Letterly vs Voice Writer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Letterly grades higher than Voice Writer: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Letterly grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Voice Writer grades higher on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Letterly
Voice notes and dictation that rewrite speech into finished text
Voice Writer
Dictation that rewrites speech into clean text, in browser or on Mac
Which one is for you
Pick Letterly if
- Fits if you want one voice-notes app across your phone, laptop and the web
- Works for turning spoken drafts into emails, posts or journal entries
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the free version stops at 10 recordings of up to 3 minutes
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $19.99 against yearly prices from $69.99
- Not for you if you want a clear price list: there's no pricing page, and the App Store shows four yearly and two lifetime prices
- Watch out: Letterly's pages disagree on note length on Pro, 15 minutes on the support page and 90 on the homepage
- Watch out: nothing on record says whether the 7-day trial asks for a card
Pick Voice Writer if
- Fits if you want your dictation tidied for grammar as you talk
- Works for people on an Apple Silicon Mac who want on-device dictation
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to dictate in languages other than English on the free plan
- Watch out: the web app sends audio to the cloud, and the site says data may improve model accuracy
- Not for you if you use an Intel Mac, Windows or a phone, as there's no app for those
- Tight if you stay free: Pro speech recognition and tone controls are paid
- Watch out: the Mac app is English only and needs macOS 13 or later
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALetterlyVery good | 2.6GPAVoice WriterGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$19.99 a month is the dearest tenth of this category, where the dear quarter already starts at $12. Yearly runs $69.99 to $99.99, but the App Store shows four yearly prices without saying which one a new subscriber gets, and lifetime is listed at both $199.99 and $249.99. | BPro is $80 a year on yearly billing, about $6.67 a month, inside the category's cheapest quarter. Monthly it's $10. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free version is 10 recordings of up to 3 minutes each, by Letterly's own support page, so you'll run through it in an afternoon. New users also get a 7-day trial, and nothing on record says whether it asks for a card. | BA free plan with basic grammar correction in English, plus a free Mac app. A 14-day trial of Pro is offered. |
| Features | AMost of this category stops at turning speech into text. Letterly rewrites it, into 25-plus finished styles or one you define: an email, a post, a summary. It also dictates into any text field, recaps meetings split by speaker and opens your notes to Claude over MCP. Its pages disagree on note length, 15 minutes or 90. | CGrammar correction, adaptive style and on-device Mac dictation, but Pro speech recognition, extra languages and tone controls are paid. |
| Ease of use | A4.73 from 1,106 App Store ratings, above the 4.7 an A needs. You talk, it hands back rewritten text, and the spoken language is picked up on its own, even if you switch mid-sentence. | CNo store rating on record. The Mac app downloads about 3.5 GB of models on first launch. |
| Platforms and integrations | AiPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and the web, with notes synced between the lot. Zapier and webhooks push notes into other apps, and Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can connect over MCP to search and rewrite them. | BWeb, Chrome extension and Mac, with Gmail, Google Docs and Notion. No Windows or phone app. |
| Best for | voice notes rewritten into finished text | dictation that fixes your grammar as you speak |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Letterly and Voice Writer. How we grade
Price against what you get
Letterly starts at $5.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 4.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Voice Writer starts at $6.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
Letterly scores higher and starts $0.84 a month lower. Of the other voice dictation apps on the chart, none scores higher than Letterly for less, and 3 score higher than Voice Writer for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Letterly also covers meeting notes, transcription, notes and text expansion.
- Voice Writer also covers grammar & style.
At a glance
| Letterly | Voice Writer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $19.99 per month, or from $69.99 per year, as listed on the US App Store | $10 per month, or $80 per year billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Basic AI grammar correction, the browser's built-in speech recognition, English only. The Mac app is free. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial for new users. The free version is limited to 10 recordings of up to 3 minutes each. | 14-day free trial of Pro |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Letterly | Efficient NLP |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | voicewriter.io |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Letterly
- Letterly's site has no pricing page; prices here come from its US App Store listing, which shows several price points for yearly and lifetime PRO.
