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shepetal or Wispr Flow

You want to speak and have your words land in the app you are working in, and both apps do that for you. shepetal turns your voice into text on your Mac, and Wispr Flow sends it to the cloud and transcribes it there.

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Side by side

shepetalWispr Flow
On-device or cloudOn your Mac, and your voice stays there.In the cloud. Its privacy page: “Transcription always happens in the cloud.” wisprflow.aias of
OfflineWorks offline.You go online once, to download speech recognition.No offline transcription. Its privacy page says each dictation is sent to its servers and transcribed there. wisprflow.aias of
PlatformsMac, with macOS 14 or later.Dictation on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. wisprflow.aias of
Price$23.99 once. Yours forever.$0.99 a month.You can try it free for 30 days.Free: $0/mo, with 2,000 words a week on desktop. Pro: $15/user/mo billed monthly, or $12/user/mo billed annually. Growth and Enterprise plans for teams. wisprflow.aias of
Languages25 European languages on a Mac with Apple silicon, and English on an Intel Mac.100+ languages. wisprflow.aias of
MeetingsNot in shepetal yet.Yes. Its Notetaker, for meetings and voice memos, runs on Mac and Windows. wisprflow.aias of
In any appWorks in every app.When an app blocks paste, your words wait for you on the clipboard.Yes. Its pricing page: “Speech-to-text in any app.” wisprflow.aias of

Every line on Wispr Flow here comes from its own pages, and each one links the page and the day we checked it. shepetal is independent of Wispr Flow and of the company that makes it.

Which to pick

Pick Wispr Flow if

  • You also dictate on Windows, iOS or Android and want the same app there as on your Mac.
  • You speak a language outside the 25 European languages shepetal knows on a Mac with Apple silicon.
  • You want a free plan you can keep using, or plans for your team.

Pick shepetal if

  • You want your voice to stay on your Mac the whole time.100% private. Your data is yours.
  • You dictate in places where you have no internet, like on a plane or a train.Works offline.
  • You want to pay once and keep it.$23.99 once. Yours forever.

Sources

  • On-device or cloud: In the cloud. Its privacy page: “Transcription always happens in the cloud.” https://wisprflow.ai/privacy, checked .
  • Offline: No offline transcription. Its privacy page says each dictation is sent to its servers and transcribed there. https://wisprflow.ai/privacy, checked .
  • Platforms: Dictation on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android. https://wisprflow.ai/pricing, checked .
  • Price: Free: $0/mo, with 2,000 words a week on desktop. Pro: $15/user/mo billed monthly, or $12/user/mo billed annually. Growth and Enterprise plans for teams. https://wisprflow.ai/pricing, checked .
  • Languages: 100+ languages. https://wisprflow.ai/pricing, checked .
  • Meetings: Yes. Its Notetaker, for meetings and voice memos, runs on Mac and Windows. https://wisprflow.ai/pricing, checked .
  • In any app: Yes. Its pricing page: “Speech-to-text in any app.” https://wisprflow.ai/pricing, checked .

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