Comparison

Action Phrase vs ByHuman

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

Head to head
About

Action Phrase

Automate live production workflows with custom voice commands. Control scenes, cameras, graphics, and more without leaving your microphone. Ideal for podcasters, streamers, and event producers.

Highlights
  • Custom voice commands
  • Multi-step automations
  • Control OBS, vMix, ATEM, MIDI, OSC
  • Flexible phrase matching
  • Smart Mode for precision
  • Command library organization
  • Import/export setups
Features
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Action Phrase is built for live producers—podcasters, streamers, event producers, and presenters—so you can run shows without leaving the mic. Turn spoken cues into real-time scene, camera, graphics, and workflow control. Create custom voice commands tailored to your show. Fire single actions or multi-step sequences, organize them into groups, and keep your hands on the craft while your setup runs automatically. What You Can Do: - Trigger actions from custom phrases - Map one phrase to multi-step automations - Control production tools and protocols like OBS, vMix, ATEM, Companion, MIDI, OSC, Shortcuts, web requests, and more - Add alternate phrases and flexible matching - Use text transforms to normalize spoken input before actions execute - Reduce accidental triggers with Smart Mode and precision matching controls - Organize command libraries with groups and Smart Groups - Import and export your full setup across workflows - Fine-tune command behavior with variable placeholders and transforms - Combine actions into reliable, reusable control patterns - Review and refine your workflow quickly with command and execution history Studio features for advanced workflows: - Script-based automation that follows your live script - Section-aware cues that fire at the right moment - Rooms with speaker-aware triggers for live conversations and multi-speaker productions Tiers: - Free: Start with core voice-command workflows with a limited phrase count. - Core: One-time purchase that unlocks unlimited phrases and advanced integrations. - Studio: Auto-renewing subscription (monthly or annual) that includes Core plus Scripts and Rooms. Subscription details: Studio is offered as monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least twenty-four hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within twenty-four hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in App Store Account Settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. A free trial may be available for eligible subscribers. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Pricing varies by region and is shown in-app before purchase. Privacy policy: https://actionphrase.com/privacy-policy EULA: https://actionphrase.com/terms-of-use

About

ByHuman

Features
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ByHuman is a tiny utility that stamps a short "written by a human, not AI" badge onto anything you type. Emails, posts, comments, essays, that reply you spent twenty minutes on. Your words. Your signature. Two ways to insert your badge: 1. CUSTOM KEYBOARD Enable the ByHuman keyboard once in Settings, tap the globe icon in any text field to switch to it, then tap the big orange button. The badge lands exactly where your cursor is. 2. IOS TEXT REPLACEMENT Type a short trigger — like ;nai — and iOS auto-expands it to your badge. Works with any keyboard, in any app, no switching needed. ByHuman shows you the exact path to register the shortcut in Settings. CUSTOMIZE YOUR BADGE Pick from five built-in templates or type your own text. Changes save automatically and sync between the main app and the keyboard. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT ByHuman does not read what you type. It does not track you. It does not connect to any server. Your badge is stored locally on your device. There is no account, no login, no analytics. The keyboard asks for Full Access only to enable the Copy button inside the keyboard. The Insert button works without Full Access. You can use the Text Replacement option without enabling the keyboard at all. FEATURES • Custom keyboard extension with an Insert button, Copy button, Space, Return, and globe keys • iOS Text Replacement integration with one-tap shortcut setup • Five built-in badge templates • Fully editable custom badges • Dark, tech-forward interface • Walkthrough on first launch, re-accessible any time from Settings • No tracking, no analytics, no accounts • iOS 16 and later, iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Action Phrase4 screens
ByHuman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ByHuman at none against Action Phrase's 3. ByHuman also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). Action Phrase's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Action Phrase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. ByHuman asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Action Phrase ships an update monthly, ByHuman every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Action Phrase versus ByHuman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAction PhraseByHuman
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam TowForward Alpha, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Action Phrase

Subscriptions2
  • Studio Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Studio Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Action Phrase Core$24.99
None

ByHuman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Action Phrase free?
Action Phrase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ByHuman free?
ByHuman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Action Phrase or ByHuman have ads?
Neither Action Phrase nor ByHuman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Action Phrase or ByHuman?
Action Phrase ships an update monthly, and ByHuman every 2 months. Most recently, Action Phrase was updated on October 31, 2026 and ByHuman on November 5, 2026.

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