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Heard vs Dicty

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Heard compared with Dicty
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What it doesThe voice layer for coding agents Free voice-to-text app for developers that transcribes audio, translates languages, and integrates directly with Git workflows
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0/month (open source with local voices). Pro: $12/month or $144/year (managed voices and spoken recaps). Power: $24/month or $288/year (adds voice input and iPhone companion). Every download includes a free 14-day Power trial with no card required. Starter: Free forever. Pro: $4/month (or yearly with 17% savings). Early Supporter: $99 one-time for lifetime access with all Pro features.
Key features
  • Spoken updates from Claude Code and Codex
  • Three listening modes: Co-pilot, Companion and Focus
  • Spoken recaps of agent work
  • Voice dictation with right Command key
  • Hey Parrot voice assistant
  • iPhone companion app for listening and replying
  • Follow multiple agent sessions at once
  • Open source engine with local voices
  • Works with any terminal including iTerm2 and tmux
  • Up to 2M characters of narration daily on Power plan
  • Local offline Whisper speech models (Nano to Large V3 Turbo) with one-click switching
  • Real-time translation across 90+ languages
  • Git context integration with automatic PR and commit linking
  • Voice-to-Knowledge Engine reconciliation with living documentation
  • Multi-vault sync to Obsidian, Notion, Confluence, GitHub, Linear
  • Audio and video file transcription with batch processing
  • Text-to-speech synthesis with Kokoro and Silero local neural engines
  • Support for 400+ local and cloud language models including Claude, GPT, DeepSeek
  • Metal GPU acceleration on Mac and AVX2 CPU optimization on Windows
What makes it different
  • Works without watching your screen—lets you stay informed while focused on other tasks
  • All code and transcripts stay on your Mac; nothing is used to train models
  • Listen and respond to agents from your iPhone via companion app
  • Open source engine available under Apache 2.0 license
  • Supports multiple coding agents with one interface
  • Cross-platform native app for both macOS and Windows with hardware acceleration
  • Complete offline operation with zero audio retention or external server dependency
  • Modular design allowing swapping of any speech recognizer and language model without vendor lock-in
  • Living documentation engine that reconciles voice input with Git diffs to prevent decay
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)6 −1 (down) since last check1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)33
Citation Flow (Majestic)3023
Referring domains (Majestic)10114

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