FAQ

Everything you want to know before you download.

If something is not covered here, email hi@airtxt.ai and we will answer within one business day.

How it works

How does airtxt put text into my apps?+

airtxt installs an iOS keyboard with a mic button. Tap it, speak, and the app records, transcribes, and cleans up your speech with AI — then the keyboard inserts the finished text wherever your cursor is: Mail, Slack, Notes, Messages, any app with a text field. The first tap opens airtxt for a second to switch the microphone on (Apple requires this); after that, dictating is one tap.

Do I have to switch keyboards mid-sentence?+

No. Tap the globe icon on your current keyboard to switch to airtxt when you want to dictate, then switch back. Or set airtxt as your default keyboard — it has a full typing layout, so the mic stays one tap away with no switching.

Should I make airtxt my default keyboard?+

It's the best way to use it. The airtxt keyboard has a full typing layout, so you can type normally and dictate from the same keyboard. With airtxt as your default and a session running, speaking into any app is a single tap.

What does the AI cleanup actually do?+

It removes filler words (um, uh, like), false starts, and repetitions. It adds punctuation, fixes capitalization, and formats lists or paragraphs when the content calls for it. You speak naturally; the output reads as if you typed it carefully.

Do I have to speak at full volume?+

No. In a quiet setting airtxt picks up soft speech — even a whisper. Useful in an open office, a library, a shared apartment, or anywhere you'd rather not narrate your email out loud.

Which apps does it work in?+

Any iOS app that accepts keyboard input — Mail, Messages, Slack, WhatsApp, Notes, Notion, Safari, Chrome, Google Docs, Word, LinkedIn, X, and so on. The one exception is password fields: iOS blocks every third-party keyboard there and switches you to Apple's keyboard automatically.

Can I dictate in languages other than English?+

Yes — 69 language and regional options. Pin the one you want in Settings (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, and many more), or leave it on Automatic to use your phone's language. Cleanup works in the language you spoke; it never translates.

Can I mix languages in one dictation?+

Turn on Multilingual in Settings and airtxt detects what you're speaking as you speak it — including switching mid-sentence, with no button press. It covers English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, and Dutch. Auto-detection is a cloud-mode feature; in on-device mode, dictation uses your phone's language.

Privacy & on-device mode

What is on-device mode?+

Transcription runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple's Speech framework. Your audio is never sent to any server — not to airtxt, not to Deepgram, not anywhere. The transcribed text is then sent to airtxt's servers over an encrypted connection for AI cleanup. It is the most private way to dictate: the audio itself never leaves your hands.

When should I use cloud mode instead?+

Cloud mode uses Deepgram Nova-3 for higher accuracy, especially with technical terms, proper nouns, and accents. It is also where Multilingual auto-detection runs. Use it when accuracy matters more than strict data locality — for most users, most of the time.

Does airtxt store my audio recordings?+

No. airtxt never stores audio anywhere. In on-device mode audio never leaves your phone; in cloud mode it is streamed to Deepgram for transcription only. Your dictation history — the resulting text — lives on your phone, capped at your most recent 200 dictations.

Is airtxt suitable for healthcare or legal use?+

On-device mode keeps audio on your iPhone — nothing is ever recorded to a server. The transcribed text is sent encrypted for AI cleanup, and airtxt does not store it. Whether that fits your compliance requirements (HIPAA, privilege) is your call to make — we publish exactly what leaves the device so you can make it.

Do I need Full Access for the keyboard?+

Typing works without Full Access. Dictation needs it — Full Access is how the keyboard receives your finished transcript from the airtxt app. The keyboard itself never records audio and never sends your keystrokes anywhere. Setup walks you through the one switch to flip.

Meeting bot

How does the meeting bot work?+

Paste the meeting link into the airtxt app and the bot joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call as a participant. It records, labels each speaker, and produces a clean transcript.

What do I get after each meeting?+

A full speaker-labeled transcript, plus a follow-up email drafted in your voice — it leads with the outcomes, then next steps with owners, ready to review and send.

Does the bot need to be invited to the call?+

The bot joins as a named participant, so it appears in the participant list and every attendee can see it. Whether it gets in is the organizer's call: depending on the platform and settings, the host may need to admit it from the waiting room, and can remove it at any point.

What if the host doesn't admit the bot, or removes it mid-meeting?+

You get a transcript for the time the bot was actually in the call. If it was never admitted, there is no recording and no transcript — airtxt cannot capture a meeting it wasn't allowed into. Only the minutes the bot actually spent recording count against your allowance.

Can I use the meeting bot without the dictation feature?+

Yes. You can use them independently. The Pro plan covers both.

Custom vocabulary

What is custom vocabulary?+

A list of words the transcription engine should always spell a specific way — product names, technical acronyms, people's names, medical terms, legal citations, anything speech engines typically mangle. Add them once and they apply in both on-device and cloud modes.

Is custom vocabulary free?+

Yes — it's included on the Free plan. Most voice apps charge extra for this.

