Comparison

DictNow vs BRAK beA

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

Head to head
About

DictNow

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With the DictNow App, you can access your individual DictNow templates from your iPhone at any time and add additional information such as work tasks, images, etc. to them. This guarantees a media-break-free assignment to your office network at all times. The dictation can also be speech-recognized on your server in your office and the text is immediately available to your secretary for further processing. Thanks to the latest recording technology, dictations are recorded with excellent sound quality. These can then be sent securely to your secretary for further processing via an encrypted connection. The dictations are now directly embedded in your DictNow workflow. If you are on the move and prefer to use voice instead of keyboard to write memos, facts, information of any kind, DictNow can support you just as optimally. No matter which way you go, with the DictNow App you always have your mobile dictation device at hand and always remain networked with your office (workflow). DictNow functions: • Recording dictations with excellent sound quality • Automated secure profile matching (no unauthorized access possible) • Encrypted transmission of dictations to the office • Optional use of background speech recognition • Use our various specialist vocabulary (law, medicine, medical law) • Recordings can be rewound, talked over, pasted, cut and deleted • Easy user interface for intuitive use • Separate creation of work instructions for dictation • View the dictation list including the processing status of the sent dictations. • Viewing the Dictation List for Draft Dictations • Dictation priority marking • Use photos as attachments • Push to talk function • Handling of highly compressed file formats • Support of the barcode scanner • and much more Requirement: The operation of the DictNow App requires the use of a DictNow workflow server in your office/organization. Further information can be found at http://www.dictnow.wolterskluwer.com/dictaplus/. In addition, sending the recordings requires a network connection.

About

BRAK beA

Access your special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA) and other authorized beA mailboxes from your mobile device. Read messages and attachments, and send prepared drafts and acknowledgments of receipt. Requires a software token for secure access.

Highlights
  • Access beA mailboxes
  • Read messages and attachments
  • Send message drafts
  • Send acknowledgments of receipt
  • Secure login with PIN or biometrics
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Mit der beA-App können Sie mobil auf Ihr besonderes elektronisches Anwaltspostfach (beA) sowie weitere beA-Postfächer, für die Sie berechtigt sind, zugreifen. Sie können Nachrichten sowie Anhänge in allen Ordnern öffnen und lesen. Außerdem können Sie vorbereitete Nachrichtenentwürfe und elektronische Empfangsbekenntnisse über die beA-App versenden. Für die Benutzung der App benötigen Sie zwingend ein Software-Token (beA-Softwarezertifikat), welches Sie bei der Bundesnotarkammer bestellen können. Gehen Sie dazu in den BNotK Online-Shop unter https://zertifizierungsstelle.bnotk.de/produkte/bestellung-antrag-bea. Um die App benutzen zu können, müssen Sie das Software-Token in Ihrer beA-Webanwendung für Ihr Postfach hinterlegen und mit Ihrer beA-Karte freischalten. Anschließend können Sie das Software-Token ganz einfach per QR-Code in die App übertragen. Nach der einmaligen Einrichtung können Sie sich jederzeit mit der PIN Ihres Software-Tokens oder mit biometrischen Daten, z.B. Face-ID (Gesichtserkennung) oder Touch-ID (Fingerabdruck) in der beA-App anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auch in der beA Anwenderhilfe unter https://handbuch.bea-brak.de.

Screenshots

DictNow3 screens
BRAK beA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DictNow at 12.0 against BRAK beA's 16.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on December 2, 2025 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DictNow versus BRAK beA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictNowBRAK beA
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbHBundesrechtsanwaltskammer

In-app purchases

None

DictNow

No in-app purchases

None

BRAK beA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DictNow free?
DictNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BRAK beA free?
BRAK beA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DictNow or BRAK beA have ads?
Neither DictNow nor BRAK beA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DictNow or BRAK beA?
DictNow ships an update every 3 months, and BRAK beA every 3 months. Most recently, DictNow was updated on December 2, 2025 and BRAK beA on October 7, 2026.

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