COMPARISONEvery claim sourced · verified Aug 2026

Spokenly vs Wispr Flow: the honest comparison.

Choose Spokenly for unlimited local dictation, BYOK, and offline use. Choose Wispr Flow for beta Android support and bot-free Mac meeting notes. We make Ottex, shown here as a reference for combining both workflows.

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.

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.

Wispr Flow

Mac, Windows, iOS · Limited free · $7.5/mo

Polished system-wide dictation with smart formatting and useful bot-free Mac meeting notes, but it cannot transcribe prerecorded audio or video files.

Choose if

You want polished system-wide dictation across macOS, Windows, iPhone, and beta Android.
You dictate specialized terms and need custom vocabulary, snippets, corrections, and more than 100 languages.
You use a Mac and want bot-free meeting recording with summaries, action items, and transcript chat.

Look elsewhere if

You need to import prerecorded audio or video files for transcription.

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 on broadly available value: local models are free and unlimited, BYOK adds no Spokenly fee, and Pro costs $9.99/month or $99.99/year. Wispr Flow Pro is $15/month or $144/year, although eligible students pay less at $7.50/month or $72/year; its desktop free tier reaches a 5,000-word hard cap, about 38 minutes of speech a week, while Android dictation is unlimited. Ottex offers another unlimited local and BYOK path, plus pay-as-you-go processing at $0.20/hour.

See the evidence — 15 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Spokenly	Wispr Flow
Free tier	YesForever free with local models and BYOK providers.	PartialUnlimited use; no usage limits	Partial2,000 words (soft cap) and 5,000 words (hard cap) per week on desktop; 1,000 words (soft cap) and 1,500 words (hard cap) on iOS; unlimited on Android; weekly meeting limit not numerically published
Subscription	$14/mo$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.	$9.99/moThe pricing page shows annual billing at $99.99 per year and references Pro cloud features.	$7.5/moThis is discounted Flow Pro pricing for eligible students.
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.	YesUsers can connect their own API keys from OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, and other providers.	NoNot supported
Education discount	NoSame pricing for everyone.	YesVerified students get 50% off Pro after contacting support with an academic email.	YesStudents and educators with an education email receive 50% off Flow Pro.

Platforms

Wispr Flow wins coverage with Mac, Windows, iOS, and a beta Android dictation app, though Android lacks Notetaker. Spokenly covers Mac, Windows, and iOS but not Android, while Ottex is narrower at Mac and iOS. The available details do not establish a native-versus-Electron advantage for either Spokenly or Wispr Flow.

See the evidence — 5 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Spokenly	Wispr Flow
Platforms	Mac, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOSSome platforms in beta/waitlist
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke	YesNative Swift app, ~50MB RAM.	No public claim	YesWispr describes its macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android clients as native apps.

Meetings & team memory

Wispr Flow wins decisively because it provides bot-free meeting recording on Mac, while Spokenly has no meeting workflow. Wispr Flow also produces summaries and action items, although its free and paid weekly meeting limits are not numerically published. Ottex also records meetings on Mac, but Spokenly remains the wrong choice when capture is required.

See the evidence — 17 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Spokenly	Wispr Flow
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all	YesWith speaker separation.	NoNot supported.	PartialNotetaker records meetings and voice memos on Mac only and is unavailable to Enterprise organizations.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call	YesSystem-audio capture, no bot joins the call.	NoNot supported.	YesRecording happens on the user's device without a bot joining the call.
Speaker separation	Yes	NoNot supported for live meetings.	YesThe refined transcript separates speakers and supports assigning or renaming speaker labels.
Calendar detection	YesCalendar-based meeting detection.	NoNot supported.	YesMac Notetaker detects calls and can show a recording prompt automatically.
Cross-meeting search	Yes	NoNot supported.	YesThe remote MCP server lets compatible AI clients search summaries, notes, and transcripts across meetings.
Shared team memory	PartialPublic share links, not a full team workspace.	NoNot supported.	No public claim

From meeting to finished work

Wispr Flow beats Spokenly for meeting intelligence with summaries, action items, and transcript chat; Spokenly offers no meeting notes at all. Neither compared tool is presented as turning conversations into finished follow-up emails, CRM updates, tickets, PRDs, and documents, which is where Ottex is the stronger reference product.

