CleverType vs Voice In (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CleverType and Voice In share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and CleverType starts cheaper, at $4.99 a month against $5 a month.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
CleverType grades higher on value for money and platforms. Voice In grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CleverType
AI keyboard with voice typing and grammar fixes
Voice In
Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge
Which one is for you
Pick CleverType if
- Fits if you want grammar fixes and voice typing inside every app on your phone
- Works for people who write replies on a phone all day
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as Premium AI features end after a 2,000-word trial
- Skip it if you want a dictation app with its own editor, as this is a keyboard
- Watch out: the pricing page showed a ringgit price when read, so check what you are billed
- Skip it if you are wary of a keyboard that sees what you type
Pick Voice In if
- Fits if most of your writing happens in web apps inside Chrome or Edge
- Works for people who can get by on an hour of dictation a day for free
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you write in Word or other desktop apps, because it only works inside the browser
- Not for you if you use Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi, or need to dictate offline, as it supports neither
- Tight if you're staying free and work in Notion or Slack, since those need Advanced Mode on Plus
- Watch out: the free version stops listening after 20 seconds of silence and when you change tab
- Watch out: Dictanote has never offered a HIPAA business associate agreement, and the Plus trial is 5 days
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACleverTypeGood | 2.6GPAVoice InGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AYearly is $35.99, about $3 a month, under 60% of the $7 the cheaper quarter of the category charges; monthly is $4.99. | BPlus works out at about $5 a month on the $59.99 yearly plan, inside the lowest quarter for this category, which starts at $7. Month to month it's $9.99, so take the year. You're paying for browser-only dictation where rivals type into every app. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe keyboard is free, but the Premium AI features end after a 2,000-word trial. | BFree gives you 60 minutes of dictation a day in 50+ languages on sites like Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with punctuation commands. One person could get by on that. It stops listening after 20 seconds of silence, and when you change tab. |
| Features | CVoice typing with filler removal, grammar and tone, but voice typing is one feature of a keyboard, not a stand-alone dictation app with its own editor. | CIt types by voice into web text boxes and does that job fully, with Advanced Mode for awkward editors, your own voice commands and a Polish style. But it's a smaller job than the category's: no desktop apps, no file transcription, and the recognition is the browser's own, not theirs. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and it means switching your keyboard and granting it access to your typing. | BNo store rating on record, as it's a browser extension, and there's nothing to set up: add it to Chrome, put the cursor in a text box, right-click and choose Start Recording. That's the whole thing. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and browser extensions, with no integrations or API listed. | CChrome and Edge, and that's your lot. Not Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi, not desktop apps, no phone app and no API. The Gmail and Salesforce names are sites it types into, not things it connects to. |
| Best for | a writing keyboard with voice typing on a phone | dictating into websites in Chrome or Edge |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CleverType and Voice In. How we grade
Price against what you get
CleverType starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Voice In starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and CleverType starts $0.01 a month lower. Of the other voice dictation apps on the chart, 1 scores higher than CleverType for less, and 1 scores higher than Voice In for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- CleverType also covers chat assistant and grammar & style.
At a glance
| CleverType | Voice In | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month ($35.99 billed yearly) | $5 per month, billed yearly at $59.99 ($9.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | The keyboard is free to use; the Premium AI features come after a 2,000-word trial. | Free extension: up to 60 minutes of dictation a day on sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands. Listening stops after 20 seconds of silence. |
| Free trial | 2,000-word trial of the Premium AI features | 5-day free trial of Voice In Plus; paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
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| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | CleverType | Dictanote Inc |
| Price read from | clevertype.co | dictanote.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CleverType
- Voice typing is one feature of a writing keyboard, not a stand-alone dictation app with its own editor.
- The visible pricing page showed a Malaysian ringgit price (RM15 per month) when read; the USD prices here come from the page's own structured data.
- Premium features need a paid plan after the 2,000-word trial.
Voice In
- It works only inside Chrome and Edge: not in desktop apps such as Word, and not in Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi.
