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Best Dictation Apps

244+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated August 2026

With an average user rating of 4.7★, the dictation category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 244+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Dictation Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Dictation App-Dictate AnywhereDictation App-Dictate AnywhereFree4.7★ (498)NoNoAug 2026
2Otter Transcribe Voice NotesOtter Transcribe Voice NotesFree4.8★ (73K)NoYesAug 2026
3Voice MemosVoice MemosFree4.8★ (926K)NoNoAug 2026
4Wispr Flow: AI Voice KeyboardWispr Flow: AI Voice KeyboardFree4.8★ (14K)NoYesAug 2026
5Voice to Text - Speak NotesVoice to Text - Speak NotesFree4.5★ (11K)NoYesAug 2026
6Speechify – Text to Speech PDFSpeechify – Text to Speech PDFFree4.7★ (516K)YesYesAug 2026
7Daily Dictation EnglishDaily Dictation EnglishFree4.8★ (1.4K)YesYesAug 2026
8Dictate⁺Dictate⁺Free4.7★ (660)NoYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Dictation

Dictation App-Dictate Anywhere#1

Dictation App-Dictate Anywhere by Meta Innovation

Dictation & Transcription App
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.7😐(498 ratings)
Free
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This app transforms your voice into text with high accuracy, allowing you to dictate, edit, and share documents from any location. It offers advanced features like voice-controlled templates and custom commands for efficient workflow, even offline.

What We Love

  • 👍 Accurate dictation, even for medical terms
  • 👍 Handy commands
  • 🚀 Efficient and effective app
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward to use

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Lost dictation
  • 🐛 Processing takes time, inconsistent flow
  • 🐛 Doesn't naturally recognize punctuation or grammar
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes#2

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes by Otter.ai, Inc.

AI Note Taking, Memo Recorder
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.8😊(73K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#13in Productivity
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This app offers real-time voice transcription for meetings, lectures, and conversations. It acts as an AI assistant, capturing slides, generating summaries, and allowing for collaborative editing and sharing of notes. Available in multiple languages and on web.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Excellent transcription accuracy
  • 👍 Convenient features like speaker identification and timestamps
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient transcription process
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases (meetings, interviews, lectures)

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional transcription errors, especially with technical terms
  • 💰 Concerns about increasing subscription costs and reduced free minutes
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior and crashes reported by some users
Voice Memos#3

Voice Memos by Apple

Worth Considering
🔧 Utilities
4.8😐(926K ratings)
Free
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Capture, edit, and organize audio with this versatile recording tool. Easily transcribe speech to text, enhance sound quality, and share your creations across devices. Ideal for notes, ideas, and moments.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Seamless recording
  • 🎨 Attractive and minimalistic design
  • 🔍 Useful for capturing ideas and thoughts
  • 🎶 Great for musicians and singers

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable recording (stops unexpectedly)
  • 🔇 Audio quality issues
  • 🔄 Inability to edit/resume recordings

More Dictation apps to explore

4
Wispr Flow: AI Voice Keyboard
Wispr Flow: AI Voice Keyboard
Wispr Flow: AI Voice Keyboard
Voice dictation & quick notes
Free

This AI-powered voice keyboard transforms your spoken words into polished text instantly, working seamlessly across all your favorite apps. It refines your dictation for speed and accuracy, eliminating filler words and autocorrect errors. Capture notes, draft messages, or transcribe ideas effortlessly, all while sounding natural.

AI-powered voice dictationWorks in any appPolished, formatted output
📊 Productivity
(14K)
free with in-app purchases
5
Voice to Text - Speak Notes
Voice to Text - Speak Notes
Voice to Text - Speak Notes
Dictation & Transcription App
Free

Convert spoken words into text, transcribe audio and video, and translate speech in real time. Save time by dictating notes, messages, and more across all your Apple devices. Offers support for over 40 dictation and 100 transcription languages.

Real-time voice dictationAI-powered audio transcriptionInstant speech translation
📊 Productivity
(11K)
free with in-app purchases
6
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF
Read Aloud Books, Docs & PDFs
Free

This app transforms text into spoken word with lifelike voices, reads documents, images, and articles aloud, and offers voice typing. It also features an AI assistant for summarizing and quizzing, and allows for AI podcast creation.

Reads text aloud from various sourcesVoice typing for faster inputAI assistant for summarization and quizzes
📊 Productivity
(516K)
free with in-app purchases
7
Daily Dictation English
Daily Dictation English
Daily Dictation English
English Listening Practice
Free

Practice English listening comprehension through dictation exercises. Listen to audio, type what you hear, and review transcripts. Ideal for improving vocabulary and pronunciation.

Listen and type dictation exercisesReview audio transcriptsPractice while multitasking
📚 Education
(1.4K)
free with in-app purchases
8
Dictate⁺
Dictate⁺
Dictate⁺
Professional Dictation
Free

Transform your mobile device into a professional dictation tool. Record, edit, and securely transmit audio with advanced features like voice activation, encryption, and offline speech recognition. Organize and manage your recordings efficiently for seamless workflow.

