Speech Notes vs DocReader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech Notes
This AI-powered app transcribes spoken audio into text in real-time. It automatically summarizes notes, identifies multiple speakers, and organizes everything into custom folders for easy retrieval. Supports over 10 languages.
- Live audio transcription
- Automatic AI summaries
- Multi-speaker detection
- Folder-based organization
- Full-text search
- Supports 10+ languages
- Voice notes analytics
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Speech Notes is an AI note taker and voice recorder that turns what you say into clear, organized notes. Tap the mic, talk, and watch your words become text in real time. When you stop, AI gives every recording a title, a short summary, action items and keywords. Record lectures, meetings, interviews, sermons, voice memos and quick ideas, then find any of them later by searching every transcript. RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE • One-tap voice recorder with a live transcript on screen while you speak • Speech to text with 12 language options: English (US and UK), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Hindi and Urdu • Pause and resume a recording at any time • The original audio is kept, so you can replay any voice note • A floating microphone button you can drag anywhere on screen AI SUMMARY AND ACTION ITEMS • AI summarizes each voice note in a few clear sentences • Action items are pulled out of the conversation as a checklist • An automatic title and keywords make notes easy to scan • Summaries are written in the language you spoke • Review the AI insight card before you save, then pick a folder MULTI-SPEAKER TRANSCRIPTION • Start a multi-speaker session for meetings, interviews and group discussions • The transcript is split into speaker turns (Speaker A, Speaker B), so you can see who said what • Helpful for meeting notes, meeting minutes, interview transcription and class discussions ORGANIZE AND SEARCH • Save notes into folders such as Work, Personal and Ideas • Search your notes and transcripts by any word • Every note shows its date, time and recording length • Timeline with recent notes and your recording activity for the last 7 days • Optional daily reminder to capture one idea SHARE AND EXPORT • Share a note as PDF, DOC or plain text • Send the transcript, summary and action items by email, messages or any other app MADE FOR • Students: record lectures, get a lecture transcription and revise from short summaries • Professionals: record a meeting and leave with meeting notes and next steps • Journalists and researchers: transcribe interviews and conversations • Teams: keep meeting minutes and decisions in one searchable place • Writers and creators: dictate ideas and drafts instead of typing • Anyone who thinks faster than they type: voice journal, to-do lists and notes to self COMFORTABLE TO USE • Light and dark appearance • App interface in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi and Chinese • Right-to-left layout for Arabic and Urdu • Animated guide that explains each feature the first time you open the app HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the microphone and start speaking. 2. Watch the live transcription appear as text. 3. Stop the recording. AI creates the title, summary, action items and keywords. 4. Choose a folder and save. Search, replay or share the note whenever you need it. IDEAS FOR YOUR FIRST VOICE NOTES • Record a class and turn the audio into study notes • Capture a team meeting and share the summary afterwards • Speak a shopping list, a journal entry or tomorrow's plan • Record an interview and keep the audio next to the transcript • Save a sermon, a talk or a seminar and read the key points later SPEECH NOTES PRO Speech Notes Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that removes ads and lifts the free limits. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appstoreapps2025.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy-speech-notes-ai-note.html Questions or feedback? Use the App Support link on this page. Your feedback helps shape the next update.
DocReader
This app allows you to read PDFs and EPUBs offline, with a text-to-speech feature that reads content aloud. It offers customizable reading settings and supports various file formats, keeping your library local.
- Offline PDF and EPUB reading
- Text-to-speech with highlighting
- Customizable reading comfort settings
- Local library management
- Support for various file formats
- On-device OCR for scanned PDFs
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DOCREADER — READ PDFS & EPUBS, LISTEN OFFLINE, KEEP YOUR LIBRARY LOCAL DocReader is a full-featured reader for study, work, and leisure: open PDFs and EPUBs from your device, resume where you stopped, and switch to read-aloud with highlighting when your eyes need a rest. Reading and listening with system or offline voices is free—no account needed. READ-ALOUD & VOICES Start, pause, or stop from the toolbar; highlighting follows speech where content supports it. Skip chosen headings or lines in manuals and reference EPUBs. • System TTS: built-in voices, no download. • Kokoro offline voices (Sherpa ONNX): natural speech from an optional pack, synthesized on-device. • Supertonic: an optional pack for very fast on-device speech—great for long documents and cooler phones. Adjust rate and speaker, or keep the screen awake during playback. READING COMFORT Light, dark, or system theme, with a PDF dark mode tuned for legibility. Set default PDF and EPUB scale (fit page, fit width, and more) and scroll speed. In-document panels keep theme, fonts, and voice settings a tap away. LIBRARY & FORMATS Recent documents with timestamps on the home screen. Open files through the system picker, and DocReader remembers your last page or section. Beyond PDF and EPUB, open Markdown, text, logs, subtitles, JSON, CSV, source code, HTML, and common images. SCANNED PDFS / OCR When a PDF has no text layer, on-device OCR recovers text for reading and read-aloud, without sending page images to a cloud OCR service. PROJECT GUTENBERG Browse and download public-domain titles when online; they join your library for offline reading and listening. DOCREADER PREMIUM (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Everything above is free. A subscription adds: • Background listening: keep reading aloud with the screen off or in other apps • Premium cloud voices: natural, expressive voices from leading speech providers • Sync: your books (1 GB of cloud storage) and reading progress on every device signed in to your account • Monthly credits for premium voices, used by how much you listen Subscribing requires a free DocReader account. Your plan and credits are shared across your devices. AVAILABLE PLANS • Lite: USD 4.99 / month, 2,500 credits each month • Pro: USD 14.99 / month, 7,500 credits each month Credit packs (one-time purchases for subscribers; credits never expire): • 2,500 credits: USD 4.99 • 10,000 credits: USD 19.99 Prices may vary by country and are shown in your local currency before you buy. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Cancelling stops the next renewal; your plan stays active until the period ends. • Unused monthly credits expire at the end of each period. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use: https://docreaderapp.blogspot.com/2026/04/docreader-terms-and-conditions-of-use.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docreaderapp.blogspot.com/2026/04/docreader-privacy-policy.html Your library, preferences, and reading positions stay on your device unless you subscribe and sync. The network is used only for features you choose: Gutenberg, voice-pack downloads, cloud voices (the text being read is sent to the speech provider), and sync. SUPPORT Questions or bugs: 2asoftwaredevelopers@gmail.com or reach us through the contact us page in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DocReader at 5.0 against Speech Notes's 4.3. DocReader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Speech Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Speech Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. DocReader asks for nothing beyond the download.
DocReader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Speech Notes ships an update every 3 months, DocReader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech Notes | DocReader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sami Ullah | Emmanuel Adooli |
Customer experience
Speech Notes
DocReader
In-app purchases
Speech Notes
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$19.991 Month
- Yearly$34.991 Year
DocReader
No in-app purchases









