Comparison

OutSec Speak vs BAD 2026

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

Head to head
About

OutSec Speak

This app transforms your smartphone or tablet into a digital recorder, allowing you to dictate files from anywhere. It's designed for clients needing a convenient way to capture dictations for transcription services.

Highlights
  • Digital recorder functionality
  • Dictate files on the go
  • Smartphone and tablet compatible
  • Designed for transcription clients
  • Office in your hands
Features
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The OutSec Connect App turns any smartphone or tablet into a digital recorder. It has been specifically designed to meet our clients’ needs. As a result, clients can simply dictate files in the office, from home or on the go. By using our free dictation app on your smartphone or tablet is literally like having an office in your hands. OutSec is the UK’s leading online transcription company. We offer an outsourced solution to employment, allowing you access to highly trained transcriptionists on a pay-as-you-go basis, charged on a (rounded up) per minute basis.

About

BAD 2026

Features
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Official App for BAD 2026 attendees. Use this App to: – Consult the programme; – Search for information; – Provide feedback; – Receive notifications from the organisers.

Screenshots

OutSec Speak4 screens
BAD 20263 screens

Verdict

The call

OutSec Speak and BAD 2026 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OutSec Speak versus BAD 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutSec SpeakBAD 2026
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVanessa FrenchTFI Lodestar Ltd

In-app purchases

None

OutSec Speak

No in-app purchases

None

BAD 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OutSec Speak free?
OutSec Speak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BAD 2026 free?
BAD 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OutSec Speak or BAD 2026 have ads?
Neither OutSec Speak nor BAD 2026 shows ads.

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