Teika vs MyBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teika
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CATCH THE THOUGHT BEFORE IT’S GONE. Accurate, fast, and private speech-to-text notes for iPhone and Apple Watch—made for the moments when you cannot stop to type. HOW IT WORKS • Start from what is closest. Use the app, Apple Watch, a widget, Control Center, or Shortcuts. On iPhone, you can also say “Siri, start recording with Teika.” • Talk until you are done. Teika keeps listening when you pause to think and stops when you tap again. • Paste it now or find it later. Every transcription is copied to your clipboard and saved in a searchable library on your iPhone. PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE TRANSCRIPTION Teika runs its speech recognition model on your iPhone. Nothing you say is uploaded, and your recordings, transcripts, and notes are not sent to an AI service. After setup, transcription works in Airplane Mode. Record on your paired Apple Watch and the clip is transferred to your nearby iPhone for local transcription. ONE-TIME SETUP Teika needs a one-time speech-model download of about 0.5 GB. Before it starts, Teika shows the size and provider and asks for your permission. Free. No account, ads, subscription, or tracking.
MyBox
This app provides a private, local space to message yourself and store various types of content like notes, links, and files. It allows for organized saving with password-protected boxes and offline access, offering a secure alternative to cloud storage.
- Message yourself notes and reminders
- Save links, images, videos, and files
- Share content from other apps
- Search saved items
- Create separate content boxes
- Password-protect private boxes
- Offline local storage
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MyBox is a private place to message yourself and save anything on your device. Use it like your own personal chat, but without an account and without a server for your saved content. Save quick thoughts, links, screenshots, videos, voice notes, documents, and files in simple local MyBoxes that stay under your control. What you can do with MyBox: - Message notes and reminders to yourself - Save links, images, videos, audio, PDFs, and files - Share into MyBox from other apps - Search anything you saved - Create separate MyBoxes for different things - Lock private MyBoxes with a password - Use it offline with local storage MyBox is built for people who already send things to themselves and want a calmer, more private place to keep them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Teika at none against MyBox's 1. Teika also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). MyBox's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price and ads 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. MyBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Teika asks for nothing beyond the download.
Teika ships an update every 4 days, MyBox every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teika | MyBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gustavs Cirulis | Raj Tripathi |
In-app purchases
Teika
No in-app purchases
MyBox
- MyBox Lifetime$9.99









