Dictantor vs Recall Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dictantor
Capture ideas, meetings, and conversations as searchable text. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribe on-device, organize notes into folders, and export audio or text. Optional on-device insights can summarize your recordings.
- On-device transcription
- Folder organization
- Full-text search
- Audio and text export
- Apple Watch recording
- Optional iCloud sync
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Dictantor is a private voice notes app for capturing ideas, conversations, and meetings as searchable text. Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribe directly on your iPhone, organize notes into folders, search what was said, and export audio or text. RECORD ON IPHONE OR APPLE WATCH Capture thoughts, meetings, 1:1s, interviews, lectures, brainstorms, study notes, personal reflections, and musical ideas. Start a recording from the Dictantor Apple Watch app or directly from your watch face. Recordings transfer to your paired iPhone, where they can be transcribed, organized, searched, played back, and exported. TRANSCRIBE ON YOUR IPHONE Create transcripts directly on your iPhone in supported languages. Transcription is processed on device—Dictantor does not send your audio to an external transcription service. ORGANIZE YOUR VOICE NOTES Create folders for different projects, clients, meetings, or ideas. Pin important folders for quick access and move recordings whenever your organization changes. Deleting a folder does not delete the recordings inside it, they return to All Recordings. SEARCH YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY Search across all your recordings and transcripts, no matter which folder you start from. Filter results by folder and open a recording directly at the matching passage. LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG Play recordings, move through the timeline, skip forward or back, and tap a transcript section to return to the corresponding moment in the audio. EXPORT AUDIO OR TEXT Export audio or transcript files using the iOS share sheet. Export options appear whenever the corresponding content is available. CONTINUE ON YOUR MAC If you also use Dictantor for Mac, recordings, transcripts, folders, and organization can sync through your personal iCloud account, letting you continue on either device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No Dictantor account required - No subscription required - Transcription is processed on device - Audio is not sent to third-party transcription services - iCloud synchronization is optional - Core recording, transcription, playback, search, organization, and export features work offline OPTIONAL ON-DEVICE INSIGHTS On compatible devices, when Apple Intelligence is available and enabled, Dictantor can generate a summary, key takeaways, and action items from supported transcripts. When Insights is unavailable, recording, transcription, playback, search, organization, and export remain available. Use Dictantor to capture a quick thought, record a conversation, save a meeting, or keep a spoken note you can return to later. Transcription, synchronization, and Insights availability may vary depending on the device, system settings, iCloud availability, transcript language, speech clarity, and audio quality. Dictantor for Apple Watch requires a paired iPhone with Dictantor installed.
Recall Audio
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Never miss a thought again. Recall Audio records in the background and keeps the last hour — save any 1–60 minute clip anytime as audio. • Rolling 1-hour buffer — always recording when you tap start • Save the last 1–60 minutes with one tap • Works in the background while you use other apps • Organize clips in folders • Saved clips appear in the Files app (iCloud → Recall Audio) Perfect for capturing conversations, ideas, and moments you wish you'd recorded earlier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Recall Audio at 15.0 against Dictantor's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dictantor ships an update every 11 days, Recall Audio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dictantor | Recall Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 475 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Kremenskoy | Sin Yu Ting |
In-app purchases
Dictantor
No in-app purchases
Recall Audio
No in-app purchases









