Micstream vs TsuiuChat

Why spend money on a USB microphone? Your phone's microphone already beats most budget USB mics. Micstream makes Windows treat it like a proper hardware microphone — over Wi-Fi, with no cables and no extra hardware. NO WORKING MIC? USE YOUR PHONE Laptop mic sounds bad? Headset broken? Webcam has no sound? Use your phone instead. Micstream turns it into a wireless microphone for your PC. No Bluetooth pairing, no drivers to install on your phone. SETUP IS EASY 1. Download the Windows client from micstream.io 2. In Windows, select Micstream as your audio input device 3. Launch the app and connect to your PC over Wi-Fi 4. Start streaming! Your phone is now a standalone PC microphone — just like one you would buy in the store. WHY MICSTREAM • Save money: no need to buy an expensive standalone microphone — Micstream is free • Ultimate convenience: use your iPhone as a professional-grade PC mic • High-quality audio: crisp, clear sound for podcasts, gaming, video calls, voiceovers, and more • Custom Windows driver: works like a real hardware PC mic in any application (Zoom, Discord, OBS, Teams, games, and more) FEATURES • World-class noise suppression via DeepFilterNet • Custom Windows audio driver • Studio-quality audio — 48 kHz and 32-bit for unmatched clarity and detail • High-quality, low-latency Opus codec • Stereo recording on supported devices • Automatic PC discovery on your Wi-Fi network YOUR PHONE AS A MIC FOR EVERY APP Use your iPhone as a microphone for your PC in Zoom, Discord, Teams, Google Meet, OBS, and any game or recording software. One mic app covers video calls, streaming, podcasts, voice-overs, dictation, and speech-to-text. If it accepts a microphone input, you can stream your phone's mic to your PC. NOISE CANCELLATION BUILT IN Micstream turns your phone into a noise-cancelling microphone. It uses DeepFilterNet, a state-of-the-art AI noise filter that removes background noise like keyboard sounds, fans, and street noise in real time. Your voice stays clear. You can switch noise cancellation on or off from the desktop app. PRICING • Micstream is free — watch a short ad to stream for the next hour • Micstream Pro supports the developer and removes ads and limits SUPPORTED DESKTOP SYSTEMS • Windows 10 • Windows 11 • Linux TECHNICAL DETAILS Micstream's desktop client features a tailored Windows audio driver designed for a seamless PC mic experience. 32-bit depth allows a wider dynamic range and more detail in your recordings. Audio is encoded with the Opus codec, whose low algorithmic delay (5–10 ms) makes it a perfect fit for streaming from phone to PC. Networking uses UDP on ports 37718–37720, with automatic client discovery and forward error correction against packet loss. PRIVACY POLICY https://micstream.io/privacy TERMS OF USE https://micstream.io/terms

TsuiuChat is a private, on-device AI chat app. The name comes from a dialect word for "freedom" - because that is what local AI should feel like. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No server. Your conversations run entirely on your iPhone, powered by on-device AI models (Apple MLX). Nothing you type ever leaves your device unless you explicitly ask it to - a web search, or a cloud service you choose to configure yourself. FREE. FOREVER. NO USAGE CAPS. - Unlimited AI chat, fully on-device: no trial period, no daily limits - Private web search: news, weather, wiki, and general questions - Image generation via Apple Image Playground (on supported devices) - Bring your own server: connect to a self-hosted Ollama or LM Studio instance - 8 languages: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish UNLOCK PRO YOUR LOCAL TAVERN (role-play) Chat with built-in characters, write your own personas, or run multi-character scenes. Start from a trending scenario template and cast your own characters into it, or import a character card from the community. KNOWLEDGE FREEDOM (private PDF library) Import PDFs and ask questions grounded in your own documents. Answers come with page citations, and with an actual screenshot of the cited page, so you can see the source for yourself instead of just a page number. Exportable too. MODEL FREEDOM Choose your own model per task, including larger, more capable local models downloaded from the community. FINE-TUNING FREEDOM Full control over generation parameters, plus cross-conversation memory, so the app remembers relevant facts across chats. CLOUD IMAGE GENERATION Bring your own API key. Unlock Pro with a single one-time purchase - no subscription, ever. Requires iPhone 14 or later (6 GB RAM or more) for on-device models to run well.