Speak instead of typing: tap the mic, talk — polished text lands in any app,
in your language. Everything happens on your iPhone: recognition runs on
Apple's large speech model right on the device, and AI cleanup removes filler
words and slips and sets clean punctuation — powered by Apple Intelligence,
right on your iPhone. No account, no server, no tracking: by default, your
dictation goes nowhere. For mixed languages and technical vocabulary there's
optional cloud recognition with your own key; for cleanup without Apple
Intelligence, your existing ChatGPT subscription — both clearly labeled.
The Klartext keyboard is deliberately not a second typing keyboard — it's a
lean dictation panel: a big mic, space, delete, return, and (with AI cleanup
active) your mode right on the keyboard: Message · Email · Note · AI prompt ·
your own modes.
DICTATION THAT DOESN'T CUT OFF
Unlike built-in dictation, recording keeps running when you switch apps: the
keyboard is just the display, the mic lives in the main app. Look something
up, switch apps, come back, tap stop — the text is in your field. And no word
gets lost: recordings stay on your device for up to 24 hours — listen again
or re-transcribe. Can be turned off.
WHY KLARTEXT
• Everything on device: recognition and cleanup run locally — on a plane, in
a dead zone, in the basement
• Private by design: no account, no server, no tracking — your dictation
never leaves your iPhone
• Recognition that learns: correct a word once and your spelling sticks —
dictionary and replacements included
• Custom modes: create up to three of your own, pick them right on the
keyboard; built-in modes can be renamed (with AI cleanup)
• Great for AI prompts: dictate instructions for ChatGPT, Claude, or coding
agents — technical terms stay exactly as you said them
• Read-aloud as a bonus: Klartext reads copied text aloud, even with the
screen locked — pick your voice, optionally OpenAI voices via your own key
(clearly labeled)
• Widgets and stats: words today, dictation streak, weekly overview
• Built in Germany, perfected for German — and takes dictation in many
languages
FAIRLY PRICED
Every week, 2,500 dictated words are free — permanently, no account needed.
If you dictate more, get Klartext Unlimited: $14.99 a year, unlimited words.
One price, one year, cancel anytime — no other tiers. The subscription pays
for development — there is no Klartext server.
WHAT YOUR IPHONE NEEDS
Dictation works on any iPhone running iOS 26. On-device AI cleanup needs
Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and newer) — otherwise your ChatGPT
subscription or your own key takes over.
Privacy policy: https://klartext-app.com/privacy.html
Imprint & support: https://klartext-app.com/imprint.html
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Polish for the on-device AI cleanup and the Modes screen:
• The Modes screen now always shows what a dictation would really get — even without a ChatGPT account or your own key, straight from the device. The sample sentence is new: a short dictation with three requests, so Message, Note and AI Prompt visibly differ.
• In the keyboard, Email and your custom modes are always in the row. Without a large model they appear dimmed, and a tap explains how the device polishes instead.
• Long dictations: no stray sample sentence in your text any more, no intro like "Here is the text:", and numbers stay the way you said them.
• "Thanks and kind regards" stays one sentence, a leftover "um" is removed, and a spoken "comma" is inserted.
Version 2.0.3
The developer, simon heinz, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
simon heinz
Size
7.8 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