How many terms can I add?+

There is no hard cap today, and the allowance is generous. If we ever set a ceiling, we'll give you plenty of notice well before you reach it.

Pricing & billing

See the full pricing →
What does the Free plan include?+

Unlimited on-device dictation, with AI cleanup capped at 2,000 words a week, plus custom vocabulary. There is no meeting bot on Free and no cloud transcription — enough to evaluate airtxt's core dictation quality before committing. No card required.

What does Pro add?+

Unlimited dictation with AI cleanup on a generous fair-use allowance, cloud transcription (about 300 minutes a month), 5 hours of meeting bot time a month, follow-up email drafts, and searchable meeting history — $9.99/mo. Need more meeting time? Pro+ includes 15 hours a month.

What is Pro+?+

$19.99/mo, built for meeting-heavy weeks: 15 hours of meeting bot time a month with priority cloud transcription, plus everything else Pro includes.

How does billing work on iOS?+

Subscriptions go through Apple In-App Purchase. You're billed by Apple, manage payment in your Apple ID settings, and can cancel there at any time. The Free plan stays free — no billing unless you upgrade to Pro or Pro+.

Can I invite a friend to airtxt?+

Yes, on Pro and Pro+. The app gives you an invite code to share. If your friend is new to airtxt Pro, their first month can be free — Apple applies it as an offer code, and it renews at the regular price unless they cancel. Their account has to be less than a week old and never have been on a paid plan, and one account can hand out only so many invites a month. Your own plan and price do not change.

Compatibility & setup

Which iPhone and iOS version do I need?+

airtxt requires iOS 17 or later. On-device mode with the latest Apple Speech engine (SpeechTranscriber) requires iOS 26. On iOS 17–25, on-device mode uses SFSpeechRecognizer — slightly lower accuracy but fully private.

Is there a Mac app?+

Not yet. A desktop app is on the roadmap after the iPhone app ships. For now, your dictation history, meeting transcripts, and settings all live in the iOS app.

Does it work with Bluetooth headsets and AirPods?+

Yes. airtxt uses whichever audio input the system routes to. AirPods, EarPods, Bluetooth headsets, and the built-in microphone all work.

What if I lose internet mid-dictation in cloud mode?+

The dictation fails with an error and nothing is inserted — you can speak it again. Switching to on-device mode, which needs no connection for transcription, is one tap in Settings.

Still have questions?

Reach us at hi@airtxt.ai. Or download airtxt and see for yourself.

Download on the App Store

FAQ

Everything you want to know before you download.

If something is not covered here, email hi@airtxt.ai and we will answer within one business day.

How it works

How does airtxt put text into my apps?+

airtxt installs an iOS keyboard with a mic button. Tap it, speak, and the app records, transcribes, and cleans up your speech with AI — then the keyboard inserts the finished text wherever your cursor is: Mail, Slack, Notes, Messages, any app with a text field. The first tap opens airtxt for a second to switch the microphone on (Apple requires this); after that, dictating is one tap.

Do I have to switch keyboards mid-sentence?+

No. Tap the globe icon on your current keyboard to switch to airtxt when you want to dictate, then switch back. Or set airtxt as your default keyboard — it has a full typing layout, so the mic stays one tap away with no switching.

Should I make airtxt my default keyboard?+

It's the best way to use it. The airtxt keyboard has a full typing layout, so you can type normally and dictate from the same keyboard. With airtxt as your default and a session running, speaking into any app is a single tap.

What does the AI cleanup actually do?+

It removes filler words (um, uh, like), false starts, and repetitions. It adds punctuation, fixes capitalization, and formats lists or paragraphs when the content calls for it. You speak naturally; the output reads as if you typed it carefully.

Do I have to speak at full volume?+

No. In a quiet setting airtxt picks up soft speech — even a whisper. Useful in an open office, a library, a shared apartment, or anywhere you'd rather not narrate your email out loud.

Which apps does it work in?+

Any iOS app that accepts keyboard input — Mail, Messages, Slack, WhatsApp, Notes, Notion, Safari, Chrome, Google Docs, Word, LinkedIn, X, and so on. The one exception is password fields: iOS blocks every third-party keyboard there and switches you to Apple's keyboard automatically.

Can I dictate in languages other than English?+

Yes — 69 language and regional options. Pin the one you want in Settings (Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, and many more), or leave it on Automatic to use your phone's language. Cleanup works in the language you spoke; it never translates.

Can I mix languages in one dictation?+

Turn on Multilingual in Settings and airtxt detects what you're speaking as you speak it — including switching mid-sentence, with no button press. It covers English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, and Dutch. Auto-detection is a cloud-mode feature; in on-device mode, dictation uses your phone's language.

Privacy & on-device mode

What is on-device mode?+

Transcription runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple's Speech framework. Your audio is never sent to any server — not to airtxt, not to Deepgram, not anywhere. The transcribed text is then sent to airtxt's servers over an encrypted connection for AI cleanup. It is the most private way to dictate: the audio itself never leaves your hands.

