Free: 0 €, up to 30 photos and videos. Premium Monthly: 1,99 € per month. Premium Yearly: 17,99 € per year. Premium Lifetime: 49,99 € once.
Free trial for 14 days, no card required. Then Pro Monthly at $19/month, Pro Annual at $179/year (saving $49 vs monthly), or Pro Lifetime at $499 one-time. Educational discount: 50% off Monthly or Annual with a .edu email address. Cancel anytime.
Key features
AES-256 encryption on device
Face ID and passcode unlock
Wi-Fi Share with QR code
Photo adjustment and crop (Premium)
Calculator disguise with Decoy mode
Slideshow with custom speed and transitions (Premium)
Encrypted backup to Dropbox, Nextcloud or Files (Premium)
24-character recovery key
Configurable lock delay (Premium)
Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser
Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app
Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking
On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download
Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms
Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion
Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails
Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits
Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups
Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
What makes it different
No account or cloud service required
Photos never leave your phone without encryption
Wi-Fi Share keeps everything on your local network
Free plan holds 30 photos and videos with full encryption
Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech
On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac
Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app
Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard
Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
Mavaul
Halopen