Comparison

pascom Client vs Dictation & Notes

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

Head to head
About

pascom Client

This app provides unified business communications, allowing users to make and receive calls, send instant messages, and join video meetings from anywhere. It offers features like presence management, call forwarding, and voicemail access, ensuring seamless connectivity for remote and mobile teams.

Highlights
  • SIP Softphone for business calls
  • Instant messaging and presence management
  • HD video meetings
  • Voicemail access
  • Company phone book access
  • Call history and management
Features
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Communicate from anywhere, at any time with the pascom mobile business communications app for pascom phone systems. No matter whether you are working from Home Office, in the office or on the go, with the pascom mobile app you are never out of the loop and can stay connected with colleagues, customers and business partners just as you would in the office AND enjoy the freedom and flexibility of your mobile device. INCREDIBLY EASY TO USE - Simple, secure mobile pairing process. - Automatic device setup. Β¬- Intuitive app navigation and menus. MAKE, RECEIVE AND MANAGE PHONE CALLS - Make and receive calls from anywhere on your business number with the inbuilt SIP Softphone. - Simply manage calls with attended / unattended transfers and call forwarding. - Instant, secure access to company phone books from anywhere. - Access and listen to voicemails on the go. - Manage your complete call history to your extension either direct or via a call queue. - Easily control all your telephony devices & when they should ring with user friendly Find Me / Follow Me options. - Never miss a business call again thanks to the one number concept + integrated GSM fallback (Fixed-line mobile convergence FMC). STAY CONNECTED FROM EVERYWHERE - See who’s online and who’s available with presence management. - Promote greater, more effective employee collaboration with instant messaging. - Automatically synchronised messaging across all devices. - PUSH notifications ensure chats and calls are never missed, whilst saving valuable battery usage. - The offline mode ensures you can continue to use the app even when offline, allowing you to search address books, view call logs and even queue file shares which will be automatically sent once a server connection is re-established. ANYWHERE, ANYTIME VIDEO MEETINGS - Easily start or join a video meeting. - Highest quality HD video quality. - Simply invite phone, e-mail and company contacts. - Start and manage web meetings direct from your iPhone or iPad. TEAM COLLABORATION ON THE GO - Effortlessly connect to and collaborate with remote teams. - Share ideas and host brain storming sessions with Team Messaging. - Elevate collaboration sessions to audio and video conferences. - Participate in screen sharing sessions.

About

Dictation & Notes

Features
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Vermerk transcribes your dictation, summarizes it and pulls out the tasks – entirely on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no upload. What you say never leaves the device. Built for people who work with confidential material: medicine, law, tax, therapy, expert assessment, journalism. For everyone for whom "in the cloud" is not an option. Three steps Record. Speak as if you were explaining the matter to a colleague. Vermerk transcribes live. Organize. When you stop, Vermerk produces a title, a summary, the key points and a task list. Automatically, on device, in seconds. Keep. Check off tasks, search your notes, listen back, share as PDF or text. Everything on device Speech recognition and summaries run with Apple's models directly on your iPhone. There is no Vermerk server, no login and no analysis of your content. The only outside connection is the one-time download of the speech model by iOS. After that, Vermerk works in airplane mode. Set up for your field Choose your profession, and Vermerk pays attention to what matters in your day: findings and medication. Deadlines and case numbers. Amounts and periods. Sources and quotes. Also included Lock with Face ID or Touch ID, for phones that sometimes sit on a desk Recording continues with the iPhone in your pocket Live transcript while you dictate Search across titles, summaries, tasks and the full transcript Keep the audio or just the text – your call Export as PDF and as text German, English, French, Italian, Spanish Vermerk Pro Your first three notes are free. Vermerk Pro unlocks unlimited notes and export: $24.99 per month or $199 per year, each with a seven-day free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled in iOS Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your notes stay on the device even without a subscription. Please note Vermerk is a writing tool. Summaries and tasks are generated automatically and can contain errors. Review them before relying on them. Vermerk does not replace professional judgment or your own documentation duties. Summaries require iOS 26 and an iPhone with Apple Intelligence. On other devices the transcript is saved but not organized. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://vermerkapp.de/datenschutz-app

Screenshots

pascom Client4 screens
Dictation & Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pascom Client at none against Dictation & Notes's 2. pascom Client also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Dictation & Notes's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dictation & Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per month. pascom Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pascom Client ships an update every 5 weeks, Dictation & Notes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
pascom Client versus Dictation & Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpascom ClientDictation & Notes
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size110 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpascom GmbHBatuhan Kabaktepe

In-app purchases

None

pascom Client

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dictation & Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Steno Pro Monthly$22.991 Month
  • Steno Pro Yearly7 Days trial$179.001 Year

Questions

Is pascom Client free?
pascom Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dictation & Notes free?
Dictation & Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do pascom Client or Dictation & Notes have ads?
Neither pascom Client nor Dictation & Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pascom Client or Dictation & Notes?
pascom Client ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dictation & Notes daily. Most recently, pascom Client was updated on October 3, 2026 and Dictation & Notes on October 7, 2026.

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