Cisco Security Connector vs SpeakWrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cisco Security Connector
This app provides enhanced security and visibility for organization-owned iOS devices in supervised mode. It leverages Cisco's intelligence to protect devices without user interaction, ideal for various industries.
- Endpoint security for supervised iOS devices
- Enhanced visibility and protection
- Leverages Cisco's collective intelligence
- No user interaction required
- EMM deployment and management
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This application requires licenses for Cisco Clarity and/or Cisco Umbrella. Cisco Security Connector is a new endpoint security solution providing unprecedented visibility and protection for organization-owned iOS devices running in supervised mode. It brings the power of Cisco’s collective intelligence and investigative features to Apple's mobility space. It is not a global proxy or VPN. Organizations can deploy and manage the Connector using Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) so no user interaction is needed on the iPhone or iPad. Ideal for numerous industries and uses, including education, healthcare, distribution centers, field service, and retail. Optimized for use with Cisco Meraki Systems Manager.
SpeakWrite
This app allows users to dictate text, record audio, and transcribe spoken words into documents on their iOS devices. It offers a straightforward solution for converting speech to written content.
- Voice dictation
- Audio recording
- Speech transcription
- Document creation
- iOS device support
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SpeakWrite Voice to Document is a dictation, audio recording and transcription app for your iOS device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpeakWrite at 57% against Cisco Security Connector's 11%. SpeakWrite also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SpeakWrite holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Cisco Security Connector's written reviews are positive against 57% of SpeakWrite's.
Cisco Security Connector ships an update every 3 months, SpeakWrite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cisco Security Connector | SpeakWrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (31 ratings) | 3.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cisco | SpeakWrite |
Customer experience
Cisco Security Connector
SpeakWrite
In-app purchases
Cisco Security Connector
No in-app purchases
SpeakWrite
No in-app purchases
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