Solo Voice Dictation vs Beaver Notes

Solo turns your voice into polished text — entirely on your device. Speak naturally and Solo transcribes your words using WhisperKit, then optionally refines grammar, punctuation, and formatting with Apple Intelligence. Nothing leaves your iPhone or iPad. Ever. VOICE DICTATION, REIMAGINED Tap the record button and start speaking. Solo listens, transcribes, and delivers clean, ready-to-use text. Auto-stop on silence means you don’t have to think about when to stop — Solo handles it. AI TEXT POLISHING Turn on Apple Intelligence polishing and Solo cleans up your transcription automatically. Fix grammar, add punctuation, and improve clarity — all processed on-device using Apple Foundation Models. WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Solo as a standalone app or install the Solo Keyboard to dictate directly into any text field. Messages, Notes, Mail, social media — anywhere you type, Solo can speak for you. WRITING STYLES Choose how Solo shapes your text. Whether you need casual messages, professional emails, or concise notes, writing styles adapt the output to match your intent. HISTORY & ICLOUD SYNC Every transcription is saved and synced across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. Search, copy, and reuse your past dictations anytime. 100% PRIVATE Solo processes everything on-device. There are no cloud servers, no network calls, no analytics, and no data collection. Your voice stays yours. WHAT’S INCLUDED • Unlimited voice recordings • On-device transcription via WhisperKit • AI text polishing with Apple Intelligence • iOS Keyboard extension for direct text input • Transcription history with iCloud sync • Writing style customization • Auto-stop on silence detection • Apple Silicon optimized Solo requires iOS 26 or later and a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Beaver Notes is a fast, native client for the open-source Beaver Notes server — a self-hosted note wall you run on your own infrastructure. Write markdown notes. Drop in photos, videos and files. Everything lands on your server, nowhere else. No accounts to sign up for, no third-party services, no analytics, no telemetry. FEATURES • Multi-server — connect to as many self-hosted Beaver Notes servers as you need and switch between them from the sidebar. • Local-first sync — an outbox queue keeps everything working offline and catches up the moment the server comes back. • Markdown editor — bold, italic, code, lists, links, headings, with live preview. • Attachments — photos, videos, and arbitrary files. Images appear in an adaptive grid with a fullscreen viewer. Inline video playback. • Upload progress — per-file and per-message progress overlays, including retry on failure. • Image editor — crop, draw, filters, and optional optimization before upload. • Video trim & optimize — HEIC and H.265 encoding to keep uploads small. • Quick input — a compact composer at the bottom of the wall for fast capture. • Search — local full-text search with type, tag, pinned and date filters. • Spotlight — your notes are findable from the system search. • Privacy — biometric lock with Face ID / Touch ID, auto-lock timeout, and the option to hide previews in the App Switcher. • Storage controls — per-server cache size limit and one-tap erase. • Multi-platform — adapted layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with native sidebar, context menus, swipe actions, and keyboard shortcuts. PRIVACY The app talks only to the self-hosted server you configure. No analytics SDKs. No third-party services. No developer-side backend. Read the full privacy policy at https://eduard256.github.io/beaver-notes-apple/PRIVACY.md REQUIREMENTS You need a running Beaver Notes server. The server is open source — see https://github.com/eduard256/beaver-notes