Comparison

Codictate vs SaneScan

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

Head to head
About

Codictate

Transcribe your speech directly into any app with this AI dictation tool. It runs entirely on your device, ensuring privacy and no internet connection is required. Choose from two on-device AI models for fast and accurate transcription.

Highlights
  • On-device AI transcription
  • System keyboard integration
  • Two AI speech engine options
  • Works in any app
  • Privacy-focused, no data leaves device
  • Supports Action Button and Shortcuts
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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

About

SaneScan

Features
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SaneScan is a private scanner for documents, receipts, forms, and old photos. Scan pages with Apple's system document scanner, import archive photos, clean up images locally, recognize text on device, and export PDFs. SaneScan does not require an account and does not upload scan contents to SaneApps servers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Codictate4 screens
SaneScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codictate at none against SaneScan's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SaneScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Codictate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Codictate versus SaneScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodictateSaneScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmil Lykke GrannStephan Joseph

In-app purchases

None

Codictate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SaneScan

Subscriptions2
  • SaneScan Pro Annual3 variants$29.991 Year
  • Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Codictate free?
Codictate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaneScan free?
SaneScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Codictate or SaneScan have ads?
Neither Codictate nor SaneScan shows ads.

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