# CleverType review (2026): is the free plan enough? > AI keyboard with voice typing and grammar fixes Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. CleverType is a keyboard for iPhone and Android, with a desktop app and browser extensions, that adds AI writing help to whatever app you type in. It fixes grammar, changes tone and writes replies, and its voice typing turns speech into punctuated text with filler words removed. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** CleverType - **Website:** https://clevertype.co - **Runs on:** iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, as Premium AI features end after a 2,000-word trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, CleverType has a free plan, and paid plans start at $4.99 per month ($35.99 billed yearly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The keyboard is free to use; the Premium AI features come after a 2,000-word trial. - **Free trial:** 2,000-word trial of the Premium AI features. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://clevertype.co/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CleverType before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 25% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page offers a Yearly toggle marked Save 25%; its structured data lists the annual price as $35.99. Source: https://clevertype.co/pricing ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Phone users who want dictation inside any messaging or email app - Non-native English writers who want grammar and tone fixes as they type ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. CleverType is a keyboard for iPhone and Android with desktop and browser versions, adding grammar fixes, tone changes and voice typing. Voice typing is one feature of a writing keyboard rather than a dictation app, and the Premium features stop after a 2,000-word trial. - **Value for money: A.** Yearly is $35.99, about $3 a month, under 60% of the $7 the cheaper quarter of the category charges; monthly is $4.99. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The keyboard is free, but the Premium AI features end after a 2,000-word trial. - **Features: C.** Voice 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. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and it means switching your keyboard and granting it access to your typing. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and browser extensions, with no integrations or API listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from CleverType's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among voice dictation apps - CleverType's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 14 of the 46 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 22 of 46) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $4.99 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 2 of the 23 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/voice-dictation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace CleverType you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 24 of the 46 other voice dictation apps grade higher. It costs $59.88 a year. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. - You could not: Grammar checking as you type, wherever you type. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Dictation, AI features, Grammar & style, Chat assistant ## Alternatives - [Wispr Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wispr-flow): Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clevertype-vs-wispr-flow) - [Typeless](https://toolgpa.com/tools/typeless): AI voice dictation that edits and formats as you speak. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clevertype-vs-typeless) - [Letterly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/letterly): Voice notes and dictation that rewrite speech into finished text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clevertype-vs-letterly) - [Speechnotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/speechnotes): Free online dictation notepad with a voice-typing extension. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clevertype-vs-speechnotes) - [Voice In](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voice-in): Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clevertype-vs-voice-in) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://clevertype.co/pricing - https://clevertype.co/faq - https://clevertype.co Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/clevertype Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).