Little Voice Voice keyboard for iPhone

Say it,
and it's typed.

In chats, notes, email and most other apps, switch to the Little Voice keyboard. Tap to start talking, tap again to stop, and the text goes into the box. Recognition happens entirely on your iPhone, even in airplane mode.

  • Cantonese · Mandarin · English
  • Free · No ads · No in-app purchases
  • iPhone · iOS 26 or later
Coming soon to the App Store See how to use it

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What it is

A voice keyboard that stays offline.

Little Voice is an iPhone keyboard. In most places you can type, switch to it and talk instead.

Recognition uses the Whisper Small model built into the app and runs entirely on your iPhone. No model to download, no servers involved, no account to log in to.

  1. Little Voice keyboard Tap to start, tap again to stop
  2. Little Voice app Turns your voice into text on your iPhone
  3. Your text box The whole passage goes in

All of it stays on this iPhone. No servers involved.

How to use it

Tap to talk. Tap to stop.

Once Little Voice is installed, follow these steps.

  1. Turn on the keyboard

    Open Little Voice and follow the first-time setup to turn on Little Voice Keyboard and Full Access.

  2. Switch to Little Voice

    Wherever you want to type, switch to Little Voice Keyboard.

  3. Tap and talk

    In Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin) mode, speak Cantonese or Mandarin. For English, switch to EN.

  4. Tap again to stop

    When you finish, your iPhone transcribes it and types the whole thing into the text box at once.

Honest note

The first time, it opens the app.

iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone. So the first time (or after Little Voice has been fully closed), tapping the mic opens Little Voice and recording starts there. Just switch back to the app you were in and keep talking.

The keyboard needs Full Access. It is used only so the keyboard and the app can pass messages inside your iPhone.

  1. Tap the mic on the keyboard
  2. Little Voice opens, already recording
  3. Switch back to your app yourself and keep talking
  4. After that, while Little Voice is on standby, you talk right from the keyboard. No more switching.
What it does

Everything you need, right on your phone.

Everything below is in the current version.

  • Offline

    Airplane mode. Still typing.

    Recognition happens entirely on your iPhone. Airplane mode, no signal, roaming off: your words still become text.

  • 3 languages

    Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

    The keyboard has two modes: Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin) for Cantonese or Mandarin, and EN for English.

  • 2 min

    Talk for up to 2 minutes.

    Choose 30 seconds, 1 minute or 2 minutes in Settings. Everything is transcribed when you finish and goes into the text box in one go.

  • History

    What you said, kept on your phone.

    Recognized text is stored in History on your phone, up to 500 entries. Keep it 24 hours, 1 week (default), 1 month, forever, or never save it.

  • Export · Delete

    Your records, your call.

    Export your history, or delete all of it in one tap.

  • Built-in model

    Install and go.

    The Whisper Small model comes built into the app. Nothing extra to download, no login.

Privacy

Your voice never leaves your phone.

Little Voice collects no data. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.

  • On-device

    Your voice is never uploaded.

    Recordings are turned into text on your iPhone and never sent to any server.

  • Full Access

    Used only inside your phone.

    The keyboard needs Full Access only so it can pass messages to the Little Voice app inside your iPhone.

  • History

    Stored only on your phone.

    History stays on your iPhone. You decide how long it's kept. You can also choose never to save it, or delete it all in one tap.

Read the privacy policy
Requirements

What it needs, what it doesn't.

Coming soon to the App Store
Device
iPhone
System
iOS 26 or later
Price
Free. No in-app purchases, ads or subscriptions.
Network
Not needed
Account
Not needed
Model
Whisper Small, built into the app, no download
FAQ

The questions people ask most.

Why does it need Full Access?

On iOS, a keyboard and its app are two separate programs. The Little Voice keyboard needs Full Access to pass messages to the Little Voice app inside your phone: start, stop, and the recognized text.

That's all it's used for. Little Voice doesn't connect to the internet, and nothing you say or type is sent anywhere.

Why does it open the app the first time?

iOS doesn't let keyboards use the microphone, so the Little Voice app does the recording. The first time (or after the app has been fully closed), tapping the mic opens Little Voice and recording starts there. Just switch back to the app you were in and keep talking.

After that, while Little Voice is on standby, you can talk right from the keyboard. No more switching.

Does it need the internet?

No. Recognition happens entirely on your iPhone, the model is built into the app, and it works in airplane mode.

Which languages can I speak?

Cantonese, Mandarin and English. The keyboard has two modes: Chinese (Cantonese / Mandarin) and EN.

Does it cost anything?

No, it's free. No in-app purchases, ads or subscriptions.

Who do I contact if something goes wrong?

Check the support page first. Setup steps and common questions are there. You can also email us directly.