Comparison

Echo vs Lyft Surfaces Designer

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

Head to head
About

Echo

Effortlessly convert spoken words into text with this app. Record meetings, lectures, or voice notes and get instant summaries. Supports multiple languages and prioritizes user privacy by storing data locally.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Record meetings and lectures
  • Summarize recordings
  • Import audio files
  • Multilingual support
  • Local data storage
Features
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Talk instead of typing... typin... typ... Echo turns your voice into text as you speak — just tap and talk. Use it for whatever fills your day: quick notes, meeting recaps, lecture summaries, the idea you had in the car, or a private diary entry only you'll read. Capture anything, hands-free - Voice notes and reminders - Meetings and lectures - Ideas on the go - Diary and journal entries - Emails and long messages, dictated on the go Import and transcribe - Bring in recordings and audio files from other apps - Get an instant summary of any recording or voice message Speaks your language Echo works in 13 languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Ukrainian, and Russian. Talk in whichever one feels natural. Your notes stay yours Your notes are stored only on your device — no cloud account, no sync, no one else reading them. Talk it out, get it in writing. Download Echo and just start talking. Privacy Policy: https://voracious-shark-ce8.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Echo-Voice-Notes-AI-Diary-eec3ca51c7ec44aaa028cc9d65b36314?pvs=4 Terms & Conditions: https://voracious-shark-ce8.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-Echo-Voice-Notes-AI-Diary-6d3e6f5897734ca6abb08a304719edb4?pvs=4

About

Lyft Surfaces Designer

Design custom elevator interiors by selecting panel layouts, materials, colors, ceiling styles, lighting, and handrails. Explore over 15,000 unique configurations for presentations and budgeting.

Highlights
  • Customizable panel layouts
  • Material and color selection
  • Ceiling style and lighting options
  • Handrail and bumper rail configuration
  • Floor color choice
  • Over 15,000 design configurations
Features
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The Lyft Surfaces Designer app is the perfect design tool to assist in the creation, and realization of the perfect elevator interior. Pick the panel layout and the materials and colors for the panels. Pick the ceiling style, material and type of lighting. Pick the style and material for the handrails and even add bumper rails. And of course, choose the color for floor. This handy tool is great for design presentations, sales presentations and for budget pricing. In this release: - 22 unique and stylish wall panel layouts - 50 popular colors and materials - 7 common ceiling styles - 5 handrail profiles and sizes - The ability to choose additional options such as custom cladding, pad pins and protective pads - Making for over 15,000 possible design configurations, making each elevator unique

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
Lyft Surfaces Designer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo at 100% against Lyft Surfaces Designer's 0%. Echo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (77 vs 3). Lyft Surfaces Designer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Echo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Lyft Surfaces Designer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Echo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lyft Surfaces Designer's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Echo versus Lyft Surfaces Designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoLyft Surfaces Designer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (77 ratings) — better1.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantin ZarubinMelcher Media & Design Inc.

Customer experience

Echo

All ratings70 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lyft Surfaces Designer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access (Weekly)$3.997 Days
  • Full Access (Annual)$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Echo Lifetime Premium$3.99
None

Lyft Surfaces Designer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lyft Surfaces Designer free?
Lyft Surfaces Designer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo or Lyft Surfaces Designer?
Echo is rated higher. Echo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Lyft Surfaces Designer averages 1.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Echo or Lyft Surfaces Designer have ads?
Neither Echo nor Lyft Surfaces Designer shows ads.

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