Comparison

Spokn vs Complica

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

Head to head
About

Spokn

This app transforms your spoken words into polished, readable notes directly on your device. It automatically removes filler words, structures text into paragraphs and lists, and works entirely offline for maximum privacy. Capture ideas, draft messages, or take meeting notes hands-free, even with CarPlay integration.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • AI-powered cleanup (filler words removed)
  • Automatic paragraph and list structuring
  • Offline functionality
  • CarPlay integration
  • Voice commands for formatting
  • Searchable notes
  • Export to plain text/SRT/VTT
Features
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Spokn turns your voice into clean, readable notes — instantly, on your iPhone, and entirely on-device. Tap the orb and talk. Spokn captures every word, then quietly polishes it: filler words removed, sentences tidied, paragraphs and lists added — so what you get back actually reads like writing, not a raw transcript. WHY SPOKN • Private by design. Transcription and AI cleanup run entirely on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. No account, no servers, no analytics. It even works offline. • Beautifully clean. Apple's on-device intelligence turns rambling speech into structured notes — real paragraphs and real numbered lists, not a wall of text. • Hands-free, including CarPlay. Capture an idea the moment it strikes — at your desk or behind the wheel. Spokn is built for the road with a voice-first CarPlay experience. • Speak the formatting. Say "new paragraph," "start a numbered list," or "next item" and Spokn structures it for you. No tapping, eyes on the road. • Organized and searchable. Keep notes in notebooks, search across everything instantly, and export to plain text or subtitles (SRT/VTT). HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the orb on the Record screen and start speaking. 2. Watch your words appear live as you talk. 3. Tap stop — Spokn cleans up the transcript and saves it to your notebook. PRIVACY YOU CAN TRUST Spokn was built privacy-first. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your device. No sign-in. No cloud processing. No tracking. Just you and your words. Perfect for journaling, brainstorming, meeting notes, to-do lists, drafting messages, and capturing ideas the moment they arrive. Download Spokn and start dictating.

About

Complica

Features
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Apple Watch complications are mostly hardcoded to specific apps. Complica is different. Point it at any JSON URL, map the values you want to display, and show them on your watch face. Requires a paired Apple Watch. Use it with anything that returns JSON: a weather API, a stock or crypto ticker, a smart-home sensor, server health, your own backend, a hobby project. Values refresh in the background and appear live on your face. How it works 1. Add a JSON source (paste a URL). 2. Pick a complication style - circular, rectangular, inline, or corner. 3. Map JSON keys to fields like title, value, gauge, icon, color. 4. Add the complication to your watch face. Free plan - 1 JSON source - 2 complications - Circular and rectangular widgets - 15-minute refresh Complica Pro (one-time unlock) - Unlimited sources and complications - All complication families (adds inline and corner) - Custom refresh intervals down to 5 minutes - Custom units, min/max, gauge ranges - HTTP headers for private or authenticated endpoints Privacy No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. No ads. Your URLs and configuration stay on your device and your paired Watch.

Screenshots

Spokn4 screens
Complica3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Complica at every 3 weeks against Spokn's every 2 months. Complica also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Spokn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Complica sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spokn ships an update every 2 months, Complica every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spokn versus Complica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpoknComplica
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShelby DenikeMarko Oreskovic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spokn

One-time1
  • Spokn Pro$9.99
1 purchases

Complica

One-time1
  • Complica Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Spokn free?
Spokn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Complica free?
Complica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spokn or Complica have ads?
Neither Spokn nor Complica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spokn or Complica?
Spokn ships an update every 2 months, and Complica every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spokn was updated on October 31, 2026 and Complica on October 25, 2026.

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