Comparison

Mindsight Anchor vs SpeakUp Dictation

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

Head to head
About

Mindsight Anchor

Instantly block distractions by setting modes and tapping your Anchor device. Choose between Group or Individual Lock, select participants, and determine lock behavior. Schedule focused time for families and keep devices out of the way when it's important.

Highlights
  • Set distraction-blocking modes
  • Tap Anchor device to activate
  • Group Lock and Individual Lock options
  • Select participants for locks
  • Schedule focused family time
  • Centralized control for less distraction
Features
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Set modes, tap your Anchor device, and block distractions instantly. Choose Group Lock or Individual Lock, pick who’s in, and decide if only the admin locks or everyone locks on their device. Schedule focused time for the family and keep phones out of the way when it matters most. One hub, one tap, less distraction—together.

About

SpeakUp Dictation

This app transforms your voice into text using on-device AI, ensuring complete privacy. It offers a custom keyboard for seamless integration into any application, supporting multiple European languages for offline use.

Highlights
  • 100% on-device transcription
  • Custom keyboard for all apps
  • Offline functionality
  • Supports 9 European languages
  • Automatic punctuation and formatting
  • No subscription or account required
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SpeakUp turns your voice into text — entirely on your iPhone. No cloud. No subscription. No AI rewriting. Your words, exactly as you said them. Hold a button, speak, and your words appear in any app — Messages, Mail, Notes, Slack, or anywhere else you type. SpeakUp installs a custom keyboard with a dedicated mic button that works everywhere. HOW IT WORKS SpeakUp runs an open-source AI speech recognition model directly on Apple's Neural Engine via CoreML. Your voice is transcribed on your device in seconds. Nothing is sent to the internet. Nothing is stored. Nothing is shared. Tap the mic button on the SpeakUp keyboard, speak into the app, and your transcribed text appears right where you were typing. It's that simple. WHAT YOU GET - Custom keyboard with mic button — works in every app - 100% on-device transcription on the Neural Engine - 9 European languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian - Works completely offline — no internet required - Automatic punctuation and smart formatting - Free, no subscription, no account, no word limits WHY NOT APPLE DICTATION? Apple Dictation sends some audio to Apple's servers for processing. It only works in system apps. And for many languages and accents, it simply gets words wrong. SpeakUp runs a dedicated AI model on your device. It works in every app via a custom keyboard. And it actually understands accented English and European languages — because that's what it was built for. WHY NOT WISPR FLOW? Wispr Flow costs $15/month and sends every word you speak to their cloud servers. They also rewrite what you say with AI — you don't get your own words back. SpeakUp is free, runs 100% on your device, and transcribes your words faithfully. No paraphrasing. No cloud. No subscription. ALSO ON MAC SpeakUp for Mac (€29 one-time) gives you the same on-device dictation everywhere on macOS — system-wide hotkey, custom domain Lexicons (medical, software, legal), and longer recording sessions. Learn more at getspeakup.app. BUILT IN BERLIN SpeakUp is built by a small team in Berlin. German and English are first-class citizens, not afterthoughts. We care about European languages, European privacy standards, and building software that respects your data. PRIVACY PROMISE - Your voice never leaves your iPhone - No cloud processing, no servers, no accounts - No telemetry that identifies you - No data collection of any kind — except an optional email address if you opt in to product updates - Privacy policy: getspeakup.app/privacy SpeakUp is free, forever. Try it on iPhone today.

Screenshots

Mindsight Anchor4 screens
SpeakUp Dictation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindsight Anchor at every 2 days against SpeakUp Dictation's weekly. SpeakUp Dictation's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mindsight Anchor against 5.0 for SpeakUp Dictation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindsight Anchor ships an update every 2 days, SpeakUp Dictation weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mindsight Anchor versus SpeakUp Dictation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindsight AnchorSpeakUp Dictation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindsightDaniel Nedelcu

Customer experience

Mindsight Anchor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SpeakUp Dictation

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mindsight Anchor

No in-app purchases

None

SpeakUp Dictation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindsight Anchor free?
Mindsight Anchor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeakUp Dictation free?
SpeakUp Dictation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindsight Anchor or SpeakUp Dictation?
Mindsight Anchor and SpeakUp Dictation are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Mindsight Anchor or SpeakUp Dictation have ads?
Neither Mindsight Anchor nor SpeakUp Dictation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindsight Anchor or SpeakUp Dictation?
Mindsight Anchor ships an update every 2 days, and SpeakUp Dictation weekly. Most recently, Mindsight Anchor was updated on October 31, 2026 and SpeakUp Dictation on October 24, 2026.

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