Visual IQ vs SpeakType
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual IQ
This app uses advanced visual intelligence to convert photos and screenshots into actionable data. It integrates seamlessly with iOS to add events to your calendar, contacts from business cards, tasks to reminders, and locations to maps. You can also extract text, identify objects, and get detailed descriptions of images.
- Capture events into Calendar
- Import contacts from images
- Create tasks from lists
- Extract locations into Maps
- Identify objects and species
- Translate text in images
- Get image descriptions and answers
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Turn photos into actions. Visual IQ saves you time by converting pictures and screenshots into real results in seconds using cutting-edge visual intelligence. Front and center is the app's tight integration into iOS to help you get things done with incredible ease. Take a photo or screenshot and easily import its events into Calendar, people into Contacts, tasks into Reminders, or locations into Maps. You can also extract or translate text, identify items, get an answer to a question, or a detailed description of the image. Included are useful actions for Shortcuts, a share extension, and the app be opened using control widgets in Control Center or your Lock Screen as well as pressing the Camera Control button. Features: • Capture multiple events from schedules, calendars, event posters, and more into Calendar. • Import multiple people from business cards, posters, and more into Contacts. • Snap multiple tasks from grocery, to-do lists, etc. into Reminders. • Grab multiple locations from lists of addresses into Maps or Google Maps. • Identify anything in an image such as a dog's breed or a plant's species. • Lookup accurate translations of text in a picture to over 40 languages. • Get a detailed description or answer questions about any photo or screenshot. Visual IQ is free to use for up to 5 scans a day and 50 scans per month. There are optional upgrades to increase these rate limits, access more accurate models, and unlock access to scan history. Try out Visual IQ today and start saving time. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/visualiq/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SpeakType
Transform spoken words into polished text with an AI-powered keyboard. It cleans up filler words, formats messages and lists, and helps you communicate more efficiently.
- Voice to polished text conversion
- Automatic filler word removal
- Email formatting
- List formatting
- Faster communication
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Ever struggled to turn messy thoughts into clear, ready-to-send text? Traditional typing slows you down, and basic dictation often leaves you fixing filler words, repeated phrases, and rough formatting. SpeakType transforms how you write with voice. It's not just a transcription tool — it's your AI-powered voice keyboard that cleans up your speech, formats your ideas, and helps you turn natural talking into polished text. • Voice to Perfect Text: Speak Naturally, Send Clearly Speak freely and watch SpeakType turn your words into clean, polished text. Whether it's a quick message, a work reply, a note, or an idea you do not want to lose, SpeakType helps you capture it faster and make it easier to read. • Remove Filler Words: No More Messy Dictation Say what comes to mind without worrying about ""um,"" ""uh,"" repeated phrases, or mid-sentence corrections. SpeakType helps clean up rough speech so your final text feels more direct, more professional, and ready to send. • Email Formatting: Turn Rough Speech Into Better Replies Dictate your thoughts naturally, and SpeakType can help shape them into a clearer email format. It is perfect for client replies, work updates, quick follow-ups, and longer messages that need to sound polished. • List Formatting: Organize Ideas Instantly Turn scattered thoughts into structured lists. SpeakType can help format spoken ideas into bullet points, making it easier to plan tasks, summarize thoughts, or share information clearly. • Work Smart, Not Hard Stop typing every message from scratch or spending extra time cleaning up basic dictation. SpeakType handles the heavy lifting — helping you focus on your ideas, your replies, and your work. Turn voice into polished text. Download SpeakType today and experience a faster, cleaner way to type with your voice. We'd love to hear your feedback and feature suggestions! Contact us at speaktype.support@geniustech.ai Subscription Details: Our standard Subscription Plans are: - 1 Year Subscription - 1 Week Subscription Additional Information: - Payments will be billed to your App Store Account upon confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions will automatically renew within 24 hours of the end of the current period, unless canceled with at least 24 hours' notice. - Users have the right to manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal through the Account Settings after making a purchase. Privacy Policy: https://speaktypekeyboard.geniustech.ai/user-agreement/privacy_policy.html Terms of Use: https://speaktypekeyboard.geniustech.ai/user-agreement/terms_of_use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SpeakType at none against Visual IQ's shown. SpeakType also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Visual IQ's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Visual IQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SpeakType sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SpeakType holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual IQ has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Visual IQ ships an update fortnightly, SpeakType every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual IQ | SpeakType |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cromulent Labs | GENIUS AI LABS PTE. LTD |
Customer experience
Visual IQ
SpeakType
In-app purchases
Visual IQ
- Visual IQ Plus Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Visual IQ Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Visual IQ Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Visual IQ Premium Yearly$79.991 Year
SpeakType
- VoiceKB Pro,1week3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- SpeakType Pro,1month$19.991 Month
- VoiceKB Pro,1year$39.991 Year
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- SpeakType Pro,1year3 Days trial$79.991 Year








