SpeakWrite vs LensLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LensLock
Capture, review, and tag video, photos, and audio directly from your device. This tool streamlines field media management for quick analysis and organization.
- Capture video, photos, and audio
- Directly from device
- Quick review of captured media
- Tagging functionality
- Field media management
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This applications allows users to see and tag video directly from the device or quick review of video, photos and audio captured in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LensLock at 5.0 against SpeakWrite's 3.3. LensLock also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). SpeakWrite's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 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.
LensLock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively.
SpeakWrite ships an update every 4 weeks, LensLock every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeakWrite | LensLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpeakWrite | LensLock, Inc. |
Customer experience
SpeakWrite
LensLock
In-app purchases
SpeakWrite
No in-app purchases
LensLock
No in-app purchases
