Voice Dictation

Contents

1. 01WelcomeWhat these tools do, how many we grade and what to know before choosing
2. 02Our top threeThe three we'd look at first, and who each one suits
3. 03What they costWhat paid plans start at, the best buy at each budget and the free plans
4. 04The gradesThe highest graded, and how the whole category does on each subject
5. 05Keep or make?Which are worth paying for, and which you could make yourself
6. 06Every toolAll of them, best graded first, with what each costs
7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask when choosing, each answered in a line or two
8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from each tool’s own pages, their app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on the Voice Dictation page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Speak instead of type: dictation apps that turn speech into clean text in any app.

Before you choose, here are 7 things to know about voice dictation apps, worked out from every one we grade.

1. 1

   We grade 28 voice dictation apps

   19 of them are free or have a free plan, and 8 more let you try before paying. Everything in this guide comes from their own pages and our grades.

2. 2

   Paid plans start at $8 a month in the middle

   From $4.20 (Weesper Neon Flow) to $12 (Monologue), going by what each one's paid plans start at.

3. 3

   Best value: Letterly, TypeWhisper, Handy and Google AI Edge Eloquent

   Nothing on our chart scores higher than these without costing more.

4. 4

   6 of 28 have iPhone and Android apps

   2 run in a web browser and 19 have a Windows app. Check the one you need before you fall for anything.

5. 5

   The middle GPA is 2.7

   8 score 3.0 or higher. The highest is OpenWhispr, at 3.2.

6. 6

   Best free option: OpenWhispr

   OpenWhispr has the highest GPA of the free ones, 3.2. Open-source dictation with free local models and meeting notes.

7. 7

   28 worth keeping, 0 you could make

   By our keep-or-make rules, 28 do something you couldn't reasonably build yourself, 0 are simple enough to make with an AI app builder, and 0 are a close call.

Part 02 · Top three

Our top three

The three we'd look at first, and who each one suits

The three voice dictation apps we'd look at first. First place suits the most people; second and third are the best picks for the people it leaves out. Each has an Insider's Guide of its own.

1. 1st

   

   2.8GPA

   Wispr Flow

   Free plan · from $12/mo

   For: Most people

   Wispr Flow turns speech into text in whatever app you are typing in, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, in 100+ languages. It removes filler words and self-corrections, adds punctuation and learns the names and jargon you use. The free plan covers 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on mobile, with no credit card, and Pro is $12 per user a month, billed annually, or $15 billed monthly. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 from about 16,700 ratings. Know the limits: the weekly word caps stay until you pay, the Notetaker for meetings runs on Mac and Windows only, and no Linux app is listed.

   The Wispr Flow Insider’s Guide

2. 2nd

   

   2.8GPA

   Superwhisper

   Free plan · from $8.49/mo

   For: People who want free dictation that stays on the device

   Superwhisper runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and its free plan gives unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, so it works offline and audio is not uploaded. Custom vocabulary and text replacements are free too. Pro is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, less than Wispr Flow's Pro, and a lifetime license is $249.99. Its iPhone and iPad app averages 4.4 from about 840 ratings. It is second because the free plan stops short of cleaning up what you say: it allows 2 modes, without AI processing, and AI modes, cloud voice models and file transcription need Pro. The cloud models send audio to hosted servers, and a Linux version is listed as coming soon.

   The Superwhisper Insider’s Guide

3. 3rd

   

   3.2GPA

   OpenWhispr

   Free plan · from $6.67/mo

   For: Linux users, and anyone who wants open-source software

   OpenWhispr is open source and runs on Linux as well as Mac and Windows, where neither app above has a Linux version. Its free plan gives unlimited dictation with local Whisper and Parakeet models, which work offline, plus 2,000 OpenWhispr Cloud words a week and 5 hours of meeting recordings a month, captured without a bot joining the call. Pro is $6.67 per user a month, billed annually at $80, or $8 billed monthly, less than either app above. It is third because it reaches fewer phones than Superwhisper: the iPhone and iPad app starts on Pro, as does device sync, and no Android app is listed. Local model speed depends on your hardware, and cloud processing needs an internet connection.

   The OpenWhispr Insider’s Guide

Going by our grades, Letterly, TypeWhisper, Handy, Google AI Edge Eloquent and 1 more give the most for the money among voice dictation apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $8 a month across the 17 that charge, from $4.20 (Weesper Neon Flow) to $12 (Monologue). 5 more cost nothing at all.

5 of the 22 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 0 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Every tool gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. Here are the 12 highest graded voice dictation apps, then how the whole category does on each subject.

Tool	Value	Free	Features	Ease	Platforms	GPA
OpenWhispr	B	A	B	B	B	3.2
TypeWhisper	A	A	B	C	B	3.2
FluidVoice	A	A	B	B	D	3.0
Google AI Edge Eloquent	A	A	C	B	C	3.0
Handy	A	A	C	B	C	3.0
Letterly	D	C	A	A	A	3.0
MMacWhisper	A	B	A	B	D	3.0
Spokenly	C	A	B	B	B	3.0
Amical	B	A	C	B	C	2.8
Superwhisper	C	A	B	C	B	2.8
Talon	A	A	B	D	C	2.8
VoiceInk	A	C	B	B	C	2.8

Some software does something you couldn’t reasonably build yourself. Some is simple enough that an AI app builder could make the core of it in an afternoon. Here’s where voice dictation apps land, by the same rules for every tool.

• 28

  Keep it

  It does something you could not reasonably make for yourself, or it costs nothing.

• 0

  Your call

  You could make the core of it, and you would give something up.

• 0

  You could make this

  What it does is the kind of thing an AI app builder makes well, and it charges every month.

Every voice dictation app we grade, with its GPA and what it costs. Each one has a page of its own on toolgpa.com, with its Insider’s Guide.

1. 1OpenWhisprFree plan · from $6.67/mo3.2
2. 2TypeWhisperFree plan · from €5/mo3.2
3. 3FluidVoiceFree3.0
4. 4Google AI Edge EloquentFree3.0
5. 5HandyFree3.0
6. 6LetterlyFree trial · from $19.99/mo3.0
7. 7MacWhisperFree plan · from €65 one-time3.0
8. 8SpokenlyFree plan · from $8.33/mo3.0
9. 9AmicalFree plan · from $7/mo2.8
10. 10SuperwhisperFree plan · from $8.49/mo2.8
11. 11TalonFree plan · from $5/mo2.8
12. 12VoiceInkFree trial · from $25 one-time2.8
13. 13WhisperingFree2.8
14. 14Wispr FlowFree plan · from $12/mo2.8
15. 15FUTO Voice InputFree plan · from $7 one-time2.6
16. 16Voice InFree plan · from $5/mo2.6
17. 17VoicetyprFree trial · from $39 one-time2.6
18. 18VoxtypeFree2.6
19. 19Weesper Neon FlowFree plan · from €3.75/mo2.6
20. 20WillowFree plan · from $12/mo2.6
21. 21Aqua VoiceFree trial · from $8/mo2.4
22. 22BrainaFree plan · from $99/yr2.4
23. 23DictatoFree trial · from €19.99 one-time2.4
24. 24TypelessFree plan · from $12/mo2.4
25. 25VoibeFree trial · from $7.50/mo2.4
26. 26VoicyFree trial · from $8.49/mo2.4
27. 27MonologueFree trial · from $12/mo2.2
28. 28Dragon ProfessionalFrom $685.991.4

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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  apps priced in 12 countries