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Yaps compared with Elbow
DetailYaps logo YapsElbow logo Elbow
What it doesPrivate AI toolkit for dictation, transcription, notes, read-aloud, translation, and media tools that processes content on your device More intelligence per engineer
StageStartup Not given
Founded2026 Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingFree: $0 forever on Android, iPhone, and iPad with voice typing, voice notes, and read-aloud. Pro: $15/month or $12/month billed annually ($144/year) for desktop apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux with unlimited dictation, transcription, and video captioning. Enterprise: Custom pricing for teams. Not given
Key features
  • On-device speech-to-text dictation into any app with live cleanup
  • Meeting recording and transcription with speaker labels and editable notes
  • Handwriting recognition to convert handwritten pages into typed, searchable notes
  • Read-aloud for documents, ebooks and articles in 31 languages with audio export
  • On-device image generation from text descriptions
  • Chat with your notes for plain-language questions with cited answers
  • On-device translation of notes, text and subtitle files
  • Works offline once local models are installed
  • Automatic video captioning exported as SRT format
  • Works system-wide in text fields across desktop apps and as keyboard on Android
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Conductor, T3 Code
  • Fast, Balanced and Thinking modes with automatic optimization
  • Monthly budgets for organization, teams and individuals
  • Alerts at 80% and 100% budget by email and Slack
  • Spend tracking by repository, team and session
  • Session history with steps, duration and cost
  • Failover between providers when one slows down
  • Audit log and device management
  • Self-updating CLI for engineers
  • Transcript control and compliance options
What makes it different
  • Core content processing runs locally on your device, not in the cloud
  • No always-on microphones or data harvesting
  • Built by a small team focused on quality over growth
  • Single unified app across Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad
  • Four times the work per dollar compared to Opus 5.5
  • Engineers keep their existing tools, prompts and settings
  • Intelligent cost optimization that picks thinking mode for each step
  • Complete visibility into team AI spending and usage
  • Engineers never hold provider keys, reducing security risk
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)37 +1 (up) since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)190
Citation Flow (Majestic)3012
Referring domains (Majestic)1841

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