Comparison

Promptly vs Dictation App

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

Head to head
About

Promptly

Features
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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/

About

Dictation App

Features
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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 โ€ข Dictate a thought, task, reminder, or idea โ€ข Record longer meetings and keep the complete transcript โ€ข Create structured meeting notes after transcription โ€ข Pause and resume a recording when you need to โ€ข Search notes and transcripts instead of scrolling โ€ข Listen back to the original audio โ€ข 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.

Screenshots

Promptly4 screens
Dictation App4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Promptly versus Dictation App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPromptlyDictation App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad haris ShahbazJohanna Hoppe

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Promptly

Subscriptions1
  • Promptly Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Promptly Premium Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Dictation App

One-time1
  • Echo Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Promptly free?
Promptly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dictation App free?
Dictation App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Promptly or Dictation App have ads?
Neither Promptly nor Dictation App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Promptly or Dictation App?
Promptly ships an update every 4 days, and Dictation App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Promptly was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dictation App on October 28, 2026.

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