Philips SpeechLive vs SILCROW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Philips SpeechLive
This app efficiently converts speech to text with professional recording features. It integrates with a powerful cloud solution for document creation, offering speech recognition, transcription, and workflow management from anywhere. Dictate on the go and send recordings to your typist.
- Speech-to-text conversion
- Professional recording functions
- Audio insertion and trimming
- Image attachment to recordings
- Browser-based file management
- Speech recognition
- Transcription services
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The most efficient and accurate way to convert your speech into text The new Philips SpeechLive app allows you to take full control of your document creation workflow. You can turn your dictations into written text quicker and easier than ever before. The app offers professional recording functions, such as the ability to insert or trim audio sequences and even allows you to attach images to your recordings. The app is designed to be used with the powerful Philips SpeechLive solution. The innovative document creation solution offers high-quality benefits such as: - Speech recognition - Transcription - Integration of your own personal assistant - Browser-based file management and workflow from anywhere - Individual user management You can also use your Apple Watch to dictate on the go and send the dictation to your preferred typist.
SILCROW
This is a companion app for a legal firm's cloud service, providing mobile access to case files, deadlines, tasks, calendars, documents, and time tracking. It requires an existing account and offers secure communication for authorized users.
- Mobile access to case files, deadlines, and tasks
- Access to internal firm documents
- Time tracking for existing mandates
- Synchronization with cloud service
- Secure login for authorized users
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SILCROW Mobile ist die offizielle iOS-Begleit-App zur SILCROW Kanzlei-Cloud der KALION GmbH. Die App richtet sich an Kanzleien und ihre Mitarbeitenden, die bereits einen SILCROW-Cloud-Zugang besitzen. Nach dem Login können berechtigte Nutzer unterwegs auf ausgewählte Kanzlei-Funktionen zugreifen, darunter Akten, Fristen, Aufgaben, Kalender, Dokumente, Zeiterfassung und sichere Kommunikation. SILCROW Mobile verkauft keine digitalen Inhalte, Abos oder Freischaltungen innerhalb der App. Ein bestehendes Benutzerkonto ist erforderlich und wird außerhalb der iOS-App durch die Kanzlei beziehungsweise die KALION GmbH bereitgestellt. Funktionen: - Mobile Übersicht über Akten, Termine und Aufgaben - Zugriff auf kanzleiinterne Dokumente und Vorgangsinformationen - Zeiterfassung und Statusinformationen für bestehende Mandate - Synchronisation mit der SILCROW Kanzlei-Cloud - Geschützter Login für berechtigte Kanzlei-Nutzer SILCROW ist ein B2B-Produkt für Kanzleiorganisation und Zusammenarbeit. Die Nutzung setzt eine bestehende SILCROW-Cloud-Instanz und entsprechende Zugriffsrechte voraus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SILCROW at 100% against Philips SpeechLive's 29%. SILCROW also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). 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.
SILCROW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Philips SpeechLive's written reviews are positive against 100% of SILCROW's.
Philips SpeechLive ships an update every 5 weeks, SILCROW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Philips SpeechLive | SILCROW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Speech Processing Solutions GmbH | Darius Kaler |
Customer experience
Philips SpeechLive
SILCROW
In-app purchases
Philips SpeechLive
No in-app purchases
SILCROW
No in-app purchases
