KMS Dictaphone vs Lyria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KMS Dictaphone
Record, edit, and manage your audio dictations with high-quality sound. This app allows for seamless editing, noise-activated recording, and real-time status updates on your transcriptions. It requires registration with KMS Professional's services to function.
- Record and edit dictations
- Insert and overwrite audio
- High-quality audio recording (352.8 kbps)
- Noise activated recording mode
- Dictation status tracking
- Autosaved dictations
- WAV format support
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Features: - Easy to use - Record dictations - Edit dictations as you record - Insert additional audio between dictations - Overwrite audio inside the dictations - Integrates with KMS Professional’s services - High quality audio: bit rate of 352.8 kbps, ensures great audio quality every time. - Review audio before submission and after submission - Noise activated mode: Turn this on to trigger when noise is above the average speaking volume - Dictation statuses: Check the status of your dictations as they move from “Awaiting Transcription” to “In Progress” to finally being fully transcribed. - WAV Format - Guaranteed audio file integrity - Recording pauses when app is interrupted (phone call, lockscreen) - Edit dictations - Autosaved dictations You must be registered with KMS Professional's to use the service.
Lyria
Streamline teamwork with a simple, secure platform for task distribution, progress tracking, and team communication. Keep all projects, tasks, and deadlines organized in one place for enhanced productivity.
- Task distribution and responsibility assignment
- Real-time team progress tracking
- Integrated team chat
- Calendar and daily planner
- Secure cloud synchronization
- GDPR-compliant
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Lyria brings tasks, projects, calendar, team chat and time tracking together in one app – for teams, agencies and freelancers. Always in sync on iPhone, iPad and desktop. WHO DOES WHAT BY WHEN? • Create, assign and prioritize tasks with due dates • See overdue and urgent tasks at a glance • Projects with progress, activity, files and comments YOUR DAY. CLEARLY PLANNED. • "My day" shows your next step, today's tasks and what's overdue • Calendar with your team's events and deadlines TEAM CHAT RIGHT INSIDE THE PROJECT • Align where the work happens – not in scattered group chats and emails • Decisions stay attached to the task TIME TRACKING WITHOUT AN EXTRA TOOL • Track hours per project and person • Team hours and billable time at a glance, export for invoicing MADE IN GERMANY, GDPR-COMPLIANT Built in Germany, securely synced – without bloated enterprise software. READY IN 2 MINUTES Create a workspace, invite your team, add your first task. Lyria is free to start; some features require a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.lyria-app.com/en/privacy/ Terms: https://www.lyria-app.com/cms/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KMS Dictaphone at none against Lyria's 19. KMS Dictaphone also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lyria's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 20%). On price, update cadence, 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. Lyria sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. KMS Dictaphone asks for nothing beyond the download.
KMS Dictaphone ships an update every 3 weeks, Lyria monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | KMS Dictaphone | Lyria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KMS Professionals Ltd | siteface UG |
Customer experience
KMS Dictaphone
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In-app purchases
KMS Dictaphone
No in-app purchases
Lyria
- Premium$4.491 Month
- Lyria PRO$5.001 Month
- Lyria BUSINESS$10.001 Month
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