A.Notes vs Speech to Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A.Notes
This app enhances PDF management with features like text recognition, voice-to-text, digital signatures, and password protection. It offers advanced data capturing using AI and supports over 50 languages for speech recognition and 35 for online translation.
- AI-powered data capturing
- PDF annotation and signing
- Voice-to-text and speech recognition
- OCR and text recognition
- Online translation
- Password protection for PDFs
- Calendar integration
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New features: * Handy interpretation for communicating with people in different countries * Fast and easy to export ANotes' data in PDF format * Create your own audio book in PDF format * Create free text annotation (free drawing) if words cannot express your meaning * Sign your ink signature with date and your title, and drag your signature/image to where you like on the PDF file. * Add company stamp or picture to PDF file * Maintain watermark on your PDF file * Create remarks/comments on PDF file through voice to text function * Protect your PDF file by password/key * Share your PDF file with optional alert in your calendar, so that you can trace the file you have sent. * Your PDF summary/remarks can be saved/linked in ANotes's database, so that you can read/search the summary in ANotes instead of finding and opening the documents one by one. A.Notes is NOT just a notes app, it provides advanced data capturing functions using A.I. technologies based on Apple Machine Learning Models - Core ML. It supports iOS 14.0 or above, and 10 display languages are provided - English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. - Capture image data through text recognition - Capture voice data speech recognition over 50 languages - Read text data using natural language processing In additions, due to providing more languages support on OCR, an open source solution - Tesseract is adopted. - Online translation functions support over 35 languages. - All data is captured and stored in database in your device for further processing. - when creating/modifying notes, the notes can be added to Apple Calendar. - The Notes can be categorized your own made icons.
Speech to Text
This app automatically transcribes and summarizes audio and video content, saving you time. It offers AI-powered chat for asking questions and generating action items, all processed locally on your device for maximum privacy.
- Unlimited transcription in 99 languages
- AI summaries and chat
- On-device processing for privacy
- Organize recordings in collections
- Search and share transcripts
- Export audio and transcripts
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Never take notes again. Sono is an on-device AI transcription and summarization app. Whether you need to transcribe meetings, lectures, videos, and more, Sono takes notes for you so you can save time and focus on the discussion. Upload voice notes, audio files, or videos, and Sono will automatically convert speech to text. Sono also supports smart AI summaries and AI chat so you can ask questions, request rewrites, and generate action items. KEY FEATURES: • Unlimited transcription for audio and video in 99 languages • Transcribe voice notes, real-time audio, and video/audio files • AI summaries and chat • Organize recordings in collections • Search transcripts • Copy and share transcripts (TXT, PDF, MD, DOCX, SRT) • Export recordings • Widgets and shortcuts PRIVACY: • We do not collect any user data. Both transcription and AI features run 100% locally, so your data never has to leave your device FAQ: What is the longest transcription supported? We support regular transcription of voice notes, audio files, and video files up to 8 hours long. We support live transcription up to 2 hours long. You can transcribe as many recordings as you would like. Is the app actually fully local? Yes! The app uses local transcription and LLM models, so all transcription and AI features work on-device. A network connection is only required once to download each transcription or AI model. Your data never leaves your device unless you choose to share it. We provide optional iCloud sync to back up your data and sync data between devices. If you have this disabled, your transcriptions will be deleted if you delete the application. We recommend backing up important transcriptions. Why do I have to keep the app open while it is transcribing? The app has to be open during transcription as iOS limits apps from operating in the background for extended amounts of time. If you are unable to run the app at the moment, you can quit and reopen the app at any time. The interrupted recording will automatically start transcribing again. Terms of service: https://piquant-tile-b12.notion.site/Sono-Terms-of-Service-2dc141824eed803cae5ec5531f827eb2?source=copy_link Privacy policy: https://piquant-tile-b12.notion.site/Sono-Privacy-Policy-2dc141824eed80e3ba8bdecf4f55d04a?source=copy_link
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Speech to Text at Free against A.Notes's $9.99. Speech to Text also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). A.Notes's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.0). 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
Speech to Text is free to download; A.Notes costs $9.99 up front. A.Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speech to Text sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A.Notes ships an update every 5 months, Speech to Text weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A.Notes | Speech to Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 479 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shu Wai Kwong | Ju Hee Han |
Customer experience
A.Notes
Speech to Text
In-app purchases
A.Notes
- A.Notes version 1.3$18.99
Speech to Text
- Sono Pro Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Sono Pro Lifetime$14.99









