Comparison

Eclipsa vs OpenWhispr

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

Head to head
About

Eclipsa

This app helps students focus on their studies with a distraction-free timer, progress tracking, and social study sessions. Compete with friends on leaderboards, unlock achievements, and analyze your study habits with detailed analytics. It offers a privacy-first design with optional cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free focus timer
  • Subject-based goal setting and progress tracking
  • Live study sessions with friends
  • Leaderboards and competitive features
  • Achievements and streak building
  • Detailed study analytics
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island widgets
  • In-app chat and study groups
Features
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Eclipsa is your all-in-one study companion built for students who want to focus, track progress, and stay motivated alongside friends. — FOCUS TIMER — A clean, distraction-free timer that keeps you in the zone. Track every minute spent on each subject, see your daily streak grow, and build deep focus habits that actually stick. — SUBJECTS & GOALS — Organize your study by subject. Set weekly goals, track your progress automatically, and watch your stats compound week after week. — LIVE STUDY WITH FRIENDS — Start a live study session and invite friends to study together in real time. See who's grinding, send nudges, and keep each other accountable. Studying alone is hard — Eclipsa makes it social. — LEADERBOARDS & COMPETITION — Compete with friends on weekly and all-time leaderboards. Compare stats head-to-head, climb the ranks, and turn studying into a game you actually want to play. — ACHIEVEMENTS & STREAKS — Unlock achievements as you hit milestones. Build streaks that you'll fight to protect. Every session matters. — DETAILED ANALYTICS — Beautiful charts and heatmaps show exactly when, how long, and what you study. Understand your habits and optimize them. — LIVE ACTIVITY & WIDGETS — Keep your timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Quick-glance widgets show your daily progress without unlocking your phone. — CHAT & GROUPS — Built-in chat and study groups so you can share notes, plan sessions, and stay connected with your study buddies. — PRIVACY-FIRST — Your data stays yours. Local-first design with optional cloud sync. End-to-end encrypted at rest. Whether you're prepping for finals, grinding through a tough semester, or just trying to build better habits — Eclipsa gives you the tools and the community to do it. Download Eclipsa and turn study time into your edge.

About

OpenWhispr

Transform spoken words into text, notes, and meeting summaries. Dictate in various apps, record conversations with speaker identification, and choose your preferred AI processing. Organize and share your transcribed content with flexible options.

Highlights
  • AI voice keyboard for dictation
  • Speaker-aware meeting transcription
  • On-device or cloud AI processing
  • Custom dictionary for specialized terms
  • Markdown note organization
  • Cloud-synced notes with sharing
  • Export notes as text
Features
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Speak naturally. Turn your voice into clear text, useful notes, and meeting takeaways. OpenWhispr combines an AI voice keyboard, notepad, and meeting recorder for iPhone and iPad. Dictate in apps that support third-party keyboards, capture conversations with speaker-aware transcripts, and choose on-device processing, OpenWhispr Cloud, or your own AI provider. DICTATE ANYWHERE • Use the OpenWhispr keyboard in Mail, Messages, Slack, WhatsApp, and other supported apps • Clean up filler words, punctuation, and formatting with AI • Choose a casual or professional tone for keyboard dictation • Add names, acronyms, and specialist terms to your custom dictionary • Transcribe in over 100 languages, depending on your selected model • Set up a hardware-keyboard shortcut on iPad to start and stop dictation, then paste the result CAPTURE YOUR MEETINGS • Record in-person meetings and conversations with your device’s microphone • Follow speaker-labeled transcripts and teach OpenWhispr your voice from an on-device meeting • Link meeting notes to your Google Calendar • Track and stop meeting recordings from a Live Activity on your Lock Screen TURN RECORDINGS INTO USEFUL NOTES • Edit AI-generated notes and view the original transcript separately • Ask questions about your meeting with quick suggestions in note chat • Organize Markdown notes with folders, search, and formatted tables • Share cloud-synced notes through links or email invitations, with viewer and editor permissions • Export Markdown or plain text, including offline • Sync notes with the OpenWhispr desktop app CHOOSE YOUR AI • Configure dictation, uploads, text cleanup, note formatting, and chat separately • Use OpenWhispr Cloud, available on-device models, or your own provider • Connect OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter for text, or an OpenAI-compatible server • Personal provider use requires no OpenWhispr subscription; provider charges may apply • On-device text cleanup requires iOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence enabled on a supported device PRIVATE BY DESIGN • On-device transcription processes audio locally after a one-time model download • Cloud and personal-provider workflows send content to the selected service for processing • Provider keys are stored securely on your device and are not synced • Voice profiles stay on your device and can be deleted • Sharing a private note requires an explicit cloud-sync choice • Open source, with optional usage analytics you can disable • We never sell your data WHAT’S FREE • 2,000 words per week of cloud transcription • 5 hours of meeting recording per month • Unlimited on-device transcription without an account or subscription • Custom dictionary and personal-provider setup OPENWHISPR PRO • Unlimited cloud transcription • 20 hours of meeting recording per month • Sync across your devices • Cloud backup and sharing for personal notes Pro is optional. On-device transcription stays free and unlimited. Cloud sharing requires an account and cloud sync; available sharing options may depend on your workspace’s policies. OpenWhispr Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. SUPPORT Questions or feedback: hello@openwhispr.com Terms of Use: https://openwhispr.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://openwhispr.com/privacy

Screenshots

Eclipsa4 screens
OpenWhispr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eclipsa at 5.0 against OpenWhispr's 3.5. Eclipsa also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). OpenWhispr's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price 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. OpenWhispr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Eclipsa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eclipsa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenWhispr has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eclipsa ships an update monthly, OpenWhispr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Eclipsa versus OpenWhispr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipsaOpenWhispr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIslam MuskhanovGizmo Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Eclipsa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OpenWhispr

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Eclipsa free?
Eclipsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenWhispr free?
OpenWhispr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eclipsa or OpenWhispr?
Eclipsa is rated higher. Eclipsa averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while OpenWhispr averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Eclipsa or OpenWhispr have ads?
OpenWhispr shows ads; Eclipsa does not.
Which is updated more often, Eclipsa or OpenWhispr?
Eclipsa ships an update monthly, and OpenWhispr every 2 weeks. Most recently, Eclipsa was updated on October 18, 2026 and OpenWhispr on October 31, 2026.

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