Ask Adalbert vs Klartext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Adalbert
This app helps you make decisions by providing answers to your yes-no questions. It uses voice recognition to understand your queries and offers a simple way to get a definitive response.
- Voice recognition for questions
- Provides yes/no answers
- Share answers with friends
- Simple decision-making tool
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Don't know how to choose, but flipping a coin is too boring? Adalbert is at hand! Just ask him and he will provide you with an answer. Features: - Ask yes-no questions and Adalbert will recognize your voice and give you an answer - Share the answer with your friends
Klartext
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Speak instead of typing: tap the mic, talk โ polished text lands in any app, in your language. Everything happens on your iPhone: recognition runs on Apple's large speech model right on the device, and AI cleanup removes filler words and slips and sets clean punctuation โ powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your iPhone. No account, no server, no tracking: by default, your dictation goes nowhere. For mixed languages and technical vocabulary there's optional cloud recognition with your own key; for cleanup without Apple Intelligence, an online model through your own account with the provider โ both clearly labeled, both optional. The Klartext keyboard is deliberately not a second typing keyboard โ it's a lean dictation panel: a big mic, space, delete, return, and (with AI cleanup active) your mode right on the keyboard: Message ยท Email ยท Note ยท AI prompt ยท your own modes. DICTATION THAT DOESN'T CUT OFF Unlike built-in dictation, recording keeps running when you switch apps: the keyboard is just the display, the mic lives in the main app. Look something up, switch apps, come back, tap stop โ the text is in your field. And no word gets lost: recordings stay on your device for up to 24 hours โ listen again or re-transcribe. Can be turned off. WHY KLARTEXT โข Everything on device: recognition and cleanup run locally โ on a plane, in a dead zone, in the basement โข Private by design: no account, no server, no tracking โ by default, your dictation never leaves your iPhone โข Recognition that learns: correct a word once and your spelling sticks โ dictionary and replacements included โข Custom modes: create up to three of your own, each with a line on format and tone โ requests like "no emojis" or "all lowercase" work right on the device; pick them on the keyboard, and built-in modes can be renamed (with AI cleanup) โข Great for AI prompts: dictate instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, or coding agents โ technical terms stay exactly as you said them โข Read-aloud as a bonus: Klartext reads copied text aloud, even with the screen locked โ pick your voice, optionally OpenAI voices via your own key (clearly labeled) โข Widgets and stats: words today and weekly overview โข Built in Germany, perfected for German โ and takes dictation in many languages FAIRLY PRICED Every week, 2,500 dictated words are free โ permanently, no account needed. Only delivered dictations count; read-aloud, history and dictionary never do. If you dictate more, get Klartext Unlimited: one yearly subscription, one price, cancel anytime โ no other tiers. The price is shown in the app and applies to your region. The subscription pays for development โ there is no Klartext server. If you first downloaded Klartext before version 2.0, you keep everything unlimited, no subscription. WHAT YOUR IPHONE NEEDS Dictation works on any iPhone running iOS 26. On-device AI cleanup needs Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) โ otherwise an online model through your own account can take over, if you like. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://klartext-app.com/privacy.html Imprint & support: https://klartext-app.com/imprint.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Klartext at every 4 days against Ask Adalbert's every 10 months. Ask Adalbert's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ask Adalbert ships an update every 10 months, Klartext every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Ask Adalbert | Klartext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincent Friedrich | simon heinz |
In-app purchases
Ask Adalbert
No in-app purchases
Klartext
No in-app purchases









