VoltType on iPhone & iPad

Free, installed straight from the web. No App Store, no account fees.

Step 1 · 30 seconds

Install the app

Open this in Safari — other iOS browsers cannot add apps to the home screen.

  1. Tap the blue button below — the VoltType app opens in Safari.
    Do the next steps inside the app, not on this page.
  2. In the app, tap Share at the bottom of Safari
  3. Scroll down, tap Add to Home Screen
  4. Tap Add — the VoltType icon appears on your home screen
Open VoltType
It opens full screen and works like any other app: dictate, clean up, copy, share, history, your Word Bank and templates.
Step 2 · optional

Dictate from anywhere with a Shortcut

Apple does not allow a dictation keyboard outside the App Store. A Shortcut is the way around it: double-tap the back of your iPhone, speak, and your words land on the clipboard ready to paste — in any app.

  1. In the VoltType app, open Settings → iPhone Shortcut and tap Generate. Copy the key.
  2. Open Apple's Shortcuts app → + → name it VoltType.
  3. Add the action Record Audio. Set Stop Recording to On Tap.
  4. Add Get Contents of URL and fill it in exactly as below.
  5. Add Get Dictionary Value, with Key set to text.
  6. Add Copy to Clipboard. Save.
  7. Settings → Accessibility → Touch → Back Tap → Double Tap → pick VoltType.
URLhttps://volttype-api.crcaway.workers.dev/v1/dictate
MethodPOST
HeaderAuthorization = Bearer vt_YOUR_KEY
Request BodyForm
Form field 1file = the Recorded Audio variable
Form field 2style = punctuated, rewrite, formal, bullet_points or raw
Keep the key private — anyone holding it can dictate against your account and use your quota. You can remove it any time in Settings, and the Shortcut stops working immediately.

What works, and what doesn't

Works: dictation in 99 languages, AI cleanup, Word Bank, templates, history, notes, your usage and plan — the same account as Windows and Android.

Doesn't: typing straight into another app at the cursor. Apple only permits that from a keyboard installed through the App Store, so on iPhone the text goes to your clipboard and you paste it. Recording also stops when the screen locks.