# VoiceBear — Speak instead of typing.

> Speak instead of typing. (iPhone/iPad app by CHIA JEN LIN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voicebear/id6756269777 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CHIA JEN LIN](https://appshunter.io/developer/1859667959)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 60 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese
- Released: 2026-01-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voicebear/id6756269777/reviews.md

## What is VoiceBear?

VoiceBear turns speech into usable text, so you can move faster than typing.

Whether you’re chatting with AI, writing, or turning recordings into text, VoiceBear helps you capture ideas naturally with your voice.

The iPhone app includes a built-in local language model for on-device transcription, and also supports cloud-based ASR and LLM services for advanced post-processing. 
Apply summaries, rewrites, translations, or custom prompt templates to transform raw transcripts into polished content.

From real-time dictation to audio file transcription and smart text optimization, VoiceBear fits seamlessly into everyday workflows on your iPhone.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlimited Transcription | $19.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-05-03

Speech transcription stability improvement.

### 1.3 — 2026-03-12

We have optimized the keyboard’s transcription stability to improve everyone’s experience.

### 1.2 — 2026-03-11

The regular update has addressed the known issues.

### 1.1 — 2026-02-11

We've added more cloud providers' ASR and LLM models, and we hope you all like them.

### 1.0 — 2026-01-21

No release notes.

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