The Voibe Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Voibe in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Voibe
The Insider’s Guide
Private dictation and bot-free meeting notes for Mac and Windows
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among voice dictation apps, read from Voibe’s own pages.
Made by Essence AI Ltd. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Voibe’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Voibe’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 2 of the 27 other voice dictation apps we grade
Voibe is a dictation app for Mac and Windows aimed at legal, healthcare and financial work that has to stay confidential. Voibe Dictation types what you say into any app, on-device on Apple Silicon Macs or through a cloud mode that retains no data. Voibe Work adds meeting notes captured from the Mac without a bot joining the call, with transcripts and summaries saved on the device. Seats are sold monthly, annually or as a one-time lifetime purchase.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Voibe, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and nothing to set up: hold, speak, release is the whole routine.
- 1
Best for dictation for confidential legal or medical work
Voibe is dictation for legal, medical and finance work, run on the device on Apple Silicon Macs or through a cloud mode that keeps no data, at $7.50 a seat a month.
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Paid plans start at $7.50 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $7.50 per seat / month, billed monthly ($75 billed annually).
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You can try it first
7-day free trial with every Voibe Work feature. No credit card required and no automatic charge when it ends.
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It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and Windows.
- 5
Dictation in any app
Hold a key, speak and release, and punctuated text with filler words removed appears at the cursor on Mac or Windows. Double-tapping the hotkey starts hands-free dictation for long documents.
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On-device or zero-retention cloud
Apple Silicon Macs can dictate fully offline on the device. Cloud mode, which Windows uses, runs open-source models on providers that keep no data and is not used for AI training.
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Memory and custom vocabulary
Save boilerplate, addresses and standard clauses as spoken shortcuts, and teach Voibe client names, case citations and medical terms so they are spelled correctly.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 2 of 27
That is against the other voice dictation apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Voibe you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Voibe at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $7.50 per seat / month, billed monthly ($75 billed annually)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial with every Voibe Work feature. No credit card required and no automatic charge when it ends.
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows
- Made by
- Essence AI Ltd.
- Category
- Voice Dictation
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for dictation for confidential legal or medical work
Voibe is dictation for legal, medical and finance work, run on the device on Apple Silicon Macs or through a cloud mode that keeps no data, at $7.50 a seat a month. But there's no free plan after the 7-day trial, Windows only gets cloud mode, meeting notes need Voibe Work at $14 and run on Mac only, and a seat covers one active Mac at a time.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Voibe Dictation is $7.50 a seat a month, or $75 for the year, which sits in the ordinary middle of this category rather than under it. A lifetime seat is $149 if you'd rather pay once. Meeting notes mean Voibe Work at $14, above the dear end for dictation apps. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan at all. The trial is 7 days with every Voibe Work feature, no credit card and no automatic charge at the end. After that it's a paid seat or nothing. |
| Features | B | Hold a key and punctuated text with the filler removed lands at the cursor, and a double-tap goes hands-free for long documents. Memory turns boilerplate into spoken shortcuts and it learns client names and medical terms. The whole job, though Windows only gets the cloud mode. |
| Ease of use | B | No App Store rating on record, and nothing to set up: hold, speak, release is the whole routine. A seat covers one active Mac at a time, which is worth knowing if you have two. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Mac and Windows and nothing else: no phone apps, no web, no API on record. The Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex and Slack names are calls it can capture, not places it plugs into. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Voibe is for
- Fits if you handle client or patient material and need dictation that keeps no data
- Makes sense if you'd rather pay $149 once for a lifetime dictation seat
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want something free to stay on, as a paid seat is required once the 7-day trial ends
- Not for you if you need meeting notes on Windows, since Voibe Work captures meetings on Mac only
- Pricey if meetings are the point, because that's Voibe Work at $14 a seat, nearly double Dictation
- Watch out: on-device mode needs an Apple Silicon Mac, Windows runs in cloud mode, and there are no phone apps
- Tight if you work on two Macs or buy for over 10 people, as a seat covers one active Mac and self-serve stops at 10
Good to know
Good for
- Legal, healthcare and finance staff handling confidential material
- Teams that want meeting notes without a bot in the call
- Buyers who would rather pay once for a lifetime seat
Worth knowing
- Voibe Work's meeting notes run on Mac only; Windows support is listed as coming soon.
- On-device dictation needs an Apple Silicon Mac. Dictation on Windows runs in cloud mode.
- There is no free plan: once the 7-day trial ends, a paid seat is required to continue.
- A seat covers one person with one active Mac at a time, and self-serve checkout stops at 10 seats.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$7.50
A month to start, for each person
Voibe is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $7.50 per seat / month, billed monthly ($75 billed annually).
Voibe Dictation
$7.50
per seat / month, or $75 per seat / year
Unlimited dictation on Mac and Windows, on-device or zero-retention cloud mode, Memory and custom vocabulary. Shown against a crossed-out $9.90.
Voibe Work
$14
per seat / month, or $140 per seat / year
Everything in Dictation plus bot-free meeting notes on Mac, summary templates, PDF export and chat with meetings. Shown against a crossed-out $18.50.
Voibe Dictation Lifetime
$149
one-time payment, per seat
A lifetime Dictation seat with Cloud Mode and future updates of the plan included. Shown against a crossed-out $198.
