Terms of Service

Last updated: 15 November 2026

1. Who we are

Verba, and the website verbatalk.app, are operated by Next Door Devs Ltd, a private company limited by shares registered in England and Wales (company number 11177554). Our registered office is 64 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, United Kingdom, SE1 0AS. You can contact us at hello@nextdoordevs.com.

2. Accepting these terms

By downloading, installing or using Verba, or by using this website, you agree to these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use them. If you are using Verba on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you may bind it.

3. Your licence to use Verba

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use Verba on Mac computers that you own or control, for your own purposes, subject to these terms. We (and our licensors) keep all rights in the Verba software and its design.

You must not: copy, modify or create derivative works of Verba except as the law permits; reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble it except to the extent the law allows; remove or bypass its plan limits, licence checks or security features; or sell, rent or sublicense it.

4. Plans

• Basic is included with the app. It covers the most common languages, one language at a time, with a daily allowance of dictations.
• Pro is a paid subscription. It removes the daily allowance and adds many more languages, automatic language detection, several languages at once and a choice of quality.

Features, languages and limits may change over time; we will not materially reduce what you have paid for during a paid period without offering you a fair remedy.

5. Subscriptions and payment

• Price. The price of Pro, and any taxes, are shown at checkout before you pay.
• Payment. Payments are processed securely by Stripe. We never see your card details.
• Renewal. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current price until you cancel.
• Cancelling. You can cancel at any time in Settings → Account → Manage subscription. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have already paid for, and you keep Pro until then. Except where the law or section 6 says otherwise, we do not refund part-used periods.
• Price changes. We may change the price for future renewals. A change never affects a period you have already paid for, and we will tell you in the app or by email before it applies to you.
• Failed payments. If a payment fails, Stripe may retry it. If it ultimately fails, your Pro access may end.

6. Your 14-day right to cancel

If you are a consumer in the UK, you have the right to cancel a new Pro subscription within 14 days of subscribing, without giving a reason. To do so, use Settings → Account → Manage subscription, or email hello@nextdoordevs.com with your request.

Pro starts as soon as you subscribe. By subscribing you ask us to begin straight away. If you then cancel within the 14 days, we will refund what you paid, minus a proportionate amount for the time you have already had Pro. We will refund you within 14 days of your cancellation, to the same payment method.

7. Accounts

You sign in with Apple to subscribe. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping your Apple account secure. One subscription is for your own use; please do not share it more widely than permitted by your plan. We may suspend an account that we reasonably believe is being misused.

8. Acceptable use

You must use Verba lawfully. In particular you are responsible for the words you dictate and for having any permissions or consents needed to dictate or record other people, and for following the laws that apply where you are. Do not use Verba to break the law, to infringe others' rights, or to harm or harass anyone.

9. Your content

What you dictate is yours. Verba processes your speech on your Mac, and we do not receive or access your recordings or text. See our Privacy Policy for the limited information we do handle.

10. Accuracy and availability

Speech recognition is never perfect. Verba may mishear or mistype words, so check anything important before relying on it, and do not rely on Verba where an error could cause harm (for example medical, legal or safety-critical use) without checking the text. We work to keep Verba and its account service available, but they are provided "as is" and "as available", and we do not promise uninterrupted or error-free use. We may update, change or discontinue features, and we will give reasonable notice of any significant change.

11. Liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Your statutory rights as a consumer are not affected.

Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, we exclude all liability to you arising from your use of Verba, including liability for loss of profits, data, business or goodwill, and for indirect or consequential loss.

12. Intellectual property

The Verba software, its design and the website content are owned by Next Door Devs Ltd or our licensors and are protected by UK and international law. You may view this website for personal, non-commercial purposes. Other use needs our written permission.

13. Third-party services

Verba works with services from others, including Apple (Sign in with Apple and macOS), Stripe (payments) and feedback form providers. Your use of them is subject to their own terms and privacy policies. Apple is not a party to these terms and has no obligation to provide support for Verba.

14. Ending your use

You can stop using Verba at any time by uninstalling it and cancelling any subscription. We may suspend or end your access if you materially breach these terms, and we will tell you why where we reasonably can. Sections that by their nature should survive (including liability and governing law) will continue to apply.

15. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms, for example to reflect changes to Verba or the law. The latest version is always at verbatalk.app/terms.html with the date above. If a change is material we will give you reasonable notice in the app or by other suitable means. If you keep using Verba after the change takes effect, you accept the new terms; if you do not agree, you can cancel and stop using Verba.

16. Whole agreement and severability

These terms and our Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about Verba. If any part is found to be unenforceable, the rest stays in force.

17. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction, but if you are a consumer living in Scotland or Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in your local courts, and you keep any mandatory consumer protections of the country where you live.

18. Contact us

Next Door Devs Ltd, 64 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, United Kingdom, SE1 0AS. Email: hello@nextdoordevs.com. You can also use the support form.

These terms describe how Verba is offered at the date above.