Comparison

Echosy vs StudyTime

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

Head to head
About

Echosy

Features
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Stop taking notes. Start listening. Echosy records, transcribes, and summarizes your meetings, lectures, and interviews β€” 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 β€’ 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 β€” 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. β€’ Automatic AI summaries The moment you stop recording, Echosy drafts a structured summary β€” overview, key points, decisions, action items β€” using Apple Intelligence on-device. No prompt engineering, no API juggling. Just tap record, speak, and read the summary. β€’ 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 β€” completely offline. β€’ 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 β€” 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. β€’ 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. β€’ 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. β€’ 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 β€’ iPhone running iOS 17 or later β€’ iOS 26 required for the new continuous transcription engine and on-device Apple Intelligence summaries β€’ 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.

About

StudyTime

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StudyTime is a simple timer app designed to improve study focus and manage learning records. 【Main Features】 Subject-specific Timers Manage timers for each subject β€” math, English, and more. Simply switch subjects to start tracking. Goal Time Setting Set target study hours per subject. Get notified when you reach your goal. Study Reports View your study time in daily, monthly, and yearly graphs. Visualize your progress at a glance. Exam Countdown Register exam dates to see the remaining days in real time at the top of the screen. Helps keep you motivated. Widget Support Check your current study status anytime from home screen or lock screen widgets. Study Session Management View and manage your past study records in a list. Delete unnecessary sessions as needed. With a simple, easy-to-use design, StudyTime supports an environment where you can focus on studying.

Screenshots

Echosy4 screens
StudyTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StudyTime at none against Echosy's 1. StudyTime also leads on ads (none vs shown). Echosy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Echosy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StudyTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echosy ships an update weekly, StudyTime monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Echosy versus StudyTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchosyStudyTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size29 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPong Ning WongMinato Kure

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Echosy

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

StudyTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echosy free?
Echosy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StudyTime free?
StudyTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Echosy or StudyTime have ads?
Echosy shows ads; StudyTime does not.
Which is updated more often, Echosy or StudyTime?
Echosy ships an update weekly, and StudyTime monthly. Most recently, Echosy was updated on September 12, 2026 and StudyTime on September 20, 2026.

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