Comparison

Dhinote vs AI Dictation

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

Head to head
About

Dhinote

Features
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Dhinote is a fast, intelligent note app that organizes your thoughts and actions — automatically. Why Dhinote? Structured by design: - Notes are automatically organized into a clear, easy-to-navigate structure. No more messy notebooks or endless searching.Notes and tasks together: - Capture thoughts and turn them into actionable tasks — all in one place. Fast and frictionless: - Open, write, save. Dhinote is built for speed, so nothing gets in the way of your flow of thoughts. Clean and focused: - A calm, distraction-free interface that helps you stay focused on what matters. In Sanskrit, Dhi (धी) primarily means intellect, understanding, thought, reflection, or mind, embodying the power to comprehend and discern, often seen as the mind's activity or a higher form of knowingness.

About

AI Dictation

Transform spoken words into text for messages, emails, notes, and documents. Offers a dedicated keyboard for seamless integration into other apps or direct recording within the app. Supports cloud and offline processing with advanced formatting options.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text keyboard integration
  • Direct recording and transcription
  • Cloud and offline processing modes
  • Customizable personal dictionary
  • Voice shortcuts for frequent phrases
  • Transcription history search
  • Live Activity for monitoring
Features
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Turn your voice into useful text on your iPhone. AI Dictation is a voice-to-text app and keyboard for messages, email, notes, documents, and longer recordings. Start from the keyboard in apps that support third-party keyboards, or record directly in AI Dictation, then insert, copy, or share the finished text. DICTATE WITH LESS TYPING Open a text field, switch to the AI Dictation keyboard, and start speaking. Your finished transcription is ready to insert where you were writing. CHOOSE HOW YOUR SPEECH IS PROCESSED Use Cloud, Offline, or Automatic mode. On iOS 17 and later, you can download the offline model for on-device speech recognition. Cloud transcription sends audio only after you give permission. Optional cloud formatting may send the transcript to organize or clean up the result, even when speech recognition runs offline. MORE THAN BASIC VOICE TYPING Choose the result that fits what you are recording: • Dictation for direct speech-to-text • Notes for structured ideas and action items • Meetings for summaries, speaker labels, timestamps, and action items MAKE IT YOURS • Add names and specialized terms to your personal dictionary • Create voice shortcuts for text you use often • Search your recent transcription history • Replay locally saved recordings • Copy or share previous results KEEP TRACK WHILE YOU DICTATE On iOS 17 and later, a Live Activity shows when AI Dictation is listening or processing and gives you a quick way to stop. GET STARTED 1. Open AI Dictation and follow the setup guide. 2. Enable the AI Dictation keyboard in Settings. 3. Choose Cloud, Offline, or Automatic mode. 4. Open a supported text field, switch keyboards, and start speaking. Whether you are replying to a message, capturing an idea, or turning a longer conversation into notes, AI Dictation helps your words keep up with your thoughts.

Screenshots

Dhinote4 screens
AI Dictation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Dictation at weekly against Dhinote's every 3 weeks. AI Dictation also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dhinote ships an update every 3 weeks, AI Dictation weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dhinote versus AI Dictation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDhinoteAI Dictation
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGopal KrishnamaniArtsiom Vysotski

In-app purchases

None

Dhinote

No in-app purchases

None

AI Dictation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dhinote free?
Dhinote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Dictation free?
AI Dictation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dhinote or AI Dictation have ads?
Neither Dhinote nor AI Dictation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dhinote or AI Dictation?
Dhinote ships an update every 3 weeks, and AI Dictation weekly. Most recently, Dhinote was updated on September 11, 2026 and AI Dictation on September 18, 2026.

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