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Loquil vs Gboard voice typing on Android: dictation bubble vs keyboard microphone
Gboard voice typing is the microphone key on Google's keyboard: free, fast, transcribes as you speak into any Android app. Loquil for Android is a dictation bubble that appears above the keyboard, records while you speak and writes the text after an AI cleanup — no fillers, punctuation in place, and optional rewrite, summary or translation into 35+ languages. Gboard gives you the words; Loquil gives you the message.
| Loquil | Gboard voice typing (Android) | |
|---|---|---|
| How you start | Tap the bubble above the keyboard | Tap the microphone key on the keyboard |
| Output | AI-cleaned text: fillers removed, punctuation and structure added | Literal transcription in real time; some auto-punctuation |
| Rewrite / summarize / styles | Yes | No |
| Dictate in one language, write in another | Yes, 35+ languages | No (transcribes in the selected keyboard language) |
| Works in | Any app with a text field (accessibility service) | Any app where Gboard is the keyboard |
| Price | Free plan (1,000 words a week), then flat plans | Free |
| Same account on PC | Yes: Windows and Linux app, shared quota and dictionary | No PC counterpart |
| Processing | Cloud | On-device or Google cloud depending on language and settings |
Information about other products reflects their public documentation at the time of writing and may change; check their sites for current details.
Which one to choose
Keep Gboard for quick searches and one-liners. Use Loquil when the text will be read by someone: WhatsApp and email replies, notes you will reuse, messages in a language you speak less well. Both live side by side; the bubble does not replace your keyboard.
Questions
Why does Loquil need the accessibility permission and Gboard doesn't?
Can I keep using Gboard?
Which languages?
Try Loquil free
No card. Windows, Linux and Android.
Updated: 2026-08-16