Comparison

Voice Dictation for Notes vs When

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

Head to head
About

Voice Dictation for Notes

This app allows you to convert your spoken words into text in real-time, making note-taking up to five times faster than typing. It supports automatic grammar correction and a wide range of global languages, enabling easy sharing of your dictated notes to other applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time text display
  • Up to 5x faster than typing
  • Automatic grammar correction
  • Supports 43 languages
  • Share notes to other apps
  • Intelligent speech recognition
Features
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Voice Dictation for Notes is a revolutionary app it's 5 times faster and more accurate than any of the other dictation apps. Your text is displayed in real time 148Apps : "The benefit to being too straightforward is that Voice Dictation for Notes is incredibly easy to use after some initial setup. Anyone can transfer their words to their Notes" Lifehacker: "Voice Dictation for Notes Translates Your Voice into Notes and Sends It to Virtually Any Other iPhone App" Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon the leather band. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens.iPhone converts your words into notes. Voice Dictation for Notes is an easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your notes. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard. Voice Dictation for Notes supports a multitude of global languages. - Up to five times faster than typing on a keyboard - Share your notes using Pages, Doc2Go, QuickOffice, Evernote, Email etc. - 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 quickly dictate your Notes and share them after. FEATURES - Voice driven correction interface - Automatic correction of grammar and conjugation - Support 43 languages - Based on a learning algorithms 43 Languages & Dialects with Speech Recognition: - Arabic - English (United States) - English (United Kingdom) - English (Australia) - Spanish (Spain) - Spanish (United States) - Spanish (Mexico) - French (France) - French (Canada) - German - Italian - Japanese - Mandarin (China) - Mandarin (Taiwan) - Cantonese - Korean - Dutch - Norwegian - Swedish - Danish - Portuguese (Portugal) - Portuguese (Brazil) - Polish - Russian - And more REQUIREMENTS 1. Voice Dictation for Notes requires network connectivity (WiFi or 4G LTE/3G/EDGE). 2. Voice Dictation for Notes works iPhone, iPad and on the iPod Touch (external microphone required). Please contact us if you face any problem, we promise a quick answer.

About

When

Quickly set reminders with a single tap by interacting with a clock face. Customize your reminders with notes, colors, icons, and sounds. View all your upcoming tasks in a comprehensive list.

Highlights
  • One-tap reminder setting
  • Clock face time adjustment
  • Add notes to reminders
  • Customizable colors and icons
  • Select reminder sounds
  • View all reminders list
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Set reminders in one tap! Tap the clock face at the time you want — and your reminder is ready. • Move the reminder around the clock face to change the time. • Add notes. • Customize the color and icon. • Choose a sound. • View the full list of reminders. Give it a try!

Screenshots

Voice Dictation for Notes4 screens
When4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: When at 5.0 against Voice Dictation for Notes's 2.2. When also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 39%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Voice Dictation for Notes's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On 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 for Notes costs $2.99 and When $9.99 up front. Voice Dictation for Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. When asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

When holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Dictation for Notes has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Voice Dictation for Notes's written reviews are positive against 75% of When's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Dictation for Notes ships an update every 7 months, When every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Voice Dictation for Notes versus When: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Dictation for NotesWhen
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating2.2 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuanticapps LtdMikhail Solomonov

Customer experience

Voice Dictation for Notes

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews217 reviews
Positive38.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative54.4%

When

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative15.0%

Bugs and requests

Voice Dictation for Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unauthorized service error
  • Recordings randomly deleted
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integration with native Notes app
  • Ability to edit and format text
  • Improved language support

When

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Dictation for Notes

One-time1
  • Voice Notes Premium Pro$5.99
None

When

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voice Dictation for Notes free?
Voice Dictation for Notes costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is When free?
When costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Voice Dictation for Notes or When?
When is rated higher. Voice Dictation for Notes averages 2.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while When averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Voice Dictation for Notes or When have ads?
Neither Voice Dictation for Notes nor When shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Dictation for Notes or When?
Voice Dictation for Notes ships an update every 7 months, and When every 3 weeks. Most recently, Voice Dictation for Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and When on November 6, 2026.

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