Comparison

SPC Tools vs Echosy

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

Head to head
About

SPC Tools

Features
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Run SPC, Cp/Cpk, control chart, AQL, OEE and Six Sigma calculations without spreadsheets. SPC Tools gives quality engineers a fast offline toolkit for manufacturing decisions on the shop floor. Built for quality engineers, manufacturing teams, Six Sigma practitioners, inspectors and students, SPC Tools brings the most common quality calculations into one clean iPhone and iPad app. PROCESS CAPABILITY - Cp / Cpk process capability calculator - Pp / Ppk process performance calculator - Clear capability interpretation CONTROL CHARTS - X-bar R control charts - I-MR individual moving range charts - UCL, CL and LCL results - Out-of-control point detection MEASUREMENT & INSPECTION - Gage R&R / MSA calculator - AQL sampling plans based on ISO 2859-1 - Sample size calculator MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE - OEE calculator - Availability, performance and quality breakdown - Sigma level, DPMO and yield conversion QUALITY TOOLS - Pareto analysis - Histogram analysis - FMEA with RPN priority - Ishikawa fishbone diagram - Hypothesis testing - Alpha, beta and power analysis WORK FASTER - Save calculation history - Review previous results - Use the built-in formula reference - Works offline - No account required - Data is processed on device FREE & PRO SPC Tools includes 5 free calculators. SPC Tools Pro unlocks all 15 calculators with a 7-day free trial. Download SPC Tools and replace scattered spreadsheets with a practical quality engineering calculator built for daily manufacturing work. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://saevaexe.github.io/spctools/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Echosy

Features
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Stop taking notes. Start listening. Echosy records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews — so you can focus on the conversation instead of scribbling. Everything runs on your iPhone, using Apple Intelligence and on-device speech recognition. No cloud required. No subscription. No account. KEY FEATURES • On-device transcription in 60+ languages Powered by iOS 26's new continuous speech engine for English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Cantonese, Hong Kong), Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese — with seamless long-form recording and no 60-second break points. Other languages use Apple's built-in speech framework, supporting Hindi, Thai, Dutch, Vietnamese, Arabic, Russian, and many more. • Automatic AI summaries The moment you stop recording, Echosy drafts a structured summary — overview, key points, decisions, action items — using Apple Intelligence on-device. No prompt engineering, no API juggling. Just tap record, speak, and read the summary. • Ask AI about your recordings Got a question about what was discussed? Open the chat drawer and ask. Echosy answers using the full transcript as context — completely offline. • Bring your own AI (optional) Prefer a cloud AI provider instead of the on-device engine? Echosy supports a range of services through a standard API endpoint — including DeepSeek, local Ollama servers, and any compatible provider you configure. Flip one switch in Settings and Echosy routes summaries and chat through your preferred service. • Fully private by default Audio never leaves your iPhone unless you explicitly enable a cloud provider. No account creation. No analytics on your voice. No training data. Just transcription. • Re-transcribe, edit, and export Saved recordings can be re-transcribed in a different language, edited inline, and exported as Markdown, plain text, or the native .echo bundle. • Beautiful, distraction-free interface Glass-morphism design, dark and light modes, onboarding that gets out of the way. LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English (US, UK, AU, CA, IE, IN, NZ, SG, ZA), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong, Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, US, Chile), French (France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland), German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Hindi, Thai, Dutch, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Catalan, Arabic, Russian, and more. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 17 or later • iOS 26 required for the new continuous transcription engine and on-device Apple Intelligence summaries • iOS 17–25 uses the classic speech recognition engine (still works, no downgrade) PRIVACY FIRST Echosy is designed so your voice never leaves your phone. No telemetry on your recordings. No cloud uploads unless you opt in. No sign-in. Delete the app and every trace is gone. Record better. Listen more. Let Echosy handle the rest.

Screenshots

SPC Tools4 screens
Echosy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SPC Tools at none against Echosy's shown. SPC Tools also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SPC Tools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Echosy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPC Tools ships an update every 3 days, Echosy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
SPC Tools versus Echosy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPC ToolsEchosy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOsman SevenPong Ning Wong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SPC Tools

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Echosy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is SPC Tools free?
SPC Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echosy free?
Echosy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SPC Tools or Echosy have ads?
Echosy shows ads; SPC Tools does not.
Which is updated more often, SPC Tools or Echosy?
SPC Tools ships an update every 3 days, and Echosy weekly. Most recently, SPC Tools was updated on October 28, 2026 and Echosy on October 24, 2026.

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