Dictation - Speech to text Reviews

I previously wrote a negative (2*) preview because after i purchased the Pro Version, I tried to set Dictation to do the voice-to-text in the language i selected but did not see any button or a box to confirm the selected language beside the “Dismiss” option. But after a few tries, I realized that after I selected “Setup” to choose the speech recognition language, I just needed to select “Dismiss” to go back to the interface where I can start the voice-to-text process by tapping on the red button at the bottom of the screen and just said a few words in the previously set language and saw that the speech is being transcribed in that set language. I wish there were some instructions guiding the user on how to set up Dictation to do the v-to-t in that language. Thus, the 4 stars instead of 5 ones.

And I have used all kinds of this app apps going back to Via Voice (IBM). Remember that one? Since IBM took VV off the market, Dragon/Nuance has always been the standard bearer, and their products were always good (except for tech support) , but Dictation is far superior. Works great on iOS/iPADOS/MACOS. Accuracy is remarkable. Corrections done super easy, usually only very minor ones are needed. Customizable UI. Apple share sheet gets you into Messages, Mail, Files app, Notes, you name it. Incredibly fast. Huge increase in my productivity. Try it for free…you’ll see what I mean. Also extremely affordable with flexible payment plans if you decide to buy after the initial free usage. I have tried all the apps currently available….this one is head and shoulders above all the rest.

I am using this tool for an hour now and I already did a good 1000 words. Few issues I found using Dictation was inability to edit while recording (I feel if you just provide a backspace on the editor) and ads are not annoying at all. They come and go. Man has to eat! I wish if you can configure your AdWords in a way that display relevant ones. I think the setup should ask a few optional questions, and create a persona (like a profile) and show those types of ads. You need to mine your customers and and try to understand who are they and why are they using your app? I am sure you are doing these, if not, consider them. Thanks

This is the best this app to text app that I have tried and I have tried many of them. It is more accurate and clever at understanding punctuation as you go than others plus it has a few keys visible while dictating that can help control punctuation.

It is well worth the annual fee. I highly recommend it. You can export your dictated text to other iPhone apps plus cut and paste to do the same thing if you prefer. It is simple to use and has a simple user interface but the results are great.

This is a great app in that there’s not limit to what I can dictate, it never stops “listening” when I pause to think, and I can easily email my writing to myself as a back-up. The latest update, however, is a lot less accurate. Mid-sentence capitalization, missed spacing, and an increase in misspelled words means my editing time has doubled. The IBN software team tells me this is an issue with Apple’s text to speech and not their app, so while I’ll still use it, I can’t whole-heartedly recommend it. I’ll adjust my review if the problems get ironed out in a subsequent update. I’m an author who dictates 4K+ words per day.

For too long I’d been misusing my smartphone and my laptop at the expense of my hands, wrists and shoulders. I'm addressing those physical problems, but in the meantime I’ve been using and recommending this this app app to clients and friends for some time now. Eg a client who had a shoulder accident and surgery is so grateful. The this app app is far far better than other this app system I've tried. No comparison. Worth well worth the price. And if you have any questions, email inventor Christian! You’ll hear back shortly with answers!

A few features would make this perfect. First, if I could use this in tandem with a document writing program, such as Word. Second, if there was a word count somewhere on screen. Lastly, if there were more clear directions for getting the text into the various document writers. Copying and pasting isn’t alway ideal and it can make formatting a pain.

Also, I’d like to see Thai added to language options. I didn’t see it. I speak Thai, but am not literate. My family speaks Thai on my wife’s side. I would like to be able to speak to write in order to talk to family.

This is the best app for this app which requires scientific terms. It is easy to use. It makes some mistakes with scientific terminology but is better than the other apps. I have tried thirteen other apps and this is the best app. It is expensive compared to most other speech to text apps. However the large cost of this appto me is worth the price. For simple this app, choose the free or inexpensive apps. For more sponistictated this app I recommend this one. The Apple app is good but I believe that this one is better. I can easily send the finished this app to Word etc.

Warning: if you use Dictation, you must turn off the iCloud support, otherwise you risk losing everything. And, if you have multiple devices linked to the iCloud, you must turn them all off of iCloud support. I lost a half a dozen large transcriptions because of this problem before we discovered it.

Otherwise, this thing is great. Who can complain for a dollar a month? It has saved me hours of typing, and has given me an opportunity to use exercise time to “write.”

The voice recognition is about as good as Dragon home version though a fraction of the cost. Additionally there are the advantages of portability over the desktop version of Dragon. Main gripe is that editing doesn’t work with my Bluetooth keyboard on the iPad, and it would be great if you could dictate directly into wherever your desired destination is. The user interface is extremely intuitive though, easy to learn, and the ability to dictate lengthy chunks of text is a game changer. Also syncs between iPhone and iPad automatically.

My husband endures severe hearing issues, as well as other major issues. He had surgery for two serious cancers on his head in July, but, due to his age, he was hospitalized for months and even now has a caregiver. My stepson suggested Dictation and it is wonderful. Instead of the frustrating yelling, scribbling on note pads and lack of communication, we now type in and send a message that this poor old guy can understand. More folks should know about Dictation.

