Comparison

Reusable Checklists vs Dictation Notes

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

Head to head
About

Reusable Checklists

Features
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Checklists for the things you do again and again. Some lists you use once. Checklists is for the ones you come back to often โ€” packing for a monthly trip, your weekly grocery run, your morning habit stack, your workout routine, opening or closing a shop, preparing for a meeting. Create a checklist, check items off, then pull to reset when you're ready to do it all again. Simple by design: - Organize items into groups within a checklist - Organize checklists into their own groups - Track progress at a glance - Drag and drop to reorder - Duplicate checklists with one swipe - Syncs across your devices with iCloud Get started for free. Upgrade once to unlock unlimited checklists, groups, and items, plus custom app icons.

About

Dictation Notes

Features
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Dictation Notes turns meetings, interviews, and sales calls you are actually in into live text โ€” and suggests a short line you can say next. Use it for conversations you take part in, and only with any consent the law requires. This is a personal meeting notebook and reply coach, not a tool for recording others in secret. You bring your own speech-to-text and AI API keys. Keys, history, and recordings stay on your iPhone or Mac. The app has no hosted AI credits, no developer backend, and no built-in keys. On-device dictation works without an API key and stays free. Cloud transcription, optional live translation, and AI replies can be tried 20 times, then a one-time lifetime unlock. This is not a subscription. What you can do โ€ข See the conversation as text while you stay in the room โ€ข Ask for a reply, a summary, a critique, an explanation, or a quick prediction โ€ข Set a goal, background notes, and speaking style for this session โ€ข Keep history and local recordings on the device โ€ข Use 13 interface languages on iPhone and Mac โ€ข Connect common AI and speech providers, or your own compatible chat completions API Please record, transcribe, or summarize only where it is legal and you have any required consent. Audio and text may be sent to the providers you configure.

Screenshots

Reusable Checklists4 screens
Dictation Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dictation Notes at 17.0 against Reusable Checklists's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Reusable Checklists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dictation Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Reusable Checklists versus Dictation Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReusable ChecklistsDictation Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS26.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size70 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan TerrellShanghai Qishan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reusable Checklists

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium$2.99
1 purchases

Dictation Notes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Reusable Checklists free?
Reusable Checklists is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dictation Notes free?
Dictation Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reusable Checklists or Dictation Notes have ads?
Neither Reusable Checklists nor Dictation Notes shows ads.

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