Comparison

Icarus vs dictpaste

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

Head to head
About

Icarus

Consolidate all your media management services into a single, intuitive application. Monitor requests, track releases, and view live streams from various connected platforms. Access and manage your media setup remotely with real-time notifications.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for requests and releases
  • Seamless integration with Sonarr, Radarr, Overseerr, Tautulli
  • Real-time notifications for media events
  • Discover and manage trending titles
  • Remote access to media setup
Features
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Your media. Your rules. Free to use. Every feature included. Icarus brings your movies, TV shows, music, and books together in one native app for Apple devices. Find a familiar favorite, discover your next obsession, and keep your media organized without jumping between apps. Divine by name. Unreasonably useful by nature. • Your library, together Browse media, requests, and activity from your connected servers and services in one place. • Discover more Explore recommendations, browse collections, and search for movies, shows, and people. Meet the cast and get the details behind the poster. • A little divine order See what’s available, upcoming, or requested. Manage supported library details and requests, and keep track of what comes next. • Press play Enjoy movies, music, and audiobooks through compatible connected services. Check playback activity and use supported playback controls from your device. • Stay in the loop Get push notifications for supported events, including media availability, requests, and playback activity. • Your setup, your choice Connect Icarus directly to supported services, or pair it with Hades, our optional self-hosted server. Access your setup away from home when your services are configured for remote access. FREE TO USE No subscriptions. No paid feature tiers. No ads. Every Icarus feature is included. HADES Icarus for iOS includes optional support for 'Hades - Media Server' which includes more robust features and permissions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your media and server data stay with the devices and systems you control. We do not sell your data or use it for advertising. Essential account, connection, and notification-routing data are handled as described in our Privacy Policy. BRING YOUR OWN MEDIA Icarus is a client for your existing media servers and services. It does not provide or host movies, TV shows, music, books, or other media. You need your own media library and compatible services. Some connected services may require their own accounts or subscriptions. Features vary by platform and integration. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://myicarus.app/privacypolicy.html

About

dictpaste

Features
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Record, transcribe, and paste or share. All processing happens on your device - no cloud, no accounts, no data collection. dictpaste uses WhisperKit to run speech recognition directly on device. Choose from multiple model sizes depending on your accuracy needs and available resources. - Tap to record, tap to stop - Transcription copies to clipboard automatically - Share text to any app - Multiple Whisper model sizes (base through large) - Works offline - Background recording support - Siri Shortcuts integration

Screenshots

Icarus4 screens
dictpaste4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: dictpaste at every 2 days against Icarus's weekly. Icarus's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Icarus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and dictpaste sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icarus ships an update weekly, dictpaste every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Icarus versus dictpaste: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcarusdictpaste
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLantea LLCKyle Rober

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Icarus

Subscriptions5
  • Basic Access$0.991 Month
  • Supporter$0.991 Month
  • Supporter Family Access$1.991 Month
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  • Supporter - Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Supporter Family Access - Yearly$14.991 Year
3 purchases

dictpaste

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Icarus free?
Icarus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dictpaste free?
dictpaste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Icarus or dictpaste have ads?
Neither Icarus nor dictpaste shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Icarus or dictpaste?
Icarus ships an update weekly, and dictpaste every 2 days. Most recently, Icarus was updated on October 24, 2026 and dictpaste on October 24, 2026.

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