# Aqua Voice

> Cloud voice dictation that formats text for the app you are in

Aqua Voice is a dictation app for Mac, Windows and iPhone: hold a key, speak, and cleaned-up text is inserted at the cursor in whatever app is open. It runs on Avalon, the company's own speech-recognition model, and an optional Deep Context setting reads the screen to get names and code terms right. Audio is processed in the cloud, and the free allowance is a one-time 1,000 words before a paid plan is needed.

- **Category:** Voice Dictation
- **Made by:** Aqua Voice, Inc. (since 2023)
- **Website:** https://aquavoice.com
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Aqua Voice is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $8 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 1,000 free words with the Avalon model, no credit card required. A paid plan is needed once the allowance is used.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | A one-time allowance of 1,000 words with the Avalon transcription model. No credit card required. |
| Pro | $8 per month, billed annually ($96), or $10 billed monthly | Unlimited words, Custom Instructions and an expanded custom dictionary. |
| Max | $24 per month, billed annually, or $30 billed monthly | Everything in Pro, plus Realtime Mode that shows words as you speak, the "Send it" voice command and early access to new features. |
| Business | $19 per seat / month, billed annually ($228), or $24 billed monthly | Everything in Max, plus centralized billing, SSO/SAML and SCIM, advanced reporting, Zero Data Retention and team dictionaries. 2-seat minimum. |

Read from https://aquavoice.com/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Aqua Voice before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 20% less with annual billing** (Annual discount): Pro is $8 a month billed annually against $10 month-to-month, and Max is $24 against $30. Business is $19 a seat against $24. Source: https://aquavoice.com/pricing
- **70% off Pro and Max for students** (Education): Signing up with a school email address (.edu or academic domains such as .ac.uk) gives 70% off: Pro from $2.40 a month and Max from $7.20 a month, both billed annually. Source: https://aquavoice.com/pricing
- **Volume discounts above 20 users** (Other savings): The pricing page invites teams with more than 20 users to contact Aqua for volume discounts and billing by active user. Source: https://aquavoice.com/pricing

## App Store prices by country

"Aqua Voice Pro", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $12.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £12.99 | about $17.16 (32% more) |
| Germany | 14,99 € | about $16.77 (29% more) |
| Canada | $17.99 | about $12.61 (about the same) |
| Australia | $19.99 | about $13.88 (7% more) |
| India | ₹ 1,299 | about $13.42 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 79,90 | about $15.93 (23% more) |
| Mexico | $299.00 | about $16.60 (28% more) |
| Turkey | ₺699,99 | about $14.22 (9% more) |
| Indonesia | Rp 229ribu | about $12.78 (about the same) |
| Philippines | ₱ 799.00 | about $12.68 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R249.99 | about $15.01 (16% more) |

## Key features

- **Dictation in any text field:** Hold Fn on Mac or Alt on Windows, speak, and release to insert text at the cursor system-wide, with no per-app setup or browser extension. 49 dictation languages, with auto-detect.
- **Avalon speech model:** Dictation runs on Avalon, a speech-recognition model the company trained on how people talk to computers: prompts, code and email. A language model then cleans up and formats the output.
- **Deep Context:** An optional setting, off by default, that reads what is on screen so names, code identifiers and technical terms are transcribed correctly.
- **Edit Mode:** Select text in any Mac or Windows app, hold the Aqua key and say the change, and the selection is rewritten in place. It is included for every desktop user.
- **Realtime Mode and Send It:** On Max, words appear as you speak, and ending a hands-free dictation with "send it" inserts the message and presses Return for you.
- **Dictionary, Replacements and instructions:** Teach it names and technical terms, expand short spoken phrases into longer text, and set plain-language style rules with Custom Instructions, which start on Pro.

## Good for

- Developers dictating prompts into Cursor, Claude Code or a terminal
- Writing long messages and documents by voice on Mac or Windows
- Teams that need SSO, SCIM and Zero Data Retention

## Worth knowing

- The free allowance is a one-time 1,000 words; continued use needs a paid plan.
- Audio is processed in the cloud, and cloud dictation needs an internet connection.
- Realtime Mode and the Send It command need Max or Business, and Android is waitlist-only.
- Subscribing inside the iPhone app costs more: the App Store lists Pro at $12.99 a month or $119 a year.

## Works with

Cursor, Windsurf

**Tags:** Dictation, AI features, Text expansion, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Wispr Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wispr-flow): Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-wispr-flow)
- [Willow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/willow): AI voice dictation that formats text and matches your style. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-willow)
- [Superwhisper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/superwhisper): Voice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-superwhisper)
- [Typeless](https://toolgpa.com/tools/typeless): AI voice dictation that edits and formats as you speak. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-typeless)
- [Monologue](https://toolgpa.com/tools/monologue): Dictation, voice notes and bot-free meeting notes for Apple devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-monologue)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://aquavoice.com/
- https://aquavoice.com/pricing
- https://aquavoice.com/llms.txt
- https://aquavoice.com/info/faq
- https://aquavoice.com/download
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aqua-voice-ai-dictation/id6759074969

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