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Heard vs walkai-talkai

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Heard compared with walkai-talkai
DetailHeard logo Heardwalkai-talkai logo walkai-talkai
What it doesThe voice layer for coding agents Push-to-talk voice bridge between AI coding agents and two-way radios
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
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. Lifetime license (one-time payment, price not shown; excludes tax, added at checkout)
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
  • Whisper speech recognition in Turkish and English
  • Neural voice synthesis with Kokoro and EMA models on CoreML
  • VOX wake tones and roger beep
  • Target Window mode types into Cursor, Antigravity, Terminal or any app
  • API Mode connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, or Ollama
  • Local API on port 127.0.0.1:1988 for any agent
  • Offline operation for up to 14 days between license checks
  • Command history with playback and timestamps
  • Noise guard filters low-frequency rumble and desk thumps
  • Automatic input level balancing to prevent clipping
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
  • Works completely offline; speech recognition and neural voice synthesis run locally on your Mac
  • Supports any VOX-enabled two-way radio with a simple audio cable
  • Lifetime license for one Mac; move to a new Mac whenever you want
  • No subscription, one-time payment covers all updates forever
  • Accessible automation types commands via macOS Accessibility, even away from the keyboard
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 check6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)315
Citation Flow (Majestic)3022
Referring domains (Majestic)10120

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