Comparison

Onomastici vs Voice Dictation Pro

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

Head to head
About

Onomastici

This app helps you remember name days for saints and your contacts. It offers a searchable database of saints and allows you to find name days for people in your address book. Receive push notifications for upcoming name days.

Highlights
  • Complete saint database
  • Search by Italian name
  • Find name days for contacts
  • Push notifications
  • Set preferred dates and reminders
  • Customizable contact search days
Features
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Never miss a "Name day" again! Onomastici (the Italian word for "Name Day") features a complete database of the Saint of the Day. You can browse the calendar by swiping up or down), and can search for an Italian name or even find the "Name day" for the contacts in your Address Book (works with all Italian and most English/American names, even abbreviated). In the system settings you can set the number of days for which your contacts' onomastici will be searched. Version 1.2 now includes push notifications!!! In version 1.1 you can set your preferred date for each name and set a reminder for each name-day!

About

Voice Dictation Pro

This app converts your spoken words into text, allowing you to quickly send messages, emails, and update social media. It offers automatic grammar correction and improves its accuracy over time.

Highlights
  • Voice to SMS, email, Facebook, Twitter
  • Intelligent speech recognition
  • Automatic grammar correction
  • High precision dictation
  • Copy and paste text
  • 41 supported languages
Features
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AN AMAZING VOICE RECOGNITION APP AT AN INCREDIBLY LOW PRICE! GET IT NOW. Best ranking Top Overall and productivity : -1 in FRANCE -1 in Spain -1 in Italy -1 in Brazil -1 in Belgium -1 in Switzerland -7 in UK Customer review: Linda Alex on Sunday, July 29 2012 version 2.2 The best voice recognition software that I have used. Makes using the iPhone much easier. Not ready to commit? Try Voice To Apps - SMS, Emails, Facebook, Twitter and more * ALL-IN-ONE APPLICATION : VOICE TO SMS, EMAIL, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER * User benefits: - Up to five times faster than typing on a keyboard - The application is based on an intelligent speech recognition that improves with time. - Automatic grammar correction - An extraordinary precision in all situations - A convenient way to send SMS messages, emails, update your Facebook or post messages on Twitter The Voice Dictation application is a fantastic way to be effective and save valuable time each day. Just use your voice instead of typing, touch the microphone dictation app, then say what you have to say, the iPhone converts your words into text. Use the dictation to write an email or an SMS messages, taking notes and more. Features: * User-friendly interface and compatible Retina * Dictation to write an email * Dictation to write a text or an iMessage * Automatic correction of grammar and conjugation * Copy text and paste it into notes or a word processing application such as (Documents to Go, Pages, Quickoffice, etc.). * Copy text and paste it in your favorite Apps . * The text can be copied to your Facebook or Twitter. * 41 supported languages System Requirements: * Voice Dictation requires an internet connection (WiFi or 3G/EDGE). * Voice Dictation works on iPhone, iPad(1,2), and on the second and third generation iPod Touch with external microphone. We always continue to improve the app.

Screenshots

Onomastici4 screens
Voice Dictation Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Onomastici at none against Voice Dictation Pro's 1. Onomastici also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Voice Dictation Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Onomastici costs $0.99 and Voice Dictation Pro $1.99 up front. Voice Dictation Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Onomastici asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Onomastici against 4.0 for Voice Dictation Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Dictation Pro has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Onomastici's written reviews are positive against 57% of Voice Dictation Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onomastici ships an update every 37 months, Voice Dictation Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Onomastici versus Voice Dictation Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnomasticiVoice Dictation Pro
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings169 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.010.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAraneum Group srlQuanticapps

Customer experience

Onomastici

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.7%

Voice Dictation Pro

All ratings69 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative36.7%

Bugs and requests

Onomastici

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Voice Dictation Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unauthorized use error
  • Blank screen or freezing
  • Text disappearing after dictation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to continue dictation without losing text
  • Automatic punctuation and capitalization
  • Integration with messaging/email apps
  • Longer recording time
  • Offline mode

In-app purchases

None

Onomastici

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Dictation Pro

One-time1
  • Premium upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is Onomastici free?
Onomastici costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Dictation Pro free?
Voice Dictation Pro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onomastici or Voice Dictation Pro?
Onomastici and Voice Dictation Pro are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 69 ratings respectively.
Do Onomastici or Voice Dictation Pro have ads?
Neither Onomastici nor Voice Dictation Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onomastici or Voice Dictation Pro?
Onomastici ships an update every 37 months, and Voice Dictation Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Onomastici was updated on October 19, 2026 and Voice Dictation Pro on October 26, 2026.

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