Comparison

Dragon Anywhere vs Dictate⁺

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 99% accurate dictation
  • Unlimited dictation length
  • Custom word additions
  • Voice formatting and editing
  • Form-based templates
  • Cloud storage integration
Features
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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

About

Dictate⁺

Transform your mobile device into a professional dictation tool. Record, edit, and securely transmit audio with advanced features like voice activation, encryption, and offline speech recognition. Organize and manage your recordings efficiently for seamless workflow.

Highlights
  • Professional dictation recording
  • Lightning-fast recording control
  • Impressively accurate voice activation
  • Secure AES-256 encryption
  • Offline speech recognition
  • Easy editing and transcription
  • Wide range of transmission options
Features
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Dictate⁺ turns your iPhone or iPad into a professional dictation device that can do more than most high-end dictation devices. Dictate⁺ is an indispensable app for doctors, lawyers, tax consultants, surveyors, journalists and anyone who wants to record speech and send it in accordance with the highest security standards. Dictate⁺ offers excellent sound quality, impressively accurate voice activation, secure encryption and a wealth of transmission options for your dictations and recordings. Professional dictation recordings ∙ Lightning-fast recording control and precise voice activation ∙ Configurable recording quality (8 - 48 kHz) ∙ Control with Bluetooth footswitch possible ∙ Recording in the background¹ Easily edit and transcribe dictations ∙ Smooth rewinding, overwriting and inserting ∙ Move and delete section in the dictation ∙ Set bookmarks in the dictation ∙ Different playback speeds ∙ Offline speech recognition Transmission according to the highest security standards ∙ Highest data security thanks to AES-256 encryption ∙ Access control (also biometric) possible ∙ No collection of usage or telemetry data² ∙ Wide range of sending options (email, download, FTP, WebDAV, SFTP, Dropbox and more) ∙ Preconfiguration of sharing destinations ∙ Dictate⁺ Transfer: end-to-end encrypted transfer of dictations to PC or Mac at no extra cost Easy management of dictations ∙ Organize dictations in folders ∙ MP4/AAC, WAV and AIFF formats ∙ Barcode scanner ∙ File attachments (photos, PDF, etc.) ∙ Document scanner JOTOMI has been developing dictation apps since 2008. “Dictamus” first became “Dictate + Connect” and now “Dictate⁺”. With more than 500,000 downloads worldwide, we are one of the most successful app developers in the field of professional dictation. Together with users from a wide range of industries, we are constantly working on improvements. Dictate⁺ offers all functions out of the box, but the recording length is limited to 15 seconds. Purchase a subscription to remove this limitation. With a "Feature Unlock" subscription, the length of each individual dictation is limited to 24 hours at “Normal” recording quality (5 hours at “Studio” recording quality). Your iTunes account will be charged immediately after confirmation of the subscription purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes account settings. If you purchase a subscription, any existing free usage will expire and your account will be charged immediately. You can find the terms of use for the Feature Unlock subscription at https://www.dictate-plus.com/dictateplus-termsofuse ¹ Calls made from the iPhone itself cannot be recorded ² When using cloud services to transfer dictations, usage data and telemetry may be collected by the respective cloud provider

Screenshots

Dragon Anywhere4 screens
Dictate⁺4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dictate⁺ at 4.7 against Dragon Anywhere's 2.6. Dictate⁺ also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (48% vs 15%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dragon Anywhere sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Dictate⁺ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dictate⁺ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 726 and 660 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Dragon Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 48% of Dictate⁺'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon Anywhere ships an update every 3 months, Dictate⁺ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dragon Anywhere versus Dictate⁺: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon AnywhereDictate⁺
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (726 ratings)4.7 (660 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews47.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings726 — better660
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNuance CommunicationsJOTOMI

Customer experience

Dragon Anywhere

All ratings726 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative56.2%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative78.7%

Dictate⁺

All ratings660 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative43.2%

User reviews

Dragon Anywhere

From 726 App Store ratings

What 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

Dictate⁺

From 660 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Seamless dictation sending to colleagues
  • ⭐ Life-changing functionality for professionals
  • 🎯 Accurate and concise dictation quality
  • 💼 Excellent for legal and medical practices

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model ($60/year)
  • 🔄 Transition from free/one-time purchase to subscription
  • 🔊 Low volume playback issues
  • ⏱️ Severely limited free trial (15-30 seconds)
  • 🐛 Frequent upload failures and lost recordings

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

Dictate⁺

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Low volume playback requiring maximum volume
  • Uploads not forwarded or getting lost
  • Recording stops unexpectedly mid-dictation
  • Dictations cut off at 2/3 through playback
  • Sync issues - green check but still shows as unsent next day
Show 4 more
  • Stuttering sound bar visualization
  • SSL function not working
  • Invalid support email addresses
  • Dictation window too small on screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Extended free trial period (3+ days)
  • Longer free recording duration
  • Revert to previous UI design
  • Improved backward compatibility with older iOS
  • Stable recording indicator/sound bar visualization

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dragon Anywhere

Subscriptions2
  • Dragon Anywhere7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Dragon Anywhere7 Days trial$149.991 Year
2 purchases

Dictate⁺

Subscriptions2
  • Feature Unlock 1 month$5.991 Month
  • Feature Unlock 1 year$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Dragon Anywhere free?
Dragon Anywhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dictate⁺ free?
Dictate⁺ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dragon Anywhere or Dictate⁺?
Dictate⁺ is rated higher. Dragon Anywhere averages 2.6 out of 5 from 726 ratings, while Dictate⁺ averages 4.7 from 660 ratings.
Do Dragon Anywhere or Dictate⁺ have ads?
Neither Dragon Anywhere nor Dictate⁺ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon Anywhere or Dictate⁺?
Dragon Anywhere ships an update every 3 months, and Dictate⁺ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dragon Anywhere was updated on September 1, 2026 and Dictate⁺ on September 21, 2026.

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