Speechnotes review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Speechnotes report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a free dictation notepad in Chrome
Speechnotes is a free online notepad that types what you say, with a Chrome extension and an Android app. The dictation works in Chrome only, file transcription is a separate pay-per-minute service, and the free version shows ads.
Who Speechnotes is for
- Fits if you want free dictation into a notepad in Chrome
- Works for people who want to push transcripts to Drive or Zapier
Who Speechnotes is not for
- Skip it if you don't use Chrome, as the notepad works there only
- Not for you if you want ads gone without paying: they stay on the free version
- Watch out: Premium is paid once for a year and you must renew by hand
- Not for you if you want file transcription included: it costs $0.10 a minute
- Watch out: the iOS app, TextHear, is a sister app with its own pricing aimed at people with hearing impairment
Why Speechnotes gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPremium is $1.90 a month, billed once for a year, which is under 60% of the category's cheapest quarter. It doesn't auto-renew.
- AFree plan and trialThe dictation notepad and voice-typing extension are free with unlimited dictation. The cost is ads.
- CFeaturesDictation notepad, voice-typing extension, Android app, API, webhooks and Zapier, but the dictation works only in Chrome and file transcription is a separate paid service.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record. Open the page and talk, with nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Chrome extension and Android, with Google Drive, Gmail and Zapier. No desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Speechnotes's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Speechnotes's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 25 of 42) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $1.90 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 0 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 voice dictation apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Speechnotes’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 21 of 42, level with 21
- AFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 42, level with 17
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 42, level with 19
- BEase of useAbove 13 of 42, level with 27
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 27 of 42, level with 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 voice dictation apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Speechnotes, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Speechnotes 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 39 of the 42 other voice dictation apps we grade. It costs $22.80 a year.
What you could make
- Notes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- A real app for Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Google Drive, Zapier and Gmail among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Speechnotes’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Speechnotes?
Speechnotes is a speech-to-text notepad that runs in the Chrome browser, with a companion Chrome extension for dictating into text boxes on other sites and an Android app. A separate pay-per-minute service transcribes uploaded audio and video files.
Worth knowing
- The dictation notepad works in Chrome only, according to the vendor.
- Premium is paid once for a year and must be renewed by hand; it does not renew by itself.
- The iOS app, TextHear, is a sister app with its own pricing and is aimed at people with hearing impairment.
- File transcription is a separate pay-as-you-go service; speaker labeling is stated for English.
Key features
- Dictation notepad
- A browser notepad for speaking notes, with spoken commands for punctuation and new lines, auto-save and export to .txt, .doc or Google Drive.
- Voice typing extension
- A Chrome extension that dictates into forms and text boxes across the web, Gmail included.
- File transcription
- Uploaded recordings and YouTube links are transcribed with timestamps, and captions can be exported as .srt files.
- API, webhooks and Zapier
- The transcription service accepts files by POST request and sends results to your server, and connects to Zapier.
- Android app
- A notepad app for Android that uses the same voice-driven note-taking approach.
Speechnotes pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Speechnotes has a free plan, and paid plans start at $1.9 per month, paid once for a year with no auto-renewal.
- Starts at
- $1.9 per month, paid once for a year with no auto-renewal
- Free plan
- Online dictation notepad and the voice-typing Chrome extension, with unlimited dictation, editing and ads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Dictation - Free | $0 | Online dictation notepad and voice-typing Chrome extension, supported by ads. |
| Dictation - Premium | $1.9per month, billed once for 1 year, no auto-renewal | No ads, commercial use, extra security and developer support. |
| Transcription | $0.1per minute, pay as you go | File transcription with timestamps, captions export, API, webhooks and Zapier. |
Read from speechnotes.co on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Speechnotes before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Speechnotes have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Speechnotes is listed for Web and Android.
Does Speechnotes have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Speechnotes is listed for Web and Android.
Is Speechnotes open source?
Speechnotes is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Speechnotes have an API?
Yes. Speechnotes offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.