- The support page limits the free version to 10 recordings of up to 3 minutes each.
- Vendor pages disagree on recording length: the support page says 15 minutes on Pro, the homepage and App Store listing say up to 90 minutes.
Voice Writer
- The web app sends audio to the cloud, and the site says data may be used to improve model accuracy.
- The Mac app needs an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 13 or later, is English only, and downloads about 3.5 GB of models on first launch.
- No Windows, Linux, iOS or Android app is listed; the web app is the route on those systems.
- Pro speech recognition, extra languages and tone controls are paid.
Key features
Letterly
- Dictation in any app
- Speak inside Gmail, Slack, Notion or any other text field on a computer, or use the Letterly keyboard on iPhone, and the text is inserted where you are typing.
- Voice notes with AI rewrites
- Record a thought in the app and get cleaned-up text. Choose from 25+ premade rewrite styles, such as an email, post or summary, or build your own.
- Meeting and lecture recaps
- Long recordings, up to 90 minutes per note, become a transcript split by speaker along with a summary.
- 90+ languages and translation
- The spoken language is detected automatically, including switches mid-sentence, and any note can be translated into 90+ languages.
- Audio upload and offline recording
- Transcribe audio and video recorded outside the app, and record without an internet connection when you are away from one.
- Zapier, webhooks and MCP
- Send notes to other apps through Zapier or webhooks, and connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor over MCP to search, manage or rewrite your notes.
Voice Writer
- Grammar correction while you speak
- Speech is transcribed live and an AI model turns the rough wording into cleaner sentences.
- Adaptive style
- The home page says it learns a writing tone from examples, and Pro lets you adjust tone with a click.
- Chrome extension
- The extension dictates into Gmail, Docs, Notion and other websites.
- On-device Mac app
- A free Mac app dictates into any Mac app with speech recognition and grammar correction running locally, with no account.
- Multiple languages
- The home page says 30+ languages are supported; the Pro plan lists 20+, and the free tier is English only.
- Microphone only while you speak
- The site says the mic runs only while you are speaking and the app is open.
Plans
Letterly
Free version$0
Up to 10 recordings of up to 3 minutes each, according to Letterly's support page.
PRO (1 month)$19.99
per month
Unlimited recordings and AI rewrites. The App Store listing cites notes of up to 90 minutes.
PRO (3 months)$44.90
per 3 months
The same PRO subscription billed every three months, as listed among the App Store in-app purchases.
PRO (1 year)$69.99–$99.99
per year; the listing shows several yearly price points
Yearly PRO. The App Store lists it at $69.99, $79.99, $89.99 and $99.99 without saying which applies to new subscribers.
PRO (Lifetime)$199.99–$249.99
one-time; the listing shows two lifetime price points
A one-time PRO purchase, listed on the App Store at both $199.99 and $249.99.
Voice Writer
Free$0
Basic AI grammar correction with the browser's built-in speech recognition, English only.
Pro$10
per month, billed monthly ($80 per year billed annually)
Adds premium speech recognition, 20+ languages, customizable grammar correction and one-click tone changes.
Ways to pay less
Letterly
- Lifetime license
Lifetime PRO listed from $199.99
The US App Store listing includes a PRO Subscription (Lifetime) in-app purchase at $199.99 and at $249.99, alongside the monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Voice Writer
- Annual discount
Annual Pro billing at $80
Pro is $10 a month, or $80 a year if billed annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Letterly or Voice Writer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Letterly is cheaper to start with: $5.83 a month when paid by the year, against $6.67 a month when paid by the year for Voice Writer. Letterly starts at $19.99 per month, or from $69.99 per year, as listed on the US App Store, and Voice Writer starts at $10 per month, or $80 per year billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Letterly or Voice Writer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Voice Writer has a free plan. Letterly does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Letterly and Voice Writer run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Letterly lists Windows, iOS and Android apps and only Voice Writer lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and a macOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.