GuardianMPS vs SpeakWrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuardianMPS
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GuardianMPS is a Lone Worker Safety service that can be used on your iPhone. The GuardianMPS service will allow lone workers to log in and out of daily tasks, leaving details of their location and the expected duration (logging an activity). If an activity over runs GuardianMPS will automatically call the lone worker to verify their safety. If the lone worker cannot be reached a nominated respondent will be notified informing them of the overrun activity. At this stage an agreed protocol will be followed to verify the lone worker’s safety and location. Should the lone worker feel that their safety has been compromised at any time they can press a dedicated hot key on a chosen lone worker device to summon emergency assistance. At this point GuardianMPS provides the lone worker’s personal details, activity details and live audio to the respondent receiving the escalated call. The respondent may then call the incident helpline and connect to a live feed through the user’s handset for further emergency audio. This information is invaluable if you need to notify the emergency services. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
SpeakWrite
This app allows users to dictate text, record audio, and transcribe spoken words into documents on their iOS devices. It offers a straightforward solution for converting speech to written content.
- Voice dictation
- Audio recording
- Speech transcription
- Document creation
- iOS device support
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SpeakWrite Voice to Document is a dictation, audio recording and transcription app for your iOS device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeakWrite at every 4 weeks against GuardianMPS's every 4 months. GuardianMPS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GuardianMPS ships an update every 4 months, SpeakWrite every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardianMPS | SpeakWrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guardian MPS Tech Limited | SpeakWrite |
In-app purchases
GuardianMPS
No in-app purchases
SpeakWrite
No in-app purchases
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