I purchased Dictation only 24 hours ago, but have used it for several hours. There is an intermittent bug that causes the program to freeze. In each instance, I was still able to email my this app to myself so the work was not lost. However, the program would not restart. A black box, inside the red record button, flashed slowly and touching the record button had no effect. There was no way of rebooting the program. I shut down my system, tried all the software controls, even changed languages (purely out of frustration)...nothing worked. A nice program when it works. An inexpensive app. It just cannot be relied on, which makes a good program a source of frustration.

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I tried Dragon in text past but the voice recognition here is better. i was able to quickly download and start using Dictation. I soon realized “new paragraph” is a useful verbal cue. While I could make my drafts better by using the help guide, it is very user friendly and I had the basics I needed on first try. I do wish there was a way to store files in Dictation , but exporting them works since that’s the ultimate goal anyway.

I’m disabled and bought Dictation because I have limited use of my hands and had high hopes. As of right now it’s doing the exact same thing that it does if I were to not use Dictation . Every 60 seconds or so it just stops. I paid for the upgrade for the year and I don’t know what I paid for. If you click on the contact button it does nothing. It’s broken. You go nowhere. So so far I am unable to contact anyone to get help and it’s not working. I would like somebody to just contact me so I can get help. The reviews seem to state that this is a good app, so I’m guessing something is just going wrong for me. And I don’t know why the contact link leads nowhere. I need help.

Dictation lets you dictate indefinitely, which is fantastic. The downsides are: 1. If the this app is incorrect, the blue lines under suspect words are not present the way they are in Apple this app which means that instead of tapping on the word or phrase to fix it, you have to stop this app, then tap on the edit button, then scan through for errors, then fix them, then tap on the edit button again, then start this app over again. 2. The interface is old and clunky. 3. You can dictate only in Dictation, then transfer the this app to Dictation of your choice. This is fairly easy, just another step.

Sitting at my computer is painstaking. Having an idea however, and having an accurate means of getting that idea down using this app is priceless. I can easily speak 1,000 words in 15-20 minutes and be done for the day. Or I can sit at my computer and spend 4 hours hashing out the same number of words with my eyes ready to bug out from staring at the screen.

I will say it’s not a hundred percent, but it will learn your speech and hit 80% regularly.

I’ll never stop using Dictation.

Pro user here. I’ve been dealing with this for months now, but I want my voice to be heard.

The clear and edit button should be at the bottom replacing copy and send. There is no point to the copy button. Dictation copies automatically. And it’s much quicker to double press or swipe over (or manually open) you’re messaging app to paste what you have dictated, than to send from within Dictation .

At least give us the option to customize which buttons go where. Reaching for clear and edit every time (plus those buttons are smaller than the bottom ones) is a hassle and has been an “annoyance“ since I’ve started using Dictation.

Don’t get me wrong, the this app abilities are miles ahead of Siri and I want to use Dictation every single time I message someone, but you gotta make it a little more accessible please.

I'm writing this review because Dictation won't stop reminding me to do it. This is the best text to speech app that I have ever used. I have paid over $10 per app for multiple apps. I wanted to buy Dragon naturally speaking, but I use a Mac and they don't sell the software for that anymore. It is helpful to have an app like this where I can speak my thoughts. I use it for texting sometimes. That's really it. I really like Dictation . Sometimes it adds either a letter or word at the end of the paragraph that I have spoken.

If you want to write but when you start on your laptop you seem to get stuck because your ideas are faster then you type. Then this is Dictation for you. You talk and it writes for you and then you just upload to where ever you want. It’s awesome. I use English and Spanish. Works great. Pay for it. Your driving and you can put your words in writing. No transcribing voice to letters. BEST APP EVER.

This is a pretty intuitive app and fairly decisive. if it would be nice if you could correct mistakes by voice as you dictate so that you didn’t have to proofread later. But, I know that it more than likely have to be a full blown this app software server like the dragon this app software and would be very expensive. I used the dragon app for a good while until they started charging the monthly fee. Dictation will do everything the dragon app would do and just as good. 👍👍

Dictation itself is completely fine. The quality of the this app is far better than Apple stock voice transcription. The only issue I’ve had has not been with Dictation . When I upgraded the free app, to the pro version, I was charged $23. However, when I checked the price of the pro app according to Dictation Store, the pro app standalone price is $14. I’m not sure why there is a price discrepancy between the upgrade and the standalone pro version.

It’s such an odd circumstance, that I’m considering contacting Apple to ask them what’s going on.

I use Dictation to show me the words people speak to me because I’m hearing impaired. Unfortunately it’s not always perfect and sometimes puts the wrong words. embarrassingly even sometimes uses words of explicit foul language that the people did not even say those words but the voice recognition technology has mistaken what was said. I wish there was a filter that could be turned on to censure the words chosen by Dictation so bad words would not show up in the text. Thanks!

I’ve been working on a project with tons of notes Dictation has given me a great boost in productivity. I appreciate the ability to send text to a variety of apps as well as the copy/paste feature. It would be helpful to allow us to edit existing text before continuing with the this app. The save to notes option helps as you can switch to that app for editing.

Even though Dictation apparently uses the Apple translation service, it seems to be a bit better than the Apple this app option, although I don’t know why it should be better.
In any case the layout and use is clear and straightforward. I like the way that you can upload your file directly into your email app. It would be nice if I could also directly upload into my word processing app, rather than having to copy and paste.