Klartext vs ALBERT | AI Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Klartext
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Speak instead of typing: tap the mic, talk β 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 β 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 β both clearly labeled, both optional. The Klartext keyboard is deliberately not a second typing keyboard β it's a lean dictation panel: a big mic, space, delete, return, and (with AI cleanup active) your mode right on the keyboard: Message Β· Email Β· Note Β· AI prompt Β· 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 β the text is in your field. And no word gets lost: recordings stay on your device for up to 24 hours β listen again or re-transcribe. Can be turned off. WHY KLARTEXT β’ Everything on device: recognition and cleanup run locally β on a plane, in a dead zone, in the basement β’ Private by design: no account, no server, no tracking β by default, your dictation never leaves your iPhone β’ Recognition that learns: correct a word once and your spelling sticks β dictionary and replacements included β’ Custom modes: create up to three of your own, each with a line on format and tone β 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) β’ Great for AI prompts: dictate instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, or coding agents β technical terms stay exactly as you said them β’ Read-aloud as a bonus: Klartext reads copied text aloud, even with the screen locked β pick your voice, optionally OpenAI voices via your own key (clearly labeled) β’ Widgets and stats: words today and weekly overview β’ Built in Germany, perfected for German β and takes dictation in many languages β’ The app is now available in 16 languages FAIRLY PRICED Every week, 2,500 dictated words are free β 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 β no other tiers. The price is shown in the app and applies to your region. The subscription pays for development β 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) β 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
ALBERT | AI Note
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ALBERT | AI Note captures what is said, shown and decided in a meeting β and turns it into something you can work with. RECORD WHAT MATTERS Meetings, client calls, interviews or a quick idea on the go: one tap and you are recording. A running recording is saved continuously, so it survives even if the app is closed unexpectedly. MARKERS IN ONE TAP Something important? Tap "Add Marker". Later you jump straight to that moment instead of listening to the whole hour again. Markers can be named and annotated. PHOTOS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE Snap the flipchart, the whiteboard or the sticky notes on the wall while you record. Every picture lands on the timeline to the second β right where it was being discussed. ON-DEVICE TRANSCRIPTION The transcript is created on your iPhone; no audio is sent to a service. During playback the current sentence is highlighted, and search finds every word. SUMMARIES AND YOUR OWN WRITE-UPS After recording you get a short summary. Ask for more in your own words β "List every task with the person responsible" or "Which decisions were made?". The writing is done by Apple Intelligence or by a language model you download once β Gemma by Google or Qwen β which then works without the internet. START FROM ANYWHERE Start and stop recordings and set markers from Control Center, the Lock Screen, the Action button, the Home Screen widget or with Siri. While recording, the Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island shows what is running β with buttons for pause, marker and stop. AUTOMATICALLY WHERE YOU WORK Set up a destination and finished recordings go there automatically with everything that belongs to them β audio, markers as chapters, photos, transcript and summaries. You pick the target folder right in the app for every destination: β’ agorum core β sign in through your system's own login page β’ Microsoft 365 β OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams with one sign-in β’ Google Drive and Dropbox β’ Nextcloud β sign in in the browser, without your main password β’ ownCloud, Seafile, sciebo and your own WebDAV servers β’ NAS by Synology, QNAP and TrueNAS β’ Hosted in Europe: Hetzner Storage Share, IONOS and STRATO HiDrive, Telekom MagentaCLOUD, GMX, WEB.DE, mailbox.org, luckycloud, Infomaniak kDrive, wΓΆlkli β’ pCloud, Koofr, OpenDrive and Fastmail β’ Document management via CMIS, such as Alfresco or Nuxeo β’ S3-compatible storage such as Amazon S3, Wasabi or MinIO β’ Your own endpoint, for example for n8n, Make or Zapier If something changes later, the file at the destination is updated rather than duplicated. ANALYSIS WITH ALBERT | AI With agorum core pro, ALBERT | AI evaluates the recording using a customizable AI template β for example as minutes with tasks and the photos in the right places, at a click or automatically. agorum core pro is an AI business platform by agorum Software GmbH, available for purchase. ALSO β’ Folders, tags, favorites and search β’ Trim and continue recordings β’ Import audio from other apps, such as voice memos or files β’ Export as audio (m4a or WAV) or as a complete package (ZIP) with chapters, photos and all data β’ Store on your iPhone or in iCloud Drive YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account required, no tracking, no ads. Recordings stay on your device β or go exactly where you send them. PLEASE NOTE The app is available in English and German, and transcribes meetings held in either language. iOS 26 is required for transcription and summaries. Apple Intelligence is available on devices that support it; a downloaded language model needs one to three gigabytes of storage, depending on the model. Transferring to agorum core requires the ALBERT | AI Note plugin on the agorum core system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ALBERT | AI Note at 17.0 against Klartext's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Klartext ships an update every 4 days, ALBERT | AI Note every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Klartext | ALBERT | AI Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | simon heinz | agorum Software GmbH |
In-app purchases
Klartext
No in-app purchases
ALBERT | AI Note
No in-app purchases
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