Comparison

Voice Dictation Pro vs Notepad

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

Head to head
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.

About

Notepad

Capture thoughts, pictures, voice notes, and checklists with this powerful yet simple notepad. Securely store logins and passwords, organize with categories, and easily find information with quick search. Includes reminders and backup options.

Highlights
  • Capture thoughts, pictures, and voice records
  • Create and manage checklists
  • Secure storage for logins and passwords
  • Organize notes with categories and colors
  • Quick search functionality
  • Backup and restore data
  • Password protection for app startup
Features
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Smart notepad makes it easy to capture your thought, pictures, voice records, checklist, birthdays, logins, and passwords. You can easily organize it and find it quickly later. The notepad helps you to keep all information with you. Smart notepad is very powerful but simple and easy to use. Main features: - Add notes - Add existing pictures to notes - Take photos and add to notes - Add voice records and listen to at any time - Add checklists - Add and remember birthdays - Secure storage for logins and passwords - Encoding with RSA and DES algorithms - Categories for notes - Colors for categories - A quick search for any data - Recent notes list - Restore removed notes from trash folder - Sorting notes by different fields - Birthdays reminder - Quick buttons to create notes - Quick copy data to memory - Password on application startup - Restore password to the email - Backup/restore data - Print notes - Share notes Supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Bengali, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese Simplified If you have any ideas for improvement just contact us by softser06@gmail.com Permissions Notice Camera: This is used to attach images to notes Microphone: This is used to attach voice records to notes Storage: This is used to backup/restore all notes (Ages 10+)

Screenshots

Voice Dictation Pro4 screens
Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notepad at 5.0 against Voice Dictation Pro's 4.0. Notepad also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (91% vs 57%). Voice Dictation Pro's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and ratings volume (69 vs 2). On update cadence, 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

Voice Dictation Pro costs $1.99 and Notepad $6.99 up front. Voice Dictation Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notepad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Dictation Pro has 69 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Voice Dictation Pro's written reviews are positive against 91% of Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Dictation Pro ships an update every 2 months, Notepad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Voice Dictation Pro versus Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Dictation ProNotepad
Price$1.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.0 (69 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuanticappssiarhei yatsuk

Customer experience

Voice Dictation Pro

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

Notepad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and 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

Notepad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Dictation Pro

One-time1
  • Premium upgrade$4.99
None

Notepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Dictation Pro free?
Voice Dictation Pro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Notepad free?
Notepad costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voice Dictation Pro or Notepad?
Notepad is rated higher. Voice Dictation Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Notepad averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Voice Dictation Pro or Notepad have ads?
Neither Voice Dictation Pro nor Notepad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Dictation Pro or Notepad?
Voice Dictation Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Notepad every 6 weeks. Most recently, Voice Dictation Pro was updated on October 15, 2026 and Notepad on October 4, 2026.

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