Whisperkit vs Codictate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Whisperkit
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Whisper turns speech into accurate text β entirely on your device. Powered by Apple's Neural Engine and an open-source multilingual speech recognition model, Whisper transcribes audio recordings, voice memos, lectures, meetings, podcasts and videos directly on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded. Nothing is tracked. No accounts. KEY FEATURES β’ On-device transcription β your audio never leaves your iPhone β’ Record audio directly in the app, or import files from Files, iCloud, or Photos β’ Supports many languages including English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, and Italian β plus auto-detection β’ Real-time progress with live segment-by-segment streaming β’ Multiple model sizes β pick speed or accuracy to match your needs β’ Performance monitor shows CPU, memory and Neural Engine usage in real time β’ Works offline once a model is downloaded β’ Copy or share transcripts with one tap β’ Beautiful, modern interface designed for iOS and iPadOS WHY ON-DEVICE MATTERS Most transcription apps send your audio to a server. Whisper does not. Your meetings, voice notes, interviews and personal recordings stay private because everything runs locally on your iPhone's Neural Engine. β’ No accounts to create β’ No subscriptions, no ads β’ No analytics or tracking SDKs β’ Works in airplane mode after the first model download β’ Safe to use with confidential and sensitive recordings PERFECT FOR β’ Journalists transcribing interviews β’ Students capturing lectures β’ Professionals transcribing meetings β’ Podcasters generating show notes β’ Writers dictating drafts β’ Anyone who values privacy Whisper is open speech recognition done right β fast, accurate, and yours alone.
Codictate
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Press a button, speak, and your words are transcribed and pasted into whatever app you're using. No internet required. No account. No data leaves your phone. Codictate is AI dictation that runs entirely on your device. The AI models run locally on your iPhone's Neural Engine and CPU, so your voice is never used to train AI models. HOW IT WORKS Codictate installs a system keyboard with a Dictate button. Tap it, speak, and on-device AI transcribes your speech in real time. The transcript is then inserted into your current text field. Two AI speech engines are included: - Parakeet TDT v3: Runs on the Neural Engine. Fast, lightweight, 95.7% accuracy on clean English audio. - Whisper base (quantized): Runs on CPU as a fallback. Multilingual support with a 57 MB model. You pick which AI model fits your needs. Switch anytime in settings. PRIVACY Everything runs on-device. Audio is never uploaded. There is no server, no analytics, no telemetry. Your recordings stay on your phone and are discarded after transcription. AI dictation without the cloud. FEATURES - On-device AI transcription (no internet needed) - System keyboard with one-tap dictation - Parakeet TDT v3 (Neural Engine, fast) - Whisper base-q5_1 (CPU, multilingual) - Works in any app that accepts keyboard input - Live Activity indicator while recording - Action Button and Shortcuts support REQUIREMENTS - iPhone with iOS 17.0 or later - Apple Silicon (Neural Engine required for Parakeet) - Approximately 57 MB for Whisper model or 500 MB for Parakeet model
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Verdict
Whisperkit and Codictate are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Whisperkit ships an update every 3 months, Codictate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whisperkit | Codictate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | chienchung Yu | Emil Lykke Grann |
In-app purchases
Whisperkit
No in-app purchases
Codictate
No in-app purchases





