Comparison

Spoke vs ToText

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

Head to head
About

Spoke

This app provides a private, on-device voice keyboard for your iPhone, transforming spoken words into polished text across any application. It offers smart formatting, grammar correction, translation, and custom vocabulary, all processed locally for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device speech recognition
  • AI-powered text formatting and grammar correction
  • Real-time visual feedback
  • Custom vocabulary support
  • Multi-language support
  • Integration with multiple AI providers
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
Features
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Spoke adds a powerful voice keyboard to your iPhone. Tap the mic, speak naturally, and get polished text — right where you're typing. Messages, Mail, Slack, WhatsApp, or any app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Speech recognition runs entirely on your iPhone's Neural Engine. Your audio never leaves the device. No cloud processing. No account required. When paired with Apple Foundation Models, the entire pipeline — transcription and AI — stays on your phone. The keyboard shows a "Private · On-Device" badge so you always know. SMART DICTATION Spoke doesn't just transcribe — it processes your speech through AI-powered Flows before inserting the text: - Smart Format: Detects emails, URLs, lists, and adapts formatting to the app you're typing in - Fix Grammar: Fixes homophones, punctuation, filler words while preserving your voice - Translate: Speak in one language, type in another - Direct: Clean transcription with automatic number and date formatting - Or build your own custom Flows A patent-pending real-time visual feedback system shows text appearing as you speak, so you always know your voice is being captured. CUSTOM VOCABULARY Add names, brands, and technical terms. A dedicated neural model acoustically matches your words against the audio — not just spell-check, real audio matching. 25 LANGUAGES Automatic model selection optimizes for your language settings. English-only users get a dedicated high-accuracy model. MULTIPLE AI PROVIDERS Use built-in Spoke Intelligence out of the box, or bring your own keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google Gemini. On iOS 26, Apple's on-device AI keeps everything local. BUILT FOR iPHONE - Live Activity on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Action Button support (iPhone 15 Pro+) - iCloud Sync for notes, flows, and skills - Built-in note editor with AI-powered titles and tags - Snippets for text expansion - Speech detection that auto-calibrates to your environment Your voice, your phone, your privacy. Terms of Use: https://usespoke.app/#/terms Privacy Policy: https://usespoke.app/#/privacy-policy

About

ToText

Effortlessly convert spoken conversations into text, complete with speaker identification, AI-generated summaries, and action items. Ask questions about recordings and jump to specific moments. Includes a keyboard for dictation in other apps.

Highlights
  • Record or import audio/video
  • Speaker labeling
  • AI summaries and action items
  • Searchable transcripts
  • Dictation keyboard
  • Export to PDF
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Turn every conversation into text you can use. Record a meeting, lecture, interview or voice note, or import an audio file. ToText supports transcription in 60 languages, shows who said what, writes a clear AI summary and lists the action items. Then ask the recording anything and jump to the exact moment. NEW: THE TOTEXT KEYBOARD Speak instead of typing in Messages, Mail, Notes and other apps. Add the keyboard once with a short guide, then tap and talk. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record in the app, import audio files, or share audio and video from other apps • Get an organized transcript with speaker labels. Choose the spoken language or let ToText detect it • Choose the length and style of each AI summary • Get action items, a title and tags automatically • Ask questions and get answers with time references. Tap one to hear that moment • Follow playback with a synced transcript that highlights each word • Search, edit, copy, share and export to PDF • Keep your library in sync across devices with iCloud • See Insights, a weekly Calendar and your chosen Tasks in Home (iOS 26) YOUR RECORDINGS IN CHATGPT Where available, you can connect ToText in ChatGPT and ask about your recordings there. Only text is shared, never audio. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no password. Your library stays on your device and, if you turn on iCloud sync, in your personal iCloud Drive. Audio sent for transcription is deleted from our servers shortly after processing. The optional ChatGPT connection keeps a copy of your recording text on ToText's EU servers until you disconnect and delete it. PLANS Start free with 60 transcription minutes a month and 2 questions per recording. Basic includes 1,000 minutes a month and up to 30 questions per recording. Pro includes 2,000 minutes a month and unlimited questions for fair personal use. Local prices and full details are shown before you buy. Terms of Use: https://lovelaceloom.com/totext/legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lovelaceloom.com/totext/legal/privacy-policy.html ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. Made by Lovelace Loom.

Screenshots

Spoke4 screens
ToText4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spoke and ToText are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Spoke sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and ToText sells 4 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spoke against 5.0 for ToText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spoke versus ToText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpokeToText
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB113 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperStoprocentEyal Ronen

Customer experience

Spoke

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

ToText

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spoke

Subscriptions1
  • Spoke Intelligence (Annual)$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Provider Unlock$4.99
4 purchases

ToText

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$44.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Spoke free?
Spoke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ToText free?
ToText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spoke or ToText?
Spoke and ToText are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Spoke or ToText have ads?
Neither Spoke nor ToText shows ads.

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