Comparison

DictaNet vs BRAK beA

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

Head to head

DictaNet

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

BRAK beA

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 1.01 ratingsView app →

About

DictaNet

This dictation app offers encrypted dictations and document workflows for professionals. It integrates with a PC dictation system for speaker-secretary collaboration, featuring email voice messaging and intuitive tilt-control recording. An optional hands-free mode uses voice activation.

Highlights

Encrypted dictations and document e-workflow
Speaker/secretary workflow integration
Email voice-message function
Intuitive tilt-control recording
Optional hands-free voice-controlled recording

Features

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High-end quality dictation app for the DictaNet PC dictation system - encrypted dictations/documents e-workflow with the DictaNet PC-Player - in connection with the DictaNet PC program, a professional digital dictation system for speaker / secretary workflow - E-Mail voice-message function for instructions and remarks - Very easy-to-use with the DictaNet recording tilt-control - Optional hands-free dictation recording using voice-controlled recording function

About

BRAK beA

Access your special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA) and other authorized beA mailboxes from your mobile device. Read messages and attachments, and send prepared drafts and acknowledgments of receipt. Requires a software token for secure access.

Highlights

Access beA mailboxes
Read messages and attachments
Send message drafts
Send acknowledgments of receipt
Secure login with PIN or biometrics

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Mit der beA-App können Sie mobil auf Ihr besonderes elektronisches Anwaltspostfach (beA) sowie weitere beA-Postfächer, für die Sie berechtigt sind, zugreifen. Sie können Nachrichten sowie Anhänge in allen Ordnern öffnen und lesen. Außerdem können Sie vorbereitete Nachrichtenentwürfe und elektronische Empfangsbekenntnisse über die beA-App versenden. Für die Benutzung der App benötigen Sie zwingend ein Software-Token (beA-Softwarezertifikat), welches Sie bei der Bundesnotarkammer bestellen können. Gehen Sie dazu in den BNotK Online-Shop unter https://zertifizierungsstelle.bnotk.de/produkte/bestellung-antrag-bea. Um die App benutzen zu können, müssen Sie das Software-Token in Ihrer beA-Webanwendung für Ihr Postfach hinterlegen und mit Ihrer beA-Karte freischalten. Anschließend können Sie das Software-Token ganz einfach per QR-Code in die App übertragen. Nach der einmaligen Einrichtung können Sie sich jederzeit mit der PIN Ihres Software-Tokens oder mit biometrischen Daten, z.B. Face-ID (Gesichtserkennung) oder Touch-ID (Fingerabdruck) in der beA-App anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auch in der beA Anwenderhilfe unter https://handbuch.bea-brak.de.

Screenshots

DictaNet4 screens

BRAK beA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DictaNet at 5.0 against BRAK beA's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DictaNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

DictaNet versus BRAK beA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	DictaNet	BRAK beA
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews	—	29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings	1	1
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	16.6	16.6
Further details — not scored
Size	41 MB	93 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jurasoft AG	Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer

Customer experience

DictaNet

All ratings1 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

BRAK beA

All ratings1 ratings

Positive0.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative100.0%

Written reviews24 reviews

Positive29.2%

Neutral8.3%

Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

DictaNet

No in-app purchases

None

BRAK beA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DictaNet free?

DictaNet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BRAK beA free?

BRAK beA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, DictaNet or BRAK beA?

DictaNet is rated higher. DictaNet averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BRAK beA averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

Do DictaNet or BRAK beA have ads?

Neither DictaNet nor BRAK beA shows ads.

Which is updated more often, DictaNet or BRAK beA?

DictaNet ships an update every 3 months, and BRAK beA every 3 months. Most recently, DictaNet was updated on November 1, 2026 and BRAK beA on November 4, 2026.