Comparison

Offline Dictation vs SpeechToText Memo

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

Head to head
About

Offline Dictation

Transcribe speech to text securely and privately, even without an internet connection. This app processes all dictation locally on your device, ensuring no data is sent to the cloud. It supports numerous languages and offers convenient features like automatic scrolling and clipboard copying.

Highlights
  • Offline transcription
  • Secure and private processing
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Automatic scrolling
  • Copy to clipboard
  • Timestamp display
Features
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You can transcribe safely and securely even in places where radio waves do not reach or in meetings with important content! A network is essential for general transcription apps because it is linked with cloud services, This application does not require a network because the processing is completed within the iPhone. Therefore, you can comfortably transcribe without any transcription failure or delay due to network connection failure. In addition, you can use it safely at work without being involved in information leakage on the cloud service side. (If you are worried, you can use it by blocking communication by switching to airplane mode etc.) Also, the function to save data is not added. (There is only a copy function to the clipboard) *Usage* - Tap the red circle button to start dictation. - To stop dictation tap the red square button. - Turn on "Date", Timestamp of dictation is displayed - Turn on "scroll", scroll automatically - Tap "Copy" button, the result of dictation is copied to clipboard *Support Language* - English - Chinese - Spanish - Italian - Brazilian - Portuguese - Japanese - Korean - German - French - Arabic - Hindi - Indonesian - Russian - Vietnamese - Turkish - Thai - Ukrainian This app contains artifacts distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 license. [Apache License, Version 2.0] http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

About

SpeechToText Memo

Features
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Turn spoken ideas into text memos with SpeechMemo. Tap Start Transcription, speak, and see words appear as you talk. Save the text, edit it, and share it when you are ready. CAPTURE IDEAS AS YOU SPEAK Use live speech to text for a quick thought, class note, meeting reminder, or journal entry. Choose the language you speak from the available speech recognition languages. MAKE EACH MEMO USEFUL Review and edit the text, keep saved memos in a simple list, and share text through the iOS share sheet. You can also listen to a memo read aloud or display its text as a QR code. SpeechMemo saves text memos on your device. Speech recognition availability depends on the selected language and your device's speech services. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Offline Dictation3 screens
SpeechToText Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Offline Dictation at 14.3 against SpeechToText Memo's 16.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offline Dictation ships an update fortnightly, SpeechToText Memo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Offline Dictation versus SpeechToText Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline DictationSpeechToText Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.3 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasuhiro Suzukinz-sw

In-app purchases

None

Offline Dictation

No in-app purchases

None

SpeechToText Memo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offline Dictation free?
Offline Dictation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeechToText Memo free?
SpeechToText Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Offline Dictation or SpeechToText Memo have ads?
Both Offline Dictation and SpeechToText Memo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Offline Dictation or SpeechToText Memo?
Offline Dictation ships an update fortnightly, and SpeechToText Memo weekly. Most recently, Offline Dictation was updated on October 15, 2026 and SpeechToText Memo on October 24, 2026.

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