Comparison

DictText vs Voice Input Assist

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

Head to head
About

DictText

This utility converts your text into clickable links, allowing instant access to your device's default dictionary for word definitions. Easily check sentence meanings and explore word details with a simple tap.

Highlights
  • Convert text to link texts
  • Easy access to default dictionary
  • Check sentence details
  • Adjust text area height
  • Tap words for definitions
Features
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This app can help you to check your sentences. If you want to know the detail of any word, just convert it! This is changing your sentences to be text with links, which means you can more easily access to default dictionary! *** Features *** - Easy to access to default dictionary! - Quick convert to link texts! *** How to use it *** 1. Write/paste texts to upper field! 2. Tap the button of bottom left on toolbar! 3. Instantly new texts will be made on lower field! 4. Just tap a word if you want to check! *** Tips *** You can change the height of text area and the link area if you drag the borderline. I hope this helps you!

About

Voice Input Assist

Features
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User of this editing app for Voice Input can edit sentences by using various function buttons such as moving cursor, selecting characters, deleting characters, copying and pasting characters, sending mails and other functions. Initially, this app was developed for aged persons who are not good at editing characters using the standard keyboard due to dry fingertips. However, it has been noticed that even young people can enjoy this app with the merit of “How to enunciate well” Aged persons will show strong interest in the “Voice Input” function and they may feel they can operate a smart phone, when they view an actual scene in which sentences can be entered by “Voice Input” on a smart phone. However, “Voice Input” in the Japanese language is still not 100% perfect, thus users must adjust (edit) their sentences by using a keyboard. And they will face difficulties editing on the small screen of the device. They must put their dry fingertips on the characters correctly in order to select and adjust them. These are difficult tasks for aged persons. Therefore, this app provides easier operation by using user-friendly buttons. 【Button Functions】 6 types of buttons for moving the cursor forward in six directions. 3 types of buttons for selecting character(s) forward in two directions and “select all”. 2 types of buttons for deleting character(s) forward in two directions. 3 types of buttons for “cut,” “copy” and “paste” 4 types of buttons for moving to other apps: Mail, Notes, Line and Google. “Finish/New” button is a function to stop an editing operation and begin editing a new draft. “Mark” button provides a table of “words to enter punctuation or other characters.” Users may not be able to remember all words to be pronounced into the microphone for punctuation. This button will provide six dictionary tables for these punctuation and characters to be pronounced. “Expl.” button will show tables for using the Voice Input and Editing function of this app. A button to withdraw a keyboard is installed at version 3.1.0 【Game using “Voice Input”】 A game using “Voice Input” is included in this app. Users can practice “Voice Input” with this game. The game provides 15 sentences as “questions” to be spoken into a microphone. If users speak into a microphone by reading questions appearing in the corner of “Question”, the iPhone will translate the voice and write a sentence in the “Answer” column. When users tap a “Judge” button, a circle mark will appear on the screen if the written sentences are equal to the same question. A cross mark will appear if the answer is not equal to the same question. The “Redo” button can be used when users wish to delete their answers and try it again. The “Next Q” button will lead to a new question on the screen. The “Try again” button will return to the screen of the first question. The questions are arranged from simple sentences to complicated sentences so that users can understand the essence of this app. Further, users can test how to input punctuation via voice by referring to the table of punctuation. A “Mark” button for six tables of punctuation are also installed in the screen of this game.

Screenshots

DictText4 screens
Voice Input Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Voice Input Assist at none against DictText's 1. Voice Input Assist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DictText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Voice Input Assist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DictText ships an update every 4 months, Voice Input Assist every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
DictText versus Voice Input Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictTextVoice Input Assist
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperF-NET AppsTomiji Suzuki

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DictText

One-time1
  • Display history for words you checked!$0.99
None

Voice Input Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DictText free?
DictText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Input Assist free?
Voice Input Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DictText or Voice Input Assist have ads?
DictText shows ads; Voice Input Assist does not.
Which is updated more often, DictText or Voice Input Assist?
DictText ships an update every 4 months, and Voice Input Assist every 3 months. Most recently, DictText was updated on October 20, 2026 and Voice Input Assist on October 3, 2026.

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