diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/dictation-controls.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/dictation-controls.tsx
index 525bc571e..8cf726bb7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/dictation-controls.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/dictation-controls.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { View, Text, Pressable, ActivityIndicator } from "react-native";
 import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { X, ArrowUp, RefreshCcw, Check, Mic, Pencil } from "lucide-react-native";
@@ -47,6 +48,23 @@ export function DictationControls({
   const actionsDisabled = isProcessing;
   const handleCancel = isFailed && onDiscard ? onDiscard : onCancel;
 
+  const micButtonStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [styles.micButton, disabled && styles.buttonDisabled],
+    [disabled],
+  );
+  const timerTextStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [styles.timerText, { color: theme.colors.foreground }],
+    [theme.colors.foreground],
+  );
+  const cancelButtonStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      styles.actionButton,
+      styles.actionButtonCancel,
+      actionsDisabled && !isFailed ? styles.buttonDisabled : undefined,
+    ],
+    [actionsDisabled, isFailed],
+  );
+
   if (!showActiveState) {
     return (
       <Pressable
@@ -54,7 +72,7 @@ export function DictationControls({
         disabled={disabled}
         accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel="Start voice dictation"
-        style={[styles.micButton, disabled && styles.buttonDisabled]}
+        style={micButtonStyle}
       >
         <Mic size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
       </Pressable>
@@ -66,19 +84,13 @@ export function DictationControls({
       <View style={styles.meterWrapper}>
         <VolumeMeter volume={volume} isMuted={false} isSpeaking={false} orientation="horizontal" />
       </View>
-      <Text style={[styles.timerText, { color: theme.colors.foreground }]}>
-        {formatDuration(duration)}
-      </Text>
+      <Text style={timerTextStyle}>{formatDuration(duration)}</Text>
       <View style={styles.actionGroup}>
         <Pressable
           onPress={handleCancel}
           disabled={actionsDisabled && !isFailed}
           accessibilityLabel="Cancel dictation"
-          style={[
-            styles.actionButton,
-            styles.actionButtonCancel,
-            actionsDisabled && !isFailed ? styles.buttonDisabled : undefined,
-          ]}
+          style={cancelButtonStyle}
         >
           <X size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
         </Pressable>
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ export function DictationControls({
           <Pressable
             onPress={onRetry}
             accessibilityLabel="Retry dictation"
-            style={[styles.actionButton, styles.actionButtonConfirm]}
+            style={ACTION_CONFIRM_STYLE}
           >
             <RefreshCcw size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.surface0} />
           </Pressable>
@@ -99,14 +111,14 @@ export function DictationControls({
             <Pressable
               onPress={onAccept}
               accessibilityLabel="Insert transcription"
-              style={[styles.actionButton, styles.actionButtonSecondary]}
+              style={ACTION_SECONDARY_STYLE}
             >
               <Check size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
             </Pressable>
             <Pressable
               onPress={onAcceptAndSend}
               accessibilityLabel="Insert transcription and send"
-              style={[styles.actionButton, styles.actionButtonConfirm]}
+              style={ACTION_CONFIRM_STYLE}
             >
               <ArrowUp size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.surface0} />
             </Pressable>
@@ -140,21 +152,43 @@ export function DictationOverlay({
   const actionsDisabled = isProcessing;
   const handleCancel = isFailed && onDiscard ? onDiscard : onCancel;
 
+  const containerStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [overlayStyles.container, { backgroundColor: theme.colors.accent }],
+    [theme.colors.accent],
+  );
+  const overlayCancelButtonStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      overlayStyles.cancelButton,
+      actionsDisabled && !isFailed && overlayStyles.buttonDisabled,
+    ],
+    [actionsDisabled, isFailed],
+  );
+  const overlayTimerTextStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [overlayStyles.timerText, { color: theme.colors.palette.white }],
+    [theme.colors.palette.white],
+  );
+  const overlayTranscriptTextStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [overlayStyles.transcriptText, { color: theme.colors.palette.white, opacity: 0.95 }],
+    [theme.colors.palette.white],
+  );
+  const overlayRetryButtonStyle = useMemo(
+    () => [overlayStyles.actionButton, { backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.white }],
+    [theme.colors.palette.white],
+  );
+  const overlayConfirmButtonStyle = overlayRetryButtonStyle;
+
   if (!showActiveState) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <View style={[overlayStyles.container, { backgroundColor: theme.colors.accent }]}>
+    <View style={containerStyle}>
       <Pressable
         onPress={handleCancel}
         disabled={actionsDisabled && !isFailed}
         accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel="Cancel dictation"
-        style={[
-          overlayStyles.cancelButton,
-          actionsDisabled && !isFailed && overlayStyles.buttonDisabled,
-        ]}
+        style={overlayCancelButtonStyle}
       >
         <X size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.palette.white} strokeWidth={2.5} />
       </Pressable>
@@ -168,18 +202,10 @@ export function DictationOverlay({
             orientation="horizontal"
             color={theme.colors.palette.white}
           />
-          <Text style={[overlayStyles.timerText, { color: theme.colors.palette.white }]}>
-            {formatDuration(duration)}
-          </Text>
+          <Text style={overlayTimerTextStyle}>{formatDuration(duration)}</Text>
         </View>
         {isFailed ? (
-          <Text
-            numberOfLines={2}
-            style={[
-              overlayStyles.transcriptText,
-              { color: theme.colors.palette.white, opacity: 0.95 },
-            ]}
-          >
+          <Text numberOfLines={2} style={overlayTranscriptTextStyle}>
             {errorText ? `Dictation failed: ${errorText}` : "Dictation failed. Tap retry."}
           </Text>
         ) : null}
@@ -195,7 +221,7 @@ export function DictationOverlay({
             onPress={onRetry}
             accessibilityRole="button"
             accessibilityLabel="Retry dictation"
-            style={[overlayStyles.actionButton, { backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.white }]}
+            style={overlayRetryButtonStyle}
           >
             <RefreshCcw size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.accent} strokeWidth={2.5} />
           </Pressable>
@@ -205,7 +231,7 @@ export function DictationOverlay({
               onPress={onAccept}
               accessibilityRole="button"
               accessibilityLabel="Insert transcription"
-              style={[overlayStyles.actionButton, { backgroundColor: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25)" }]}
+              style={OVERLAY_ACCEPT_BUTTON_STYLE}
             >
               <Pencil
                 size={theme.iconSize.lg}
@@ -217,7 +243,7 @@ export function DictationOverlay({
               onPress={onAcceptAndSend}
               accessibilityRole="button"
               accessibilityLabel="Insert transcription and send"
-              style={[overlayStyles.actionButton, { backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.white }]}
+              style={overlayConfirmButtonStyle}
             >
               <ArrowUp size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.accent} strokeWidth={2.5} />
             </Pressable>
@@ -364,3 +390,8 @@ const overlayStyles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     justifyContent: "center",
   },
 }));
+
+const ACTION_CONFIRM_STYLE = [styles.actionButton, styles.actionButtonConfirm];
+const ACTION_SECONDARY_STYLE = [styles.actionButton, styles.actionButtonSecondary];
+const OVERLAY_ACCEPT_BUTTON_BG = { backgroundColor: "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25)" };
+const OVERLAY_ACCEPT_BUTTON_STYLE = [overlayStyles.actionButton, OVERLAY_ACCEPT_BUTTON_BG];