A promising app with room for growth but...
Update:
I'm lowering my rating from 5 to 3 as I haven't seen any improvements since December 26, 2024. I'm particularly frustrated with being stuck within Letterly, unable to auto-export to external platforms like Notion or Google Docs. While the team claims they are working on these features, the lack of a clear timeline and transparency is discouraging.
With numerous requests piling up and no visible progress, I'm starting to lose hope—and even considering a refund. Letterly was once my top choice among voice-to-text apps, but it has now dropped to the bottom of my list. For example, I also use HedyAI, which rolls out multiple updates every week. While I understand that comparing products isn't always fair due to differences in team size and resources, the pace of progress at Letterly has been disappointingly slow in comparison.
I truly hope to see meaningful improvements soon, but for now, this has been a frustrating experience.
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This app has great potential! I use it often to take notes and build on ideas, but a few improvements could make it my go to app.
1. Simplify Sharing Across Versions
Sharing notes is cumbersome when I have multiple rewrite styles or versions. A feature to share all versions at once would save time and effort.
2. No option to edit the Custom Rewrite. While the Custom Rewrite feature is helpful, it lacks the ability to edit or refine templates once created, limiting flexibility.
3. API and Workflow Integrations
There’s no API or support for tools like make, zapier or webhooks. Apps like Hedy AI, WizWrite offer API integration and automated workflows, making note-sharing seamless. Adding such features would enhance productivity. This keeps all my notes and content limited to the phone and not useable for active content creation and sharing on other platforms.
4. A Chrome extension would make the app more accessible for multitasking users.
Roadmap Transparency
5. The team has acknowledged some requests but hasn’t shared a public roadmap or timeline. A clear plan would build user trust and engagement.
6. Device Licensing and Accessibility. Requiring a separate license for use on different devices is not cost-effective. The app should offer web and mobile versions by default for a more user-friendly experience.
7. I am an active user of multiple voice to text apps and I use and test serveral of them quite often. If the above points are implemented then I can replace all other apps for Letterly.
With these updates, the app could easily earn a solid 5 tacos!
Ilfat_Letterly
Edited Jan 18, 2025Hi, thank you so much for such a detailed feedback :)
1) Bulk sharing. Thanks for the idea. We're not sure if we will implement it in the nearest future, but in general that could be a great feature :)
2) Editing custom rewrite options is available, you just need to swipe it left. We hope that this way your workflow gets more convenient. Sorry if that wasn't obvious :)
3) Regarding the integrations, this is definitely something we want to do. One day, absolutely!
4) Thanks for the idea of creating a Chrome extension. We will note it down for future inspiration.
5) Yes, we do not tend to share all the plans publicly. But we're always open to have a chat and to let you know what we're working on. Our team is not big and this way it's easier to control all the unexpected issues that might occur. So we prefer not to overpromise. But we are all for transparency!
6) This is the model we choose in order to keep up the viability of the product and it allows us to continue improving the app, adding new features, and maintaining high-quality performance. We hope the value it provides makes it worthwhile for you! We thank you for understanding.
Thank you once again for the warm feedback! Feel free to reach out anytime.