# SpeakUp Dictation — Voice typing, 100% on-device

> Voice typing, 100% on-device (iPhone/iPad app by Daniel Nedelcu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-dictation/id6761625487 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daniel Nedelcu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1845929530)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Romanian
- Released: 2026-05-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/speakup-dictation/id6761625487/reviews.md

## What is SpeakUp Dictation?

SpeakUp turns your voice into text — entirely on your iPhone. No cloud. No subscription. No AI rewriting. Your words, exactly as you said them.

Hold a button, speak, and your words appear in any app — Messages, Mail, Notes, Slack, or anywhere else you type. SpeakUp installs a custom keyboard with a dedicated mic button that works everywhere.

HOW IT WORKS

SpeakUp runs an open-source AI speech recognition model directly on Apple's Neural Engine via CoreML. Your voice is transcribed on your device in seconds. Nothing is sent to the internet. Nothing is stored. Nothing is shared.

Tap the mic button on the SpeakUp keyboard, speak into the app, and your transcribed text appears right where you were typing. It's that simple.

WHAT YOU GET

- Custom keyboard with mic button — works in every app
- 100% on-device transcription on the Neural Engine
- 9 European languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian
- Works completely offline — no internet required
- Automatic punctuation and smart formatting
- Free, no subscription, no account, no word limits

WHY NOT APPLE DICTATION?

Apple Dictation sends some audio to Apple's servers for processing. It only works in system apps. And for many languages and accents, it simply gets words wrong.

SpeakUp runs a dedicated AI model on your device. It works in every app via a custom keyboard. And it actually understands accented English and European languages — because that's what it was built for.

WHY NOT WISPR FLOW?

Wispr Flow costs $15/month and sends every word you speak to their cloud servers. They also rewrite what you say with AI — you don't get your own words back.

SpeakUp is free, runs 100% on your device, and transcribes your words faithfully. No paraphrasing. No cloud. No subscription.

ALSO ON MAC

SpeakUp for Mac (€29 one-time) gives you the same on-device dictation everywhere on macOS — system-wide hotkey, custom domain Lexicons (medical, software, legal), and longer recording sessions. Learn more at getspeakup.app.

BUILT IN BERLIN

SpeakUp is built by a small team in Berlin. German and English are first-class citizens, not afterthoughts. We care about European languages, European privacy standards, and building software that respects your data.

PRIVACY PROMISE

- Your voice never leaves your iPhone
- No cloud processing, no servers, no accounts
- No telemetry that identifies you
- No data collection of any kind — except an optional email address if you opt in to product updates
- Privacy policy: getspeakup.app/privacy

SpeakUp is free, forever. Try it on iPhone today.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.35 — 2026-07-20

This update fixes a rare bug where the keyboard could get stuck after you finished speaking. Dictation now stops reliably every time — tap, speak, done.

Thanks for using SpeakUp!

### 1.0.34 — 2026-07-13

Reliable setup, smoother dictation.
• The voice model now downloads dependably and no longer gets stuck during first-time setup.
• Faster, more reliable first dictation.
• Fixed issues that could leave the keyboard waiting or fail to transcribe.

As always, everything runs 100% on your device.

### 1.0.26 — 2026-06-18

• Fixed transcription failing on the latest iOS beta — dictation keeps working there now
• Stability improvements

### 1.0.25 — 2026-06-17

• Fixed the voice model occasionally getting stuck while downloading — it now recovers and retries automatically, with a clear Try Again if your connection drops
• Faster, more reliable first-time setup
• Small fixes and polish

### 1.0.24 — 2026-06-11

• Much faster transcription — your words appear almost instantly
• SpeakUp now steps aside while you play music or audio in other apps
• Fixed the keyboard not appearing right after an app update
• Clearer feedback when a recording was too quiet to transcribe
• Many small fixes and polish

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