Apograph vs DuoCast

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Apograph compared with DuoCast
Detail	Apograph	DuoCast
What it does	Private, on-device transcription for iPhone	Turn any document into a two-voice podcast you can listen to on your commute
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: unlimited recordings and imports, Fast and Balanced models, 99 languages, timed sentences, playback, spell check, text/Markdown/PDF export, Best model on 5 recordings, speaker separation on 3 recordings. Pro: one-time purchase, includes everything in Free plus Best model unlimited, unlimited s	Free: 3-minute preview of any episode with spoken-intro watermark, no download. Pro: $12/mo for unlimited episodes up to 50,000 characters, MP3 downloads, no watermark, priority queue. Credit pack: $9 for 20 full episodes up to 50,000 characters with MP3 downloads, credits never expire, no subscript
Key features	Records, transcribes and separates speakers entirely on device Supports 99 languages with automatic detection Works completely offline in Airplane Mode Export as text, Markdown, PDF, SRT and WebVTT Quick Record system integration and shortcuts	Paste text, PDF, DOCX upload, or article URL input Two-host conversational format with Q&A dialogue Self-hosted speech synthesis models 5–15 minute episodes with chapters and synced transcript MP3 download capability on Pro plan Free 3-minute preview on any document Priority queue processing for Pro subscribers Support for documents up to 50,000 characters No watermark on Pro and Credit pack episodes
What makes it different	Completely private: nothing uploaded, no account required, no analytics or trackers Runs on-device using OpenAI Whisper with no cloud processing Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription or renewal Free app with generous limits: 5 Best re-transcriptions and 3 speaker separations per month	Two-voice dialogue format keeps listeners engaged better than monotone reading Self-hosted voice models optimized specifically for natural Chinese and Japanese pronunciation No per-character pricing, so long documents are voiced end-to-end without truncation Automatically rewrites source documents into conversational format Credit packs never expire, providing flexible usage without subscription commitment
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	10
Referring domains (Majestic)	6	5

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