Comparison

Sada vs Echo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sada

This app converts audio and video into text, summaries, and translations using on-device AI. It supports Arabic and English, ensuring all your recordings and transcripts remain private on your device. Ideal for meetings, lectures, interviews, and more, it offers a free tier with daily limits and an optional Pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Transcribe audio and video
  • Record and transcribe in-app
  • Summarize long recordings
  • Translate transcripts
  • Import various file types
  • Share transcripts
  • Offline AI processing
Features
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Turn audio and video into text, summaries, and translations, completely offline. Sada transcribes Arabic and English with on-device AI. Nothing you record or import ever leaves your device — no uploads, no cloud processing. (AI models for Arabic transcription and summarization are a one-time download; after that, everything works fully offline.) Import a video or audio file, record directly in the app, and turn spoken content into accurate, readable text. What you can do • Transcribe audio and video to text • Record and transcribe directly in the app • Summarize long recordings in seconds • Translate transcripts into other languages • Import videos, audio files, and recordings • Copy, review, and share your transcripts • Keep your recordings and transcripts private on your device Perfect for: • Meetings • Lectures and classes • Interviews • Podcasts • Voice notes • Videos • Personal recordings Whether it's a quick voice note or a long meeting or video, Sada helps you turn spoken content into useful text without sending your data to the cloud. Sada is free to use for up to 5 minutes of transcription per day. Upgrade to Sada Pro for unlimited transcription, available as a weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Echo

This app records meetings, calls, and lectures, providing summaries, decisions, and to-dos. It offers full transcripts with timestamps and allows users to ask questions about the conversation. Supports Arabic and English, with templates for various use cases.

Highlights
  • AI-powered meeting transcription
  • Conversation summarization
  • To-do list extraction
  • Ask questions about recordings
  • Arabic and English support
  • Live transcript display
  • Export notes as PDF/Word
Features
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Talk in Arabic, English, or both. Echo hands back what matters. Echo listens to your meetings, calls and lectures, remembers every word, and gives you the summary, the decisions and the to-dos. So you can stay in the conversation, not in your notes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap to start at the top of a meeting, a lecture or a quick thought. 2. Put your phone down and join the conversation. 3. When you stop, Echo hands back a short summary of what was said and decided, to-dos pulled from the conversation, and the full transcript with timestamps, so you can jump to any moment. BUILT FOR ARABIC AND ENGLISH Speak Arabic, English, or both in the same sentence. Echo understands Gulf, Levantine, Egyptian and Maghrebi dialects as well as Modern Standard Arabic, and the whole app works in Arabic and English. ASK ECHO Ask anything about a conversation, like "What did we decide about pricing?", and get answers drawn from what was actually said. FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR STUDIES Client meetings, team check-ins, interviews, lectures, study groups. Choose a template (meeting minutes, client meeting, lecture notes, interview and more) and keep clients, classes and projects apart in folders. SHAPED AROUND YOUR DAY • Watch the transcript appear live while Echo listens • Live Activity on your Lock Screen • Meeting reminders from your calendar, a minute before each one starts • A dictation keyboard for getting words down fast • Import audio files you already have • Attach photos to a note • Export and share notes as PDF or Word YOU STAY IN CONTROL Echo informs. You decide. It never sends, books or replies on your behalf. ECHO PRO Echo is free to try, with a monthly allowance of minutes. Echo Pro gives you unlimited minutes, unlimited Ask Echo questions and faster processing. • Echo Pro is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan includes a free trial. • You'll see the price and any trial length on Apple's confirmation screen before you pay. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. • The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.meetwithecho.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.meetwithecho.ai/terms

Screenshots

Sada4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Echo at 5.0 against Sada's 3.7. Echo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Sada's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sada sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Echo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sada ships an update every 5 days, Echo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sada versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSadaEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBasel BaragabahCNTXT - FZCO

Customer experience

Sada

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Echo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sada

Subscriptions1
  • Sada Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Sada Pro Lifetime$39.99
3 purchases

Echo

Subscriptions3
  • Echo Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Echo Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Echo Pro Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Sada free?
Sada is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sada or Echo?
Echo is rated higher. Sada averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Echo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sada or Echo have ads?
Echo shows ads; Sada does not.
Which is updated more often, Sada or Echo?
Sada ships an update every 5 days, and Echo every 2 days. Most recently, Sada was updated on October 25, 2026 and Echo on October 26, 2026.

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