COMPARISONEvery claim sourced · verified Jun 2026

Krisp vs Spokenly: the honest comparison.

Pick Krisp if calls are the center of your day. Pick Spokenly if you need push-to-talk dictation across apps. Ottex, which we make, sits between them with dictation, meetings, and finished written 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.

Krisp

Mac, Windows, Android, Web · Limited free · $16/mo

Krisp is strongest as a noise-cancelling meeting assistant with solid notes, summaries, and compliance signals, but it is not a live dictation tool for writing across apps.

Choose if

You want bot-free meeting recording and transcription on macOS or Windows, with noise cancellation as a core part of the workflow.
You spend a lot of time in calls and want summaries, action items, speaker identification, decisions, and chat across past meetings.
You need team or enterprise controls such as SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, encryption at rest, and SSO/SCIM on Enterprise.

Look elsewhere if

You need system-wide live dictation, hotkey-triggered insertion, voice commands, snippets, or per-app writing rules.
You want a local/offline transcription setup; Krisp’s noise cancellation is on-device, but meeting recordings and notes use cloud services broadly speaking.

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

Spokenly wins the lowest-cost dictation path: local models are free with unlimited use, BYOK is free except provider costs, and Pro is $9.99/mo. Krisp is a paid meeting workflow after a limited free tier, with Pro at $16/mo and Business at $30/seat/mo. Ottex is broader than both on Mac and iOS, with free local AI, free BYOK, $0.2/hour PAYG, Pro at $14/mo, and Team at $24/seat/mo.

See the evidence — 15 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Spokenly
Free tier	YesWhisper & Parakeet run on your Mac. Dictation and meetings, $0.	Partial60 min/day noise cancellation; 2 meetings/day to take notes; 60 min/day transcription; 10 min/day accent conversion	PartialUnlimited use; no usage limits
Subscription	$14/mo$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.	$16/moPro is priced at $16 monthly or $8/month billed yearly.	$9.99/moThe 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/hourHosted 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	YesOpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers.	NoNo bring-your-own-model-key support is published.	YesUsers can connect their own API keys from OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, and other providers.
Education discount	NoSame pricing for everyone.	YesStudents, teachers, faculty, and staff can apply for a 50% education discount.	YesVerified students get 50% off Pro after contacting support with an academic email.

Platforms

Krisp wins platform coverage with Mac, Windows, Android, and Web. Spokenly covers Mac, Windows, and iOS, but has no web, Linux, or Android workflow. Ottex is the narrowest on reach because it is Mac and iOS only, so it loses if Windows, Android, Linux, or web access matters.

See the evidence — 4 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Spokenly
Platforms	Mac, iOS	Mac, Windows, Android, Web	Mac, Windows, iOS
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke	YesNative Swift app, ~50MB RAM.	No public claim	No public claim

Meetings & team memory

Krisp wins meeting capture among Krisp, Spokenly, and Ottex when cross-platform calls are the priority: it supports meetings, bot-free recording and transcription, speaker identification, and chat across past meetings on Mac and Windows. Spokenly has no meeting recording, summaries, action items, or shared meeting memory. Ottex also supports meetings, but its Mac/iOS-only footprint makes Krisp the safer pick for more

See the evidence — 18 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Spokenly
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all	YesWith speaker separation.	YesKrisp can record and transcribe online and in-person meetings.	NoNot supported.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call	YesSystem-audio capture, no bot joins the call.	YesThe desktop app can record and transcribe meetings without adding a bot to the call.	NoNot supported.
Speaker separation	Yes	YesKrisp supports speaker identification for meeting transcripts.	NoNot supported for live meetings.
Calendar detection	YesCalendar-based meeting detection.	YesKrisp detects meetings from the desktop app and prompts to record or transcribe.	NoNot supported.
Cross-meeting search	Yes	YesKrisp AI Chat can answer questions across Krisp meetings.	NoNot supported.
Shared team memory	PartialPublic share links, not a full team workspace.	PartialMeeting notes can be shared, but no persistent team memory model is publicly described.	NoNot supported.

From meeting to finished work

Ottex wins meeting intelligence if the goal is finished work, because it turns meetings into follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, docs, and notes. Krisp is stronger than Spokenly for meeting notes, with summaries, action items, decisions, speaker identification, and chat across past meetings. Spokenly does not compete here because it has no meeting workflow.

See the evidence — 9 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Spokenly
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear	YesDecisions with owners extracted.	YesKrisp AI Chat can highlight decisions from meeting content.	NoNot supported.
Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized	YesDrafted from templates or your own.	No public claim	NoNot supported.
CRM update / ticket draft	YesStructured for the target app.	No public claim	NoNot supported.
Your rough notes steer the result	YesRough notes and instructions steer the result.	No public claim	NoNot supported.

