Comparison

Thinking Hats vs Voice Pad

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

Head to head
About

Thinking Hats

Features
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Thinking Hats is your ultimate productivity and creativity app. Whether you’re brainstorming, making decisions, or organizing life, this app offers the tools you need. β€’ Organize with Hats and Groups: Create color-coded hats and group them to structure your thoughts. Rearrange hats within groups or groups within the app effortlessly. β€’ Start Timed Sessions: Boost productivity with customizable timed sessions. Allocate time for each group and track progress seamlessly. β€’ Explore the Library: Access a rich library with over 200 frameworks, covering areas like creativity, decision-making, business, and life. Find inspiration and structure your thinking. β€’ Custom Weights for Life Areas: Think about key areas of your life, such as business, hobbies, family, or relationships, and set custom priorities to match your goals. β€’ Think with Frameworks: Use proven mental models to explore problems, feelings, optimism, and more. Start sessions that guide your thinking process step by step. Join over 10,000 happy users who have transformed their thinking with Thinking Hats. Dive into a world of ideas, frameworks, and structure!

About

Voice Pad

Features
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Voice Pad turns your voice into clean, editable text β€” instantly and entirely on-device. Talk through ideas, meeting notes, blog drafts, or anything on your mind. Voice Pad records and transcribes in real time using Apple's latest speech engine. No internet required. No data leaves your phone. FEATURES - Real-time transcription powered by Apple SpeechAnalyzer - Fully on-device β€” private by design, works offline - Edit transcripts directly after recording - AI text enhancement β€” reformat transcripts as concise notes, action items, summaries, emails, friendly messages, persuasive drafts, brainstorms, stories, and more - Custom formatting styles with your own instructions - Word dictionary for fixing commonly mis-transcribed words - Keyboard extension β€” one-tap dictation from any app - Folder organization to keep recordings sorted - Audio playback with speed control - iCloud sync across devices - Siri shortcut β€” say "Voice Pad" to start recording - Dark mode interface FREE FEATURES - Record up to 1 minute per recording - 3 AI enhancement uses - Full transcription quality - Keyboard dictation VOICE PAD PRO (one-time purchase) - Unlimited recording length - Unlimited AI enhancement - Folder organization Whether you're capturing ideas on a walk, drafting a quick email, or brainstorming your next project β€” just talk it out and text it out.

Screenshots

Thinking Hats4 screens
Voice Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thinking Hats at none against Voice Pad's 1. Thinking Hats also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Pad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thinking Hats asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Thinking Hats versus Voice Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThinking HatsVoice Pad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan GonzalezKevin Tang

In-app purchases

None

Thinking Hats

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Voice Pad

One-time1
  • Voice Pad Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Thinking Hats free?
Thinking Hats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Pad free?
Voice Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thinking Hats or Voice Pad have ads?
Neither Thinking Hats nor Voice Pad shows ads.

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