Best Speech To Text Dictation AI Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.3 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated July 2026

With an average user rating of 4.3★, the speech to text dictation ai category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Speech To Text Dictation AI Apps (July 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Grammarly: AI Keyboard & VoiceGrammarly: AI Keyboard & VoiceFree4.7★ (224K)NoYesSep 2026
2Voice to Text - Dictate SpeechVoice to Text - Dictate SpeechFree4.5★ (11K)NoYesSep 2026
3AudioPen: AI Voice to TextAudioPen: AI Voice to TextFree4.7★ (165)NoYesSep 2026
4Otter Transcribe Voice NotesOtter Transcribe Voice NotesFree4.8★ (79K)NoYesSep 2026
5Transcribe AI: Voice to TextTranscribe AI: Voice to TextFree4.6★ (849)NoYesSep 2026
6Speechify – Text to Speech PDFSpeechify – Text to Speech PDFFree4.7★ (524K)YesYesSep 2026
7Willow Dictation & AI KeyboardWillow Dictation & AI KeyboardFree4.6★ (1K)YesYesSep 2026
8Text to Speech with AI Voices.Text to Speech with AI Voices.FreeNoYesMay 2026

Top Picks for Speech To Text Dictation AI

Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice#1

Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice by Superhuman Platform Inc

Write, dictate, edit, improve
Editor's Choice
📊 Productivity
4.7😊(224K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#12in Productivity
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Enhance your writing across all apps with AI-powered suggestions for grammar, spelling, and clarity. Generate new versions of your text, detect tone, and improve conciseness. Also includes a document editor and Safari extension for comprehensive writing support.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Extremely useful
  • 👍 Helps improve writing skills
  • 👍 Provides useful suggestions
  • 👍 Beneficial for non-native speakers
  • 👍 Seamless integration across devices

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy keyboard behavior
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance across platforms
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with 'full access' requirement
  • 💰 Expensive premium subscription
  • 🤔 Overzealous correction suggestions
Voice to Text - Dictate Speech#2

Voice to Text - Dictate Speech by IBN Software GmbH

Transcribe, Record & Summarize
Strong Contender
📊 Productivity
4.5😊(11K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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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.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Accurate dictation
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Time-saving
  • 👍 Helpful for disabled/hearing impaired users
  • 👍 Useful for writing tasks
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Inaccurate transcription of some words
  • 💡 Limited editing capabilities
  • 💡 Lack of punctuation/formatting options
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 💰 Subscription-based model

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FAQ about Speech To Text Dictation AI

What are the best speech to text dictation ai apps for iPhone?
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice tops our speech to text dictation ai apps ranking as of July 2026, with a 4.7-star average from 224K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top speech to text dictation ai apps we rank are free to download, including Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice and Voice to Text - Dictate Speech.
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Voice has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of July 2026.
We track 250+ speech to text dictation ai apps on the iOS App Store as of July 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app provides real-time writing feedback directly within your iPhone and iPad apps. It offers suggestions for spelling, grammar, conciseness, and vocabulary, along with AI-powered text rewrites and tone adjustments.
Key features include an AI keyboard with spelling and grammar checks in multiple languages, vocabulary and clarity recommendations (Premium), tone detection, AI rewrites for entire messages, a document editor with plagiarism detection, and a Safari extension.