Hyprnote is for private Mac meeting capture; Spokenly is for system-wide dictation on Mac, Windows, and iOS. Ottex, our tool, sits between them with dictation, meetings, file transcription, and finished outputs on Mac and iOS.
Ottex
Mac, iOS · Free tier · $14/mo · PAYG
Ottex is unusually broad for a young Mac/iOS-first tool: it turns dictation and meetings into emails, tickets, CRM updates, notes, and docs, but it is not the pick if you need Windows, Android, web, browser extension, or compliance paperwork.
Choose if
You want one tool for system-wide dictation, meeting recording, and finished written outcomes like follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, and docs
You want a real free path: unlimited local dictation, file transcription, and meetings on Mac with Whisper/Parakeet, or BYOK instead of a forced subscription
You need multilingual dictation with 100+ languages, auto-detection, mixed-language speech, personal vocabulary, and per-app output rules
Look elsewhere if
You need Windows, Android, Linux, web access, or a browser extension
You need mature team infrastructure such as a shared workspace, API/webhooks, third-party note destinations, or assistant chat over transcripts today.
Hyprnote
Mac · Free tier · $8/mo
Hyprnote is a strong pick for private, local meeting notes on macOS, especially if you value open source and offline processing; it is weak as a general dictation tool because system-wide insertion, hotkeys, dictation history, and file-disg
Choose if
You want a macOS meeting recorder that keeps recordings, transcripts, and notes on device by default.
You want bot-free meeting capture with mic and system audio, speaker identification, summaries, action items, and transcript chat.
You prefer an open-source desktop app with a real free plan, plus optional Pro at $8/month or $59/year for HyprCloud and Pro models.
Look elsewhere if
You need everyday system-wide dictation with hotkey triggering, text insertion into other apps, dictation history, or search.
You need public claims for audio/video file transcription, batch processing, timestamped exports, or watch folders.
Spokenly
Mac, Windows, iOS · Limited free · $9.99/mo
Spokenly is a strong pick for Mac-first dictation with real offline and BYOK options, but it is not a meeting assistant and has no web, Linux, Android, or live meeting workflow.
Choose if
You want system-wide push-to-talk dictation on macOS, iOS, or Windows, with text inserted directly into the active app.
You want unlimited free local dictation in 100+ languages, or BYOK transcription where Spokenly charges nothing beyond your provider costs.
You need file transcription from the terminal, including batch audio/video jobs and TXT, SRT, VTT, Markdown, or JSON output.
Look elsewhere if
You need meeting recording, calendar detection, summaries, action items, follow-up emails, or shared meeting memory.
You need a browser, web app, Android, or Linux workflow instead of installed desktop/mobile apps.
The evidence
What actually differs, claim by claim.
Each section opens with the takeaway. The table underneath is the receipt — every cell carries its source and the date we checked it.
Pricing
Hyprnote has a real free plan and Pro at $8/mo, so it is the cheapest subscription for Mac meeting notes. Spokenly wins if you can use local models or BYOK, because those paths are free and unlimited, while Pro is $9.99/mo. Ottex is broader but costs more at $14/mo or $0.2/hour PAYG, with free local AI and BYOK for Mac users who want dictation, file transcription, and meetings.
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Ottex
Hyprnote
Spokenly
Free tier
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/pro — checked Jun 2026Free plan is described as open-source and free.
PartialSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Unlimited use; no usage limits
Subscription
$14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.
$8/moSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/pro — checked Jun 2026Pro costs $8/month or $59/year and includes HyprCloud and Pro models.
$9.99/moSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026The pricing page shows annual billing at $99.99 per year and references Pro cloud features.
Pay-as-you-go / one-timeEscape the flat subscription
$0.2/hourSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Hosted models at cost: dictation ~$0.2/h, meetings ~$0.5/h (~$3/mo average).
NoSubscription only
NoSubscription only
Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026OpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Users can connect third-party APIs such as an OpenAI GPT API.
YesSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Users can connect their own API keys from OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, and other providers.
Education discount
NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Same pricing for everyone.
No public claim
YesSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Verified students get 50% off Pro after contacting support with an academic email.
Platforms
Spokenly wins platform coverage with Mac, Windows, and iOS. Hyprnote is Mac only, which is fine for a local meeting-notes workflow but excludes Windows and mobile use. Ottex covers Mac and iOS, so it beats Hyprnote on mobile but loses to Spokenly on Windows.
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Hyprnote
Spokenly
Platforms
Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
MacSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/using-hyprnote — checked Jun 2026Some platforms in beta/waitlist
Mac, Windows, iOSSource: spokenly.app/download — checked Jun 2026
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/about-hyprnote — checked Jun 2026Docs describe Hyprnote as a Tauri app.
No public claim
Meetings & team memory
Hyprnote wins meeting capture because it records mic and system audio, works bot-free, keeps recordings and transcripts on device by default, and includes speaker identification, summaries, action items, and transcript chat. Spokenly is not a meeting assistant, so it loses this section despite being strong for dictation. Ottex also covers meetings on Mac and adds file transcription, but the input does not show Hyprat
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Hyprnote
Spokenly
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026With speaker separation.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Hyprnote records meeting audio locally.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026System-audio capture, no bot joins the call.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/about-hyprnote — checked Jun 2026Docs state Hyprnote transcribes and summarizes locally with no bots.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Speaker separation
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Core functionality includes speaker identification.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported for live meetings.
