# Active Voice!

> Voice-to-text messaging and email with multilingual translation and dictation. (iPhone/iPad app by Tensift Software.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/active-voice/id514916029 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tensift Software](https://appshunter.io/developer/509940950)
- Category: Social Networking, Reference
- Price: $5.99
- Rating: 4.05/5 from 1,206 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German and 20 more
- Released: 2012-04-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/active-voice/id514916029/reviews.md

## What is Active Voice!?

** Join over a Million people around the globe using Active Voice on a daily basis!! Download it now! **Active Voice is the power of your voice in the palm of your hands!

- Use your voice to send messages and emails. No more tedious typing. Just speak and it's done.
- Translate your text into 32 foreign languages.
- Copy your text with one tap.
- Correct your text using voice dictation or typing.
- Voice recognition support for 34 languages and accents.
- Full support for American and British English.

:: SUPPORTED LANGUAGES ::

:: Speech recognition support ::

العربية الفصحى, English (UK, US, Australia), Español(España, EE.UU., México), Bahasa indonesia, Bahasa melayu, čeština, Dansk, Deutsch, français (France, Canada), italiano, Magyar, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, Português brasileiro, Pyccĸий, Română, Slovenčina, suomi, Svenska, Tϋrkçe, Ελληνικά, 한국어, 中文(中国,臺灣), 廣東話, 日本語.

:: Translation support ::

- Afrikaans
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Belarusian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan}
- Chinese
- Chinese (traditional)
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Estonian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Malay
- Maltese
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
- Welsh
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Basque
- Georgian
- Gujarati
- Haitian Creole
- Kannada
- Latin
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Urdu

If you are too busy to type on your iPhone, then Active Voice IS DEFINITELY FOR YOU.

So, in a nutshell, you can do the following:
- Convert your voice into text.
- Send your text as an SMS message or email.

:: Technology ::

Active Voice is powered by cutting-edge technology in speech recognition that requires a Wifi or 3G Internet connection.

- Tired of typing your messages and emails?
- THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GET YOUR COPY OF ACTIVE VOICE NOW.

## Key features

- Voice to text conversion
- Send messages and emails by voice
- Translate text into 32 languages
- Voice recognition for 34 languages
- Copy text with one tap
- Correct text via voice or typing

## What do users think of Active Voice!?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Accurate dictation
- 👍 Useful for various tasks
- 💡 Integrates well with other apps
- 🚀 Faster than typing
- 👍 Simple and easy to use

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and connection issues
- 🐛 Loses transcribed text
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 👎 Poor customer support
- 👎 Lacks important features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Frequent crashes and errors
- Transcription loss after device sleep or app switch
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent performance across devices

**Most requested features**

- Ability to save and retrieve transcribed text
- Improved stability and reliability
- More customization options
- Integration with note-taking and productivity apps

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/active-voice/id514916029/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Active voice

*2021-09-19, version 1.7.2*

Sound translation is great, I wish there is a way to break up the sentences.

### 1/5 — Lying sacks of sh**

*2020-08-01, version 1.7.2*

Icelandic my a**! Y’all are liars. In the description list it says Icelandic, but once paying for this and looking, it was not an option. I’m looking to be able to voice to text Icelandic, and you just took my money for nothing. There are free apps that do better. Disappointment.

### 1/5 — I want my money back

*2019-11-14, version 1.7.2*

Had high hopes for this app but was disappointed as the voice to text failed multiple times. Paid the $8.99 to transcribe and then submit weekly reports without having to write it out. Attempt after attempt I was received “null” errors and finally gave up. There’s an app on my phone called voice recorder that said it something similar to what I was looking for if I upgraded (with a free trail period) which I did and that worked perfectly. So I’m out the money for Activate Voice but at least I solved my new. Buyer beware of this app!

### 1/5 — Stopped working correctly no response from developer

*2019-09-30, version 1.7.2*

I started using the free version, liked it quite a bit went to the paid version and it was working fine for many months and then all of a sudden stopped taking transcriptions longer than one minute. It just give me an error. I contacted the developer twice via their email app and still not have heard back after several weeks. frustrated that is not working correctly and no one will respond to my request for help.

### 5/5 — Siri are you listening

*2019-09-29, version 1.7.2*

This is what Siri should be like. The dictation in this app is mostly flawless. It’s so much better than Siri. I wish there was a way to integrate this in the apps and replace Siri on my phone with this app.  Rather than copy and paste

### 1/5 — Needs Update for new IOS.

*2019-09-18, version 1.7.2*

This is the best voice to text app ever. I gave it one star because it seems to need an update in order to work with the new iPhone IOS. It simply won’t record and reports problems with the cloud. I’ve used it for years and love the app, so its very discouraging that it stopped working. I’ve become dependent on it to do all my writing work.

### 1/5 — Please update this app.

*2019-09-18, version 1.7.2*

I’ve used this app for 2 years now. It came it handy for writing blogs and important stuff. Now I’m mad that this app stopped working for like the past two weeks now. But who ever runs this app. Do use a favor and please just update it. Honestly I’m tried seeing the “Cloud transactions reported an error” popping up on my screen. Plus you deserve one star for not updating this app and for paying attention to what your users are trying to tell you online.

### 1/5 — Worked great for a few days

*2019-09-15, version 1.7.2*

I though this was just what I needed to be able to talk to my mom, who can no longer hear without having to type things.  Worked great for a few days and she loved it.  It was more like having a conversation.  Now I continue to get a cloud error message!  I’ll be looking for a different app.

### 5/5 — So much more accurate than iPhone’s basic.

*2019-09-12, version 1.7.2*

This is my go to app for dictation. You can’t see the text building while you’re dictating, so it’s a leap of faith to keep talking. I’d prefer to see the text but... such is life.

### 5/5 — Perfect!

*2019-06-28, version 1.7.1*

Best voice to text app available that I have found it and I have gone through pretty much all of them. This actually picks up everything clearly and dictates it correctly.

This app unlike others rarely if it all messes up words or phrases unlike others where I have to constantly go back and correct them which defeats the purpose of voice to text (and it's frustrating to fix half of everything that you’ve dictated). 

It's nice to that it works with commands for dictating text that That are for dictating text on Mac but also work for iOS. Some of the commands I'm still figuring out and they might be because of enhanced dictation but overall they work. With iPhone 8 I don't have an option for enhanced dictation but on X there might be an option for enhanced dictation. 

Don't waste your money on any of the other dictation apps. They're completely useless and will frustrate you to no end. I have wasted way more money than I would care to admit on those and this has been best app that I have found and I always come back to it.

## Frequently asked questions about Active Voice!

### What does Active Voice! do?

Active Voice! allows you to convert your spoken words into text, which can then be used to send messages and emails without manual typing. It also provides translation capabilities for your text into numerous foreign languages.

### What are the key features of Active Voice!?

Key features include converting voice to text, sending messages and emails directly via voice, translating text into 32 languages, and supporting voice recognition in 34 languages and accents. You can also copy text with a single tap and correct it using either voice dictation or typing.

### Is Active Voice! free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is offered for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases for core functionalities.

### What languages are supported by Active Voice!?

The app offers speech recognition support for 34 languages and accents, including various forms of English, Spanish, French, and many others. It also supports text translation into a wide array of 32 foreign languages, covering major global languages.

### What are the common use cases for Active Voice!?

This app is ideal for users who are busy and find typing on their mobile device inconvenient. It's useful for quickly composing messages and emails, especially when on the go, and for translating text into different languages for communication or understanding.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.7.2 — 2019-08-07

- Multiple enhancements

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