I used Amical intensively for about a week for my academic research and ultimately had to return it. I often dictate long, detailed notes from video observations, and that is where the tool consistently broke down for me. Sometimes it would start transcribing, capture the first word correctly, and then repeat that same word dozens of times while losing the rest of the content. Other times, the transcript would suddenly fill with random numbers, and my actual dictation disappeared. My internet is solid, but I also experienced occasional “transcription unsuccessful” errors, which forced me to go back into the app and retry recordings manually.

To its credit, when it worked, Amical was fast and generally accurate, and I can see why many users have positive things to say about it. The app is also nice and clean. However, because I rely on long, uninterrupted and reliable transcriptions for qualitative research, these glitches were deal‑breakers. In the end, I returned Amical and continued using Wispr instead, which has been more dependable for my workflow.