Cloudless is the private alternative to paid voice dictation apps. 100% on-device AI — no subscription, no cloud, no one listening.
Paying monthly just to dictate? Cloudless does everything the expensive apps do, without sending your voice to a server or charging you a cent.
VOICE TRANSCRIPTION
Tap the microphone and speak. Cloudless transcribes in real time using a local AI model that runs entirely on your device — no internet required.
SMART CLEANUP
Basic dictation just transcribes. Cloudless makes it ready to send. Our on-device AI automatically polishes every transcript: removes filler words (um, uh), fixes punctuation, formats numbers, emails, times, and lists. Fully customizable.
PRIVACY FIRST
All processing happens on your device. No audio is recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. Your voice never leaves your phone.
FULL-FEATURED KEYBOARD
• AZERTY & QWERTY layouts
• Emoji keyboard with recent emojis
• Hold space bar to move cursor
• One-hand mode
• Accent support with long press
25+ LANGUAGES
Dictate in your language. More added on request.
TRANSCRIPT HISTORY
View and manage all your past transcripts in one place.
WORKS EVERYWHERE
Use Cloudless in any app — Messages, Notes, Mail, WhatsApp, and more. Switch to Cloudless and start typing or dictating instantly.
I'm a long time user of your application and I use it because of its simplicity. But I found myself not using it because of one simple thing. There's no way for me to turn off the transcription history - But if you look at the onboarding and everything that this developer has done, they've literally thought of everything to make this the easiest app for you to use. I have to give credit where it's due. I'm probably not the core person of this app. Most people do want to paste their transcripts and keep it but I just want to be able to paste my last transcript and have no history. And obviously use it as a keyboard as I am now. That's literally my only complaint. If I had one more It's that the onboarding is too good. The attention to detail is so on point. Look, I didn't want to give your standard review. I actually used your app to write this review. It was only a few minutes long, but it stopped a few times while dictating even though the mic is still on. I hit the limit and I had just hit dictate again. Also I would like the mic to turn off after every keyboard dictation session when I click the check mark. Because the mic staying on is killing my battery. But I understand that's the limitation and that's okay. Because otherwise there's nothing really wrong with this app. Sorry I'm not a Discord user, but I wish you had put a feedback or review button in this app that sent you at least a form or a thank you but I'm saying thank you here.
- Fixed the keyboard becoming slow or unresponsive while the Cloudless app was running in the background
- Fixed dictation getting stuck on the processing spinner: the keyboard now recovers on its own when a transcription never arrives
- Fixed dictation sessions left hanging after a phone call or another audio interruption
- Smoother, faster typing thanks to the removal of hidden per-keystroke work introduced in the previous release
- Fixed voice dictation not working on iOS 27
- Reduced battery usage while the app stays in the background
Version 1.3.1
The developer, Synth Exploration, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Synthetic Exploration, Inc
Size
36.6 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.