Voibe Work Lifetime
$349
one-time payment, per seat
A lifetime Voibe Work seat with Cloud Mode and future updates of the plan included. Shown against a crossed-out $465.
Enterprise
Custom
For more than 10 seats: team admin features, central billing and invoicing, custom terms and a BAA on request.
Trying it first
7-day free trial with every Voibe Work feature. No credit card required and no automatic charge when it ends.
Read from getvoibe.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Annual seats are priced at 10 months: $75 a year for Voibe Dictation against $7.50 a month, and $140 a year for Voibe Work against $14 a month.
Stated on getvoibe.comLifetime license
Lifetime seats from $149
A one-time payment of $149 for Voibe Dictation or $349 for Voibe Work buys a lifetime seat, with Cloud Mode and future updates of that plan. A 30-day refund applies.
Stated on getvoibe.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and Windows
Private dictation and bot-free meeting notes for Mac and Windows. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, one-time purchase, AI features, meeting notes, transcription, dictation, text expansion.
Hold a key and punctuated text with the filler removed lands at the cursor, and a double-tap goes hands-free for long documents.
- Dictation in any app
- Hold a key, speak and release, and punctuated text with filler words removed appears at the cursor on Mac or Windows. Double-tapping the hotkey starts hands-free dictation for long documents.
- On-device or zero-retention cloud
- Apple Silicon Macs can dictate fully offline on the device. Cloud mode, which Windows uses, runs open-source models on providers that keep no data and is not used for AI training.
- Memory and custom vocabulary
- Save boilerplate, addresses and standard clauses as spoken shortcuts, and teach Voibe client names, case citations and medical terms so they are spelled correctly.
- Bot-free meeting notes
- Voibe Work captures a meeting from the Mac in Zoom, Teams, Meet or any other app without a bot joining, then writes a transcript and a summary from a template you pick.
- Notes saved on your Mac
- Meeting audio is deleted as soon as processing completes, and the transcript and summary are stored on the device, with one-click copy and PDF export.
- Chat with your meetings
- Voibe Work answers questions about past meetings from your own notes, such as what was agreed and who owns each action item.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
What it works with
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Meet
- Webex
- Slack
Voibe is made by Essence AI Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/27
Other voice dictation apps it is graded above
Voibe's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 2 of the 27 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on features (B, above 11 of 27) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $7.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 7 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 28 voice dictation apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Voibe’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 27
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 27
- BFeaturesAbove 11 of 27
- BEase of useAbove 7 of 27
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 voice dictation apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Voibe is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Voibe you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 20 of the 27 other voice dictation apps grade higher. It costs $90 a year.
What you could not
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- Text expansion that works in every app.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Voibe’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Dragon Professional, Willow and Monologue
The 5 tools Voibe is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Wispr Flow
Free plan · from $12/mo
Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app.
- Wispr Flow has a free plan. Voibe does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Wispr Flow lists iOS and Android apps.
- Voibe can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.8GPA
Superwhisper
Free plan · from $8.49/mo
Voice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes.
- Superwhisper has a free plan. Voibe does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Superwhisper lists iOS and Android apps.
- Voibe also covers text expansion.
- 1.4GPA
Dragon Professional
From $685.99
Windows speech recognition for dictation and voice commands.
- Only Voibe lists a macOS app.
- Voibe can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Voibe also covers meeting notes and text expansion.
- 2.6GPA
Willow
Free plan · from $12/mo
AI voice dictation that formats text and matches your style.
- Willow has a free plan. Voibe does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Willow lists an iOS app.
- Voibe can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.2GPA
Monologue
Free trial · from $12/mo
Dictation, voice notes and bot-free meeting notes for Apple devices.
- Only Voibe lists a Windows app.
- Only Monologue lists an iOS app.
- Voibe can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Voibe free?
No, Voibe is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial with every Voibe Work feature.
How much does Voibe cost?
Voibe lists 5 plans. Voibe Dictation: $7.50 per seat / month, or $75 per seat / year.
What platforms does Voibe work on?
Voibe is available on macOS and Windows.
Does Voibe offer any discounts?
Voibe publicly lists the following: 2 months free with annual billing; Lifetime seats from $149.
Does Voibe have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Voibe is listed for macOS and Windows.
Does Voibe have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Voibe is listed for macOS and Windows.
Is Voibe open source?
Voibe is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Voibe work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does Voibe integrate with?
Voibe's listing names Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex and Slack.
Who makes Voibe?
Voibe is made by Essence AI Ltd.
What are the alternatives to Voibe?
The closest alternatives to Voibe in our directory are Wispr Flow, Superwhisper, Dragon Professional, Willow and Monologue.
How does Voibe compare with other voice dictation apps?
Voibe's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 2 of the 27 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 5.
Is Voibe good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Voibe C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $7.50 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 7 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Voibe?
To replace Voibe you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Voibe’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Voibe's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-04-19.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Essence AI Ltd. Prices change, so check getvoibe.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
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- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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- Voice Dictation Insider's GuideEvery one of the 28 voice dictation apps we grade, compared
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- TypeWhisper Insider's GuideOpen-source dictation with local engines for Mac, Windows and iOS3.2 GPA
- FluidVoice Insider's GuideFree, open-source on-device dictation for macOS3.0 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Voibe’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Voibe is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Essence AI Ltd. Prices and plans change: check getvoibe.com before you buy.