Comparison

Letterly vs DOWAY

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

Head to head
About

Letterly

Instantly transform your speech into polished text for notes, messages, social media, and more. Organize with custom tags, use offline, and choose from over 25 rewrite styles. Supports over 90 languages and syncs across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Speech to text transcription
  • Customizable text rewriting
  • Note organization with tags
  • Offline recording
  • Multi-language support
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Audio file upload transcription
Features
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Turn your speech into brilliant text – instantly. Write anything, anytime. Perfect for notes, messages, emails, meeting summaries, journal entries, social media posts, and much more. Find your own unique use case! HOW IT WORKS This isn’t just a transcription tool. Just record any speech, and get polished, ready-to-use text immediately. USE CASES - Note-taking: ideas, to-dos, shopping lists, plans - Communication: messages, emails, comments - Content creation: social media posts, articles, newsletters, scripts - Journaling: thoughts, emotions, memories, gratitude - Meetings: summaries, minutes, action plans USEFUL FEATURES - Tags: organize notes with custom tags for easy navigation - Offline mode: capture thoughts anytime, even without internet - Any device: iPhone, Web, Mac, or iPad – notes stay synced across all platforms - Rewrite options: choose from 25+ premade rewrite styles or create your own - 90+ languages: speak freely – language is detected automatically - Widget: start recording instantly from your home screen - Translate: convert voice notes to any language in seconds - Quick sharing: send your text anywhere via Share button or integrations like Zapier - Audio upload: transcribe recordings made outside the app - Long recordings: record up to 90 minutes per note with unlimited recordings Download and try it today! We’ve designed the app to be simple, intuitive, and perfect for daily use. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

DOWAY

This app provides professional audio recording and transcription services. It uses AI to convert speech to text in multiple languages, distinguishing speakers and enhancing work efficiency. It also supports high-definition multi-mode recording with compatible hardware.

Highlights
  • High-definition multi-mode recording
  • Real-time text transfer
  • Speaker identification
  • Multi-language transcription
  • AI-powered accuracy
  • Increased work efficiency
Features
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DOWAY is a professional recorder management and audio transfer text application. With the recorder hardware products, it can realize high-definition multi-mode recording, real-time transfer of text, distinguish speakers. combines the latest AI technology to achieve efficient and accurate text transcription services in multiple languages, meanwhile which greatly enhances the process of converting natural speech to text, thereby increasing daily work efficiency. [Fee Changes]  ChuangYi LLC., in its sole discretion and at any time, may modify the Subscription fees. Any Subscription fee change will become effective at the end of the then-current Billing Cycle. ChuangYi LLC. will provide you with reasonable prior notice of any change in Subscription fees to give you an opportunity to terminate your Subscription before such change becomes effective. Your continued use of the Service after the Subscription fee change comes into effect constitutes your agreement to pay the modified Subscription fee amount.   [Refunds]  Except when required by law, paid Subscription fees are non-refundable.   DOWAY Terms of Service & END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: http://www.dowayai.com/resource/dowaygg/team/member-service-terms.html   This app supports one-click subscription  Once the purchase of the subscription product is confirmed, iTunes will directly deduct the relevant subscription fees.  DOWAY VIP accounts can be ordered directly through iTunes account credit card payment.If the renewal is not cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period (one month/one year), the premium account for the next period will be automatically renewed.  During the current subscription cycle, the use of the current cycle cannot be cancelled.You can manage or cancel purchases through the settings of your iTunes account.   About privacy policy:  http://www.dowayai.com/resource/dowaygg/team/member-service-terms.html  About the membership agreement:  http://www.dowayai.com/resource/dowaygg/team/member-service-terms.html  About the Terms of Service:  http://www.dowayai.com/resource/dowaygg/team/membership-faq.html

Screenshots

Letterly4 screens
DOWAY2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Letterly at 78% against DOWAY's 29%. Letterly also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). DOWAY's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Letterly sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and DOWAY sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DOWAY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letterly has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Letterly's written reviews are positive against 29% of DOWAY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letterly ships an update every 10 days, DOWAY fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Letterly versus DOWAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterlyDOWAY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB205 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAnton LebedevShenzhen Chuangyi Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Letterly

All ratings1,116 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.4%

DOWAY

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative68.6%

Bugs and requests

Letterly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • When I get phone calls, I lose the entire recording

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to use the artificial intelligence to search through all of my old notes for similar topics or keywords

DOWAY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Letterly

Subscriptions7
  • PRO Subscription (1 month)$19.991 Month
  • PRO Subscription (3 months)$44.903 Months
  • PRO Subscription (1 Year)7 Days trial$69.991 Year
Show 4 more
  • PRO Subscription (1 Year)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription (1 Year)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription (12 months)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • PRO Subscription (12 months)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • PRO Subscription (Lifetime)$199.99
  • PRO Subscription (Lifetime)$249.99
18 purchases

DOWAY

Subscriptions6
  • Pro Plan(Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Max Plan(Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan(Monthly)$9.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro Plan(Annually)$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Plan(Annually)$59.991 Year
  • Max Plan(Annually)$69.991 Year
One-time12
  • 60 minute$0.99
  • 120 minute$0.99
  • 120 Minutes Package$1.99
Show 9 more
  • 600 minute$2.99
  • 300 minute$3.99
  • 600 Minutes Package$3.99
  • 3000 minute$11.99
  • 1200 minute$14.99
  • 3000 Minutes Package$15.99
  • 6000 minute$19.99
  • 6000 Minutes Package$29.99
  • 3600 minute$39.99

Questions

Is Letterly free?
Letterly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DOWAY free?
DOWAY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letterly or DOWAY?
DOWAY is rated higher. Letterly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while DOWAY averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Letterly or DOWAY have ads?
Neither Letterly nor DOWAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letterly or DOWAY?
Letterly ships an update every 10 days, and DOWAY fortnightly. Most recently, Letterly was updated on October 13, 2026 and DOWAY on October 10, 2026.

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