Professional dictation recordingLightning-fast recording controlImpressively accurate voice activation
💼 Business
(660)
free with in-app purchases
9
Willow Dictation & AI Keyboard
Willow Dictation & AI Keyboard
Willow Dictation & AI Keyboard
Voice typing for work & chat
Free

This AI-powered keyboard transforms your voice into polished text for emails, chats, and documents. It offers instant speech-to-text, AI rewrite suggestions for tone and grammar, and supports over 100 languages. Ideal for efficient communication and note-taking.

Instant speech-to-textAI rewrite suggestionsStyle-matching tone adaptation
📊 Productivity
(996)
free with in-app purchases
10
SpeakUp Dictation
SpeakUp Dictation
SpeakUp Dictation
Voice typing, 100% on-device
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
11
ListenUp Dictation
ListenUp Dictation
ListenUp Dictation
Speak instead of typing
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
12
Blue Smart Dictation Keyboard
Blue Smart Dictation Keyboard
Blue Smart Dictation Keyboard
Control any app. Hands-free.
Free

This voice assistant allows you to control your phone hands-free. It can open apps, write text, and perform actions within other applications. With an optional accessory, it can interact with your phone's screen.

Open apps with voice commandsWrite text hands-freeAutomate button taps
🔧 Utilities
(35)
free
13
Monologue: Smart Dictation
Monologue: Smart Dictation
Monologue: Smart Dictation
Voice notes & meetings too
Free

This app transforms your spoken words into polished text, capturing your intended meaning and tone. It automatically cleans up filler words and offers smart formatting, a personal dictionary, and multilingual support. Enhance your writing with flexible modes tailored to emails, notes, or documents.

Smart formatting for clear structurePersonal dictionary for custom vocabularyFlexible writing modes (email, docs, notes, code)
📊 Productivity
(280)
free with in-app purchases
14
Transcribe - Speech to Text
Transcribe - Speech to Text
Transcribe - Speech to Text
AI Note Taker, Audio & Video
Free

This AI-powered app converts audio and video into text, supporting over 100 languages. It offers live transcription, file uploads, and AI-generated summaries. Perfect for meetings, lectures, and voice notes, it helps you focus on content rather than typing.

AI transcription for live speech and filesSupports 100+ languages and dialectsAI-powered summaries and key points
🔧 Utilities
(11K)
free with in-app purchases
15
Ivano Dictation
Ivano Dictation
Ivano Dictation
by Transcribe UK Ltd
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
16
Dictly — On‑device dictation
Dictly — On‑device dictation
Dictly — On‑device dictation
Private. Instant. Offline.
Free

This app converts your voice into styled text locally on your device, offering instant, private, and offline dictation. Create custom text formats and manage specialized vocabularies for efficient note-taking and idea capture.

Real-time on-device transcriptionOffline dictationCustom text formatting (Workflows)
📊 Productivity
(2)
freemium
17
Autonote: AI Voice & Summary
Autonote: AI Voice & Summary
Autonote: AI Voice & Summary
Meeting Recorder & Transcripts
Free

This app records audio, imports content from YouTube and web pages, and uses AI to transform it into organized notes. It offers features like background recording, speaker labels, and AI-powered summarization and question answering. Stay organized with notebooks, tags, and search.

Record audio in the backgroundImport YouTube videos and web articlesAI-powered transcription with speaker labels
📊 Productivity
(2)
freemium
18
Dun: AI Voice Keyboard
Dun: AI Voice Keyboard
Dun: AI Voice Keyboard
Voice dictation & quick notes
Free

This AI-powered keyboard transforms your spoken words into polished text for various apps. It offers on-device speech recognition for enhanced privacy and features like writing styles and translation.

AI voice dictationOn-device speech recognitionCustomizable writing styles
📊 Productivity
(2)
free with in-app purchases
19
Dictation - Scan and Speak
Dictation - Scan and Speak
Dictation - Scan and Speak
Best Method to Learn Language
Free

This app helps you learn English or Chinese by listening and transcribing spoken text. Scan articles and practice your comprehension and writing skills through dictation exercises. Supports English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Learn English or ChinesePractice dictationScan articles
📚 Education
(0)
ad-supported
20
Dictation: Learn English
Dictation: Learn English
Dictation: Learn English
Listening, dictation, AI
Free
📚 Education
(0)

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FAQ about Dictation

What are the best dictation apps for iPhone?
Dictation App-Dictate Anywhere tops our dictation apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 498 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top dictation apps we rank are free to download, including Dictation App-Dictate Anywhere and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes.
Dictation App-Dictate Anywhere has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 244+ dictation apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app allows you to convert your spoken words into text with high accuracy. You can dictate, edit, and format documents using your voice, making it a powerful tool for creating written content on the go.
Key features include immediate and highly accurate dictation, voice-controlled navigation of form-based templates, the ability to add industry-specific words and custom voice commands, and seamless integration with popular cloud services for easy document sharing.

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