KMS Dictaphone vs Lexacom
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.
Lexacom
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Your workday, simplified. Lexacom helps professionals spend less time on admin and more time on the work that matters. Capture conversations, dictate documents, manage tasks and keep work flowing - in the office, from home, on the phone and on the go. Instead of typing up notes after meetings, consultations or visits, simply speak - Lexacom’s advanced speech recognition and ambient voice technology automatically capture and structure your notes, helping you document work quickly and accurately. Staff members can choose features that suit both their role and their digital confidence, helping save time across whole teams. For teams already using Lexacom, simply download the app and sign in to access your workflows, documents and tasks instantly. New users can start with a free trial and experience the platform for themselves. Trusted by professionals for more than 25 years across healthcare, legal and other professional environments, Lexacom brings powerful tools together in one secure platform designed to reduce admin throughout the working day. More time. Less admin. One platform. Key features. - Intelligent documentation and workflow platform - Built to save professionals time throughout the working day - Simple, intuitive, and packed with features - Scalable software for individual and multi-site use - Offline mode for low/no signal areas - All-in-one platform combines intelligent workflows, ambient voice technology, speech recognition, AI, digital dictation and communication capabilities - Reduce administrative burdens and improve documentation quality at scale - Ambient AI conversation capture and automatic summarisation for meeting notes, client calls, and consultations - Instantly draft letters and tasks, with automatic grammar and punctuation correction - Advanced real-time speech recognition powered by Comprehension Engine® - Deferred speech recognition providing audio plus transcripts - Access to smart, flexible, customisable workflows within one application: standard, conditional, and AI workflows available - Digital dictation with integrated workflow management - Communication capabilities available: text messaging and email - Meets stringent data protection, compliance and interoperability standards - Data security onboarding packs for simplified compliance - Available via direct procurement and government / NHS frameworks - Free trials available to all Key sectors: - Business - Education - Finance - Healthcare - Insurance - Legal - Property - Public sector - Contact sales for bespoke solutions Compliance with regulatory standards - DTAC (Digital Technology Assessment Criteria) - DSPT (Data Security and Protection Toolkit, organisation ID: 8J566) - Cyber Essentials Plus Certified - Regular CREST-approved penetration testing - ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 9001 (Quality Management) - DCB0129 clinical safety standard - UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 - Clinical system integration via IM1 - MHRA Class 1 medical device - NHS AVT Supplier Registry
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KMS Dictaphone at every 3 weeks against Lexacom's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KMS Dictaphone ships an update every 3 weeks, Lexacom every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KMS Dictaphone | Lexacom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KMS Professionals Ltd | Lexacom |
In-app purchases
KMS Dictaphone
No in-app purchases
Lexacom
No in-app purchases









