Doro vs Dictalo

Doro is a focus timer that does one thing. You start it, you work, and it tells you when to stop. The method behind it is simple. Work in a focused block, take a short break, repeat, then take a longer break after a few rounds. That rhythm has kept people writing, studying, coding, and drawing for decades. Doro just keeps time for it. Everything is where you expect it. One tap starts a session, one tap pauses. Set your focus and break lengths once and forget about them. The timer keeps running when you leave the app and a notification brings you back when the block ends, so you can put your phone face down and actually work. There is no sign-up, no streak to protect, and no dashboard of charts telling you how you felt about Tuesday. Nothing you do in the app leaves your device. What you get: Adjustable focus, short break, and long break lengths A clean timer screen with no clutter Notifications when a session or break ends Runs in the background so you can lock your phone No account, no ads, no tracking Doro is for students working through a reading list, developers holding a thread of logic, writers facing a blank page, and anyone who has ever opened a productivity app and closed it because setting it up felt like more work than the work. Start the timer. That's the whole app.

Dictalo turns your recordings into clear transcripts and useful summaries. Record a meeting, a class or a voice note, or import an audio file, and Dictalo handles the rest. HOW IT WORKS Dictalo connects directly to the transcription provider you choose, using your own API key: • Groq: very fast and low cost, with a free tier (no credit card needed) • OpenAI: adds speaker detection, so you know who said what (pay per use) You pay the provider directly for what you use. There is no Dictalo account and no subscription. FEATURES • Record with pause and resume, or import audio files (M4A, MP3, WAV and more) • Transcripts with timestamps; long recordings are split and processed automatically • Speaker detection for meetings and interviews (with OpenAI) • AI summaries that adapt to the content: meetings, classes, interviews, voice memos and more • Projects: group related recordings, give Dictalo your own instructions for summaries, and get an automatically updated overview of each project • Add notes while you record • Playback with speed control • Copy, share, or export transcripts and summaries as .txt or .md files • Detects the spoken language automatically, or set Spanish or English as your default • App available in English and Spanish YOUR DATA • Recordings and transcripts are stored on your device. Dictalo has no servers and no accounts. • Audio is sent only when you tap Transcribe, directly to the provider you selected. When you tap Summarize, the transcript is sent to that same provider. • Your API key is stored in the iOS Keychain. • No ads, no analytics, no tracking. WHAT YOU NEED An API key from Groq (free tier available) or OpenAI. Setup takes about a minute, and the app walks you through it. Dictalo is an independent app and is not affiliated with Groq or OpenAI.