Comparison

FocusNote vs Smart Dictation Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

FocusNote

Features
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【FocusNote】 is a unified note-taking app that brings together notes, schedules, tasks, and habits into one streamlined system, helping you stay organized and focused every day. Unified Note System All your content lives in one place. Whether it's a quick thought, an important meeting, a daily habit, or a to-do item, FocusNote treats everything as a note with different types, making organization intuitive and seamless. Smart Scheduling Plan your days with the built-in calendar view. Create schedule notes with start times, end times, reminders, and repeat options to never miss an important event again. Habit Tracking Build positive routines with habit notes. Track your daily check-ins, view your streaks, and stay motivated with visual progress indicators that celebrate your consistency. Task Management Stay on top of your responsibilities with task notes. Set priorities, due dates, and reminders. Break down complex projects into subtasks for better clarity and progress tracking. Elegant Dark Design Enjoy a refined dark interface that reduces eye strain and helps you focus on what matters. The clean, minimalist aesthetic keeps distractions at bay while you work. Simplify your productivity with FocusNote and take control of your daily life. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dywnet.xyz/bijibeiwang/privacy.html

About

Smart Dictation Keyboard

This app converts your speech into text for use in any application. It offers AI-powered polishing, translation, and voice editing. Your dictation is private and not tied to any user profile.

Highlights
  • Live speech-to-text
  • AI text polishing and translation
  • Voice editing of dictated text
  • System-wide integration
  • Supports 28 languages
  • No user accounts or ads
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Smart Dictation Keyboard turns speech into text you can insert in almost any iPhone or iPad app—Messages, Notes, email, and more. Dictate, polish or translate with AI, then voice-edit the draft before it goes into the field. You never create a name, email, or password account. What you say is not tied to a user identity we can profile. If you do not want to expose private emails, messages, notes, or other personal information to a chatbot, you can dictate, rewrite, translate, and edit here—in the app you are already typing in. HOW IT WORKS • Enable Smart Dictation Keyboard in Settings (Full Access required) and turn on Background mic readiness in the app • In any text field, switch to this keyboard with the globe key • Choose your speaking language • Tap Start Dictation, choose reasoning effort or leave at none • Review, tap Edit and speak changes if you want, then insert FEATURES • Speech-to-text with high accuracy for everyday and professional use—medical, legal, business, technical, and general content • 28 languages, including English (US, UK, India), Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, and more • Optional AI polish for clearer, better-formatted text on verbal instructions • Voice Edit: after Transcript or AI, speak revisions (shorten, rephrase, add a greeting, fix a name, text format change) and insert the updated text • Works system-wide where you already type • Copy text from your device and rewrite using ai • Reply to message or tweet using AI - copy the message and then ask AI to respond the way you want - right into the keyboard. • No chatbot account, no conversation history under your name, no ads, and no profile built from what you dictate • We do not store your audio or transcripts on our servers. Speech is processed to produce the text you insert; when that job is done, that content is not kept in a durable archive on our end—only limited subscription and usage records needed to run the service • Store notes locally on device or on iCloud for multi-device access. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Weekly and monthly auto-renewable plans • 1-week free trial for eligible first-time subscribers (subject to Apple’s eligibility rules) • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period REQUIREMENTS • Microphone permission, internet connection, and Full Access (required for network transcription) Privacy Policy: https://kalpaisolutions.com/products/smart-dictation-keyboard/privacy Support: admin@smartdictationpro.com

Screenshots

FocusNote3 screens
Smart Dictation Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FocusNote at 15.0 against Smart Dictation Keyboard's 18.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
FocusNote versus Smart Dictation Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusNoteSmart Dictation Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFENGHUI (HK) HOLDINGS LIMITEDKalp AI Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

None

FocusNote

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Dictation Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FocusNote free?
FocusNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Dictation Keyboard free?
Smart Dictation Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FocusNote or Smart Dictation Keyboard have ads?
Neither FocusNote nor Smart Dictation Keyboard shows ads.

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