QDictation vs Since
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QDictation
This app helps language learners practice dictation by scanning text and generating word lists. It supports multiple languages and offers unlimited practice time, ideal for exam preparation or homework assistance.
- Scan text to generate word lists
- Dictation practice for language learning
- Supports multiple languages
- Unlimited practice time
- Ideal for exam preparation (IELTS, TOEFL, TEF, B2)
- Assists with homework
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QDictation 2.0 is a brand-new app for learning words and keeping your lessons. Scan a page to practice spelling, or record a class and get the text right on your iPhone, even offline. No account needed, and your notes stay on your device. RECORD LESSONS AND MEETINGS (NEW) • Tap Record and watch the transcript appear live, on your device, without internet • Lessons, meetings or conversations: recordings up to 45 minutes free, 3 hours with Supporter • Mark key moments while recording, or highlight any sentence later • Tap a paragraph to hear it again; playback follows along, and any passage can loop • Search inside a recording, correct the text, and copy everything in one tap • Export the transcript, the original with its translation, or the audio TRANSLATE (NEW) • Translate transcripts and documents into 19 languages • Apple's offline language packs translate on your device: free, private and unlimited • A small daily online allowance covers languages you have not downloaded SCAN TEXT (NEW) • Snap a book page or the board: it is cropped, straightened and recognized on your device • Read the full text page by page, with each page's translation underneath • Tap Words on a page to collect new words; repeats merge and basic words start unticked (English and French) • Save them to a word list, or list just the words you picked to hear them, look them up and start a dictation • Turn a printed word list into a dictation list in one step PRACTICE DICTATION • Every word is read aloud with adjustable speed, pauses and repeats • Type what you hear, check your answer, and review mistakes and favorites later • Collect new words from a recording straight into a dictation list ORGANIZE AND SHARE • Search the Library and Recordings; filter the Library by word lists or documents • Share a word list as text, or as a file classmates can import PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up. Lists, scans, recordings and transcripts stay on your device • Text recognition, speech recognition and offline translation run on your device • Each permission is requested only when you use the feature that needs it FREE OR SUPPORTER Free: up to 30 lists or documents, 45-minute recordings and 1,000 characters of online translation a day. Supporter (annual subscription): unlimited lists and documents, 3-hour recordings, 3,000 characters a day and no ads. It renews yearly until you cancel in your App Store settings. Made for spelling tests, French immersion dictée, ESL vocabulary, lectures, language classes and teachers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Since
This app helps you manage recurring tasks and routines that don't fit traditional to-do lists. Set up items like changing bedsheets or replacing toothbrushes, and the app will automatically schedule the next occurrence after you mark them as done. It provides clear views of what's due, what's for today, and what can wait, with optional reminders.
- Manage recurring tasks
- Automatic rescheduling
- Due, Today, and Later views
- Optional reminder notifications
- iCloud sync
- Edit, remove, or undo tasks
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Since remembers the recurring things that never quite belong on a normal to-do list. Changing the sheets. Replacing a toothbrush. Testing the smoke alarms. Add something once, choose how often it should happen, then mark it Done when you actually do it. Since schedules the next time from there, so your routines move with real life instead of slipping out of sync with a fixed calendar. Open the app and you can see what’s due, what needs attention today and what can wait. • Repeat routines every few days, weeks or months • Mark something Done and let the next due date move automatically • See a simple Due, Today and Later view • Add an optional reminder notification at the time you choose • Edit, remove or undo without turning your life into a project plan • Sync your routines with iCloud, with no separate account required Since is for the little recurring jobs you want handled, without keeping all of them in your head. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Since at none against QDictation's shown. Since also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). QDictation's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. QDictation sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year and Since sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
QDictation ships an update weekly, Since every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QDictation | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xin Cao | Stuart Malcolm |
Customer experience
QDictation
Since
In-app purchases
QDictation
- QDictation Supporter Annual$6.991 Year
Since
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$2.99
- Tip$4.99









