Comparison

Auri vs KnowItOwl!

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

Head to head
About

Auri

This AI-powered keyboard and assistant helps you write faster, smarter, and error-free in over 80 languages. It can draft emails, transcribe voice memos, create notes, check grammar, and translate conversations, all from your keyboard.

Highlights
  • AI-powered keyboard with dictation
  • Email drafting and response generation
  • Voice memo transcription and summarization
  • Grammar and spelling correction
  • Multilingual translation
  • AI chat for brainstorming and learning
  • Smart notes with AI writing tools
Features
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Write better. Get answers. Type a lot less. Auri is a keyboard with an assistant inside, so you can speak, write, fix, translate, and ask in any app. Hi, I'm Auri. Tell me what you want to say or do, and I'll help right where you type. Rated 4.7 and used by 280,000+ people. ► IN YOUR KEYBOARD, IN ANY APP - Say it with voice dictation (industry-leading accuracy with a 1.1% word error rate). Tap the mic and talk the way you talk. I drop the filler, keep what you meant, and type it clean. Change your mind mid-sentence; I follow. Pick how it lands: Raw, Clean, Concise, Casual, or Professional. - Fix it in one tap. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation in any language. Paraphrase in 22 styles, from Concise to Business Email to Persuasive, or describe your own. Translate into 31 languages as you type. Continue a sentence, or give me the topic and I'll write the draft. - Ask me without leaving the app. Tap my key and ask about your text, your schedule, or anything at all. - Let me do it. From the keyboard or the app, I can add a calendar event, set a reminder, look up a contact, find places near you, search and send Gmail, and read or update a Notion page. I show you what I'm about to do and wait for your Confirm. Every source is yours to allow or turn off in Settings. - Still a full keyboard. Swipe typing, 83 languages, every layout: QWERTY, QWERTZ, QZERTY, AZERTY, Colemak, Dvorak, 30 themes, a keyboard clipboard for the things you type often, and a vocabulary that learns your names. ► OPEN AURI WHEN IT NEEDS MORE ROOM - Chat with four engines and 20 personas. Auto picks for you. Fast is for everyday questions, Reasoning for the hard ones, and Visual answers as a screen you can explore: cards, comparisons, and steps you can tap. - Ask to check your email, update your Notion, find places, manage your calendar, or set reminders. - Hand me a PDF, a photo, or a scan and ask about it. - Ask for a PDF, a CSV, or an image and I'll create the file. - I remember what matters from one chat to the next, when you let me. Clear it any time. ► RECORD IT. GET THE NOTES. - Record a meeting, a lecture, or a thought on a walk. Import an audio or video file, paste a YouTube link, or scan a PDF. I transcribe it perfectly in 58 languages with speaker labels, then turn it into meeting notes, a summary, a checklist, a blog post, an essay, or a translation. Everything lands in your Library, next to your notes, where you can ask me about any of it. - Write notes in Markdown with headings, checklists, tables, and images. Dictate into them. Export as PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and more. ► ON YOUR WATCH AND YOUR MAC Ask me from your wrist, record voice notes, or dictate on Apple Watch straight into your iPhone keyboard or your Mac with Auri Voice. The Auri app on Mac carries your chats and Library. Words you add once follow you across every device. ► YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS I'm privacy-first by design. I don't collect what you type or say. I never appear in password or card fields. Notes and chats are encrypted in your own iCloud, requests carry no personal identifiers, and nothing is used to train AI models. Your calendar, mail, location, and Health are read only when you allow it, and only for the request you made. ► UPGRADE TO PRO WHEN YOU WANT NO LIMITS. Auri gives you the full keyboard with 83 languages, swipe typing, dictation, writing tools (writing, translation, paraphrasing, grammar check), chat (Fast, Reasoning, Visual), and state-of-the-art transcription, counted by minutes and daily uses. Auri Pro stops counting and unlocks unlimited usage, adds every keyboard theme, layout, and every translation language. One subscription for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Questions? Write to me at hi@auri.ai or open Need Help in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://auri.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://auri.ai/terms

About

KnowItOwl!

Features
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KnowItOwl! puts a voice-first question-and-answer assistant on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Raise your wrist, ask a question, and hear a concise answer spoken aloud. On iPhone, you can also type questions, review your shared conversation history, replay saved audio, choose a voice, and manage credits. KEY FEATURES - Apple Watch voice questions with spoken answers - Voice or text questions on iPhone - Concise answers grounded with Google Search when available - Multilingual transcription and responses - Four selectable voices: two multilingual and two English - Shared conversation history across iPhone and Apple Watch - Watch face complications for quick launch - Digital Crown volume control during Watch playback - Encrypted message text and audio storage - No advertising or third-party behavioral tracking HOW CREDITS WORK Each voice or text question uses one credit. New accounts receive a 20-credit welcome gift, and 5 free credits are added each month. Credits do not expire. Additional consumable credit packs are available from iPhone and Apple Watch; App Store Connect supplies the localized prices. PRIVACY Before the first question, KnowItOwl! explains what data is processed and asks for permission. Voice recordings or typed questions and up to three recent messages are sent through Sandy Brook DevWorks' authenticated backend to Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, Vertex AI Gemini, Google Search grounding, and Cloud Text-to-Speech as needed to produce an answer. Permission can be withdrawn at any time from Settings, which stops new AI questions on both iPhone and Apple Watch until it is allowed again. Message content and stored audio are encrypted on the device before they are saved to Firebase. See the privacy policy for retention and service-provider details.

Screenshots

Auri4 screens
KnowItOwl!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Auri at every 5 days against KnowItOwl!'s every 5 weeks. Auri also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Auri sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and KnowItOwl! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auri ships an update every 5 days, KnowItOwl! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Auri versus KnowItOwl!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuriKnowItOwl!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUpstate Media IncJaime Reyes

Bugs and requests

Auri

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Voice recognition not working consistently
  • Keyboard not functioning properly after certain actions
  • Transcription errors in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language support
  • Improve keyboard accuracy and responsiveness
  • Provide a one-time purchase option
  • Expand to other platforms like Windows and Android
  • Enhance accessibility for visually impaired users

KnowItOwl!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Auri

Subscriptions9
  • Pro Weekly – Unlimited Access$7.997 Days
  • Auri Keyboard & AI Assistant Pro$7.997 Days
  • Auri AI Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
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  • Auri Keyboard & AI Agent Pro$17.951 Month
  • AI Chatbot, Keyboard & Writer$19.951 Month
  • Artificial Intelligence Writer$24.951 Month
  • AI Keyboard Writing Assistant$119.991 Year
  • Auri AI Agent & Keyboard Pro$119.991 Year
  • AI Writing Assistant Pro$179.991 Year
3 purchases

KnowItOwl!

One-time3
  • Standard (30 Credits)$6.99
  • Popular (60 Credits)$12.99
  • Power (120 Credits)$24.99

Questions

Is Auri free?
Auri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KnowItOwl! free?
KnowItOwl! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Auri or KnowItOwl! have ads?
Neither Auri nor KnowItOwl! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auri or KnowItOwl!?
Auri ships an update every 5 days, and KnowItOwl! every 5 weeks. Most recently, Auri was updated on November 7, 2026 and KnowItOwl! on October 31, 2026.

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