Dictation
Speak naturally.
Start dictation from the TapTalk keyboard. The main app records and runs local speech recognition on your iPhone, then the keyboard inserts the result where your cursor already is.
TapTalk for iPhone
Speak, write, and reuse text on your iPhone.
TapTalk is a private writing keyboard for people who speak faster than they type. Dictate locally, translate, refine selected text, save reusable snippets, capture notes, and bring them back in the apps where you write.
Local dictation
Data stays on device
Reusable writing workflows
No cloud transcription pipeline. No audio uploads to TapTalk.
Personal writing data stays in the local iPhone App Group container.
On-device translation when prepared
On-device AI where available
Private first
A writing layer for the apps you already use.
TapTalk turns the iPhone keyboard into a place for dictation, translation, Refine presets, snippets, notes, history, and personal spellings. Dictation runs locally; translation and Refine can run on device when the required Apple language models are available.
Translate
Talk in one language, write in another.
Speak in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, or Polish and let Apple Translation prepare the target text. With the required language package downloaded, translation can run on device.
Refine
Improve selected text.
Select text in a host app, open TapTalk, and use saved Refine presets or spoken instructions to make it clearer, shorter, more professional, or translated.
Keywords
Keep repeated writing close.
Insert signatures, addresses, prompts, dates, clipboard values, saved images, and common replies from the keyboard or by using voice commands.
Built for real iOS constraints
The app records. The keyboard writes.
iOS keyboard extensions cannot reliably access the microphone on their own. TapTalk splits the work: the main app owns recording, local offline speech recognition, translation, and readiness; the keyboard handles status, controls, insertion, snippets, history, notes, and Refines.
Main app: microphone and local model
Keyboard: text insertion and workflows
App Group: local shared state
No TapTalk cloud transcription
Personal writing system
Not just speech to text. A personal writing system.
TapTalk keeps the parts of your writing workflow together: what you say, what you reuse, what you correct, and what you want to save for later.
Notes
Capture a thought from the keyboard without inserting it into the current app. Reuse it later or turn it into a keyword.
History
Find recent dictations and inserted text from the app or the keyboard, then copy, reuse, save, or delete entries.
Speech Dictionary
Store preferred spellings for names, product terms, abbreviations, and domain vocabulary so TapTalk can correct them locally.
Voice shortcuts
Turn spoken phrases into punctuation, dates, custom replacements, or saved keyword content.
Keyboard controls
Use QWERTY or QWERTZ, suggestions, autocorrection, haptics, sounds, emoji, symbols, and left- or right-handed action rows.
Free and Pro
Start free. Pro is available in the app as a monthly subscription; final pricing is shown by the App Store before purchase.
100% offline dictation
Your voice stays on your iPhone.
TapTalk's dictation engine runs locally on the device. Audio and transcripts are not uploaded to TapTalk for transcription. Keywords, notes, history, dictionary entries, replacements, and settings are stored in the local App Group container.
Offline speech recognition
Data stays on device
No TapTalk cloud transcription
Germany / EU based
DSGVO-conscious design
Apple system services only where enabled