Cloudless vs dictpaste
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloudless
This app offers private voice dictation with 100% on-device AI. It transcribes speech in real-time, automatically cleans up text with smart punctuation and formatting, and ensures your voice never leaves your phone. It works across all your favorite apps and supports over 25 languages.
- 100% on-device AI
- Real-time voice transcription
- Smart text cleanup (punctuation, formatting)
- Privacy-focused, no data sent
- Full-featured keyboard
- 25+ languages supported
- Transcript history
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Cloudless is the private alternative to paid voice dictation apps. 100% on-device AI — no subscription, no cloud, no one listening. Paying monthly just to dictate? Cloudless does everything the expensive apps do, without sending your voice to a server or charging you a cent. VOICE TRANSCRIPTION Tap the microphone and speak. Cloudless transcribes in real time using a local AI model that runs entirely on your device — no internet required. SMART CLEANUP Basic dictation just transcribes. Cloudless makes it ready to send. Our on-device AI automatically polishes every transcript: removes filler words (um, uh), fixes punctuation, formats numbers, emails, times, and lists. Fully customizable. PRIVACY FIRST All processing happens on your device. No audio is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. Your voice never leaves your phone. FULL-FEATURED KEYBOARD • AZERTY & QWERTY layouts • Emoji keyboard with recent emojis • Hold space bar to move cursor • One-hand mode • Accent support with long press 25+ LANGUAGES Dictate in your language. More added on request. TRANSCRIPT HISTORY View and manage all your past transcripts in one place. WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Cloudless in any app — Messages, Notes, Mail, WhatsApp, and more. Switch to Cloudless and start typing or dictating instantly.
dictpaste
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Record, transcribe, and paste or share. All processing happens on your device - no cloud, no accounts, no data collection. dictpaste uses WhisperKit to run speech recognition directly on device. Choose from multiple model sizes depending on your accuracy needs and available resources. - Tap to record, tap to stop - Transcription copies to clipboard automatically - Share text to any app - Multiple Whisper model sizes (base through large) - Works offline - Background recording support - Siri Shortcuts integration
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloudless at none against dictpaste's 3. dictpaste's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. dictpaste sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cloudless asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloudless ships an update every 10 days, dictpaste every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cloudless | dictpaste |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synth Exploration | Kyle Rober |
In-app purchases
Cloudless
No in-app purchases
dictpaste
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