- The free version is capped at 60 minutes a day and stops listening after 20 seconds of silence; Advanced Mode and custom voice commands need Plus.
- It needs an internet connection and does not work offline.
- Dictanote says it has never offered a HIPAA business associate agreement, because speech recognition is done by the browser.
Key features
CleverType
- AI voice typing
- Tap the microphone key to speak; the text arrives with punctuation, capitalization and paragraphs, and spoken lists become numbered or bulleted lists.
- Self-correction and filler removal
- If you change your mind mid-sentence only the final wording is written, and fillers such as um and uh are dropped.
- Grammar and tone
- Fix grammar with one tap, or rewrite in a chosen tone such as professional, casual or polite, or in a custom tone.
- Clever Reply
- Drafts a reply to the last message in apps like WhatsApp or email, or expands a short answer into a full one.
- Desktop and browser
- Besides iOS and Android, the site links a Mac and Windows desktop app and Chrome, Edge and Firefox extensions.
Voice In
- Dictation in web text boxes
- Place the cursor in a text box, right-click and choose Start Recording, and speech is typed in real time. The site lists Gmail, Google Docs, Outlook on the web, WhatsApp and ChatGPT among supported sites.
- Advanced Mode
- A Plus feature that inserts text with a different strategy, so dictation works on sites with complex editors such as Notion, Slack, Salesforce, Zendesk and HubSpot.
- Custom voice commands
- With Plus, a spoken phrase can insert saved text such as a signature, or run an action such as pressing Tab, switching the dictation language or opening a URL.
- AI Transforms
- Select dictated text and apply the built-in Polish style or one custom prompt of your own. Only the selected text is sent to an AI model, and Dictanote says it is not stored.
- Dictation Box and multi-tab dictation
- Plus adds a small box on the page to dictate into before copying text across, and keeps dictation running when you switch tabs. In the free version it stops on a tab change.
- Transcription by the browser
- Voice In uses the speech-to-text API built into Chrome or Edge. Dictanote states that no audio or transcript is sent to its own servers.
Plans
CleverType
Free keyboard$0
The keyboard itself is free; the FAQ says the Premium AI features are charged for after the trial.
Monthly Premium$4.99
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited grammar fixes, tone changes and AI assistants on mobile and desktop, with priority support.
Yearly Premium$35.99
per year
Same Premium features billed once a year; the page says this saves 25% over monthly billing.
Voice In
Free$0
Up to 60 minutes of dictation a day in 50+ languages on popular sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands.
Voice In Plus (Yearly)$59.99
per year (about $5 per month)
Unlimited dictation, Advanced Mode, AI Transforms and custom voice commands. Shown against a crossed-out $119.88, which is twelve months at the monthly price.
Voice In Plus (Monthly)$9.99
per month, billed monthly
The same Plus features billed month to month. Plus is licensed per user and works on every computer where you sign in.
Ways to pay less
CleverType
- Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
The pricing page offers a Yearly toggle marked Save 25%; its structured data lists the annual price as $35.99.
Voice In
- Annual discount
Save 50% with yearly billing
Voice In Plus costs $59.99 a year against $9.99 a month, which the pricing page presents as a 50% saving on the $119.88 that twelve monthly payments would cost.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Plus for $149.99, one payment
The pricing page offers a one-time $149.99 payment for all Plus features and future plan updates for life. It is labelled limited in time; on November 9, 2026 it said available until November 10th.
- Other savings
$5 in credits for each referral
The referral program gives $5 in credits each time someone signs up through your link. Credits can pay for a Voice In Plus upgrade or go toward renewals.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CleverType or Voice In?
As of Nov 13, 2026, CleverType is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $5 a month for Voice In. CleverType starts at $4.99 per month ($35.99 billed yearly), and Voice In starts at $5 per month, billed yearly at $59.99 ($9.99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, CleverType or Voice In?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both CleverType and Voice In have a free plan.
Which platforms do CleverType and Voice In run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only CleverType lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.