Comparison

Echo vs AI Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Echo

This AI-powered keyboard transforms your voice into text with advanced accuracy. It understands context to correct errors, add punctuation, and offer natural input. Features include real-time transcription, multiple AI editing modes, and bilingual support.

Highlights
  • Real-time streaming transcription
  • Multiple AI editing modes
  • Smart homophone correction
  • Bilingual support (Chinese & English)
  • Integrated keyboard extension
  • Context-aware corrections
  • Personalized dictionary
Features
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Echo: Semantic Voice Keyboard reimagines productivity by turning your voice into text with remarkable accuracy. Powered by advanced speech recognition and semantic language models, it understands context to correct homophones, fix punctuation, and provide fluid, natural input. KEY FEATURES: • Real-time streaming transcription — see your words appear as you speak • Stream & Batch modes — real-time or high-accuracy transcription, your choice • In-keyboard settings panel — switch AI modes without leaving your conversation • Four AI modes: Quick transcript, Polish, Concise, and full Rewrite • Smart homophone correction powered by deep decode technology • Bilingual support (Chinese & English) with seamless switching • Integrated keyboard extension — dictate anywhere across iOS • Context-aware corrections using conversation history • Personalized dictionary that learns your vocabulary • Built-in translation and structured output formatting HOW IT WORKS: Echo uses cloud-based speech recognition to deliver fast, accurate transcription. An optional AI editing layer polishes your text — fixing errors, removing filler words, and refining your writing style. You control how much editing is applied. PRIVACY: Audio is processed via secure cloud speech recognition services. Text corrections use encrypted API connections. No audio is stored on our servers. No data is shared for advertising. Your transcription history stays on your device. Whether you're drafting messages, taking notes, or writing emails, Echo transforms how you interact with text. Speak naturally — Echo handles the rest. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://echovoice.me/privacy

About

AI Keyboard

Features
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ClearWrite is a custom keyboard that fixes grammar and rewrites your text in any app — Messages, Mail, Notes, Slack, and more. Works in any app Use ClearWrite anywhere you type. No copy-pasting into another app. Fix grammar, instantly Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar with one tap, without leaving your keyboard. Switch tone in one tap Rewrite text to sound Friendly, Formal, Clearer, Shorter, or Simpler — or build your own custom shortcut. Custom shortcuts Add, name, and reorder your own rewrite styles and instructions so the keyboard matches how you write. Private by design Rewrites run on-device for free, using Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves your phone. ClearWrite Pro Unlock unlimited custom shortcuts and get early access to Cloud AI rewrites, coming soon. Term of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
AI Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Keyboard at every 2 days against Echo's every 11 days. 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. Echo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and AI Keyboard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 11 days, AI Keyboard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Echo versus AI Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoAI Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiang GuiPham Anh Tuan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions2
  • Echo Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Echo Pro Annual$79.991 Year
2 purchases

AI Keyboard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Annually$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Keyboard free?
AI Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echo or AI Keyboard have ads?
Neither Echo nor AI Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or AI Keyboard?
Echo ships an update every 11 days, and AI Keyboard every 2 days. Most recently, Echo was updated on October 17, 2026 and AI Keyboard on October 14, 2026.

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