When should I use cloud mode instead?+

Cloud mode uses Deepgram Nova-3 for higher accuracy, especially with technical terms, proper nouns, and accents. It is also where Multilingual auto-detection runs. Use it when accuracy matters more than strict data locality — for most users, most of the time.

Does airtxt store my audio recordings?+

No. airtxt never stores audio anywhere. In on-device mode audio never leaves your phone; in cloud mode it is streamed to Deepgram for transcription only. Your dictation history — the resulting text — lives on your phone, capped at your most recent 200 dictations.

Is airtxt suitable for healthcare or legal use?+

On-device mode keeps audio on your iPhone — nothing is ever recorded to a server. The transcribed text is sent encrypted for AI cleanup, and airtxt does not store it. Whether that fits your compliance requirements (HIPAA, privilege) is your call to make — we publish exactly what leaves the device so you can make it.

Do I need Full Access for the keyboard?+

Typing works without Full Access. Dictation needs it — Full Access is how the keyboard receives your finished transcript from the airtxt app. The keyboard itself never records audio and never sends your keystrokes anywhere. Setup walks you through the one switch to flip.

Meeting bot

How does the meeting bot work?+

Paste the meeting link into the airtxt app and the bot joins your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call as a participant. It records, labels each speaker, and produces a clean transcript.

What do I get after each meeting?+

A full speaker-labeled transcript, plus a follow-up email drafted in your voice — it leads with the outcomes, then next steps with owners, ready to review and send.

Does the bot need to be invited to the call?+

The bot joins as a named participant, so it appears in the participant list and every attendee can see it. Whether it gets in is the organizer's call: depending on the platform and settings, the host may need to admit it from the waiting room, and can remove it at any point.

What if the host doesn't admit the bot, or removes it mid-meeting?+

You get a transcript for the time the bot was actually in the call. If it was never admitted, there is no recording and no transcript — airtxt cannot capture a meeting it wasn't allowed into. Only the minutes the bot actually spent recording count against your allowance.

Can I use the meeting bot without the dictation feature?+

Yes. You can use them independently. The Pro plan covers both.

Custom vocabulary

What is custom vocabulary?+

A list of words the transcription engine should always spell a specific way — product names, technical acronyms, people's names, medical terms, legal citations, anything speech engines typically mangle. Add them once and they apply in both on-device and cloud modes.

Is custom vocabulary free?+

Yes — it's included on the Free plan. Most voice apps charge extra for this.

How many terms can I add?+

There is no hard cap today, and the allowance is generous. If we ever set a ceiling, we'll give you plenty of notice well before you reach it.

Pricing & billing

See the full pricing →
What does the Free plan include?+

Unlimited on-device dictation, with AI cleanup capped at 2,000 words a week, plus custom vocabulary. There is no meeting bot on Free and no cloud transcription — enough to evaluate airtxt's core dictation quality before committing. No card required.

What does Pro add?+

Unlimited dictation with AI cleanup on a generous fair-use allowance, cloud transcription (about 300 minutes a month), 5 hours of meeting bot time a month, follow-up email drafts, and searchable meeting history — $9.99/mo. Need more meeting time? Pro+ includes 15 hours a month.

What is Pro+?+

$19.99/mo, built for meeting-heavy weeks: 15 hours of meeting bot time a month with priority cloud transcription, plus everything else Pro includes.

How does billing work on iOS?+

Subscriptions go through Apple In-App Purchase. You're billed by Apple, manage payment in your Apple ID settings, and can cancel there at any time. The Free plan stays free — no billing unless you upgrade to Pro or Pro+.

Can I invite a friend to airtxt?+

Yes, on Pro and Pro+. The app gives you an invite code to share. If your friend is new to airtxt Pro, their first month can be free — Apple applies it as an offer code, and it renews at the regular price unless they cancel. Their account has to be less than a week old and never have been on a paid plan, and one account can hand out only so many invites a month. Your own plan and price do not change.

Compatibility & setup

Which iPhone and iOS version do I need?+

airtxt requires iOS 17 or later. On-device mode with the latest Apple Speech engine (SpeechTranscriber) requires iOS 26. On iOS 17–25, on-device mode uses SFSpeechRecognizer — slightly lower accuracy but fully private.

Is there a Mac app?+

Not yet. A desktop app is on the roadmap after the iPhone app ships. For now, your dictation history, meeting transcripts, and settings all live in the iOS app.

Does it work with Bluetooth headsets and AirPods?+

Yes. airtxt uses whichever audio input the system routes to. AirPods, EarPods, Bluetooth headsets, and the built-in microphone all work.

What if I lose internet mid-dictation in cloud mode?+

The dictation fails with an error and nothing is inserted — you can speak it again. Switching to on-device mode, which needs no connection for transcription, is one tap in Settings.

Still have questions?

Reach us at hi@airtxt.ai. Or download airtxt and see for yourself.

Download on the App Store