Comparison

utter vs Annotate Audio

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

Head to head
About

utter

This AI-powered voice keyboard transforms your speech into polished written text instantly, working across all your favorite apps. It offers advanced speech-to-text capabilities, an AI writing assistant, and a structured editor for efficient content creation.

Highlights
  • AI Voice Keyboard
  • Advanced Speech to Text
  • AI Writing Assistant
  • Structured Editor with Markdown
  • Instant Note Capture
  • Whisper Mode
  • Custom Vocabulary
Features
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Turn your voice into useful text with Utter. Dictate messages, capture ideas, and transcribe recordings on your iPhone or iPad. WORK WITHOUT INTERNET Turn on Offline Mode in Settings on a compatible iPhone to dictate and rewrite without an internet connection. Download the required models once, then process your words on your device. WRITE WITH YOUR VOICE Use the Utter keyboard in apps that support custom keyboards. Speak naturally, then use AI writing tools to clean up, rewrite, or summarise your text. The keyboard requires Full Access. KEEP YOUR IDEAS TOGETHER Record voice notes, import audio, and search your transcripts. Add your own vocabulary and choose writing modes for different tasks. CHOOSE YOUR MODELS Browse speech and language models, choose defaults, and manage downloads. Use supported on-device models or cloud services, or connect supported providers with your own API key. Availability, languages, live transcription, and speaker labelling depend on the model and device. Cloud models send the content needed for processing to the selected service. START QUICKLY Use widgets, Shortcuts, and the share sheet to bring recording and audio import into your everyday workflow. Some features require Utter Pro or a provider API key. Terms: https://utter.to/terms Privacy: https://utter.to/privacy

About

Annotate Audio

This app transforms audio into searchable text, offering real-time translation, speaker identification, and instant summaries. You can also chat with your transcripts to extract specific information and detect conversational tone.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio translation
  • Transcribe audio of any length
  • Automatic speaker labels
  • Instant summary generation
  • Chat with transcripts
  • Emotion detection
Features
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Turn audio into clear, searchable text — fast. REAL-TIME TRANSLATION Translate speech live while recording audio, so you can follow conversations across languages as they happen. TRANSCRIBE AUDIO OF ANY LENGTH Upload meetings, lectures, interviews, podcasts, and more. Get accurate text you can skim, search, and share. SPEAKER LABELS Automatically separate who said what, so conversations are easier to follow. INSTANT SUMMARIES Generate a concise overview with key points and action items — great for busy days. CHAT WITH YOUR TRANSCRIPT Ask questions like: * What was decided? * List action items * Summarize the last 10 minutes Get answers grounded in the transcript. TRANSLATE YOUR TRANSCRIPT Translate audio and transcripts into other languages to understand and share content across languages. EMOTION DETECTION Detect the tone of a conversation (e.g., positive, neutral, negative) to quickly gauge how things felt and spot key moments. TRANSCRIBE AUDIO OF ANY LENGTH Upload meetings, lectures, interviews, podcasts, and more. Get accurate text you can skim, search, and share. SPEAKER LABELS Automatically separate who said what, so conversations are easier to follow. INSTANT SUMMARIES Generate a concise overview with key points and action items — great for busy days. CHAT WITH YOUR TRANSCRIPT Ask questions like: * What was decided? * List action items * Summarize the last 10 minutes Get answers grounded in the transcript. TRANSLATE YOUR TRANSCRIPT Translate audio and transcripts into other languages to understand and share content across languages. EMOTION DETECTION Detect the tone of a conversation (e.g., positive, neutral, negative) to quickly gauge how things felt and spot key moments. Whether you're studying, working, or creating content, this is your all-in-one transcription workspace.

Screenshots

utter4 screens
Annotate Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: utter at every 2 weeks against Annotate Audio's monthly. Annotate Audio's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. utter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Annotate Audio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for utter against 5.0 for Annotate Audio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

utter ships an update every 2 weeks, Annotate Audio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
utter versus Annotate Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterutterAnnotate Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThird techCore Arc Studio LLC

Customer experience

utter

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Annotate Audio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

utter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
  • Utter Pro | Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Annotate Audio

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro Subscription$5.997 Days
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is utter free?
utter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Annotate Audio free?
Annotate Audio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, utter or Annotate Audio?
utter and Annotate Audio are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do utter or Annotate Audio have ads?
Neither utter nor Annotate Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, utter or Annotate Audio?
utter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Annotate Audio monthly. Most recently, utter was updated on October 11, 2026 and Annotate Audio on October 4, 2026.

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