Comparison

DictationRec vs ScanNote

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

Head to head
About

DictationRec

Record dictations and meetings with simultaneous speech recognition. Share transcribed text and audio files via email or AirDrop. Supports multiple languages and offers live or delayed recognition modes.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech recognition
  • Simultaneous audio recording
  • Multiple language support
  • Live and shift recognition modes
  • File sharing via email/AirDrop
  • Organized folder for past dictations
Features
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This app records dictation/meeting contents and simultaneously takes speech recognition of them and displays them sequentially. You can share recognition results by email for instance. Because the recognition engine is Apple's formal voice recognition engine that is available on iOS10, it supports different local languages in different countries including Japan. Attention: This app requires internet connection through WiFi or communication environment with carriers. How to use is as follows. (1) Recognition language selection:   Speech recognition of the language corresponding to the locale of the terminal is possible immediately after startup it is. Tap the "Settings" button on the upper right to move to the setting screen. By selecting any language from the language picker, speech recognition of that language becomes possible. (2) Recognition mode selection: There are two recognition modes, live mode and shift mode.It works in live mode at first. Tap the mode change switch to change the recognition mode. (3) Live mode:    Tap the "Start microphone" button to perform recognition sequentially. What you say is instantly displayed as text. A recording file is created at the same time. You can adjust the microphone input volume with the Vol slider. (This may not be possible depending on the model.) Tap the "Finish" button to save the recording file and text file of recognition results.   Tap the "Play" button to play the recorded file. You can specify the recording start position with the slider. (4) Shift mode: By tapping the "Start Microphone" button, a divided recording file is created at intervals of about 1 minute, and the contents of the file are recognized with a 1-minute delay and sequentially displayed as text.  When you tap the "Finish" button, the recording file for each minute and the text file of the recognition results are saved. You can specify the file number and play the corresponding audio file from the speaker. (5) Folder:    Tap the folder button to display a list of dictations/minutes created in the past. Tap any of them to view the final result of the dictation/minutes. Recording playback is also possible. By tapping the "Share" button, you can share audio files and recognition result files by email, AirDrop, etc. (6) Erase:    Tap the "Clear" button to clear the displayed text. It also deletes all the files that were divided and recorded in shift mode. After erasing, audio cannot be played back even if the file number is specified.

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ScanNote

Features
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紙の書類を、スマホにまとめて保存。 ScanNoteは、領収書・保証書・会議メモなどを撮影して保存し、あとから見返せるアプリです。iPhone・iPadで使えます。 【はじめ方は3ステップ】 1.「書類を追加」を押す 2. 書類を撮影するか、写真・PDFを選ぶ 3. 名前を付けて保存する 【必要な書類を、すぐに見つける】 保存した書類を一覧で確認。書類名で検索して、見たい書類を開けます。 【何ページも、ひとつにまとめる】 複数ページの書類をまとめて保存できます。あとからページを追加したり、順番を変えたりできます。 【大切なところに書き込む】 保存したページを開いて、手書きのメモや印を追加できます。書き込みを保存すると元の画像に反映されるため、大切な書類は先に別の場所へ保存してください。 【PDFで保存・共有する】 書類をPDFにして「ファイル」へ保存したり、共有画面から送り先を選んで渡したりできます。ページの画像も共有できます。 【無料でのご利用について】 バージョン1.3では、書類の作成・保存・書き込み・共有を、試用期限の制限なく無料で利用できます。今後、追加機能などを有料で提供する場合があります。以前の購入情報は、アプリ内の「以前の購入を復元」から確認できます。 【書類の保存とプライバシー】 書類の画像や名前は端末内に保存されます。開発者が書類の内容を収集することはありません。外部へ共有するときは、ご自身で送り先を選びます。 アプリの削除や端末の故障に備え、大切な書類はPDFなどで別の場所にも保存してください。 プライバシーポリシー https://www.app929.me/privacy 利用規約 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DictationRec4 screens
ScanNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScanNote at Free against DictationRec's $0.99. ScanNote also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). DictationRec's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ScanNote is free to download; DictationRec costs $0.99 up front. ScanNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DictationRec asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DictationRec ships an update every 3 months, ScanNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
DictationRec versus ScanNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictationRecScanNote
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHIROFUMI MARUOYOSHIHIRO TAKAHASHI

In-app purchases

None

DictationRec

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanNote

One-time1
  • 試用期間の制限解除(買い切り)$3.99

Questions

Is DictationRec free?
DictationRec costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanNote free?
ScanNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DictationRec or ScanNote have ads?
Neither DictationRec nor ScanNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DictationRec or ScanNote?
DictationRec ships an update every 3 months, and ScanNote weekly. Most recently, DictationRec was updated on November 2, 2026 and ScanNote on October 31, 2026.

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