Calendar detection
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Calendar-based meeting detection.
No public claim
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Cross-meeting search
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/features — checked Jun 2026Search can find notes by title or content across the app.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Shared team memory
PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace.
No public claim
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
From meeting to finished work
Ottex wins meeting intelligence when the goal is finished work, because it turns meetings and dictation into follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, and docs. Hyprnote gives summaries, action items, and transcript chat, which is enough for meeting notes but not the same as pushing work into business outputs. Spokenly has AI text processing but no meeting recording, follow-ups, shared meeting memory, CRM,
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Hyprnote
Spokenly
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Decisions with owners extracted.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Core functionality includes action items.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Drafted from templates or your own.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/features — checked Jun 2026AI Chat examples include drafting a follow-up email for a meeting.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
CRM update / ticket draft
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Structured for the target app.
No public claim
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Your rough notes steer the result
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/about-hyprnote — checked Jun 2026Hyprnote crafts summaries by enhancing the user's quick notes.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Dictation & transcription AI
Spokenly wins pure dictation against Hyprnote because it has system-wide push-to-talk, direct insertion into the active app, local models, BYOK, and 100+ languages across Mac, Windows, and iOS. Hyprnote is not a dictation tool and lacks system-wide insertion, hotkeys, dictation history, and search. Ottex matches the stronger dictation shape with local models, BYOK, 100+ languages, mixed-language speech, personal v
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Hyprnote
Spokenly
Engines
Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.
Whisper, HyprLLM, Llama 3B, Argmax SDK for Pro realtime STTSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Docs name Whisper for speech-to-text and Pro realtime STT through Argmax SDK.
Whisper, Parakeet, Apple Speech Analyzer, GPT-4o Transcribe, Deepgram Nova 3, Soniox, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, Fireworks, CerebrasSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Published pages name local, BYOK, managed cloud, and third-party providers across pricing and privacy materials.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/documents — checked Jun 2026Docs state Hyprnote works 100% offline by default.
YesSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Local Only Mode keeps transcription on-device and blocks network access.
Model selection per task
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Choose the model per task and per provider.
YesSource: fastrepl.mintlify.app/about-hyprnote — checked Jun 2026Users can use local models or bring their own models.
YesSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Docs say users choose between fast and high-accuracy dictation models.
Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching.
No public claim
No public claim
Per-app output rules
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Per-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email.
No public claim
No public claim
Cost
What a year actually costs at your volume.
Personal or team — switch tabs. Subscriptions are flat; usage-based pricing depends on how much you speak and meet.
OttexSubscription - Pro$168/yr$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.
SpokenlyPro+ Granola for meetings — $168/yr$268/yr$100 + $168The pricing page shows annual billing at $99.99 per year and references Pro cloud features. · High-accuracy cloud models; AI text processing; works out of the box; priority support
Estimates, not quotes. Striped bar segments are the cost of the second app you picked above to cover the gap — rankings use that combined total. PAYG uses hosted at-cost estimates ($0.2/h dictation, $0.5/h meetings); BYOK is estimated at about a third of that because you pay the model provider directly. Bring-your-own-key plans still pay the model provider per use. One-time licenses are amortized over 2 years. Subscriptions use published pricing, checked Jun 2026.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
Hyprnote vs Spokenly: which should I choose?
Choose Hyprnote if you want private, bot-free meeting notes on Mac with local recordings, transcripts, summaries, action items, and transcript chat. Choose Spokenly if you want everyday system-wide dictation on Mac, Windows, or iOS with 100+ languages and direct text insertion.
Is Hyprnote free?
Yes. Hyprnote has a free plan, plus Hyprnote Pro at $8/mo. It is the better free choice than Spokenly if your need is Mac meeting capture rather than system-wide dictation.
Is Spokenly free?
Yes, if you use local models or your own API keys. Spokenly charges nothing on the BYOK path and local models have unlimited use, while Pro is $9.99/mo for high-accuracy cloud models and AI text processing.
How much does Hyprnote cost vs Spokenly?
Hyprnote Pro is $8/mo, and Spokenly Pro is $9.99/mo. Spokenly can be cheaper for dictation if local models or BYOK fit, while Hyprnote is cheaper as a paid Mac meeting-notes subscription.
Is Hyprnote safe?
Hyprnote is the stronger privacy pick for meetings because it keeps recordings, transcripts, and notes on device by default and supports offline processing. Spokenly also has local and BYOK options, but it is a dictation product rather than a meeting recorder.
Is it worth switching from Hyprnote to Spokenly?
Switch from Hyprnote to Spokenly if your real problem is system-wide dictation, push-to-talk capture, active-app insertion, Windows support, iOS dictation, or 100+ languages. Stay with Hyprnote if you bought it for Mac meeting recording, speaker identification, summaries, action items, and transcript chat.
Does Hyprnote or Spokenly work on Windows or Android?
Spokenly works on Windows, Mac, and iOS, while Hyprnote is Mac only. Neither product covers Android, and Hyprnote does not cover Windows.
