Codictate vs Samantha Key
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Samantha Key
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Samantha Key turns your voice into translated text you can insert from a custom keyboard. Tap the microphone, speak naturally in one language, and return to the keyboard with translated text ready for Messages, Mail, Safari, Notes, and other text fields. The companion app also includes a live speech-to-translated-text mode for quick dictation and translation. Choose your output language, speak, and keep your writing moving without copying between translation tools. Privacy is built into the workflow. Samantha Key does not store audio recordings, speech transcripts, or translation history on our servers. Audio is processed live for translation. Translated text is temporarily shared with the keyboard through the local App Group so you can insert it into the active field. Subscription information: Samantha Key Pro is a 1-month auto-renewable subscription. Eligible new subscribers receive a 3-day free trial, then the subscription renews at MXN $149/month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal. Billing is handled by Apple, and you can manage or cancel anytime in Apple Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://samantha-key-support.vercel.app/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Codictate at none against Samantha Key's 1. Samantha Key's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Samantha Key sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Codictate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Codictate ships an update every 6 weeks, Samantha Key daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codictate | Samantha Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emil Lykke Grann | Alejandro Hernandez Mitre |
In-app purchases
Codictate
No in-app purchases
Samantha Key
- Samantha Key Pro$6.991 Month









