SpeaktoIt Assistant App for iPhone Review
If you want the functionality of Siri, but want the interface to have a physical presence as well, check this one out: SpeaktoIt Assistant for iPhone. It is a personal assistant to which you can dictate commands and the app will use its voice recognition technology to assist you with all of your needs. You can download SpeaktoIt Assistant app for free from iTunes App Store.
Features
SpeaktoIt Assistant for iPhone requires login. You can use your Facebook or login or create an account to set things in motion. Once in, your personal assistant (name Sam by default even though you can give it a custom name) will walk you through a tutorial, learn your name, and help you get your bearings. One useful feature is the ability to type commands in case the app did not recognize your voice commands. Such instances may be rare, but nevertheless could happen and now you got a way out. It was also nice that SpeaktoIt Assistant for iPhone sometimes gives a visual response in addition to a spoken response. If to cite an example, a query on local weather returned some helpful visual aids in addition to a spoken forecast. This is something Siri does not provide we guess. The app is also capable of doing basic math, end of speech recognition, search and open websites and play music/videos.
Further, with Speaktoit Assistant for iPhone, you can also just speak to send emails and text message. Use your voice to provide status updates on your favorite social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Just talk and chat freely and your words are instantly converted into text. As simple as that! However, there were areas wherein one might expect SpeaktoIt Assistant app for iPhone to speak instead of providing the answer on iPhone screen. The app offers translation services. But it is often nice to hear the words clearly pronounced in another language rather than simply show on screen. The app’s multi-lingual assist covers English, Spanish, Russian, German, Japan, French, and Portuguese at the moment. More might be added in future versions of the app.
Conclusion
SpeaktoIt Assistant app for iPhone combines powerful natural speech recognition and a helpful interface with a useful array of features. It provides both visual and audio response to your queries. Performance wise, the app is slick and responsive. Multi-lingual support comes to the rescue of non-English speakers. The option to type commands comes handy at times. Verdict: If you’re prepared to look beyond Siri, check this one out.
Category: Free iPhone Apps