See the evidence — 9 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Spokenly	Wispr Flow
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear	YesDecisions with owners extracted.	NoNot supported.	YesMeeting summaries include decisions made during the meeting.
Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized	YesDrafted from templates or your own.	NoNot supported.	No public claim
CRM update / ticket draft	YesStructured for the target app.	NoNot supported.	No public claim
Your rough notes steer the result	YesRough notes and instructions steer the result.	NoNot supported.	No public claim

Dictation & transcription AI

Spokenly wins for control with unlimited local dictation, BYOK, and 100 languages, while Wispr Flow wins for a polished managed workflow with custom vocabulary, snippets, corrections, and more than 100 languages. Wispr Flow has no local or BYOK option, whereas Spokenly can work offline without a subscription. Ottex matches the local, BYOK, and 100-language approach while adding mixed-language speech and per-app output rules.

See the evidence — 12 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Spokenly	Wispr Flow
Engines	Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.	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.	Wispr cloud voice-to-text engineEvery plan uses the same cloud-hosted voice-to-text engine.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine	YesWhisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.	YesLocal Only Mode keeps transcription on-device and blocks network access.	NoFlow requires an internet connection for voice transcription.
Model selection per task	YesChoose the model per task and per provider.	YesDocs say users choose between fast and high-accuracy dictation models.	No public claim
Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence	Yes100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching.	No public claim	Partial100+ languages · Code-switching works best with one primary language and occasional foreign words; rapid mid-sentence switching is unsupported.
Per-app output rules	YesPer-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email.	No public claim	YesUsers can set styles by destination category: Personal message, Work messages, Email, and Other.

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.

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

Wispr FlowStudent$72/yrThis is discounted Flow Pro pricing for eligible students. · Unlimited dictations; paid-plan meeting allowance not numerically published

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

Wispr FlowFlow Pro$144/yrNotetaker is included at no extra cost but is being rolled out gradually. · Unlimited dictations; higher weekly meeting limit, exact number not published

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

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

Wispr FlowBusiness$456/yr$288 + $168The published price is per seat, and some business-plan accounts may not have Notetaker access. · Unlimited dictations; Notetaker availability varies by business account

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 Aug 2026.

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

Spokenly vs Wispr Flow: which is better?

Choose Spokenly if offline dictation, BYOK, or the lowest broadly available paid price matters most. Choose Wispr Flow if you need beta Android dictation or bot-free Mac meeting notes, because Spokenly does not record meetings.

Is Spokenly free?

Yes. Spokenly offers unlimited local-model dictation for free, and its BYOK option adds no Spokenly fee, although you still pay the chosen provider’s usage rates.

Is Wispr Flow free?

Yes, but desktop and iOS access is sharply limited: the desktop hard cap is 5,000 words, about 38 minutes a week, and the iOS hard cap is 1,500 words, about 12 minutes. Android dictation is unlimited, while the weekly meeting limit is not published.

How much do Spokenly and Wispr Flow cost?

Spokenly Pro costs $9.99/month or $99.99/year, while Wispr Flow Pro costs $15/month or $144/year. Wispr Flow students can pay $7.50/month or $72/year, and Spokenly also offers free unlimited local use and a free BYOK path.

Is Spokenly safer than Wispr Flow for privacy?

Spokenly is the better choice when privacy means keeping dictation processing on your device, because it offers unlimited local models. Wispr Flow has no local option, so it does not provide the same on-device path.

Is it worth switching from Spokenly to Wispr Flow?

Switch if you need beta Android support or bot-free Mac meeting recording with summaries, action items, and transcript chat. Stay with Spokenly if offline use, BYOK, or its $99.99 annual Pro plan matters more.

Does Spokenly or Wispr Flow work on Windows or Android?

Both work on Windows. Wispr Flow also offers beta Android dictation with no Notetaker, while Spokenly does not support Android.

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