Aqua Voice
AI dictation app that inserts text in sub-second time and uses screen context to improve accuracy with code, variable names, and technical terms.
Short description
Features
Streaming dictation: Sub-second insertion at approximately 450ms to 1s, with claimed speeds of 230 WPM compared with 40 WPM typing
Deep Context: Privately reads your screen to improve recognition of code, variables, and proper nouns
Avalon model: Proprietary model with 97.3% accuracy on the AISpeak benchmark
Custom dictionary: Supports names, brands, technical terms, and custom instructions
Per-app writing styles: Different rules for apps, such as lowercase in Slack or structured output in documents
49 languages
Real-time refinement: Handles grammar and formatting while you speak
Transcript privacy: Private transcript history and Privacy Mode, where nothing is stored on servers
Developer support: Works in terminals, IDEs, Codex, Cursor, Claude, and ChatGPT
Platforms: Mac and Windows
Pricing
Starter: Free, with 1,000 free words and the Avalon transcription model
Pro: $8/mo, with 20% off on annual billing
Max: $24/mo, including everything in Pro plus AI power-user features
Integrations
Voice coding: Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and ChatGPT
Work apps: Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, and documents
Avalon API: Lets developers replace Whisper with Avalon in two lines
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
What users love about Aqua Voice
Fast dictation: Sub-second streaming insertion
Screen-context accuracy: Handles code, variable names, and Tailwind class names well
Lower price: Pro costs $8/month compared with Wispr''s $12/month
Typing time saved: Users reported saving around 5 hours in two weeks and more than two days
What users complain about Aqua Voice
Cloud dependency: Audio is processed in the cloud
Long text insertion: Some edge cases around reliability when inserting very long blocks of text
Platform limitation: Mac and Windows only, with no mobile support yet.
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