Comparison

Voice Input Assist vs DataPocket

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

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About

Voice Input Assist

Features
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User of this editing app for Voice Input can edit sentences by using various function buttons such as moving cursor, selecting characters, deleting characters, copying and pasting characters, sending mails and other functions. Initially, this app was developed for aged persons who are not good at editing characters using the standard keyboard due to dry fingertips. However, it has been noticed that even young people can enjoy this app with the merit of “How to enunciate well” Aged persons will show strong interest in the “Voice Input” function and they may feel they can operate a smart phone, when they view an actual scene in which sentences can be entered by “Voice Input” on a smart phone. However, “Voice Input” in the Japanese language is still not 100% perfect, thus users must adjust (edit) their sentences by using a keyboard. And they will face difficulties editing on the small screen of the device. They must put their dry fingertips on the characters correctly in order to select and adjust them. These are difficult tasks for aged persons. Therefore, this app provides easier operation by using user-friendly buttons. 【Button Functions】 6 types of buttons for moving the cursor forward in six directions. 3 types of buttons for selecting character(s) forward in two directions and “select all”. 2 types of buttons for deleting character(s) forward in two directions. 3 types of buttons for “cut,” “copy” and “paste” 4 types of buttons for moving to other apps: Mail, Notes, Line and Google. “Finish/New” button is a function to stop an editing operation and begin editing a new draft. “Mark” button provides a table of “words to enter punctuation or other characters.” Users may not be able to remember all words to be pronounced into the microphone for punctuation. This button will provide six dictionary tables for these punctuation and characters to be pronounced. “Expl.” button will show tables for using the Voice Input and Editing function of this app. A button to withdraw a keyboard is installed at version 3.1.0 【Game using “Voice Input”】 A game using “Voice Input” is included in this app. Users can practice “Voice Input” with this game. The game provides 15 sentences as “questions” to be spoken into a microphone. If users speak into a microphone by reading questions appearing in the corner of “Question”, the iPhone will translate the voice and write a sentence in the “Answer” column. When users tap a “Judge” button, a circle mark will appear on the screen if the written sentences are equal to the same question. A cross mark will appear if the answer is not equal to the same question. The “Redo” button can be used when users wish to delete their answers and try it again. The “Next Q” button will lead to a new question on the screen. The “Try again” button will return to the screen of the first question. The questions are arranged from simple sentences to complicated sentences so that users can understand the essence of this app. Further, users can test how to input punctuation via voice by referring to the table of punctuation. A “Mark” button for six tables of punctuation are also installed in the screen of this game.

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DataPocket

Features
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Data Pocket is a versatile note-taking app that lets you easily customize text with adjustable font sizes, colors, and other formatting options using simple one-tap controls. It also supports creating photo journals by inserting images into your notes. Your notes can be: - Organized by attaching them to a calendar. - Sorted and stored in a hierarchical folder structure. The app also includes a shared calendar feature that allows multiple users to edit the same calendar collaboratively. In addition to text notes, you can manage photos, videos, music data, and web pages in the same folder hierarchy, each with its own comments. You can automatically play videos or music stored in a folder, with customizable playback order and repeat settings, and even transfer music files to your Apple Watch for standalone playback without your iPhone. The app also allows you to extract audio from videos, such as screen recordings, and compress and save it as music data. Data Pocket also provides powerful features such as full-text search across all notes, text editing utilities, and automatic text recognition (OCR) from images. Furthermore, text notes can be displayed with automatic scrolling or viewed directly on your Apple Watch. Additional features include RSS news feed integration and options to customize button layouts and the startup screen appearance, among many other useful tools. Starting from version 2.0, WebLink feature has been added, allowing users to view and create notes in this app from a web browser on a PC or other devices. We regret to inform you that, since then, features that require the use of server resources has been made available only as a paid option. To use it, a subscription or ticket purchase is required. Your use of this application is subject to Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (“Standard EULA”). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Please note that there may still be some bugs remaining, and we cannot take responsibility should any issues arise. However, we are releasing it in the hope that it will be useful to many people, so we would be grateful if you could try it out casually at first. Enjoy utilizing this app and make the most of it.

Screenshots

Voice Input Assist4 screens
DataPocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voice Input Assist at none against DataPocket's 2. Voice Input Assist also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). DataPocket's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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. DataPocket sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Voice Input Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Input Assist ships an update every 3 months, DataPocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Voice Input Assist versus DataPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Input AssistDataPocket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTomiji SuzukiKENJIRO OBORA

In-app purchases

None

Voice Input Assist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DataPocket

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • WebLink 5 Tickets$4.99

Questions

Is Voice Input Assist free?
Voice Input Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DataPocket free?
DataPocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voice Input Assist or DataPocket have ads?
Neither Voice Input Assist nor DataPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Input Assist or DataPocket?
Voice Input Assist ships an update every 3 months, and DataPocket weekly. Most recently, Voice Input Assist was updated on October 3, 2026 and DataPocket on October 7, 2026.

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