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Willow Voice handles the transcription, Vox provides the microphone and the button.
1

Turn off Vox dictation

Otherwise both tools transcribe at once and you get the text twice. In Vox, open Settings → Basic → Dictation and turn off Built-in dictation. See Use another dictation tool instead.
2

Set Vox as Willow Voice's microphone

In Willow Voice, open Settings → Microphone and choose Vox from the list of input devices. Willow Voice keeps using that microphone whenever it is available. In Vox, make sure Settings → Basic → Other apps → Use Vox in other apps is enabled. See Use Vox as a microphone anywhere on Mac.
3

Add a hotkey a Vox button can send

Willow Voice’s default hotkey is the Function (fn) key on its own. In Willow Voice, open Settings → Hotkey Binding and add a key combination that does not use fn, such as Ctrl + Option + D. Willow Voice allows up to four hotkeys, so fn keeps working from the keyboard. A combination must include at least one modifier key.For one-press dictation, assign a separate hotkey to Hands-Free Mode in the same section. Pressing it once starts dictation, and pressing it again stops and inserts the text.
4

Map a Vox button to it

In Vox, open Buttons in the left sidebar and select a button. Set its Press gesture to send the Hands-Free Mode hotkey. To talk only while the button is held, set its Hold gesture to send the dictation hotkey instead. See Map shortcuts to your buttons.

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Troubleshooting

The dictation hotkey only records while it is held, and a button Press sends a quick tap. Map the button’s Press to the Hands-Free Mode hotkey, or map its Hold gesture to the dictation hotkey.
Check that Vox is connected and that Willow Voice has microphone permission in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone.
Vox dictation is still on. Turn it off.