Echo vs Basic Mode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Voice-to-text transcription
- Record meetings and lectures
- Summarize recordings
- Import audio files
- Multilingual support
- Local data storage
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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
Basic Mode
Transform your phone into a focused device on a schedule. Block distracting apps, categories, and websites while keeping essential functions accessible. Create custom modes for work, sleep, or family time, with an emergency unlock option.
- Customizable focus modes
- Block apps, categories, and websites
- Scheduled blocking sessions
- Emergency app unlock
- Essential app access
- Privacy-focused design
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Basic Mode turns your iPhone into a dumb phone — on your schedule. Pick a mode — Work, Night, Family, Deep Reset, or your own — choose which apps, categories, and websites go quiet, and start a session. Distractions get blocked. Essentials like calls, messages, maps, and camera stay available. • Saved modes for work, sleep, family time, and deeper resets • Block by app, category, or website — you decide • Timeboxed emergency unlock when you truly need it • Always reversible — restore app access anytime • 100% private: no account, no tracking, everything stays on your device Built on Apple's Screen Time. Basic Mode is free to use. Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks scheduled sessions, Commitment Lock, and custom modes. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/terms Privacy Policy: https://probabilityapps.com/basic-mode/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Echo at 77 against Basic Mode's 1. Echo also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Echo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Basic Mode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Echo against 5.0 for Basic Mode. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 77 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Echo ships an update every 6 weeks, Basic Mode monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Echo | Basic Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Zarubin | PROBABILITY LLC |
Customer experience
Echo
Basic Mode
In-app purchases
Echo
- Full Access (Weekly)$3.997 Days
- Full Access (Annual)$24.991 Year
- Echo Lifetime Premium$3.99
Basic Mode
- Basic Mode Weekly Lite$2.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly$4.997 Days
- Basic Mode Weekly Plus$7.997 Days
