{
  "slug": "aqua-voice",
  "category": "speech-to-text",
  "name": "Aqua Voice",
  "description": "Voice dictation app that sends speech to the cloud for transcription with its own Avalon model and inserts formatted text into any app, with optional screen context for accuracy.",
  "website": "https://aquavoice.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "ios",
    "android"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 24,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Aqua Voice scores 24 out of 100 (grade F) on the dictation and transcription criteria. It meets 1 of 10 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and no training on recordings. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report, tells users about requests, security headers and runs on the device. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/aqua-voice/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/speech-to-text/aqua-voice/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://aquavoice.com/info/privacy",
      "note": "The website loads Google tags, HubSpot and Cookiebot, and the policy describes advertising attribution through Branch and ad platforms."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://aquavoice.com/info/privacy",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions and does not sell data, but hashed emails and conversion events are shared with ad platforms such as Google and Meta to measure its own ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://aquavoice.com/info/privacy",
      "note": "A SOC 2 Type II audit by Advantage Partners is claimed, but the report is only available through the Trust Center."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=aquavoice.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=aquavoice.com",
      "note": "Grade C (50/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "runs_locally": {
      "title": "Runs on the device",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://aquavoice.com/llms.txt",
      "note": "Audio is processed in the cloud."
    },
    "no_training": {
      "title": "No training on recordings",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://aquavoice.com/info/privacy",
      "note": "With Privacy Mode off, the default, transcripts may be stored to improve the product; Privacy Mode turns this off."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cookiebot",
        "host": "consent.cookiebot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:31:58.383Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}