I'm "Wispring" now

I started using Wispr Flow this week. I was potentially influenced by the YouTubers waxing about the incredible productivity gains achieved using AI speech-to-text apps, or I just like trying new stuff. Whatever it is, I am trying it.

On a keyboard at the computer, I like typing. I'm a good typist and I love my mechanical keyboard collection. Typing helps me process information, think things through, refine what I want to say.

However, lately, I really dislike typing on the iPhone. A big part of this is that the iPhone keyboard has gotten undeniably worse in the last year. At first I thought it was just me. Maybe my fingers were fatter, or my vision not as good. But then I started seeing posts about it online, on the MacRumors forum, on Reddit, on YouTube. Typing even the simplest text right now on my iPhone seems to involve correcting a number of typos and autocorrect fails every time I send a text message or draft an email. I've tried the Apple's built-in dictation feature, but my thoughts are never cohesive enough to make that work. I needed AI reinforcement.

Enter Wispr Flow. 🤫

After checking out a few of these different AI-powered speech-to-text apps, I decided to go with Wispr Flow for a few reasons.

First, it offers a generous student discount to anyone with a .edu email address, making it far more competitively priced than most of the other apps in this space. Second, it works on all my device. Third, during an admittedly cursory comparison test, I found Wispr Flow the easiest one to use.

For now, my primary use of Wispr Flow is on my iPhone via the iPhone's Action Button. Using Wispr Flow within apps as a selected "keyboard" is kind of annoying because it first prompts you to open up the Wispr app and only then can you return to the app and start working. However, the action button makes for a much smoother experience.

Wispr Flow provides a generous 3-month trial period and I think this will be enough time to decide whether as life-changing a people claim it is.