TypeVoice vs Wispr Flow
| TypeVoice | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Where speech is recognised | On your Mac (Neural Engine). Nothing is uploaded. | In the cloud. Their docs say transcription always happens on their servers. |
| Works offline | Yes, always. | No. |
| Account | None. No sign-up, no email, no login. | Required. |
| Price | $79 once. 7-day trial, no card. | $12–15 a month, or a limited free tier. |
| Source code | Open, GPL v3. | Closed. |
| Cleanup of ums, stutters, self-corrections | By rule, plus Apple Intelligence on this Mac. | Their models in the cloud; broader edits, more languages. |
| Languages | English, every accent. | 100+ languages. |
| Platforms | macOS 26 on Apple silicon. | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android. |
| Personal dictionary | Yes, matched by how a word sounds. | Yes. |
| Send the voice, not just the words | Drag any dictation into iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp as a voice note. | No. |
| A note on the end of every dictation | Yes (for coding assistants, ticket queues). | No. |
| Teams | One key, 5 people, $299 once. | Per seat, per month. |
When Wispr Flow is the better choice
You dictate in a language other than English, you need the same tool on Windows or your phone, or you want the most aggressive AI rewriting and don't mind that it happens on someone else's computer.
When TypeVoice is
You write things you wouldn't want on a server: client work, medical or legal notes, code, anything under NDA, or just your own life. You'd rather pay once than every month. You want to be able to read the code that's listening to you. You're on a Mac and you speak English.
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