iOS beta is live- Dictura now works from any app on your phone

Hey everyone, quick one.

The iOS app is officially in open beta. You can grab it from TestFlight right now.

The biggest design question was how to make "hold a key, speak, release" work on a phone where there's no physical hotkey. The answer: a custom keyboard. You add Dictura as a keyboard on your iPhone, and from any app- Messages, Slack, WhatsApp, email, whatever- you tap the mic, speak, and the text goes straight into the text field. No switching apps, no copy-paste. Same flow as desktop, just adapted for mobile.

Translation works the same way. You pick your spoken language and up to 5 output languages, and tabs appear right on the keyboard. Speak in your language, tap the English tab, get clean English output. Switch tabs, same recording, different language. It just works.

A few things that turned out really nice on iOS specifically:

• The Dynamic Island and Lock Screen show a live recording indicator with a timer and word count while you're speaking. You always know it's running.

• If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer you can map the Action Button to start dictation instantly. Older iPhones can use Back Tap- double or triple tap the back of your phone to trigger it. There's also Siri Shortcuts support if you want to build your own automations around it.

• Same account as desktop. Your plan, cloud minutes, and settings carry over. If you're already using Dictura on Mac or Windows, just sign in on iOS and you're set.

Download using testflight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/MBkAgu8Q

It's a beta so I'd love honest feedback- what feels good, what feels off, what's missing.

Drop a comment or reach out directly.