I bought Voice Dash hoping to find an alternative to the voice-to-text tool I currently use. Unfortunately, I never got to test it. From day one, the app showed a “tool not able to connect to transcription server” error and wouldn’t work.

I contacted support, and I want to give credit where it’s due: they replied within a day and clearly tried to help. They first suspected my VPN (NordVPN) was the cause, so I switched it off. It worked for a few transcriptions, but the error came back after that and persisted. I also followed their other troubleshooting steps, restarted the app, and rebooted my computer. Nothing resolved it.

I’ll add that if a VPN really does need to be turned off for the tool to work, that would be a notable inconvenience, as many people run one all the time. In my case it made no difference either way.

Because I couldn’t use the product at all, I can’t comment on transcription accuracy, speed, or features, so I’m not rating those. Will be looking to request a refund and will stay with Wispr Flow for now. If the connection issue gets fixed in the future, I’d be open to giving it another look.