Comparison

KeyVox vs SpeechBee

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KeyVox

This AI-powered keyboard transforms your spoken words into polished text directly within any app. It intelligently formats dictation, handles numbers and symbols, and offers various writing styles. All processing happens on your device for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device AI dictation
  • Automatic text formatting
  • Multiple writing styles (Vibes)
  • Text-to-speech functionality (Speak)
  • Works in any app
  • No internet required
  • Open source
Features
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Talk. KeyVox types. KeyVox is an AI voice keyboard that turns your voice into polished, ready-to-send text, right inside any app on your iPhone. No switching apps. No copying and pasting. Just press the mic and start talking. Free Your Voice. Because dictation should always be free. Everything runs on your device. Works in any app. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. No servers. No tracking. Your words stay yours. SMARTER THAN A TRANSCRIPT Most voice tools give you a messy wall of text. KeyVox actually cleans up what you said: • Say "two plus two equals four" → you get "2 + 2 = 4" • Say "my email is dom at keyvox dot app" → you get dom@keyvox.app • Say "be home by eight PM" → you get 8:00 PM • Rattle off a list → you get a clean numbered list • Pause naturally → you get a new paragraph • Laugh mid-sentence → we clean that up too You talk like a human. KeyVox formats it like you typed it. The Paragraphs, List, and Caps Lock keys support long press to apply/undo formatting when available. This allows you to apply/revert lists, paragraphs, and caps with any untouched dictation. WORKS EVERYWHERE KeyVox lives as a keyboard, so it works in any app: Messages, Notes, Mail, wherever you write. Just switch to KeyVox and tap the mic. COMPLETELY PRIVATE This isn't "we promise we won't look at your data" private. This is "your voice and text never leaves your phone" private. KeyVox runs fully on-device. No internet required. No servers. No data collection. Works in airplane mode. Works anywhere. SIMPLE. NO NONSENSE. KeyVox is free and open source. We think dictation should just work... not come with strings attached. TWO VOICE ENGINES KeyVox includes two built-in speech engines: Whisper and Parakeet. Start with one and use whichever works best for you. KEYVOX VIBES: REVERSIBLE WRITING STYLES Your dictation has Vibes. KeyVox Vibes lets you rewrite the latest untouched dictation in different writing styles, right after you speak. Want something more casual? More polished? More chill? Change the vibe instantly without re-recording anything. And if you change your mind, undo it anytime. This is not copy-and-paste AI rewriting. Vibes is built directly into the KeyVox dictation flow, so it feels fast, natural, and actually useful while you're dictating. Everything runs on-device. Currently includes built-in Vibes like: • Casual • Polished • Chill Talk once. Vibe more. KEYVOX SPEAK: READ LESS. LISTEN MORE. KeyVox Speak turns anything you can copy or share into natural, spoken audio using on-device AI voices. Copy text, tap Speak, and your iPhone reads it out loud — from articles, messages, PDFs, websites, or even images with text. You can start Speak from the KeyVox keyboard, Home tab, Share Sheet, or Shortcuts, so it fits right into how you already use your phone. Everything runs locally after setup. No cloud processing, no sending text anywhere. Install the Speak engine and choose from multiple voices, then listen with full playback controls and replay. You get 2 free Speaks per day, and can unlock unlimited use with a one-time purchase. WHAT YOU GET • A Predictive Text and emoji keyboard that works in every app • Smart formatting for math, emails, times, dates, and lists • Paragraph detection from natural pauses • A custom dictionary for names and corrections • Dictation that supports multiple languages • Two built-in voice engines • Fully offline support • Guided setup • Dark mode & Light mode Keyboard design • No account required • No subscriptions • Quality text-to-speech when you need it List formatting, Vibes, Predictive Text, Speak, and Dictionary features are currently supported for English only. — KeyVox is also available on macOS, bringing the same fast, private dictation experience to your desktop. Visit keyvox.app to get it. KeyVox™ is built by a solo developer who believes that communication shouldn't come at the expense of accessibility, money, or privacy.

About

SpeechBee

Features
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Speak instead of typing. Listen instead of reading. SpeechBee turns what you say into clean text, right where you are writing, and reads any text back to you in a natural voice. Speech recognition and reading voices run on your iPhone and iPad. VOICE TO TEXT • Switch to the SpeechBee keyboard in Messages, Mail, Notes or any app, tap the microphone and talk • Filler words like “um” and “uh” are removed automatically • Say “new paragraph” or “new line” and it formats as you go • Teach it names and terms with your personal Dictionary • Snippets: say “my email” or “booking link” and get the full text WRITING MODES AND TRANSLATION • Writing modes turn what you say into an email, a message, notes or a prompt for AI, or make it formal or casual, with Apple Intelligence on supported devices • Translate as you dictate, with Apple’s on-device translation • Pick a mode or a language right in the keyboard. History keeps every version, and Transform turns any dictation into another mode or language TEXT TO SPEECH • Share text with SpeechBee or paste it into the Read tab • Natural local voices, adjustable speed, pause and skip between sentences • Listen to articles, messages and long notes while you walk, commute or rest your eyes PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your audio is never uploaded and never saved as a recording • After a one-time model download, dictation works offline • Text is read aloud on your device, not by a cloud voice service • No ads IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Your plan unlocks SpeechBee on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Optional private iCloud sync keeps your Dictionary and Snippets in step. Audio and transcripts are never synced. LANGUAGES Dictate in 99 languages and listen in 31. Dictation (99): Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba Read Aloud (31): Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese PLANS Dictation and Read Aloud require a SpeechBee subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Without one, the 7-day free week is followed by a free plan with up to 1,000 dictated and 1,000 read words per week. Paid plans include every feature; the free plan includes the Clean writing mode but not the other modes or translation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://speechbee.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://speechbee.app/terms

Screenshots

KeyVox4 screens
SpeechBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: KeyVox at none against SpeechBee's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KeyVox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SpeechBee sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KeyVox ships an update every 4 days, SpeechBee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KeyVox versus SpeechBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyVoxSpeechBee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominic EspositoFat Pitch Ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

KeyVox

One-time2
  • KeyVox Vibes Unlock$2.99
  • KeyVox Speak Unlimited$5.99
4 purchases

SpeechBee

Subscriptions2
  • SpeechBee Monthly7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • SpeechBee Annual7 Days trial$79.001 Year
One-time2
  • 7-Day TrialFree
  • SpeechBee Lifetime$99.00

Questions

Is KeyVox free?
KeyVox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeechBee free?
SpeechBee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KeyVox or SpeechBee have ads?
SpeechBee shows ads; KeyVox does not.
Which is updated more often, KeyVox or SpeechBee?
KeyVox ships an update every 4 days, and SpeechBee every 3 days. Most recently, KeyVox was updated on November 5, 2026 and SpeechBee on October 31, 2026.

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