LectMate vs ArtPDF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LectMate
This app provides real-time voice-to-text transcription and simultaneous translation with advanced noise reduction. It's designed to help students and professionals understand lectures, meetings, and conversations, even with accents or background noise. Features include AI-powered summarization, note-taking, and multi-language support.
- Real-time voice-to-text transcription
- Simultaneous translation
- Audio noise reduction
- AI keyword summarization
- Bilingual transcript export
- Search and replay recordings
- Supports 71 languages
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LectMate: A must-have for students. Professional recording, real-time voice-to-text transcription, and high-precision simultaneous translation; improve learning efficiency, and top students are using it. [Application scenarios] * Real-time translation for Zoom online classes and video conferences. No need to worry about accents from teachers or classmates, the transcription will still be accurate. * Offline classes can also be translated, with real-time Chinese subtitles to easily understand every sentence. * Take notes easily and export bilingual transcripts at any time to save time on reviewing and not miss any important knowledge. * Record phone calls and no longer fear to communicate with customer service. * Switch to conversation translation mode when going out to avoid social awkwardness and understand the other party's thoughts. * Collect inspirations at any time and improve your oral expression ability. [Core features] * Audio noise reduction: Even in noisy environments or when recording distant sources, high-quality voice-to-text transcription results can be obtained. * Intelligent transcription: The world's leading AI technology, #1 in the 2021 international automatic speech recognition challenge, provides high-precision, accurate, and fast transcription with high recognition rates. * Affordable price: 180 minutes of free transcription time per month, and only 0.27 yuan per hour for VIP members, which is only 1/2 the price of similar services. * Comprehensive functionality: Recording audio, taking notes, viewing translations, and exporting in multiple formats. All functions are available. We will continue to update more useful features to help you easily tackle all learning problems and improve efficiency. [Main features] * Real-time transcription: Record audio and take notes in real-time with high accuracy. Automatically save text and voice records after the session. * Keywords: Automatically extract key content and generate keyword summaries. * Import and export: Import audio files from other applications with one click and automatically generate text notes for efficient processing of audio content. * AI intelligent engine: Recognizes mixed Chinese and English speech, automatically distinguishes uppercase letters, adds punctuation, and corrects mistakes intelligently. * Search and replay: Quickly search for any word or sentence in the whole recording. Replay audio at your preferred speed for efficient review. * Multiple scenarios: Suitable for all classes, meetings, phone calls, interviews, lectures, and daily voice conversations. AI saves you time and effort. [71 supported languages] We stand with users from all over the world, continuously providing the most advanced services, making it easier for you to record every important moment in your daily life. Currently supported languages include: English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Afrikaans, Amharic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Estonian, Basque, Persian, Filipino, Galician, Gujarati, Armenian, Icelandic, Javanese, Georgian, Khmer, Kannada, Lao, Macedonian, Malayalam, Mongolian, Marathi, Malay, Burmese, Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhalese, Albanian, Sundanese, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Cantonese, Zulu. [Information confidentiality] We take your privacy and data security seriously. Your data is confidential and will not be transferred to third parties for any reason. You have full control over your data and can delete it from your account at any time. Privacy Policy: https://d1e0dtlz2jooy2.cloudfront.net/inter-web/lect-mate/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://d1e0dtlz2jooy2.cloudfront.net/inter-web/lect-mate/terms.html
ArtPDF
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ArtPDF 精选呈现艺术家作品集,是一个专为藏家设计的艺术家作品搜索平台。通过ArtPDF,用户可以轻松浏览和发现来自世界各地的优秀艺术家及其作品。平台不仅提供了高质量的图像和详细的艺术家信息,还为用户提供了便捷的收藏和分享功能。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ArtPDF at none against LectMate's 14. ArtPDF also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. LectMate sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. ArtPDF asks for nothing beyond the download.
LectMate ships an update every 3 weeks, ArtPDF every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LectMate | ArtPDF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (665 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 665 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Youdao (Hong Kong) Limited | Shanghai Xijing Art Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
LectMate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sudden loss of membership status
- Automatic pause during recordings
- Inability to find account login on different devices
Requested features
3 requests- Batch export/import functionality
- Customizable recording duration
- Improved handling of accented/regional speech
ArtPDF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LectMate
- LectMate 会员3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
- LectMate Pro3 Days trial2 variants$5.997 Days
- LectMate 会员3 Days trial2 variants$6.997 Days
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- LectMate Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- LectMate Pro3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- LectMate 会员$49.991 Year
- LectMate Pro4 variants$49.991 Year
- LectMate 会员$59.991 Year
ArtPDF
No in-app purchases









