Comparison

Speecap vs Recorder Text

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

Head to head
About

Speecap

This utility app records your voice with automatic background noise cancellation. It ensures clean speech recordings without the need for professional equipment, allowing for background recording and easy sharing. It is best suited for quiet environments and close-range voice capture.

Highlights
  • Automatic hissing noise cancellation
  • Sound monitoring while recording
  • Background recording
  • Share recordings via Airdrop/cloud
  • iTunes file sharing
  • Slide Over and Split View support
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Speecap is a high-quality voice recorder. Speecap automatically detects and eliminates background hissing noise while recording. No need of expensive professional microphone. Easily make clean speech recordings with any microphone. Main features: • Automatic hissing noise cancellation • Sound monitoring while recording • Recording in the background Additional features: • Share your recordings using Airdrop or cloud apps • iTunes file sharing • Slide Over and Split View *** SPEECAP IS INTENDED ONLY FOR RECORDING OF SPEAKING VOICE IN QUIET ENVIRONMENT. *** *** SPEECAP IS NOT INTENDED FOR LONG DISTANCE RECORDING AND HAS A DISTANCE LIMIT OF 8 INCHES (20 CENTIMETERS). ***

About

Recorder Text

Features
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This is a convenient and quick APP for recording, recording to text, and text to voice. It supports functions such as quick opening of recording and real-time conversion to text with one button, and export. Features: * One-click fast start recording, support background running. * You can transfer text while recording, or you can transfer text after recording. * You can type text and then convert it to speech. * Supports fast sharing and exporting. [Description of Automatic Subscription Service] 1. Subscription service: including Auto-renewable for week (1 week), Auto-renewable for month (1 month), Auto-renewable for year (12 months) 2. Subscription price: Subject to IAP application information, such as Auto-renewable for week, month, year, etc 3. Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes the payment, it will be credited to the iTunes account 4. Cancel the renewal: If you cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in iTunes Store and App Store/Apple ID setting management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires 5. Renewal: Apple iTunes account will deduct the fee within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after successful deduction Privacy Policy: https://goldappsoft.wixsite.com/recordertext/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://goldappsoft.wixsite.com/recordertext/terms

Screenshots

Speecap4 screens
Recorder Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speecap at none against Recorder Text's 3. Speecap also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Recorder Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Speecap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speecap ships an update every 3 months, Recorder Text every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speecap versus Recorder Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeecapRecorder Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman Aliyev华钦 梁

In-app purchases

None

Speecap

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Recorder Text

Subscriptions3
  • Auto-renewable for week$0.997 Days
  • Auto-renewable for month$4.491 Month
  • Auto-renewable for year$16.491 Year

Questions

Is Speecap free?
Speecap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recorder Text free?
Recorder Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speecap or Recorder Text have ads?
Neither Speecap nor Recorder Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speecap or Recorder Text?
Speecap ships an update every 3 months, and Recorder Text every 21 months. Most recently, Speecap was updated on September 9, 2026 and Recorder Text on June 5, 2026.

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