Spokenly is the better fit if local dictation, BYOK, and the $9.99/mo Pro plan matter most. Wispr Flow is the cleaner choice for cloud dictation across Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. We make Ottex, which is here as the broader Mac/iOS option for dictation plus meetings and finished work.
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 is a polished cross-platform dictation app for turning speech into formatted writing, but it is cloud-only and does not cover meeting recording, notes, or file transcription.
Choose if
You want system-wide voice dictation across Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.
You want cloud dictation with formatting help, snippets, custom dictionary, command mode, and 100+ languages.
You are comfortable paying $15/user/month, or $12/user/month billed annually, for unlimited dictation.
Look elsewhere if
You need offline or local transcription; Flow says transcription always happens in the cloud.
You need meeting recording, summaries, action items, speaker identification, or meeting memory workflows.
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 has the best pure dictation economics: unlimited local use is free, BYOK is free apart from provider costs, and Pro is $9.99/mo. Wispr Flow's free tier is a teaser on Mac and Windows at 2,000 words/week, or about 15 minutes of speech, and 1,000 words/week on iPhone, or about 8 minutes; real unlimited use is $15/seat/mo or $12/seat/mo annually. Ottex has the broadest pricing shape with free local AI, free BYO
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Ottex
Spokenly
Wispr Flow
Free tier
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers.
PartialSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Unlimited use; no usage limits
PartialSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 20262,000 words per week on Mac or Windows; 1,000 words per week on Flow for iPhone; Unlimited words per week on Android (limited time only)
Subscription
$14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.
$9.99/moSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026The pricing page shows annual billing at $99.99 per year and references Pro cloud features.
$12/moSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Annual price is published as $12/user/mo billed annually.
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: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Users can connect their own API keys from OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, ElevenLabs, Mistral, and other providers.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/data-controls — checked Jun 2026No bring-your-own-key option is published; Flow uses its own model providers.
Education discount
NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Same pricing for everyone.
YesSource: spokenly.app/pricing — checked Jun 2026Verified students get 50% off Pro after contacting support with an academic email.
YesSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Students get three months free and 50% off the Pro plan.
Platforms
Wispr Flow wins platform coverage because it supports Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. Spokenly covers Mac, Windows, and iOS, so it fits desktop and Apple mobile users but misses Android. Ottex is Mac and iOS only, so it loses this dimension unless your workflow is Apple-first.
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Ottex
Spokenly
Wispr Flow
Platforms
Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
Mac, Windows, iOSSource: spokenly.app/download — checked Jun 2026
Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM.
No public claim
No public claim
Meetings & team memory
Ottex is the only one of the three with meetings enabled. Spokenly and Wispr Flow both lose this section because neither supports meeting recording, summaries, speaker identification, action items, or meeting memory. Choose Ottex for Mac/iOS meeting capture; choose Spokenly or Wispr Flow only if you are solving dictation, not meetings.
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Ottex
Spokenly
Wispr Flow
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026With speaker separation.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — 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.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Speaker separation
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported for live meetings.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Calendar detection
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Calendar-based meeting detection.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Cross-meeting search
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Shared team memory
PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported for meetings.
From meeting to finished work
Ottex wins meeting intelligence because it can turn dictation and meetings into follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, notes, and docs. Spokenly and Wispr Flow are dictation tools here, not finished-work systems, and neither has meeting summaries, action items, or shared meeting memory. Wispr Flow can help format dictated writing, but it does not become a meeting assistant.
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Ottex
Spokenly
Wispr Flow
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Decisions with owners extracted.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Drafted from templates or your own.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
CRM update / ticket draft
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Structured for the target app.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Your rough notes steer the result
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result.
NoSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Jun 2026Not supported.
Dictation & transcription AI
Spokenly wins the privacy-heavy dictation case with local models, BYOK, and 100+ languages, while Wispr Flow wins cross-device cloud dictation with Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, and 100+ languages. Ottex matches the 100+ language count and adds local AI, BYOK, mixed-language speech, personal vocabulary, and per-app output rules, but only on Mac and iOS. If Android or Windows matters, Wispr Flow or Spokenly beats Ottex;
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Ottex
Spokenly
Wispr Flow
Engines
Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.
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.
cloud transcription using open-source models and proprietary LLM providersSource: wisprflow.ai/data-controls — checked Jun 2026Data controls say transcription always occurs in the cloud and Flow uses LLAMA 3.1 plus providers such as OpenAI.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.
YesSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Local Only Mode keeps transcription on-device and blocks network access.
NoSource: wisprflow.ai/data-controls — checked Jun 2026Transcription always occurs on the cloud.
Model selection per task
YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Jun 2026Choose the model per task and per provider.
YesSource: spokenly.app/docs — checked Jun 2026Docs say users choose between fast and high-accuracy dictation models.
No public claim
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
PartialSource: wisprflow.ai/data-controls — checked Jun 2026Flow uses the app name to format messages, but no user-configurable per-app rules are published.
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
Wispr FlowFlow Pro+ Granola for meetings — $168/yr$312/yr$144 + $168Annual price is published as $12/user/mo billed annually. · Unlimited words per week on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android
Wispr FlowFlow Pro+ Granola for meetings — $168/yr$348/yr$180 + $168Monthly price is published as $15/user/mo. · Unlimited words per week on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android
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.
Spokenly vs Wispr Flow: which should I pick?
Pick Spokenly if you want local or BYOK dictation, 100+ languages, and the cheaper $9.99/mo Pro plan. Pick Wispr Flow if you need Android support or want polished cloud dictation across Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.
Is Spokenly free?
Yes, Spokenly has free local models with unlimited use and a free BYOK path where Spokenly charges nothing beyond provider costs. That is much stronger than a capped teaser tier if your device and setup fit it.
Is Wispr Flow free?
Wispr Flow Basic is free, but the Mac and Windows cap is 2,000 words/week, or about 15 minutes of dictation a week, and iPhone is 1,000 words/week, or about 8 minutes. Unlimited use costs $15/seat/mo, or $12/seat/mo annually; Android has unlimited words for a limited time only.
How much does Spokenly cost compared with Wispr Flow?
Spokenly Pro is $9.99/mo, with free unlimited local models and free BYOK as cheaper paths. Wispr Flow Pro is $15/seat/mo monthly or $12/seat/mo billed annually, so Spokenly is the lower-cost paid option unless Android coverage is worth the extra spend.
Is Spokenly safer than Wispr Flow?
Spokenly is the better privacy pick because it offers local transcription and BYOK. Wispr Flow says transcription always happens in the cloud, so it is not the right choice if offline or local processing is the main requirement.
Is it worth switching from Spokenly to Wispr Flow?
Switch from Spokenly to Wispr Flow if you need Android support or prefer cloud dictation with formatting help, snippets, custom dictionary, and command mode. Stay with Spokenly if local dictation, BYOK, or the $9.99/mo plan is why you chose it.
Does Spokenly or Wispr Flow work on Windows or Android?
Both Spokenly and Wispr Flow work on Windows, but only Wispr Flow supports Android. Ottex does not support Windows or Android, so it is not the right replacement for those platforms.
