SpeechBee vs Nota
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SpeechBee
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Speak instead of typing. Listen instead of reading. SpeechBee turns what you say into clean text, right where you are writing, and reads any text back to you in a natural voice. Speech recognition and reading voices run on your iPhone and iPad. VOICE TO TEXT β’ Switch to the SpeechBee keyboard in Messages, Mail, Notes or any app, tap the microphone and talk β’ Filler words like βumβ and βuhβ are removed automatically β’ Say βnew paragraphβ or βnew lineβ and it formats as you go β’ Teach it names and terms with your personal Dictionary β’ Snippets: say βmy emailβ or βbooking linkβ and get the full text WRITING MODES AND TRANSLATION β’ Writing modes turn what you say into an email, a message, notes or a prompt for AI, or make it formal or casual, with Apple Intelligence on supported devices β’ Translate as you dictate, with Appleβs on-device translation β’ Pick a mode or a language right in the keyboard. History keeps every version, and Transform turns any dictation into another mode or language TEXT TO SPEECH β’ Share text with SpeechBee or paste it into the Read tab β’ Natural local voices, adjustable speed, pause and skip between sentences β’ Listen to articles, messages and long notes while you walk, commute or rest your eyes PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ Your audio is never uploaded and never saved as a recording β’ After a one-time model download, dictation works offline β’ Text is read aloud on your device, not by a cloud voice service β’ No ads IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Your plan unlocks SpeechBee on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Optional private iCloud sync keeps your Dictionary and Snippets in step. Audio and transcripts are never synced. LANGUAGES Dictate in 99 languages and listen in 31. Dictation (99): Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, MΔori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba Read Aloud (31): Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese PLANS Dictation and Read Aloud require a SpeechBee subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Without one, the 7-day free week is followed by a free plan with up to 1,000 dictated and 1,000 read words per week. Paid plans include every feature; the free plan includes the Clean writing mode but not the other modes or translation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://speechbee.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://speechbee.app/terms
Nota
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Stay in the conversation. Turn your recordings into notes you can use. Nota helps you capture meetings, lectures, interviews and ideas on your iPhone, then turn selected recordings into transcripts, summaries and action items with AI. RECORD OR IMPORT Record a voice note, pause when you need to, or bring an existing audio recording in from Files. Keep the original audio on your iPhone. GET THE DETAILS IN WRITING Create a transcript with speaker labels, review what was said and edit the text. Read a structured summary with key points, decisions and next steps. ASK ABOUT YOUR NOTE Ask Nota questions about the current conversation. Find a decision, clarify a detail or revisit an idea using your note's transcript and summary. FOLLOW THROUGH Keep action items in your task list and check them off. Organize notes into folders, star favorites and search by title. Copy or share summary and transcript text when you need to pass it on. CHOOSE WHAT YOU UPLOAD Your notebook and original recordings are stored on your iPhone. You choose which recordings to send to Nota's servers and OpenAI for cloud transcription and AI processing. An internet connection is required for cloud features. No app account is required. START FREE, ADD MORE WITH NOTA PRO Use local recording and organization features, plus a limited free allowance for cloud audio processing and AI answers. Nota Pro offers weekly and yearly subscriptions with larger allowances. Current prices, allowances and any eligible free trial are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. AI-generated transcripts, summaries and answers may contain mistakes. Review important details and obtain permission before recording others. Privacy Policy: https://notetakerservice.win/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://notetakerservice.win/terms/ Support: https://notetakerservice.win/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nota at none against SpeechBee's shown. SpeechBee's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. SpeechBee sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month and Nota sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SpeechBee ships an update every 3 days, Nota weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeechBee | Nota |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days β better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fat Pitch Ltd | ICHD LLC |
In-app purchases
SpeechBee
- SpeechBee Monthly7 Days trial$9.001 Month
- SpeechBee Annual7 Days trial$79.001 Year
- 7-Day TrialFree
- SpeechBee Lifetime$99.00
Nota
- Nota Pro Weekly7 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Nota Ultra Monthly$29.991 Month
- Nota Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
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- Nota Ultra Yearly$239.991 Year









