The voice-first alternative to Typeform.
Typeform collects polished answers. HeySpeak collects honest reactions. People edit text before submitting — a voice note captures the first draft, the hesitation, the real feeling, before anyone second-guesses it.
The short answer
Side by side
Seven dimensions. HeySpeak wins some. Typeform wins others.
| Dimension | HeySpeak | Typeform (and similar text forms) |
|---|---|---|
| Response format | Voice note, auto-transcribed and AI-summarized | Text, multiple choice, ratings, file upload |
| Answer honesty | High: no editing, no backspace, first reaction on record | Lower, people self-edit and write to please |
| Setup time | One question, one link, under 2 minutes | Drag-and-drop builder, more options, more time |
| Quantitative analysis | No scale questions, no aggregate charts | Strong: logic branching, scoring, CSV export |
| AI summary of responses | Yes, every voice note, automatically | Not built in, requires integrations or manual export |
| Respondent friction | No app, no login, works in any mobile browser | No login required, but typing on mobile is still work |
| Scale | Works best for 5–100 targeted responses | Scales to thousands of responses easily |
What does "no editing" actually change?
When someone fills in a text form, they have a delete key. They write a sentence, decide it sounds too harsh, soften it. They think about what you want to read, not what they actually want to say. By the time they hit submit, the answer has been edited into something safe.
Voice does not work that way. People start speaking and keep going. The hesitation before "it's fine, but..." tells you something. The moment they switch from rehearsed to honest tells you something. You cannot hear any of that in a text field.
HeySpeak transcribes every voice note, so you still get text you can search and quote. But the transcript is a record of what they actually said, not what they chose to type.
When voice wins, and when Typeform does
Qualitative research with 10–30 people
Voice wins. You get the pauses, the "I mean, it's fine but..." moments that signal more than a 4-star rating ever will. HeySpeak transcribes everything, so you still have text to search and quote. You just also have the original signal.
Churn and exit feedback
Someone just cancelled. A Typeform embed at that moment asks them to sit down and type an essay. A HeySpeak link in the offboarding email asks for 60 seconds of honest talk. The voice response is easier to give and harder to fake. Most churn surveys get ignored. Voice reply rates run 40–60%.
Large-scale product surveys
Typeform wins here. If you need to survey 500 users, run an NPS calculation, or build a branching logic form that routes people to different questions, HeySpeak is not the right tool. It has one question per link and no quantitative aggregation. Use Typeform for that.
Sales follow-up after a cold intro
You had a brief first call. You want to qualify further without booking another 30-minute slot. A voice link with one sharp question gets answered asynchronously and gives you more signal than a typed reply. Typeform was not built for this. HeySpeak was.
Onboarding check-ins
Send a HeySpeak link when someone first uses your product. Ask one question. Their voice response while the experience is fresh tells you more than a follow-up form two days later. If you need structured data alongside it, run a short Typeform first and use HeySpeak for the open-ended follow-through.
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Common questions
Does the person I send it to need to install anything?
What if my respondent would rather type than speak?
Do I get a transcript, or just the audio file?
How many free responses does HeySpeak offer?
Is the voice data private?
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