TechCrunch Daily Crunch The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025
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Dec 31, 2025 2025 was a transformative year for AI dictation apps, significantly enhancing speed and accuracy. Whisperflow offers extensive customization with appealing pricing options. Willow prioritizes user privacy through local storage and an opt-out model. Monologue features unique tone control capabilities and downloadable models. Super Whisper stands out with its model integrations and flexible pricing. Voice Typer supports over 99 languages with offline options, while Handy serves as a user-friendly open-source tool. Aqua impresses with its quick performance and useful autofill features.
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AI Dictation Reached A Tipping Point
- 2025 marked a leap in AI dictation thanks to LLM and speech-to-model advances improving accuracy and context retention.
- Developers now add automatic formatting and filler-word removal to reduce editing time.
Customize Transcription With Whisperflow
- Try Whisperflow to customize transcription style and add industry-specific words for better output.
- Use its formal/casual style settings to match tone for emails, work, or personal messages.
Privacy-Focused Dictation With Willow
- Use Willow if you want local-only storage and to opt out of model training for privacy.
- Add custom vocabulary and leverage its LLM feature to expand short dictations into full text.