Comparison

MicText vs FerIQ

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

Head to head
About

MicText

Features
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Turn your voice into text on the spot. A new way to transcribe that never sends to the cloud. MicText uses Apple Intelligence to keep all processing entirely on your iPhone. Meetings, lectures, interviews, memos, fleeting ideas - your voice becomes text without ever leaving your device. FOR PEOPLE WHO... - Don't want to entrust their voice recordings to people or cloud services - Want to transcribe while traveling or out of network coverage - Want a simple, intuitive experience like the iOS "Voice Memos" app WHAT IT DOES - Mic recording -> real-time transcription via Apple Intelligence - Organize mode - 1-minute splits, context correction, auto title + summary - 3-dictionary system - register vocabulary, general terms, fillers - Translation tab - 8 languages on-device - Audio / video file import - via Files.app / Photo library - Past transcripts managed in a Library with one-tap share STRENGTHS - Fully offline: recording, transcription, summary, translation all on-device - Apple Intelligence native: no third-party AI - Privacy first: no HealthKit, location, calendar, or contacts required - No subscription, no ads PRICING - Free download with 9 full-featured trial transcriptions (recording and file import) - Continued transcription requires activating a license key; viewing, organizing, exporting, and translating saved sessions stays unlimited - No in-app purchases, no subscription, no ads REQUIREMENTS - Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone (15 Pro / 16 / 17 / Air series) - iOS 26.0 or later - iPhone only (no iPad) PRIVACY All audio processing happens on your iPhone. Recording data and transcribed results never leave the device. Only when you explicitly tap "Share" does anything go outside, and only at your direction. DEVELOPER AICU Inc. (Akihiko SHIRAI). Companion app "Nehan" also available. Enterprise / custom development inquiries: aicu.jp/aidx

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FerIQ

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FerIQ turns spoken meetings, lectures, calls, and voice notes into accurate, readable transcripts — entirely on your device. Nothing is sent to the cloud. Ever. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ GLOBAL SPEECH RECOGNITION FerIQ transcribes 99 languages with best-in-class accuracy in 14 of them, including English, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, and Simplified Chinese. Auto-detect handles mixed-language conversations without manual switching. ON-DEVICE AI SUMMARIES After a recording finishes, FerIQ uses Apple Intelligence to produce structured Summaries, extract Action Items, and identify Chapters — without sending your transcript anywhere. Supported on Apple Intelligence-capable devices (iPhone 15 Pro and later, plus iPad and Mac with M-series chips). MEETING TEMPLATES Pick a meeting type before you record — Generic, Sales call, Stand-up, Interview, 1:1, Lecture, Brainstorm, or Decision — and FerIQ tailors the summary structure to match. TRANSLATION Translate any transcript into any of the 11 UI languages right inside the app. EXPORTS Drag a recording into Notion, Bear, Mail, or any text editor to export the full transcript with timestamps and speakers. Or use the share sheet to send TXT, RTF, PDF, or JSON. FREE FOREVER, PREMIUM FOR POWER USERS The basics — recording, transcription, and simple summaries — are free with no time limit. FerIQ Premium unlocks meeting templates, action items, chapters, translation, advanced exports, call recording, and unlimited summary length. • Monthly: 29 kr/month • Yearly: 249 kr/year (save 28%) • Lifetime: 599 kr one-time PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN Audio and transcripts live only on your device. CloudKit sync (if you enable it) keeps copies inside your own iCloud account — never on FerIQ's servers because FerIQ doesn't have any. No tracking. No ads. No data brokers. UI LANGUAGES FerIQ ships in 11 fully translated languages: English, Dansk, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 한국어, Norsk bokmål, Polski, Svenska, 简体中文. Switch the app's language in iOS Settings → FerIQ → Language. REQUIREMENTS iOS 17.6 or later. Recommended: a device with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro+, M-series iPad and Mac) for on-device AI summaries. QUESTIONS? Email: fyigen@gmail.com

Screenshots

MicText4 screens
FerIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MicText at none against FerIQ's 3. FerIQ's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. FerIQ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MicText asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MicText ships an update monthly, FerIQ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MicText versus FerIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicTextFerIQ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB658 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkihiko SHIRAIFerhat Yigen

In-app purchases

None

MicText

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FerIQ

Subscriptions2
  • FerIQ Premium14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • FerIQ Premium14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is MicText free?
MicText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FerIQ free?
FerIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MicText or FerIQ have ads?
Neither MicText nor FerIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MicText or FerIQ?
MicText ships an update monthly, and FerIQ every 2 days. Most recently, MicText was updated on September 11, 2026 and FerIQ on September 8, 2026.

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