Comparison

Pocket Orbit vs Dicta

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Orbit

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Pocket Orbit is an AI note-taking app for iPhone and iPad that turns handwriting, scans, and typed notes into organized text and concise AI summaries. Type or paste text, scan paper with OCR, or draw handwritten notes, formulas, and diagrams with Apple Pencil on iPad. Review recognized text, group related material, create AI summaries, and export your work to PDF, Markdown, or HTML. Use Pocket Orbit to: โ€ข Type or paste notes quickly โ€ข Draw handwritten notes and diagrams with Apple Pencil on iPad โ€ข Scan pages and images with OCR into editable drafts โ€ข Review recognized text before saving โ€ข Import shared text and supported files โ€ข Organize related notes into groups โ€ข Create AI summaries for individual notes or complete groups โ€ข Export portable PDF, Markdown, and HTML files Pocket Orbit is built for students and professionals who want a focused route from capture to usable output without building a complicated workspace first. Pocket Orbit Premium unlocks higher limits and advanced workflows. Legal Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pocketorbitnotes.app/privacy

About

Dicta

Features
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Talk. Dicta handles the rest. Tap once and start talking. Dicta turns what you said into text, then writes the summary for you. Walking out of a meeting, sitting through a lecture, or catching an idea before it disappears. Record it now, read it later. RECORD Starts with one tap. You can also import audio files and documents you already have. AI SUMMARY You don't have to sit through a forty minute recording again. Dicta breaks every note into three parts: - Overview: what it was about - Key Points: what you shouldn't miss - Action Items: what came out of it TRANSCRIPT Everything spoken gets written down. When more than one person is talking, Dicta separates the speakers so you can tell who said what. You name them yourself. AI CHAT Ask your recording a question. Say "what did we decide about the budget?" and the answer comes back with the timestamp underneath, so you can jump straight to that part and hear it. Chat with one recording or across all your notes at once. FOLDERS Sort by project, class, or client. A recording can live in more than one folder. Most people using Dicta are the ones who never get a free minute between meetings to write anything down, and students who record the lecture and study from the summary later. Privacy Policy: https://usedicta.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://usedicta.app/terms/ Support: https://usedicta.app/contact/

Screenshots

Pocket Orbit4 screens
Dicta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pocket Orbit at 15.1 against Dicta's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket Orbit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Dicta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Orbit ships an update weekly, Dicta every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Pocket Orbit versus Dicta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket OrbitDicta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size105 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton RostTUNAHAN GOKCE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pocket Orbit

Subscriptions2
  • Pocket Orbit Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pocket Orbit Premium Annual$47.901 Year
2 purchases

Dicta

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Pocket Orbit free?
Pocket Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dicta free?
Dicta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pocket Orbit or Dicta have ads?
Neither Pocket Orbit nor Dicta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Orbit or Dicta?
Pocket Orbit ships an update weekly, and Dicta every 5 days. Most recently, Pocket Orbit was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dicta on October 31, 2026.

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