Does Epilude include meeting notes and reading aloud?

Yes. Notetaker and Narrator are public features with separate local and cloud settings.

Does Aqua have a local dictation mode?

The sources reviewed do not establish a local mode. Check Aqua’s current processing documentation if offline use is a deciding factor.

Cloud writing across devices, or three voice workflows on Mac.

Compare Epilude and Aqua Voice for dictation: contextual writing, platform support and local processing, plus Epilude meeting notes and reading.

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The short answer

Aqua Voice focuses on contextual dictation and editing across devices. Epilude is Mac-only, with a local Dictation option plus separate Notetaker and Narrator workflows. The extra workflows matter if you want to capture calls and listen to text as well as write by voice.

Documentation reviewed September 30, 2026. This is a comparison of documented features, not a hands-on quality benchmark. Plans and availability can change.

Epilude vs Aqua Voice

Feature
Platforms	Mac	Mac, Windows, iOS and Android
Dictation	Cleanup, Tone Match and Vocabulary	Contextual dictation, prompts and editing
Local dictation	Apple Silicon, after model download	No local mode established by the sources reviewed
Meeting notes	Notetaker with bot-free capture	Not established by the sources reviewed
Reading aloud	Narrator with local or cloud voices	Not established by the sources reviewed
Plans	$12/month billed annually ($144/year). $59 Pay Once for supported local features, with one year of updates.	Check current Aqua plans

Platforms

Epilude: Mac
Aqua Voice: Mac, Windows, iOS and Android

Dictation

Epilude: Cleanup, Tone Match and Vocabulary
Aqua Voice: Contextual dictation, prompts and editing

Local dictation

Epilude: Apple Silicon, after model download
Aqua Voice: No local mode established by the sources reviewed

Meeting notes

Epilude: Notetaker with bot-free capture
Aqua Voice: Not established by the sources reviewed

Reading aloud

Epilude: Narrator with local or cloud voices
Aqua Voice: Not established by the sources reviewed

Plans

Epilude: $12/month billed annually ($144/year). $59 Pay Once for supported local features, with one year of updates.
Aqua Voice: Check current Aqua plans

Features checked 2026-09-30. “Not established” means the reviewed sources do not confirm support; it is not a claim that a feature is absent.

Key differences

Writing first

Aqua is worth considering when contextual dictation is the job and you use several platforms. Compare both on your own vocabulary and writing apps.

Beyond writing

Notetaker captures microphone and system audio and produces editable notes. Narrator reads selected text, documents and articles. These are separate tasks with separate settings.

Scoped local processing

Local Dictation keeps speech and Cleanup on supported Macs. Cloud Actions and optional cloud meeting or voice processing do not inherit that local setting.

Where Aqua Voice is the better pick

Aqua is a good fit for contextual voice writing across operating systems. If that is all you need, compare its writing workflow and current plans rather than paying for features you will not use.

Choose Epilude if

You want local Dictation on Apple Silicon
You also need meeting notes and reading aloud

Choose Aqua Voice if

You need dictation across Mac, Windows and mobile
You prioritize Aqua’s contextual writing workflow

Writing, meeting notes and reading in one Mac app

Choose where each step runs

Local Dictation needs Apple Silicon; full local AI Cleanup needs 16GB+. Cloud Actions still sends selected text and instructions. Notetaker defaults to cloud transcription and summaries. To keep both local, choose each separately; local summaries need a 16GB+ Apple Silicon Mac and are slower and less capable. Narrator’s EP-1 voice generates speech locally; cloud voices send text. Fetching links uses the network, and web sharing uploads text and audio.

Data handling Local summary tradeoffs Narration sharing

Try each workflow

The trial includes 1,000 dictation words, 10 meeting notes and 5 minutes of cloud narration, with independent allowances, no card and no time limit. Pro is $12/month billed annually ($144/year), including 60 cloud-voice minutes per calendar month. Pay Once is $59 for supported local features on Apple Silicon and includes one year of updates; ongoing cloud use requires a trial or Pro entitlement. Local voice generation is unmetered.

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