Aqua Voice vs Wispr Flow

Aqua Voice

• Developers dictating prompts into Cursor, Claude Code or a terminal
• Writing long messages and documents by voice on Mac or Windows
• Teams that need SSO, SCIM and Zero Data Retention

Wispr Flow

• People who write a lot of email, chat and documents and prefer to speak
• Developers dictating into a terminal, code editor or AI tool
• Students and educators, who get 50% off Pro with an education email

Aqua Voice

• The free allowance is a one-time 1,000 words; continued use needs a paid plan.
• Audio is processed in the cloud, and cloud dictation needs an internet connection.
• Realtime Mode and the Send It command need Max or Business, and Android is waitlist-only.
• Subscribing inside the iPhone app costs more: the App Store lists Pro at $12.99 a month or $119 a year.

Wispr Flow

• Free dictation is capped at 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile.
• The Notetaker runs on Mac and Windows only; the vendor says mobile is on the roadmap.
• SAML SSO and org-wide HIPAA enforcement need Growth, and SCIM and audit logs need Enterprise.
• Growth is listed at a discounted price next to a crossed-out $26 a month (annual); no end date is given.

Aqua Voice

Dictation in any text field

Hold Fn on Mac or Alt on Windows, speak, and release to insert text at the cursor system-wide, with no per-app setup or browser extension. 49 dictation languages, with auto-detect.

Avalon speech model

Dictation runs on Avalon, a speech-recognition model the company trained on how people talk to computers: prompts, code and email. A language model then cleans up and formats the output.

Deep Context

An optional setting, off by default, that reads what is on screen so names, code identifiers and technical terms are transcribed correctly.

Edit Mode

Select text in any Mac or Windows app, hold the Aqua key and say the change, and the selection is rewritten in place. It is included for every desktop user.

Realtime Mode and Send It

On Max, words appear as you speak, and ending a hands-free dictation with "send it" inserts the message and presses Return for you.

Dictionary, Replacements and instructions

Teach it names and technical terms, expand short spoken phrases into longer text, and set plain-language style rules with Custom Instructions, which start on Pro.

Wispr Flow

Dictation in any app

Speech-to-text works wherever you can type, including Gmail, Slack, Notion, a terminal or a code editor, in 100+ languages with automatic language detection.

Automatic cleanup

Removes filler words, repetitions and mid-sentence corrections, then adds punctuation and formatting so the output reads like written text.

Personal dictionary

Learns unusual words and names automatically, and you can add your own. Paid plans add a dictionary shared across the team.

Snippets

Store text you type all the time, such as email replies, links, addresses and bios, and reuse it instead of dictating or typing it again.

Notetaker for meetings

On Mac and Windows, the Notetaker captures meetings and voice memos, identifies speakers and answers questions across meetings. Notes can be used in Claude and ChatGPT through MCP.

Security and admin controls

Wispr states SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and ISO 27001 certification. Growth adds SAML SSO and usage reporting; SCIM and audit logs are on Enterprise.

Aqua Voice

• Free$0

  A one-time allowance of 1,000 words with the Avalon transcription model. No credit card required.

• Pro$8

  per month, billed annually ($96), or $10 billed monthly

  Unlimited words, Custom Instructions and an expanded custom dictionary.

• Max$24

  per month, billed annually, or $30 billed monthly

  Everything in Pro, plus Realtime Mode that shows words as you speak, the "Send it" voice command and early access to new features.

• Business$19

  per seat / month, billed annually ($228), or $24 billed monthly

  Everything in Max, plus centralized billing, SSO/SAML and SCIM, advanced reporting, Zero Data Retention and team dictionaries. 2-seat minimum.

Wispr Flow

• Free$0

  Dictation in 100+ languages with weekly word limits, dictionary and snippets, and a weekly limit on Notetaker meetings.

• Pro$12

  per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  Unlimited dictation, higher Notetaker limits with longer history, shared team dictionary and snippets, and priority support.

• Growth$18

  per user / month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly)

  Shown against a crossed-out $26. Adds SAML SSO, org-wide HIPAA enforcement with a signed BAA, admin controls and usage reporting.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contracts only. Adds SCIM provisioning, audit logs, MDM deployment and dedicated support with SLAs.

Aqua Voice

• Annual discount

  About 20% less with annual billing

  Pro is $8 a month billed annually against $10 month-to-month, and Max is $24 against $30. Business is $19 a seat against $24.

• Education

  70% off Pro and Max for students

  Signing up with a school email address (.edu or academic domains such as .ac.uk) gives 70% off: Pro from $2.40 a month and Max from $7.20 a month, both billed annually.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts above 20 users

  The pricing page invites teams with more than 20 users to contact Aqua for volume discounts and billing by active user.

Wispr Flow

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows a 20% discount for annual billing: Pro is $12 per user per month instead of $15, and Growth is $18 instead of $23.

• Education

  50% off Flow Pro for students and educators

  Students and educators with an education email get 50% off Flow Pro. The student page lists $6 a month billed annually, with 3 months free for new subscribers.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted Flow Pro for nonprofits

  Wispr says it offers discounted Flow Pro to nonprofit organizations. The amount is not published; applicants use a verification form linked from the student page.