I wasn't looking for a better way to dictate my thoughts or articulate what I do throughout the day. I actually came across Monologue because I'm an Every subscriber, and this is one of their products and incubators. I'm a big fan of their knowledge, expertise, and the way they approach AI and AI products, so I thought I would give it a shot to see what it was about.
I hadn't been actively searching for a dictation tool. I had heard of Wispr Flow, Claude for Desktop's dictation, ChatGPT's dictation, and other apps, but I didn't realize I had a problem until I used Monologue. One of my favorite things about Monologue is that it gamifies the experience: you can see your rank, whether you're in the top 2 %, 5 %, or 10 % of users, how many words you've spoken, how much time you've saved, and how fast you speak. Those stats make me realize how much time I save by speaking instead of typing, and now I feel I couldn't live without it. Monologue illuminated this problem for me as a new dictation user.
I was a Monologue desktop user but made the switch to Wispr Flow because they had an iOS app. Was never completely happy with Wispr Flow but it was better than Apple dictation so I stuck with it. As soon as I saw the Monologue iOS was released I immediately switched back. You can tell that this was created by people that care deeply about the experience. Every interaction I've had with this app brings a smile to my face. They've managed to make a digital experience feel analog: like I'm interacting with an old-school recording device. The dictation is excellent, better than similar tools I've tried and I've tried a lot, and most importantly, fast. Congrats on the launch and creating a delightful experience. If this doesn't win an Apple design award I will be shocked.
Monologue
@joshuacolvin Thank you
Monologue
@joshuacolvin You love to hear it! Feedback like this makes us want to double down on making Monologue experience 10X better! Thanks a ton! Re: Apple design award, fingers crossed — I also think @lucaslove @darustudio and @lucas_crespo did a fantastic job.
Awesome product! We’re currently building a startup that relies heavily on speech-to-text, and this looks like something that could significantly improve our workflow. Do you have plans to support Android as well, or are you focusing solely on iOS?
Monologue
@olexiy_vasylenko Hey, we do have Android and Windows app planned, but that will be for the second half of the year.
Monologue
@olexiy_vasylenko as Naveen said, Android is in the plans, but we'll still have to wait quite a bit. You can join the waitlist here if you want: https://www.monologue.to/waitlist
ResumeUp.AI
This is such a strong endorsement 🙌
“Digital experience that feels analog” is such a beautiful way to describe it. Huge congrats on the iOS launch : )
Monologue
@rohithreddy Thank you
Monologue
@rohithreddy Thanks a lot! You love to hear it. We hope you'll love the new features coming up soon! Keep monologue-ing!
Ohhhhhh i love that we're both introducing voice messages to the world ahahah
How does Monologue build and maintain that personal context/vocab learning? Is it on-device fine-tuning, cloud-based user profiles with privacy controls, or a hybrid? Any cool tricks for handling domain-specific jargon (e.g., devs dictating code, lawyers with legalese, or medical pros)?
Also platform-wise (looks Mac/iOS focused from chatter), any plans for Windows/Android expansion, or deeper integrations like system-wide hotkeys in more apps (beyond the usual suspects like Cursor, Notion, etc.)? And how's offline/local model support looking for privacy-conscious users?
Monologue
@cathcorm Dictionary and modes is where you can build your own personal context and vocab. I personally think modes is where Monologue shines a lot, and you can bring your own domain-specific jargons or your own writing so that Monologue adapts to your style
Monologue
@cathcorm Windows/Android is in the plans, but more towards the second half of the year, you can join the waitlist here by the way: https://www.monologue.to/waitlist
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Monologue
@curiouskitty On Mac, you can actually import dictionary from other apps into Monlogue, so it's easy for people to just move the dictionary and import it to Monologue, which in turn syncs directly with the iOS app as well
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@Monologue congrats with the launch guys! i love your visual style