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Willow
Venture-style AI dictation app for Mac, Windows and iPhone from Willow Care Inc. that formats speech and learns your writing style, on a subscription.
willowvoice.com/Active
iOS app version 2.13.0 released 2026-10-15 (iTunes lookup API); site updated 2026-10-24. Show HN 2026-10-06. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? partly (some features need the maker's servers) (19% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (16% of 19 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? in the cloud by default, with an on-device option (5% of 20 others)
- If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? only through the maker's cloud (free tier, subscription, or credits) (14% of 21 others)
- Where does it run? desktop and phone (14% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (100% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
- Does it also record meetings or calls? no (52% of 21 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Which open speech models can it run on your device?
Nearest neighbors
- Vokalu 79% of 14 shared answers match
- Wispr Flow 71% of 14 shared answers match
- superwhisper 67% of 12 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart partly (some features need the maker's servers) An offline mode runs 'entirely on your device'; the main models (Frontier Mini/Pro) are hosted. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required Inferred: per-user plans, in-app Plan & Billing and Mac/iPhone sync; no page says it outright. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Own hosted Frontier models. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | stands apart in the cloud by default, with an on-device option | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | Not documented | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | AI rewrite in the cloud only Where formatting runs is not stated; assumed cloud with the hosted models. | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | stands apart only through the maker's cloud (free tier, subscription, or credits) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | a subscription, credits, or usage fees Free tier; Pro US$15/mo or $12/mo annually; Business $35. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | stands apart desktop and phone | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it also record meetings or calls? | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? | one of several selling points | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/willow-dictation-ai-keyboard/id6753057525 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · willowvoice.com/ · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · willowvoice.com/pricing · collected 2026-10-26
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