Monologue vs Superwhisper

Monologue

• People who work across Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
• Recording meetings without a bot joining the call
• Handing voice notes and transcripts to AI agents

Superwhisper

• People who want dictation that runs on-device and offline
• Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription
• Users who want to choose their own voice and language models

Monologue

• Apple devices only: Monologue does not offer Windows or Android apps.
• The free trial stops at 1,000 dictation words and 10 recorded notes; after that a Pro or Every subscription is needed.
• Local transcription works only on Apple silicon Macs, and smart formatting still needs an internet connection.
• The web app reviews and organizes notes but cannot record new ones.

Superwhisper

• AI-powered modes, cloud voice models, file transcription and speaker separation all need Pro.
• The Free plan is limited to 2 modes, and those run without AI processing.
• Cloud voice models send audio to hosted servers; only the local models keep audio on the device.
• A Linux version is listed as coming soon and is not yet available.

Monologue

Dictation in any app

Hold a shortcut on Mac, or use the Monologue keyboard on iPhone and iPad, and speech becomes formatted text in the app in front of you, with self-corrections removed. Over 100 languages.

Modes and custom instructions

Modes change the writing style to suit the app, such as chat, email, notes or code. Custom instructions and a personal dictionary handle tone, names and acronyms.

Voice Notes

Record longer thoughts or conversations and get a speaker-separated transcript and a summary. Notes sync across devices and can be reviewed in a web app.

Bot-free meeting notes

On Mac, a note can record the microphone and system audio together, capturing both sides of a call without a bot joining. Meeting notes are part of Monologue Pro.

Local transcription on Mac

Apple silicon Macs can download a local model that transcribes speech with no connection. Smart formatting still uses the online service, so offline output is a raw transcript.

MCP, CLI and Notes API

Saved notes can be read by AI agents through a hosted MCP server, searched from a command-line tool, or pulled into other software with a read-only public API.

Superwhisper

Dictation in any app

Speak and have the text typed into whatever app is in front of you, such as Slack, Gmail, Notion or a code editor. More than 100 languages and dialects are supported.

Local models that work offline

Whisper models run entirely on your device and are free to use without limits, so dictation works with no connection and audio is not uploaded.

Cloud voice models on Pro

Pro adds hosted voice models such as S1-Voice, Nova and Scribe, along with real-time transcription. With these models audio is sent to hosted servers.

Modes

A mode sets how speech is processed, from plain transcription to AI modes that rewrite it for a context such as email. Free allows 2 modes without AI; Pro is unlimited.

Meetings and file transcription

Records meetings and produces notes, and Pro adds system audio recording, speaker separation and transcription of audio or video files.

Custom vocabulary

Add names and terms the models tend to get wrong, plus text replacements. Both are included on the Free plan.

Monologue

• Free trial$0

  1,000 dictation words and 10 recorded notes, with offline transcription, context-aware formatting and 100+ languages.

• Monologue Pro$12

  per month, billed annually ($144), or $15 billed monthly

  Unlimited dictation, unlimited recorded notes and bot-free meeting notes on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

• Every bundle$24

  per month, billed annually ($288), or $30 billed monthly

  Every's paid subscription includes Monologue Pro along with its Cora, Spiral, Proof and Sparkle apps and its AI newsletter.

Superwhisper

• Free$0

  Unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, custom vocabulary, text replacements and up to 2 modes.

• Pro$8.49

  per month, or $84.99 per year

  Cloud voice models, AI-powered modes, unlimited modes, file transcription, system audio recording and speaker separation.

• Pro Lifetime$249.99

  one-time payment

  The same Pro features as the subscription, paid once. One license covers Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Seat-based licensing with SSO and centralized deployment for teams.

Monologue

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Monologue Pro is $144 a year, charged as one payment, which works out to $12 a month against $15 on monthly billing.

Superwhisper

• Annual discount

  About 17% less with the yearly plan

  Pro costs $84.99 a year against $8.49 a month, which Superwhisper describes as a saving of about 17%.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Pro license for $249.99

  A one-time payment of $249.99 buys Pro for life, with the same features as the subscription. All individual plans have a 30-day refund window.

• Education

  40% off for students and educators

  Verified students, faculty and academic institutions get 40% off list price. The discount is requested by email from an institutional address before purchasing.

• Nonprofit

  40% off for nonprofits

  Verified non-profit and charitable organizations get 40% off list price, requested by email before purchasing.