Speech to Text vs PeerDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech to Text
Effortlessly convert spoken words into text with advanced speech recognition. This app offers iCloud synchronization for seamless note-taking across devices and easy sharing options. Personalize your experience with custom themes and app icons.
- Accurate word recognition
- iCloud synchronization
- Text sharing via email
- Customizable color themes
- Customizable app icon
- Multiple dictation languages
- Intuitive interface
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Turn speech into clean text notes on iPhone and iPad. Speech to Text helps you capture ideas, lectures, conversations, interviews, reminders, and meeting notes while you speak. Start recording, watch words appear in real time, then edit the result into a note you can keep, search, favorite, share, or export. What you can do: • Dictate notes with live speech recognition • Choose the recognition language you need • Keep a searchable library of voice notes • Edit titles and transcripts after recording • Share or export notes to Messages, Mail, Files, and other apps • Sync notes between iPhone and iPad with iCloud • Customize themes, app icons, and font size The app is built for fast capture: tap, speak, save, and get back to work. It is useful for students, creators, journalists, doctors, business owners, and anyone who prefers speaking instead of typing. Privacy and subscriptions: Saved notes stay in the app and can sync with your Apple iCloud account if you enable sync. Premium unlocks unlimited use, iCloud sync, language options, themes, icons, export tools, larger font controls, and an ad-free experience. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID settings. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription - The price of the subscription is $5.99 per week or $29.99 per year. Every month/year your subscription is auto-renewed. - Subscription automatically renews if automatic renewal is not turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Charging for renewal of subscription takes place within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - After the end of the trial period, the monthly subscription will begin with the price accepted in your country - Update, manage and unsubscribe according to Apple's rules in your iTunes account settings - You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy Policy: https://lykovstudio.io/privacy - Terms of Use: https://lykovstudio.io/terms
PeerDrop
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PeerDrop is the fastest way to send files between your Mac, and Linux devices — directly, without any cloud storage or accounts. DIRECT & PRIVATE Every transfer goes straight from device to device, encrypted end-to-end. Your files never touch a server. No one can see what you're sending. LIVES IN YOUR MENU BAR PeerDrop stays out of your way until you need it. One click opens your contacts, one drop sends the file. That's the entire workflow. WORKS ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES Install PeerDrop on your MacBook, Mac mini, or Linux machine. They all connect automatically using the same identity — no setup required. SEND ANYTHING Files, folders, videos, documents — any size, any type. PeerDrop handles it all with a simple drag and drop. NO ACCOUNTS. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. PeerDrop is free and open source. Your identity is a cryptographic key stored only on your device. There's nothing to sign up for. HOW IT WORKS Share your Peer ID with someone once. From then on, PeerDrop finds them automatically whenever they're online — no IP addresses, no port forwarding, no configuration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PeerDrop at none against Speech to Text's 12. Speech to Text's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speech to Text sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PeerDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Speech to Text ships an update every 3 days, PeerDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech to Text | PeerDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (147 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LYKOV STUDIO LTD | Nish Patel |
In-app purchases
Speech to Text
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- premium$4.997 Days
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- Premium Year$5.991 Year
- Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Premium Month$6.991 Month
- Monthly$6.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
- Anual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Annual$29.991 Year
- Disable ads$0.99
- Lifetime$39.99
PeerDrop
No in-app purchases
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