Comparison

DictaWiz vs notetime

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

Head to head
About

DictaWiz

Record audio and get instant, accurate transcriptions with AI-powered punctuation and grammar correction. This app offers offline functionality in over 99 languages and can summarize recordings, create study materials, and act as a private AI assistant within any app.

Highlights
  • AI Voice Keyboard for transcription
  • Offline transcription in 99+ languages
  • Recordings summarization with key points
  • Study material generation (flashcards, quizzes)
  • Private AI assistant in any app
  • Customizable dictionary and snippets
  • Export to productivity apps via webhooks
Features
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Talk instead of type, and never take notes again. DictaWiz is your agentic AI keyboard and notes manager: voice becomes clean text in any app, and every recording becomes an organized, searchable note. Every AI model runs on your device, so your voice never leaves your phone. STOP TYPING, START TALKING Speak naturally and get polished text back. DictaWiz cleans up grammar, punctuation, and formatting as you talk, so nobody can tell you dictated it. Works in Messages, Notes, Mail, and every other app on your phone. Pick from 16 keyboard layouts, including QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, and Cyrillic. AN AGENTIC AI KEYBOARD Tap AI Skills for dozens of built-in shortcuts: fix grammar, insert a map link, add a calendar event, draft a reply, get a quick answer, and more. Don't see what you need? Describe any skill and DictaWiz builds it. Chain skills together to run automatically after you dictate, so one recording triggers a whole sequence of actions. WORKS ANYWHERE, IN ANY LANGUAGE Dictate on a plane, in a tunnel, or anywhere with no signal at all. 25 languages with the fast engine, 99+ with the comprehensive one, all running locally on your iPhone. Auto-detect your language, or pick it yourself. Translate any language to English, on your device. NEVER TAKE NOTES AGAIN Record a meeting, lecture, or interview and get the transcript written for you, with each speaker labeled. AI writes the summary: key points, decisions, and action items, done automatically. Watch it fill in live as you record. Import an audio file or a URL if you already have one. TURN ANY RECORDING INTO STUDY MATERIAL Get flashcards, a quiz, or a mind map from any recording, ready to study right away. Canvas turns the transcript into an editable notes document: lists, callouts, and key points you can edit and save. AN AI ASSISTANT FOR ANY TEXT Copy any text, tap the AI key, and type what you want done: reply to an email, rewrite a paragraph, answer a question. STOP CORRECTING THE SAME WORDS Set up abbreviations that expand as you type, perfect for medical terms, legal phrases, or anything you type often, and fix names DictaWiz never quite gets right. START RECORDING IN ONE TAP Add a home screen widget to start recording instantly. Ask Siri to record and get a transcript without opening the app. A Live Activity keeps you posted from the lock screen and Dynamic Island. YOUR NOTES, WHEREVER YOU WORK Send transcripts straight to Obsidian, Notion, Bear, or Drafts, or any app that takes a webhook. Send everything, only tagged notes, or send manually. Also works with Zapier and Make. MORE POWER, IF YOU WANT IT Everything above works on-device with zero setup. Optionally connect your own API key for cloud transcription, speaker ID, or LLM features. Never required. EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE Transcripts, dictionary, vocabulary, and snippets sync to the DictaWiz Mac app using your own iCloud account. YOUR VOICE STAYS YOURS Zero data collection. Nothing goes to the cloud unless you add your own key. No account, no tracking, no analytics. Works completely offline, and stays that way. WHO USES DICTAWIZ? Professionals: abbreviations keep specific terms right, every time. Students: lectures become flashcards, a quiz, a searchable transcript. Journalists: import interviews, get speakers identified, pull key quotes. Lawyers: legal clause snippets and custom summary prompts. Remote workers: meeting action items, exported to Notion or Slack. Multilingual users: switch languages mid-sentence, work offline. COMMON QUESTIONS Does it work offline? Yes, every AI model runs locally. What languages? 25 fast engine, 99+ comprehensive engine. Auto-detect included. Is my data private? Completely. Nothing leaves your device unless you add your own key. GET STARTED DictaWiz works out of the box, on-device, free. Upgrade to Pro for more integrations, cloud engines, and more. Privacy: https://freevoicereader.com/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

notetime

This app automatically timestamps every line you write, creating a chronological record of your thoughts and activities. It's ideal for journaling, meeting notes, or tracking any event with precise timing. Features include inline tagging, full-text search, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Automatic line timestamps
  • Inline hashtag tagging
  • Full-text search
  • Export and share notes
  • Offline functionality
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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notetime timestamps every line you write automatically. No buttons, no formatting menus, no setup. Just open the app and start typing. Every thought gets a time. Whether you're logging a meeting, journaling your day, or tracking an interview — notetime turns your notes into a timeline you can scroll back through and actually make sense of. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR — Meeting notes: capture decisions, action items, and who said what — with exact timing — Daily journals: build a chronological record of your thoughts, one line at a time — Interstitial Journaling: document your thoughts in between tasks, helps people with ADHD being more productive — Interviews: log candidate responses with precise timestamps for easy review — Standups and retros: track discussion points and follow-ups as they happen — Debugging sessions: timestamp every observation so you can reconstruct what went wrong — Medical visits: note symptoms, questions, and doctor's answers in real time — Lectures and talks: jot down key points with the exact minute they were mentioned FEATURES Automatic timestamps — every line is tagged with the time the moment you write it. No extra taps, no manual entry. Inline tags — type #hashtags naturally in your notes. Tap any tag to filter across all your notes and find exactly what you need. Search — full-text search across everything you've written. Export and share: save notes as PDFs that preserve your theme and note layout, or share text, images and links. Choose whether to include timestamps in text, images and PDFs. Date headings remain in images and PDFs. Themes — light and dark modes. Works offline — your notes are stored locally on your device. No account needed. No internet required. PRO — SYNC ACROSS DEVICES upgrade to notetime PRO to unlock: — Cloud backup and sync across iOS and web (more platforms coming) — Additional themes — Support futher development notetime is free to use with no signup required. Privacy Policy: https://www.notetimeapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.notetimeapp.com/terms

Screenshots

DictaWiz4 screens
notetime4 screens

Verdict

The call

DictaWiz and notetime both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of notetime's written reviews are positive against 84% of DictaWiz's. notetime also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. DictaWiz sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and notetime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DictaWiz against 4.8 for notetime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of DictaWiz's written reviews are positive against 100% of notetime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DictaWiz ships an update every 2 weeks, notetime weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DictaWiz versus notetime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictaWiznotetime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22 ratings) — better4.8 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCORDOC LLCZohar Weinstein

Customer experience

DictaWiz

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%

notetime

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

DictaWiz

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime W$34.99
  • Introductory Offer$69.99
  • Lifetime$128.99
3 purchases

notetime

Subscriptions2
  • notetime Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • notetime Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • notetime Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is DictaWiz free?
DictaWiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is notetime free?
notetime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DictaWiz or notetime?
DictaWiz is rated higher. DictaWiz averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while notetime averages 4.8 from 23 ratings.
Do DictaWiz or notetime have ads?
Neither DictaWiz nor notetime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DictaWiz or notetime?
DictaWiz ships an update every 2 weeks, and notetime weekly. Most recently, DictaWiz was updated on November 5, 2026 and notetime on November 5, 2026.

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