utter vs ReadMate AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AI Voice Keyboard
- Advanced Speech to Text
- AI Writing Assistant
- Structured Editor with Markdown
- Instant Note Capture
- Whisper Mode
- Custom Vocabulary
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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
ReadMate AI
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ReadMate AI helps you turn online reading into clear, natural audio. Save articles and PDFs, listen with Google Cloud Text-to-Speech, and continue from where you stopped across desktop and mobile. Key features: - Listen to saved articles and uploaded PDFs. - Continue reading progress across Chrome extension and mobile. - Choose voice and playback speed. - Keep a synced reading history when signed in. - Use Google Cloud Text-to-Speech voices. ReadMate AI is built for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who wants to keep up with detailed reading while commuting, studying, or multitasking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ReadMate AI at none against utter's 2. ReadMate AI also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. utter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ReadMate AI asks for nothing beyond the download.
utter ships an update every 2 weeks, ReadMate AI every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | utter | ReadMate AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third tech | Daniel Nortey |
In-app purchases
utter
- Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
- Utter Pro | Yearly$59.991 Year
ReadMate AI
No in-app purchases









