Lausu vs Klartext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lausu
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Lausu on eestikeelne kõne tekstiks rakendus iPhone'ile. See kasutab TalTechis välja töötatud eesti keele kõnemudelit, et muuta kõne kiirelt ja privaatselt tekstiks. Lausu võimaldab sul kirjutamise asemel rääkida. Räägi eesti keeles ja tekst ilmub sinna, kus parajasti kirjutad - sõnumitesse, e-kirjadesse, märkmetesse, otsingusse või mõnda muusse rakendusse. Kõnetuvastus toimub otse sinu telefonis. Sinu häält ei saadeta pilve ega serverisse ning kontot pole vaja. Lausu töötab ka ilma internetita, isegi lennurežiimis. KUIDAS SEE TÖÖTAB 1. Lisa Lausu oma klaviatuuride hulka ja anna rakenduses mikrofoni luba. Seda tuleb teha ainult üks kord. 2. Ava ükskõik milline rakendus, vali Lausu klaviatuur, vajuta dikteerimisnuppu ja räägi. 3. Vajuta "Stop" ning tekst ilmub sinna, kus parajasti kirjutasid. MIKS LAUSU - Loodud eesti keele jaoks. - Saab hästi hakkama täpitähtede, käänete ja nimedega. - Toetab ka inglise keelt. - Keele vahetamine käib ühe puudutusega. - Privaatne vaikimisi. - Sinu hääl ei lahku kunagi telefonist. Helisalvestisi ei säilitata ning puudub analüütika ja kasutajate jälgimine. - Töötab ka ilma internetita. - Dikteeri lennukis, praamil, suvilas või kõikjal, kus levi puudub. - Täisväärtuslik klaviatuur. - Pikalt vajutades saad kasutada täpitähti, juhtida kursorit tühikuklahvilt ning kopeerida varasemaid dikteerimisi. - Valikuline taustamikrofon. Soovi korral saad mikrofoni valmis hoida, et dikteerimine algaks igas rakenduses kohe. Vaikimisi on see välja lülitatud ning oranž märgutuli näitab alati, kui mikrofon on aktiivne. TASUTA, SIIS ÜKS OST Iga kuu saad tasuta dikteerida kuni 1000 sõna. Kui sellest jääb väheks, saad piiramatu kasutuse avada ühe ostuga. Ei mingit tellimust ega kuutasu. HEA TEADA - Esimesel käivitamisel valmistab Lausu kõnemudeli sinu telefonis ette. See võtab umbes viis minutit ning seda tuleb teha ainult üks kord. - Klaviatuur küsib täielikku juurdepääsu ainult selleks, et rakendus ja klaviatuur saaksid sinu telefonis omavahel suhelda. - Vajalik on iPhone operatsioonisüsteemiga iOS 18 või uuem. Lausu is an Estonian dictation keyboard. Speak naturally and your words appear as text in any app: messages, email, notes, search. Everything happens on your iPhone. Your voice is transcribed by a speech model running directly on the device, built on TalTech's open Estonian speech research. Nothing is sent anywhere: no cloud, no servers, no account. Dictation works even in airplane mode. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add Lausu as a keyboard and grant microphone access in the app (one-time setup). 2. In any app, switch to the Lausu keyboard, press the dictate button, and talk. 3. Tap stop and the text appears right where your cursor is. WHY LAUSU - Accurate Estonian: a state-of-the-art speech model tuned for real, natural Estonian. - English too: switch between Estonian and English dictation with one tap. - Private by design: your voice never leaves the device. Recordings are deleted right after transcription. No analytics, no tracking, no data collection. - Works offline: on a plane, on a ferry, at a summer house with no signal. - Full keyboard: complete typing keyboard with long-press accents, a cursor trackpad on the spacebar, and dictation history you can copy from. - Background mic (optional): keep the microphone armed so dictation starts instantly in any app. Off by default, and the orange indicator always shows when it is on. FREE, THEN ONE PURCHASE Dictate up to 1000 words every month for free, forever. A single purchase unlocks unlimited dictation. No subscription. GOOD TO KNOW - On first launch, Lausu prepares the speech model on your device. This one-time step takes about five minutes. - The keyboard asks for Full Access only so the keyboard and the app can communicate on your device. The app contains no networking code at all. - Requires an iPhone with iOS 18 or later. UUS: AI ümbersõnastus (valikuline, vaikimisi väljas) laseb dikteeritud teksti sinu enda võtmega valitud AI-l ümber sõnastada.
Klartext
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Speak instead of typing: tap the mic, talk — polished text lands in any app, in your language. Everything happens on your iPhone: recognition runs on Apple's large speech model right on the device, and AI cleanup removes filler words and slips and sets clean punctuation — powered by Apple Intelligence, right on your iPhone. No account, no server, no tracking: by default, your dictation goes nowhere. For mixed languages and technical vocabulary there's optional cloud recognition with your own key; for cleanup without Apple Intelligence, an online model through your own account with the provider — both clearly labeled, both optional. The Klartext keyboard is deliberately not a second typing keyboard — it's a lean dictation panel: a big mic, space, delete, return, and (with AI cleanup active) your mode right on the keyboard: Message · Email · Note · AI prompt · your own modes. DICTATION THAT DOESN'T CUT OFF Unlike built-in dictation, recording keeps running when you switch apps: the keyboard is just the display, the mic lives in the main app. Look something up, switch apps, come back, tap stop — the text is in your field. And no word gets lost: recordings stay on your device for up to 24 hours — listen again or re-transcribe. Can be turned off. WHY KLARTEXT • Everything on device: recognition and cleanup run locally — on a plane, in a dead zone, in the basement • Private by design: no account, no server, no tracking — by default, your dictation never leaves your iPhone • Recognition that learns: correct a word once and your spelling sticks — dictionary and replacements included • Custom modes: create up to three of your own, each with a line on format and tone — requests like "no emojis" or "all lowercase" work right on the device; pick them on the keyboard, and built-in modes can be renamed (with AI cleanup) • Great for AI prompts: dictate instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, or coding agents — technical terms stay exactly as you said them • Read-aloud as a bonus: Klartext reads copied text aloud, even with the screen locked — pick your voice, optionally OpenAI voices via your own key (clearly labeled) • Widgets and stats: words today and weekly overview • Built in Germany, perfected for German — and takes dictation in many languages FAIRLY PRICED Every week, 2,500 dictated words are free — permanently, no account needed. Only delivered dictations count; read-aloud, history and dictionary never do. If you dictate more, get Klartext Unlimited: one yearly subscription, one price, cancel anytime — no other tiers. The price is shown in the app and applies to your region. The subscription pays for development — there is no Klartext server. If you first downloaded Klartext before version 2.0, you keep everything unlimited, no subscription. WHAT YOUR IPHONE NEEDS Dictation works on any iPhone running iOS 26. On-device AI cleanup needs Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) — otherwise an online model through your own account can take over, if you like. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://klartext-app.com/privacy.html Imprint & support: https://klartext-app.com/imprint.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Klartext at none against Lausu's 1. Klartext also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Lausu's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 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
Both are free to download. Lausu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Klartext asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lausu ships an update every 5 weeks, Klartext every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lausu | Klartext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 504 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joosep Koljalg | simon heinz |
In-app purchases
Lausu
- Unlimited dictation$9.99
Klartext
No in-app purchases









