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InkSpoke vs Aqua Voice.

A fast cloud dictation app built on a proprietary "Avalon" model, aimed at technical writers who want a big custom dictionary and sub-second latency — and don’t need offline or Linux.

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Platforms

Platform
InkSpoke
Aqua Voice
Windows
✓
✓
macOS
✓
✓
Linux
✓
—No Linux client; not on the roadmap.
Mobile
~iOS & Android on Pro
~iOS app (2026); no Android.

Feature by feature

Capability
InkSpoke
Aqua Voice
Works offline / on-device
✓Offline-firstLocal Whisper; nothing leaves the device unless you opt into cloud.
—FAQ states it requires an internet connection.
Speech engine
✓Whisper (local) + optional cloud ASR
~Proprietary "Aqua Engine" / "Avalon"Claims 97.3% accuracy; not independently verified.
AI text refinement
✓IntegratedLocal LLM (LlamaSharp) or optional cloud, in one <600ms pipeline.
✓Real-time refinement bundled into the cloud model.
Tone presets
✓Built-in tone/format presets.
~Free-form custom style rules, not preset tones.
Custom vocabulary
✓Managed custom vocabulary.
✓Up to 800 entries on Pro; team dictionaries on Enterprise.
Per-app workspaces
✓First-class, user-configurable per-app workspaces.
—Basic app-aware formatting, no workspace system.
Wake word / hands-free
✓Hands-free wake word or hotkey.
—Hotkey (default Fn) trigger only.
Types into any app
✓Any app + atomic clipboard restore
✓Any focused field, including terminals, no plugins.
Bring your own key (BYOK)
✓Bring your own OpenAI / Anthropic / local key.
—Locked to Aqua’s proprietary cloud models.
Open source
~Open modelsRuns open-source ASR/LLM models; the app itself is proprietary.
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Privacy model
✓On-device by default
~CloudTranscripts may be retained for training unless Privacy Mode is on.

Pricing

InkSpoke

Free forever, Pro at $8/mo ($72/yr), or a one-time Perpetual license.

Free$0

30-min one-time cloud trial, then on-device Small; 4 workspaces + 1 custom.

Pro$8/mo or $72/yr

All models, on-device models, BYOK, unlimited workspaces, mobile.

Perpetual$149 one-time

Everything in Pro, paid once; 1 yr free updates (extend to 2–3 yrs at checkout).

Aqua Voice

Free: 1,000 words lifetime. Pro: $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr). Team: $12/user. Enterprise: custom.

Starter (Free)$0

1,000 words lifetime, base model, 5 dictionary entries.

Pro$8/mo billed annually ($96/yr)

Unlimited words, Avalon model, 800 dictionary entries.

Team$12/user/mo billed annually

SSO/SAML, SCIM, org privacy-mode enforcement.

The honest verdict

Choose InkSpoke if…

  • ✓You need Linux support (Aqua has none).
  • ✓You require offline/local processing for privacy or no-connectivity work.
  • ✓You want a wake word, BYOK, or open-source model options.
  • ✓You want a one-time Perpetual license instead of a subscription.

Choose Aqua Voice if…

  • ›You want the fastest possible cloud dictation and don’t mind sending audio off-device.
  • ›You need a large custom dictionary and free-form style rules.
  • ›You want a very low entry price ($8/mo) with iOS support.

Where Aqua Voice is strong

  • Very low cloud latency (~450ms) via a purpose-built ASR+refinement model.
  • Large custom dictionary (800 entries) plus free-form style instructions.
  • Broad 50+ language support with auto-detection.
  • Native iOS app extends dictation to mobile.

Where Aqua Voice falls short

  • No offline mode — every utterance leaves the device.
  • No Linux support (Windows/macOS/iOS only).
  • No wake word and no BYOK — locked into the proprietary cloud.
  • Free tier is a one-time 1,000-word cap, not a recurring allowance.
Sources · verified July 2026

Compiled from publicly available information as of July 2026. Competitor names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Details change often — check each vendor’s site for the latest.

You spoke. Now ink it.

Free with platform-hosted voice + text models. Pro at $8/mo unlocks BYOK, on-device models, and unlimited workspaces.