# UTUVO Type — Speak, and it types for you

> Speak, and it types for you (iPhone/iPad app by MIN CHI YANG.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utuvo-type/id6813380439 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MIN CHI YANG](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803722486)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 51 MB
- Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utuvo-type/id6813380439/reviews.md

## What is UTUVO Type?

UTUVO Type lets you type by speaking — in any app.

Tap the orb on the keyboard and start talking; the orb moves with your voice. Tap again and clean, finished text lands at your cursor. When a voice session is not open, iOS opens UTUVO Type to start the microphone; tap the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Further dictation does not switch apps while the session stays open.

• Works almost everywhere: Messages, LINE, Mail, Notes, Safari… just switch to the UTUVO Type keyboard (except fields iOS reserves, like passwords).
• Cleans up as you go: removes filler words, adds commas and full stops from your pauses, and applies your personal dictionary.
• Say how to change it: select some text, tap the orb and say "make it more formal" — it's rewritten in place.
• Hold the orb to translate: slide to a language and let go. Pick up to five languages.
• Fix it on the spot: tap EN, 繁 (Zhuyin or Pinyin) or 简 (Pinyin) beside the orb to type a correction — no need to change keyboards.
• History: every dictation stays on your iPhone — searchable, starrable, one tap to copy.

Private by default
• On-device recognition first; turn on "Only use on-device recognition" and your audio never leaves the phone.
• No UTUVO account, analytics, ads, or tracking.
• Without a cloud key, editing and translation use available on-device features. If you enable an optional cloud service with your own key, recognized or selected text and relevant personal dictionary entries may be sent to that provider. If you also turn on field context, a bounded excerpt before the cursor is included. Audio is not sent to that service.
• Open source — every privacy claim can be checked.

About "Allow Full Access"
iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone, so the keyboard asks the UTUVO Type app to record for it. After tapping the orb, use the iOS back button in the upper-left corner to return to the app you were using. Allow Full Access so the keyboard can use its shared app-group data and any network features you choose to enable. The keyboard never records what you type with other keys; optional cloud features send text, not audio, to the provider you select.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy me lunch | $2.99 | one-time |
| Buy me a coffee | $0.99 | one-time |
| Big cheer | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.2.5 — 2026-09-29

• Zhuyin now predicts as you type: candidates appear after the first symbol, with initials-only shortcuts and tone-free typing.
• After you pick a word, the keyboard suggests the next phrase (Zhuyin and Pinyin).
• The English keyboard has a suggestion bar with completions and spelling fixes.
• All predictions run on your iPhone; nothing you type is sent anywhere.

### 0.2.4 — 2026-09-28

• Fixed a crash at launch on iOS 26 and earlier.
• New tip jar: Settings → Support. Tips are optional, unlock nothing, and UTUVO Type stays completely free.
• Setup steps now match iOS 27 wording.
• Completed Simplified Chinese translations.

### 0.2.3 — 2026-09-26

• Smart Cleanup now recommends Groq. Google Gemini's free tier runs out quickly; Groq has a free tier, is fast, and with cloud recognition turned on, names and dictionary words come out more accurately.
• If you already use Gemini, your setup stays as it is.
• Updated in-app guide.

### 0.2.2 — 2026-09-26

• Optional cloud recognition: save your own Groq, Gemini or Alibaba Cloud Bailian key in Settings → Smart Cleanup and turn it on. Each dictation is re-recognized with your key for more accurate names and dictionary words; if it fails, the on-device result is used. Off by default.
• Sentence-final particles such as 啊 are no longer removed.
• Smart Cleanup settings now show recent successes and failures, and why (for example, a used-up free quota).
• More reliable when you keep talking, tap the orb while text is being finished, or switch tabs — no lost or duplicated sentences.

### 0.2.1 — 2026-09-24

Typing and dictation cleanup feel smoother, with better correction of stutters, repetitions, and self-corrections. The voice session now stays open while you keep using the keyboard, and you can extend this session to 10 minutes. When no voice session is open, use iOS's back button to return to your app after starting the microphone.

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## More apps by MIN CHI YANG

- [UTUVO Player Go](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utuvo-player-go/id6803722484)
- [UTUVO Panel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utuvo-panel/id6812964840)
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- [UTUVO Hub](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/utuvo-hub/id6818214049)

All apps by MIN CHI YANG: https://appshunter.io/developer/6803722486

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