Voice In vs Voice Writer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voice In and Voice Writer share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and Voice In starts cheaper, at $5 a month against $6.67 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Voice In grades higher on ease of use. Voice Writer grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Voice In
Speech-to-text extension for typing on websites in Chrome and Edge
Voice Writer
Dictation that rewrites speech into clean text, in browser or on Mac
Which one is for you
Pick Voice In if
- Fits if most of your writing happens in web apps inside Chrome or Edge
- Works for people who can get by on an hour of dictation a day for free
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you write in Word or other desktop apps, because it only works inside the browser
- Not for you if you use Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi, or need to dictate offline, as it supports neither
- Tight if you're staying free and work in Notion or Slack, since those need Advanced Mode on Plus
- Watch out: the free version stops listening after 20 seconds of silence and when you change tab
- Watch out: Dictanote has never offered a HIPAA business associate agreement, and the Plus trial is 5 days
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
| 2.6GPAVoice InGood | 2.6GPAVoice WriterGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus works out at about $5 a month on the $59.99 yearly plan, inside the lowest quarter for this category, which starts at $7. Month to month it's $9.99, so take the year. You're paying for browser-only dictation where rivals type into every app. | 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 | BFree gives you 60 minutes of dictation a day in 50+ languages on sites like Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with punctuation commands. One person could get by on that. It stops listening after 20 seconds of silence, and when you change tab. | BA free plan with basic grammar correction in English, plus a free Mac app. A 14-day trial of Pro is offered. |
| Features | CIt types by voice into web text boxes and does that job fully, with Advanced Mode for awkward editors, your own voice commands and a Polish style. But it's a smaller job than the category's: no desktop apps, no file transcription, and the recognition is the browser's own, not theirs. | CGrammar correction, adaptive style and on-device Mac dictation, but Pro speech recognition, extra languages and tone controls are paid. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, as it's a browser extension, and there's nothing to set up: add it to Chrome, put the cursor in a text box, right-click and choose Start Recording. That's the whole thing. | CNo store rating on record. The Mac app downloads about 3.5 GB of models on first launch. |
| Platforms and integrations | CChrome and Edge, and that's your lot. Not Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi, not desktop apps, no phone app and no API. The Gmail and Salesforce names are sites it types into, not things it connects to. | BWeb, Chrome extension and Mac, with Gmail, Google Docs and Notion. No Windows or phone app. |
| Best for | dictating into websites in Chrome or Edge | 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: Voice In and Voice Writer. How we grade
Price against what you get
Voice In starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 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.
They score the same, and Voice In starts $1.67 a month lower. Of the other voice dictation apps on the chart, 1 scores higher than Voice In 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
- Voice Writer also covers grammar & style.
At a glance
| Voice In | Voice Writer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per month, billed yearly at $59.99 ($9.99 billed monthly) | $10 per month, or $80 per year billed annually |
| Free plan | Free extension: up to 60 minutes of dictation a day on sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands. Listening stops after 20 seconds of silence. | Basic AI grammar correction, the browser's built-in speech recognition, English only. The Mac app is free. |
| Free trial | 5-day free trial of Voice In Plus; paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee. | 14-day free trial of Pro |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Dictanote Inc | Efficient NLP |
| Price read from | dictanote.co | voicewriter.io |
| Checked | Nov 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Voice In
- It works only inside Chrome and Edge: not in desktop apps such as Word, and not in Firefox, Brave or Vivaldi.
- The free version is capped at 60 minutes a day and stops listening after 20 seconds of silence; Advanced Mode and custom voice commands need Plus.
- It needs an internet connection and does not work offline.
- Dictanote says it has never offered a HIPAA business associate agreement, because speech recognition is done by the browser.
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
Voice In
- Dictation in web text boxes
- Place the cursor in a text box, right-click and choose Start Recording, and speech is typed in real time. The site lists Gmail, Google Docs, Outlook on the web, WhatsApp and ChatGPT among supported sites.
- Advanced Mode
- A Plus feature that inserts text with a different strategy, so dictation works on sites with complex editors such as Notion, Slack, Salesforce, Zendesk and HubSpot.
- Custom voice commands
- With Plus, a spoken phrase can insert saved text such as a signature, or run an action such as pressing Tab, switching the dictation language or opening a URL.
- AI Transforms
- Select dictated text and apply the built-in Polish style or one custom prompt of your own. Only the selected text is sent to an AI model, and Dictanote says it is not stored.
- Dictation Box and multi-tab dictation
- Plus adds a small box on the page to dictate into before copying text across, and keeps dictation running when you switch tabs. In the free version it stops on a tab change.
- Transcription by the browser
- Voice In uses the speech-to-text API built into Chrome or Edge. Dictanote states that no audio or transcript is sent to its own servers.
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
Voice In
Free$0
Up to 60 minutes of dictation a day in 50+ languages on popular sites such as Gmail, Google Docs and WhatsApp, with built-in punctuation commands.
Voice In Plus (Yearly)$59.99
per year (about $5 per month)
Unlimited dictation, Advanced Mode, AI Transforms and custom voice commands. Shown against a crossed-out $119.88, which is twelve months at the monthly price.
Voice In Plus (Monthly)$9.99
per month, billed monthly
The same Plus features billed month to month. Plus is licensed per user and works on every computer where you sign in.
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
Voice In
- Annual discount
Save 50% with yearly billing
Voice In Plus costs $59.99 a year against $9.99 a month, which the pricing page presents as a 50% saving on the $119.88 that twelve monthly payments would cost.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Plus for $149.99, one payment
The pricing page offers a one-time $149.99 payment for all Plus features and future plan updates for life. It is labelled limited in time; on November 9, 2026 it said available until November 10th.
- Other savings
$5 in credits for each referral
The referral program gives $5 in credits each time someone signs up through your link. Credits can pay for a Voice In Plus upgrade or go toward renewals.
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, Voice In or Voice Writer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Voice In is cheaper to start with: $5 a month, against $6.67 a month when paid by the year for Voice Writer. Voice In starts at $5 per month, billed yearly at $59.99 ($9.99 billed monthly), and Voice Writer starts at $10 per month, or $80 per year billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Voice In or Voice Writer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Voice In and Voice Writer have a free plan.
Which platforms do Voice In and Voice Writer run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Voice Writer lists a web app and a macOS app. Both list a browser extension. 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.