Dictation & transcription AI

Spokenly wins dictation over Krisp because it offers system-wide push-to-talk dictation, local models, BYOK, and 100+ languages on Mac, Windows, and iOS. Krisp is not a live dictation tool, even though it has transcription and accent conversion limits in its plans. Ottex matches the 100+ language, local, and BYOK story on Mac and iOS, and adds personal vocabulary and per-app output rules, but it loses to Spokenly on

See the evidence — 11 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Spokenly
Engines	Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.	No public claim	Whisper, Parakeet, Apple Speech Analyzer, GPT-4o Transcribe, Deepgram Nova 3, Soniox, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, Fireworks, CerebrasPublished pages name local, BYOK, managed cloud, and third-party providers across pricing and privacy materials.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine	YesWhisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.	NoLive system-wide dictation is not a supported feature.	YesLocal Only Mode keeps transcription on-device and blocks network access.
Model selection per task	YesChoose the model per task and per provider.	NoNo user-selectable speech recognition model is published for live dictation.	YesDocs say users choose between fast and high-accuracy dictation models.
Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence	Yes100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching.	No public claim	No public claim
Per-app output rules	YesPer-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email.	NoNot supported	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.

You dictate about 3 h a week≈ 23,400 words at ~130 wpm

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and sit in 4 h of meetings a weekhours you'd want captured and turned into follow-ups

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Fill the gaps with:

Dictation appadded to meetings-only toolsMeetings appadded to dictation-only tools

KrispPro$96/yr$96 + $0Pro is priced at $16 monthly or $8/month billed yearly. · Unlimited noise cancellation; unlimited meetings to take notes; 1200 min/month transcription; 60 min/day accent conversion

OttexOttex Provider — PAYG$135/yrHosted models at cost: dictation ~$0.2/h, meetings ~$0.5/h (~$3/mo average).

OttexPro$168/yr$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.

KrispBusiness$180/yr$180 + $0Business is priced at $30 per user monthly or $15/user/month billed yearly. · Unlimited noise cancellation; unlimited meetings to take notes; unlimited transcription; 60 min/day accent conversion

SpokenlyPro$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 and BYOK usage are estimated at provider at-cost rates ($0.2/h dictation, $0.5/h meetings) — 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.

Krisp vs Spokenly: which should I pick?

Pick Krisp if you spend your day in calls and want noise cancellation, meeting notes, action items, speaker identification, and chat across past meetings. Pick Spokenly if you want push-to-talk dictation across apps with local models, BYOK, and 100+ languages. If you need both dictation and meetings in one Mac/iOS tool, consider Ottex.

Is Krisp free?

Krisp has a free plan, but it is limited to 60 min/day noise cancellation, 2 meetings/day for notes, 60 min/day transcription, and 10 min/day accent conversion. That can work as a trial or occasional backup, but Pro is $16/mo for unlimited noise cancellation and meeting notes.

Is Spokenly free?

Yes, Spokenly has a real free path for dictation: local models are free with unlimited use, and BYOK is free except for whatever your provider charges. Pro is $9.99/mo for high-accuracy cloud models, AI text processing, out-of-the-box setup, and priority support.

How much does Krisp cost compared with Spokenly?

Krisp Pro is $16/mo, or $192/year at monthly rates, and Business is $30/seat/mo, or $360/seat/year at monthly rates. Spokenly Pro is $9.99/mo, or $119.88/year at monthly rates, with free local models and free BYOK. Ottex sits between them with free local AI, free BYOK, $0.2/hour PAYG, and Pro at $14/mo.

Is Krisp safe?

Krisp is the better fit if you need enterprise controls, because its notes call out SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, encryption at rest, and SSO/SCIM on Enterprise. Its noise cancellation is on-device, but meeting recordings and notes use cloud services broadly speaking. Spokenly is stronger if privacy means local or BYOK dictation rather than enterprise compliance paperwork.

Is it worth switching from Krisp to Spokenly?

Switch from Krisp to Spokenly if your real need is live dictation, local/offline transcription, BYOK, or 100+ languages. Stay with Krisp if you need bot-free meeting recording, transcription, summaries, action items, speaker identification, and team controls. Ottex is worth a look only if you want dictation and meetings together on Mac or iOS.

Does Krisp or Spokenly work on Windows or Android?

Both Krisp and Spokenly work on Windows. Krisp also supports Android and Web, while Spokenly supports iOS but not Android, Web, or Linux. Ottex does not help on Windows or Android because it is Mac and iOS only.

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