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Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: the honest comparison.

Superwhisper and Wispr Flow are both dictation-first tools, but they split on privacy and platform reach. Superwhisper gives you local and BYOK options; Wispr Flow gives you Android. Ottex, which we make, adds Mac/iOS dictation plus meetings and finished work outputs.

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.

Superwhisper

Mac, Windows, iOS · Limited free · $7/mo · $249.99 one-time

Superwhisper is a strong pick if you want private, system-wide dictation with local processing, 100+ languages, and a reasonably priced Pro plan, but it is less convincing as a full meeting-workflow system because calendar capture, shared w

Choose if

You want system-wide voice-to-text in native macOS, Windows, or iOS apps rather than a browser-first workflow.
You care about privacy: local transcription, no Superwhisper server retention, no AI training on user data, and BYO API keys are all publicly claimed.
You want dictation plus basic meeting recording in one personal tool, with Pro at $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once.

Look elsewhere if

You need a mature team meeting hub with calendar integration, shared workspaces, cross-meeting search, CRM updates, or automatic follow-up drafts.
You need Android, Linux, or a browser extension as a primary platform; those are not publicly claimed in the dossier.

Wispr Flow

Mac, Windows, iOS, Android · Limited free · $12/mo

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

Superwhisper is the best fixed-price buy of the three: $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once for unlimited Cloud and Local AI models. Wispr Flow costs more at $15/seat/month or $12/seat/month billed annually, and its Basic cap is 2,000 words/week on Mac or Windows, about 15 minutes of dictation; iPhone is 1,000 words/week, about 8 minutes. Ottex is the pricing surprise with unlimited local or BYOK free paths, $0.

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

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Free tier	YesForever free with local models and BYOK providers.	PartialPro features for 15 minutes of recording for free; free tier available forever	Partial2,000 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/mo$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.	$7/moAnnual Pro is listed as $84.99/year.	$12/moAnnual price is published as $12/user/mo billed annually.
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).	$249.99 one-timeAll Pro billing options include the same features and work on all platforms.	NoSubscription only
Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman	YesOpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers.	YesPro includes use of your own AI API keys.	NoNo bring-your-own-key option is published; Flow uses its own model providers.
Education discount	NoSame pricing for everyone.	YesThe pricing section advertises 40% off for students.	YesStudents get three months free and 50% off the Pro plan.

Platforms

Wispr Flow wins platform coverage across Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, while Superwhisper covers Mac, Windows, and iOS. Ottex is narrower with Mac and iOS only, so it is not the pick for Windows or Android. The platform tradeoff is clear: choose Wispr Flow for reach, Superwhisper for native system-wide dictation plus local options, and Ottex when Mac/iOS is enough and you want dictation plus meetings.

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

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Platforms	Mac, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke	YesNative Swift app, ~50MB RAM.	YesVendor distributes platform-specific macOS, Windows, and iOS apps.	No public claim

Meetings & team memory

Superwhisper beats Wispr Flow for meeting capture because Superwhisper includes basic meeting recording and Wispr Flow does not offer meeting recording, summaries, action items, speaker identification, or meeting memory workflows. Ottex also includes meetings and pairs them with dictation and file transcription, but the input does not claim mature team memory for any of the three. If meetings matter at all, Wispr||

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

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all	YesWith speaker separation.	YesMeeting Mode records meeting audio and produces summaries with action items.	NoNot supported.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call	YesSystem-audio capture, no bot joins the call.	YesDocs describe local recording by starting Superwhisper rather than adding a meeting bot.	NoNot supported.
Speaker separation	Yes	YesSpeaker separation can be enabled in Advanced Settings.	NoNot supported.
Calendar detection	YesCalendar-based meeting detection.	No public claim	NoNot supported.
Cross-meeting search	Yes	No public claim	NoNot supported.
Shared team memory	PartialPublic share links, not a full team workspace.	No public claim	NoNot supported for meetings.

From meeting to finished work

Ottex wins meeting intelligence among the three because it is the only one described as turning meetings and dictation into follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, and docs. Superwhisper is weaker here because its own fit is personal dictation plus basic meeting recording, not calendar capture, shared workspaces, CRM updates, or automatic follow-up drafts. Wispr Flow is not a meeting-intelligence tool at

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

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear	YesDecisions with owners extracted.	YesMeeting Mode highlights key decisions.	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

Superwhisper and Ottex are stronger than Wispr Flow on dictation control because both support local options, BYOK, file transcription, and 100+ languages. Wispr Flow still competes well as a polished cloud dictation app with 100+ languages, formatting help, snippets, custom dictionary, and command mode, but it has no local transcription, no BYOK, and no file transcription. Pick Wispr Flow for Android dictation; pick

See the evidence — 11 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Engines	Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.	Local voice models, cloud voice models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Groq, and user-connected API tokensDocs describe local and cloud voice models and cloud language models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Groq.	cloud transcription using open-source models and proprietary LLM providersData 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	YesWhisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.	YesVendor says offline speech recognition runs on Mac, Windows, and iOS with no upload.	NoTranscription always occurs on the cloud.
Model selection per task	YesChoose the model per task and per provider.	YesUsers can pick voice models and select cloud or local AI models during setup.	No public claim
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.	No public claim	PartialFlow 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.

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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

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

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

Wispr FlowFlow Pro$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$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.

Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: which should I pick?

Pick Superwhisper if privacy, local transcription, BYOK, file transcription, or the $84.99/year and $249.99 lifetime paths matter. Pick Wispr Flow if Android support is the deciding factor, since it covers Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android while Superwhisper does not claim Android.

Is Superwhisper free?

Superwhisper has a free tier, but it is limited to 15 minutes of recording with Pro features. That is a trial-sized allowance, not a realistic ongoing dictation plan. For a genuinely free option, consider Ottex — unlimited with local models or your own key.

Is Wispr Flow free?

Wispr Flow Basic is free, but the stated cap is 2,000 words/week on Mac or Windows, which is about 15 minutes of dictation a week at 130 words/minute. iPhone is 1,000 words/week, about 8 minutes, and Android unlimited is marked limited time only. For a genuinely free option, consider Ottex — unlimited with local models or your own key.

How much does Superwhisper cost compared with Wispr Flow?

Superwhisper Pro is $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 one-time. Wispr Flow Pro is $15/seat/month or $12/seat/month billed annually, so Superwhisper is the cheaper long-term path unless you need Wispr Flow's Android coverage.

Is Superwhisper safer than Wispr Flow?

Superwhisper is the stronger privacy pick because it claims local transcription, no Superwhisper server retention, no AI training on user data, and BYO API keys. Wispr Flow is cloud-only and does not offer BYOK, so it is a worse fit if privacy control is the main reason you are comparing them.

Is it worth switching from Superwhisper to Wispr Flow?

Switch from Superwhisper to Wispr Flow if you need Android or prefer Wispr Flow's cloud dictation workflow with formatting help, snippets, custom dictionary, and command mode. Stay with Superwhisper if you rely on local transcription, file transcription, BYOK, or the cheaper $84.99/year and $249.99 one-time options.

Does Superwhisper or Wispr Flow work on Windows or Android?

Both Superwhisper and Wispr Flow work on Windows, but only Wispr Flow claims Android support. Superwhisper covers Mac, Windows, and iOS; Wispr Flow covers Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

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