FUTO Voice Input vs Voicy

FUTO Voice Input

• Android users who want voice typing that works with no connection
• People using keyboards such as HeliBoard, FlorisBoard or SwiftKey
• Users who do not want dictation sent to a cloud service

Voicy

• People who want one dictation plan across computer, browser and phone
• Dictating long emails, documents and AI prompts
• Students and people with disabilities, who can ask for 20% off

FUTO Voice Input

• It is Android only and does not work with Gboard or Samsung Keyboard, which are tied to their own voice input.
• The README says development has largely shifted to FUTO Keyboard, and the app notes that no major updates are expected.
• Only 17 languages are offered by default; others are hidden because the smaller Whisper models handle them poorly.
• The source code is under the FUTO Source First License 1.0, and Android's SpeechRecognizer API is not supported yet.

Voicy

• There is no free plan. The trial ends after 30 minutes of recording time, which Voicy attributes to the cost of cloud processing.
• It has no offline mode, as the vendor's own comparison tables state; speech is transcribed in the cloud.
• The Team plan needs at least 3 users, and the page does not say whether its $6.79 price is billed monthly or annually.
• The money-back guarantee covers only the first 7 days after purchase.

FUTO Voice Input

Voice input for keyboards and apps

It answers Android's standard speech recognition intent with a floating window, and it acts as a voice input method that opens in place of the keyboard when a compatible keyboard calls it.

Fully on-device recognition

All processing happens offline on the phone using Whisper models. FUTO says recordings are never saved or sent anywhere, and the app goes online only to download optional models.

English and multilingual models

English-only and multilingual models each come in three sizes, with 39, 74 or 244 million parameters. Smaller models respond faster and larger ones are more accurate.

Automatic language detection

The spoken language is detected automatically, with manual selection available. Seventeen languages are offered by default, and a setting reveals less well trained ones.

Several ways to install

The app is available from Google Play, from FUTO's F-Droid repository and as a standalone APK of about 70 MB. Only the Play Store build uses Play billing.

Voicy

Dictation in any app

Press a keyboard shortcut and speak, and the text appears where the cursor is: in Word, Outlook, Slack, a browser or a terminal. More than 50 languages are detected automatically.

Automatic punctuation and formatting

Punctuation and formatting are added to the transcript without spoken cues. The changelog also lists punctuation commands and finer control over formatting rules.

Rewrite mode and custom modes

Rewrite mode uses AI to edit or rewrite text and shows its response in a floating window. Custom modes can be created, and one can be set to run by default.

Dictionary and text replacement

The app includes a dictionary, doubled in size in version 2.4.5, and a text replacement mode that also handles multi-line replacements.

File transcription

Besides live dictation, Voicy transcribes existing audio files. The feature arrived in version 2.2.0 in May 2026.

Phone keyboard and browser extension

On iPhone, a Voicy keyboard dictates into any app. The Chrome extension also works in Brave, Edge, Opera, Arc and Vivaldi.

FUTO Voice Input

• Unpaid use$0

  On-device voice input without a license. The app shows an Unpaid label and a reminder asking you to consider paying, which can be postponed.

• License (FUTO Pay)$7

  one-time payment

  Bought from FUTO's own payment site and also valid for FUTO Keyboard. The checkout lists $7.00, while FUTO Keyboard's docs quote $6.99 for this channel.

• License (Google Play)$9.99

  one-time in-app purchase

  The license bought inside the Play Store version of the app. The US listing shows in-app purchases at $9.99 per item.

Voicy

• Free trial$0

  30 minutes of recording time with full access to all features. No credit card required.

• Pro$8.49

  per month, billed monthly, or $82 per year

  Unlimited recording time on unlimited personal devices, covering the desktop and mobile apps.

• Team plan$6.79

  per user / month; billing basis not shown

  For 3 or more users: unlimited recording time on desktop and mobile with priority support. Set up by contacting the company.

• Lifetime$260

  one-time payment

  Pay once for unlimited recording time on unlimited personal devices, desktop and mobile.

FUTO Voice Input

• Lifetime license

  One-time license shared with FUTO Keyboard

  The license is a single payment with no subscription, and FUTO says a Voice Input license is also valid for FUTO Keyboard. FUTO Pay lists $7.00 in US dollars.

Voicy

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  Switching the pricing page to annual billing changes Pro from $8.49 a month to $82 a year, which the page labels as 20% off.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license for $260

  A one-time $260 payment replaces the subscription and includes unlimited recording time on unlimited personal devices.

• Education

  Student discount: 20% off all plans

  Students who email the founder receive a code for 20% off every plan, described as lasting forever. Voicy says no proof of student status is needed.

• Other savings

  Disability discount: 20% off all plans

  People with a disability can email the founder for a code that takes 20% off every plan for good. No proof is required.

• Other savings

  Free months of Pro for inviting friends

  The changelog for version 2.3.3 says inviting friends earns free months of Voicy Pro. It does not say how many months each invitation is worth.