TapTalk for iPhone

Offline dictation for your iPhone.

TapTalk is a private productivity keyboard for local dictation, translation, AI refinement, reusable keywords, ideas, and history directly inside the apps where you write.

100% offline dictation Data stays on device EU / DSGVO conscious
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
TapTalk iPhone home screen with dictation statistics and recent history. TapTalk keyboard active in Mail with selected text and the Refine button.
Private first

Offline dictation. On-device translation and Refine when available.

TapTalk turns the iPhone keyboard into a writing layer for Mail, Messages, Notes, browsers, support tools, and any app with a text field. Dictation runs locally; translation and Refine can run on device when the required Apple language models are available.

Dictation

Speak naturally, offline.

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.

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

Reuse what you type again and again.

Insert signatures, addresses, prompts, dates, clipboard values, and saved images 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, ideas, and Refines.

Main app: microphone and local model Keyboard: text insertion and workflows App Group: local shared state No TapTalk cloud transcription
TapTalk iPhone app with the main navigation menu open.
Personal writing system

More than speech to text.

TapTalk keeps your reusable writing material close to the keyboard, so you spend less time switching apps and copying old text.

Ideas

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, ideas, 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
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