Promptly vs Dictation App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Promptly
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Promptly is your wake-up weapon to kill procrastination and bad sleep. I built this because I was stuck sleeping all day, wasting time, feeling tired. Sound familiar? Promptly gets you moving the second you wake up with a fun twist. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dictation App
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Capture a thought before it disappears. Echo is a focused voice-notes app for recording ideas, dictating text, and turning longer conversations into clear notes. RECORD, THEN FIND IT Tap once to start. Speak naturally. Echo keeps the audio with its transcript, so you can play it back, edit the text, and search for the exact line later. FOR QUICK NOTES AND MEETINGS โข Dictate a thought, task, reminder, or idea โข Record longer meetings and keep the complete transcript โข Create structured meeting notes after transcription โข Pause and resume a recording when you need to โข Search notes and transcripts instead of scrolling โข Listen back to the original audio โข Export or share a note when you choose PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recordings and notes stay on your device. Echo uses on-device speech recognition when it is available for your language. If you choose to share a note as a webpage, only that selected note and its date are sent to create a link; shared links expire after 30 days. MADE FOR THE MOMENTS YOU CANNOT TYPE Use Echo for a thought while walking, a quick voice memo between tasks, lecture notes, interview follow-ups, or meeting decisions and next steps. The Home Screen widget and Siri Shortcuts let you begin a recording quickly. Echo is built to feel calm: no ads, no account required, and no clutter between you and the thought you wanted to keep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Promptly at every 4 days against Dictation App's every 2 weeks. Promptly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Promptly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Dictation App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Promptly ships an update every 4 days, Dictation App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Promptly | Dictation App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 18.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad haris Shahbaz | Johanna Hoppe |
In-app purchases
Promptly
- Promptly Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Promptly Premium Lifetime$9.99
Dictation App
- Echo Pro$3.99









