# Lucid Voice

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Lucid Voice and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Paid voice transcription app with a one-time fee, AI cleanup of filler words, offline operation and slick onboarding; closed source and desktop-only.

## What people warn about

- Lifetime updates included at same tier (1 comments): "I think you shouldn't give away "Lifetime updates" for same pricing tier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45924193))
- Desktop only, no mobile support (1 comments): "it said it's for desktop only and became uninterested" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45923521))
- Closed source raises trust questions (1 comments): "How can this be guaranteed if it is closed source?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45923622))

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- [Handy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/handy.md): 150 recommend
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- [MacWhisper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macwhisper.md): 31 recommend
- [macOS Dictation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macos-built-in-dictation.md): 26 recommend
- [Hex voice-to-text app for macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hex.md): 26 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lucid Voice", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lucid-voice/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).