Inspiration

We’ve all had that moment: you say something brilliant, but when it’s time to write it down — it’s gone. Traditional note apps expect you to type, but ideas often come faster than your fingers. That’s why we built Voicery — a way to capture thoughts instantly, with AI doing the heavy lifting.

What it does

Voicery is an AI-powered voice note taker for iOS.

  • 🎙️ Record your voice → instantly transcribed to clean text
  • 📝 Edit and organize your notes in seconds
  • ⚡ Get AI summaries of long recordings
  • 🌍 Translate into 10+ languages
  • 📤 Share anywhere or keep everything synced securely in iCloud

In short: speak naturally, get perfect notes ready to use.

How we built it

  • iOS app written in SwiftUI for smooth UX
  • Speech recognition + AI models for transcription, summarization, and translation
  • iCloud sync for secure cross-device access
  • Designed clean, minimal UI for speed — one tap from voice to text

Challenges we ran into

  • Making transcription fast and accurate across different accents
  • Balancing simplicity with powerful AI features (without overwhelming the user)
  • Optimizing for long recordings like lectures or meetings without lag

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Launched 4 indie apps in 2025 — Voicery is the most ambitious yet
  • Transcriptions now reach >95% accuracy
  • Built full localization in 15 languages (thanks to our small but mighty team effort)
  • Created a workflow where students, creators, and professionals already use Voicery daily

What we learned

  • Simplicity wins: users want to record → see text instantly, everything else is secondary
  • Localization matters — our downloads jumped after translating app + metadata + screenshots
  • Indie building is a marathon: ship, learn, iterate

What's next for Voicery AI

  • Smarter AI: topic detection, tagging, and smart folders
  • More integrations (Notion, Google Docs, Slack)
  • Desktop + Web versions to expand beyond iOS
  • Growing our small community of indie builders and early adopters 🚀

Built With

  • cloudkit
  • runpod
  • serverless
  • swift
  • swiftui
  • whisper
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