Say what you noticed. Type nothing.
On the observation note field, a Pro voice-input button lets you dictate instead of type — speech recognition runs entirely in your browser, so no audio is ever sent anywhere, and the recognized text lands in the same editable field as a typed note before you save it.
The problem
Typing a note with wet or dirty hands, mid-task in the grow space, is exactly the moment a quick observation is most likely to get skipped entirely rather than logged.
Why it's hard to solve alone
The notes that matter most are often the ones taken in the moment — a smell, a leaf color, a texture — and anything that adds friction to logging them means fewer of them actually get written down.
How GrowScope helps
Tap the microphone next to the observation note field and speak your note. Your browser's built-in speech recognition converts it to text entirely on-device — GrowScope's server never receives audio and doesn't even know the note was dictated rather than typed. The recognized text appears in the same editable field a typed note would, so you can review or correct it before saving. Included in GrowScope Pro.
How it works
- Tap the voice-input button next to the observation note field on a plant's Today entry.
- Speak your note — your browser's built-in speech recognition (not a server or third-party API) converts it to text on-device.
- The recognized text lands in the same editable field as a typed note — review, correct, or add to it before saving.
- No audio or transcript is ever sent to GrowScope's server for this feature — it's a stronger privacy model than a cloud dictation service, not a lesser one.
What you get
You can log an observation the moment you notice it, hands busy or not, without any audio ever leaving your device.
Frequently asked questions
Does my voice recording get uploaded anywhere?
No — speech recognition runs entirely in your browser using its built-in speech API. No audio is sent to GrowScope's server or any third party; the server only ever receives the text you end up saving.
Is voice input a Pro feature?
Yes — it's included in GrowScope Pro. Free accounts see the same note field without the voice-input option.
What languages does voice input support?
It follows your app's current interface language — Russian, Spanish, or English — with no separate language picker.
Can I edit what it transcribed before saving?
Yes — the recognized text lands in the same editable field a typed note would use, so you review and correct it exactly like you would your own typing.