Fact · Dictation software
Yaps's privacy policy says dictated audio and transcripts stay on the user's device while Yaps processes them.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 21, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictated audio, transcripts, notes, recordings, files, and generated media stay on your device while Yaps processes them.”
Privacy at Yaps - On-Device AI and Limited Data Use, Yaps, 2026, Content Processing, On-Device AI.
Open the original- What it measures
- The maker's own pricing or privacy page, read on 2026-10-21.
- What it does not show
- On iPhone and iPad, when an on-device recognizer is unavailable, the operating system can send speech to Apple's remote recognition.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Yaps: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Yaps
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- iPhone can fall back to Apple
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Yaps dictated audio on device: stay on your device while Yaps processes them days.
- Service
- Yaps
- What is kept
- Audio and transcripts
- When
- By default
- Reviewed by people
- Not stated
- As of
- 2026-10
Source
Used to calculate
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