Comparison

Verbatim vs tebDictate

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

Head to head
About

Verbatim

Record audio and video, then instantly get a transcript and AI-powered summary on your device. Supports 99 languages and works offline, keeping your data private.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • Import audio/video files
  • Supports 99 languages
  • Translate to English
  • Smart AI summaries
  • Searchable recordings
Features
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Private AI voice-to-text, transcription, and dictation — right on your iPhone. Record meetings, lectures, interviews, conversations, and voice notes, or speak directly into supported apps and text fields using the Verbatim Voice Keyboard. Verbatim turns your audio into searchable text and useful notes while keeping transcription and AI processing on your device. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE PROCESSING Your recordings do not need to be sent to a cloud transcription service. Verbatim uses AI models on your iPhone for transcription, summaries, search, and text processing. Once the required models are installed, supported processing works offline. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • Record conversations and voice notes • Import supported audio and video files • Create searchable transcripts on your device • Detect supported spoken languages • Translate supported speech into English • Review the original audio alongside its transcript DICTATE IN YOUR APPS Enable the Verbatim Voice Keyboard to dictate in supported apps and text fields. Tap the microphone, speak, and Verbatim inserts the completed text where you were typing. SUMMARIZE AND FIND WHAT MATTERS • Generate concise summaries and key points • Search across saved transcripts and summaries • Ask questions about your recordings • Copy, export, and share your results NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION Try every feature during the free trial. Unlock Verbatim Pro once to keep unlimited access — no recurring subscription. Custom keyboards are unavailable in secure fields, phone-pad fields, and apps that disable third-party keyboards. AI-generated transcripts and summaries may contain errors; review important information before relying on it.

About

tebDictate

Transform your phone into a wireless microphone for your computer. Dictate text directly into any application without installing software on your PC or Mac. Enjoy end-to-end encryption for secure and private speech-to-text conversion.

Highlights
  • Wireless microphone for computer
  • On-device speech recognition
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Dictation pad for phone
  • Pocket mode with word count
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Spoken commands
Features
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tebDictate turns your phone into a wireless microphone for any computer. Open tebdictate.com/dictate on your Mac or PC, scan the code it shows, and start talking — your words appear on the computer, live, at the cursor. There is nothing to install on the computer, and there is no account to create. RECOGNISED ON YOUR PHONE Your speech is turned into text by the on-device recogniser. The audio never leaves the phone. If a language has no on-device speech pack installed, tebDictate refuses to dictate rather than sending your voice to a server. ENCRYPTED END TO END Your phone and your browser agree on a key by scanning the code — through the camera, not over the network. Everything sent between them is encrypted with that key. The relay in the middle carries ciphertext it cannot read and deletes it within minutes. WORKS ON ITS OWN TOO Dictation pad — dictate straight onto the phone, then copy or share anywhere. Pocket mode — keep talking with the screen locked; a Lock Screen activity shows the word count. Apple Watch — start and stop from your wrist. Dictation keyboard — insert what you dictated into any app. Spoken commands — "new line", "new paragraph", "period", "scratch that". FREE FOREVER Unlimited encrypted dictation to your computer. The dictation pad. Pocket mode. Three Voice Form Fills a month. Your last three sessions in history. tebDICTATE PRO — optional Unlimited Voice Form Fill: photograph a paper form, answer the questions out loud, export a tidy PDF. Interpreter: a two-way spoken conversation across languages, on the device, offline. Full searchable history, kept encrypted on your phone. Snippets: say a short trigger, insert a whole phrase. Translate mode: dictate in one language, paste in another. Your name or clinic on exported PDFs. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime unlock. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY Encrypted in transit and at rest (AES). Never used for training. Never sold. No accounts. No advertising. No tracking across apps or websites. Privacy Policy: https://tebdictate.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ tebDictate is a dictation tool. It does not give medical advice and does not diagnose or treat.

Screenshots

Verbatim4 screens
tebDictate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: tebDictate at 100% against Verbatim's 22%. tebDictate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Verbatim's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Verbatim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and tebDictate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tebDictate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Verbatim's written reviews are positive against 100% of tebDictate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verbatim ships an update weekly, tebDictate every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Verbatim versus tebDictate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerbatimtebDictate
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.4 GB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerglen bucyTebScribe LLC

Customer experience

Verbatim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

tebDictate

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Verbatim

One-time1
  • Verbatim Pro Unlock$9.99
3 purchases

tebDictate

Subscriptions2
  • tebDictate Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • tebDictate Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • tebDictate Pro — Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Verbatim free?
Verbatim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tebDictate free?
tebDictate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Verbatim or tebDictate?
tebDictate is rated higher. Verbatim averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while tebDictate averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Verbatim or tebDictate have ads?
Neither Verbatim nor tebDictate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verbatim or tebDictate?
Verbatim ships an update weekly, and tebDictate every 3 days. Most recently, Verbatim was updated on October 24, 2026 and tebDictate on October 24, 2026.

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