App Central vs Aiko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
App Central
Monitor your apps and organizations with detailed analytics. Track active user counts, version-specific activity, and crash data. Supports dark theme and multiple Apple operating systems.
- API Token Login
- View Apps and Organizations
- Active User Count Tracking
- Version-Specific User Data
- Crash Count Monitoring
- Dark Theme Support
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* Login using an API Token. This token will be stored securely in your device Keychain. * View your apps and organisations * View Active User Count (daily, weekly and monthly) * View Active User Count per Version * View Affected Users * View Crashes count * Supports Dark Theme * Supports for iOS, iPad OS and macOS
Aiko
Convert audio to text locally on your device using advanced AI. Export transcriptions as subtitles and fix common errors with a word-replacement feature. Supports over 100 languages for high-quality, private transcription.
- On-device AI transcription
- OpenAI Whisper powered
- Export as subtitles
- Word replacement for corrections
- Supports 100+ languages
- Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
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High-quality on-device transcription. Easily convert speech to text from meetings, lectures, and more. The transcription is powered by OpenAI's Whisper running locally on your device. Nothing leaves your device. You can export the transcription as subtitles too. It has a word-replacement feature to let you automatically fix common mistakes. Aiko favors accuracy over speed. It does not do live transcription while recording. It does not currently have speaker detection. Try the trial first. See website. Note: Sharing from Voice Memos on iOS 26 does not work because of a iOS 26 bug outside of my control. Supports audio in 100 different languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Mongolian, Māori, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba The app was made possible thanks to Whisper by OpenAI and whisper.cpp by Georgi Gerganov. ■ FAQ ‣ Can I edit the text in the app? I don't plan to support any editing. Export the transcription and edit it in a proper text editor. ‣ Why is the app so large? The app delivers the highest quality transcription on the market for 100 different languages. Rather than asking why it's so large, the real question is how is it so small. ‣ Why is the transcription so slow? The app favors accuracy over speed. However, performance is expected to improve in the coming months. ‣ Why must I keep the iOS app open while it transcribes? iOS apps are fundamentally restricted from operating in the background for extended periods. ‣ Can I delete some of the languages to save space? This is unfortunately not possible. The model has all the languages stored together in a way that makes it impossible to remove just some languages. More FAQs on the website. ■ Technical details The app uses the Whisper medium or small model on iOS depending on available memory and the large v3 model on macOS. ■ Privacy The transcription is done locally on your device. Nothing leaves your device. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aiko at 87% against App Central's 28%. Aiko also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (325 vs 13). App Central's advantage is price (Free vs $24.00) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On 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
App Central is free to download; Aiko costs $24.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aiko holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aiko has 325 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of App Central's written reviews are positive against 87% of Aiko's.
App Central ships an update weekly, Aiko every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | App Central | Aiko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $24.00 |
| Rating | 2.1 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (325 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 325 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #27 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ezequiel Leonardo Aceto | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
App Central
Aiko
Bugs and requests
App Central
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Aiko
Reported bugs
3 issues- Repeated sentences
- Incorrect language detection
- Transcription loss on app exit
Requested features
4 requests- Support for multiple speakers
- Ability to select transcription model
- Export options for timestamps and speaker labels
- Background transcription mode
In-app purchases
App Central
No in-app purchases
Aiko
No in-app purchases









