Comparison

Sikum vs ToText

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

Head to head
About

Sikum

Features
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Sikum brings two Hebrew audio workflows into one private workspace: turn speech into editable text, and turn text or documents into speech. SPEECH TO TEXT Record a conversation, meeting, lecture, interview, lesson, or idea—or import an existing audio file. Sikum transcribes Hebrew directly on your device, with optional speaker identification, timestamps, speaker renaming, and full transcript editing. TEXT TO SPEECH Paste text or import PDF, DOCX, and TXT documents. Review and edit the extracted text, choose between the bundled Noga and Ari voices, then generate audio locally. Pause or resume generation, listen with playback controls, and export the result in M4A, WAV, CAF, or AIFF. ONE ORGANIZED LIBRARY Keep transcriptions and narrations together. Search titles and content, add labels, mark favorites, edit your work, delete items, and share or export only when you choose. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use the focused phone experience or an adaptive two-column iPad workspace that keeps your library and selected content side by side. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account and no server processing. Speech recognition, speaker processing, pronunciation, and speech generation use models bundled with the app. Your recordings, imported documents, pasted text, transcripts, generated speech, and labels remain on your device unless you deliberately export or share them. Works without an internet connection after installation. Hebrew and mixed Hebrew/English text are supported for narration.

About

ToText

Effortlessly convert spoken conversations into text, complete with speaker identification, AI-generated summaries, and action items. Ask questions about recordings and jump to specific moments. Includes a keyboard for dictation in other apps.

Highlights
  • Record or import audio/video
  • Speaker labeling
  • AI summaries and action items
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Dictation keyboard
  • Export to PDF
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Turn every conversation into text you can use. Record a meeting, lecture, interview or voice note, or import an audio file. ToText supports transcription in 60 languages, shows who said what, writes a clear AI summary and lists the action items. Then ask the recording anything and jump to the exact moment. NEW: THE TOTEXT KEYBOARD Speak instead of typing in Messages, Mail, Notes and other apps. Add the keyboard once with a short guide, then tap and talk. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record in the app, import audio files, or share audio and video from other apps • Get an organized transcript with speaker labels. Choose the spoken language or let ToText detect it • Choose the length and style of each AI summary • Get action items, a title and tags automatically • Ask questions and get answers with time references. Tap one to hear that moment • Follow playback with a synced transcript that highlights each word • Search, edit, copy, share and export to PDF • Keep your library in sync across devices with iCloud • See Insights, a weekly Calendar and your chosen Tasks in Home (iOS 26) YOUR RECORDINGS IN CHATGPT Where available, you can connect ToText in ChatGPT and ask about your recordings there. Only text is shared, never audio. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no password. Your library stays on your device and, if you turn on iCloud sync, in your personal iCloud Drive. Audio sent for transcription is deleted from our servers shortly after processing. The optional ChatGPT connection keeps a copy of your recording text on ToText's EU servers until you disconnect and delete it. PLANS Start free with 60 transcription minutes a month and 2 questions per recording. Basic includes 1,000 minutes a month and up to 30 questions per recording. Pro includes 2,000 minutes a month and unlimited questions for fair personal use. Local prices and full details are shown before you buy. Terms of Use: https://lovelaceloom.com/totext/legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lovelaceloom.com/totext/legal/privacy-policy.html ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. Made by Lovelace Loom.

Screenshots

Sikum4 screens
ToText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ToText at Free against Sikum's $2.99. Sikum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support 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

ToText is free to download; Sikum costs $2.99 up front. ToText sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sikum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sikum versus ToText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSikumToText
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.2 GB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdan BuzagloEyal Ronen

In-app purchases

None

Sikum

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ToText

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$44.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Sikum free?
Sikum costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToText free?
ToText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sikum or ToText have ads?
Neither Sikum nor ToText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sikum or ToText?
Sikum ships an update every 3 days, and ToText every 3 days. Most recently, Sikum was updated on October 30, 2026 and ToText on November 5, 2026.

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