield Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tyler Shield Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 726 and 325 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Dragon Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 53% of Tyler Shield Mobile's.
Dragon Anywhere ships an update every 3 months, Tyler Shield Mobile every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Anywhere | Tyler Shield Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (726 ratings) | 3.8 (325 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 52.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 726 — better | 325 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nuance Communications | Tyler Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
Dragon Anywhere
Tyler Shield Mobile
User reviews
Dragon Anywhere
From 726 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate speech recognition
- 🚀 Seamless Dropbox integration
- 🚀 Customizable vocabulary
- 👍 Helpful for dictating reports and notes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Issues with login and subscription management
- 👎 Poor customer support
- 👎 Expensive subscription model
Tyler Shield Mobile
From 325 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app overall
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Informative for supervisors
- 👍 Useful in the field
- 👍 Great for plain clothes/uniform
Room to improve
- 👎 Not user friendly
- 👎 Unreliable in rural areas
- 👎 Was not what was promised
- 👎 Functionality doesn't work
- 👎 App keeps failing
Bugs and requests
Dragon Anywhere
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription not recognized after purchase
- Microphone randomly stops working
- Dictated text disappearing or not saving properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Improved integration with other apps and services
- Better formatting and editing capabilities
- Voice command support for common actions
- Ability to import/export custom vocabulary
Tyler Shield Mobile
Reported bugs
8 issues- Date of birth incorrect
- Routing function incorrect
- Can't print
- Clipping to clipboard no longer works
- App re-logs and shows in service if not shut down
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- Calls not updated
- Details not loading
- Buggy
Requested features
9 requests- Wish it had CarPlay
- Connect to Apple CarPlay
- Support for CarPlay
- Add CarPlay capabilities
- Ability to view call details of other calls when on a ticket
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- Fix issue with re-logging and showing in service
- Update in real-time without logging out
- Adjust status order
- Automatically remove secondary location when going back in service
In-app purchases
Dragon Anywhere
- Dragon Anywhere7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Dragon Anywhere7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Tyler Shield Mobile
No in-app purchases
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