Amical vs Typeless

Amical

• People who want free, unlimited offline dictation on Mac or Windows
• Users who want a hosted cloud model without managing API keys
• Small teams that want to share a custom vocabulary

Typeless

• People who dictate on both desktop and phone, including Linux users
• Editing existing text by voice, not only dictating new text
• Users who do not want their audio stored in the cloud

Amical

• The Free plan caps cloud dictation at 2,000 words a week; once reached, cloud transcription pauses until the weekly reset while local models keep working.
• The mobile apps are betas: Android is a public beta on Google Play, iOS is distributed through TestFlight, and the pricing page still labels mobile apps as coming soon.
• The desktop app supports macOS and Windows only; the README says Linux is not supported.
• AI formatting is labelled Alpha, and the docs list MCP integrations and custom prompts as planned, not yet shipped.

Typeless

• The Free plan has a weekly word limit, and the vendor does not publish the number on its pricing page.
• Monthly billing costs $30 per member, against $12 per member per month on the yearly plan.
• Cloud sync across devices, team management and usage analytics need Pro.
• SSO, SCIM, audit logs and enforced HIPAA controls are Enterprise only.

Amical

Dictation in any app

Hold a key for push-to-talk, or click the floating widget for hands-free recording, and the words are typed into the focused app. The site lists 100+ languages with automatic detection.

Local Whisper models

Whisper variants from Tiny (about 78 MB) to Large v3 (about 3.1 GB) download inside the app and run on the computer, with no account and no data leaving the machine.

Amical Cloud

After sign-in, audio can be streamed to Amical's hosted speech model instead. Vocabulary and preferences follow the account across devices, and the vendor says audio is not stored or used for training.

App-aware AI formatting

A language model adds punctuation and structure and fits the output to the focused app, such as email or chat. It is marked Alpha and runs on Amical Cloud or a local model through Ollama.

Custom vocabulary and snippets

Add names and jargon the recognizer should know, and define trigger phrases that are replaced inline with saved plain text such as an address or signature.

Notes panel

A built-in notes panel holds notes with a title and a rich-text body to dictate or type into, plus a floating notes window that stays above other apps.

Typeless

Dictation with auto-editing

Removes filler words such as "um" and "you know", cuts repeated words and keeps only your final wording when you change your mind mid-sentence.

Automatic formatting

Spoken lists, steps and key points are laid out as formatted text, so a dictated message or document needs less cleanup.

Speak to edit

Select any text and say what you want done to it, such as making it shorter or longer or changing its tone.

Ask anything

Select text and ask by voice for a summary, an explanation or a translation, without switching to another app.

Personal style and dictionary

Adapts to your tone, phrasing and writing habits, supports a different tone for each app and keeps a personal dictionary of your terms.

Privacy controls

Typeless says audio is processed in real time and never stored, dictation history stays on your device and data is never used for training. It lists ISO 27001, GDPR and HIPAA.

Amical

• Free$0

  Unlimited local dictation on unlimited devices, 2,000 words a week of cloud dictation, custom vocabulary, AI formatting and community support.

• Premium$7

  per month, billed annually ($84), or $10 billed monthly

  Unlimited cloud dictation, plus shared vocabulary, team management, email support and priority access to new features.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Private model hosting, custom models, SSO/SAML, centralized billing, seat-based licenses and volume discounts. SOC 2 is listed as in progress.

Typeless

• Free$0

  Limited words each week, standard accuracy, translation, Ask anything, personal dictionary and 100+ languages.

• Pro$12

  per member / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)

  Unlimited words, enhanced accuracy, priority access during high demand, cloud sync across devices and team management.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SSO, SCIM provisioning, domain capture, audit logs, enforced HIPAA controls and volume discounts.

Amical

• Annual discount

  Save 30% with yearly billing

  Premium costs $7 a month when billed annually at $84, against $10 a month billed monthly. The pricing page describes this as 30% off.

Typeless

• Annual discount

  60% less on the yearly plan

  Pro is $12 per member per month when billed yearly and $30 when billed monthly, so the yearly plan costs 60% less by the listed prices.

• Education

  50% off Typeless Pro for students

  Students with a valid school email from an accredited university or college get 50% off Pro. It applies to new Pro subscribers and to desktop checkout only.