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Wispr Flow
The best-known AI dictation app (Wispr AI Inc.) for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; cloud transcription and rewriting on a subscription, and the app most new projects define themselves against.
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iOS app 1.78 released 2026-10-19 (iTunes lookup API); Homebrew cask at 1.6.1264 on 2026-10-26; data-controls page updated 2026-08-18. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Voice dictation apps
Where it stands apart
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? no, it needs the maker's servers (14% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (16% of 19 others)
- Where does speech recognition happen by default? in the cloud only (15% of 20 others)
- Which open speech models can it run on your device? none (cloud only, or only its own or the system's built-in model) (18% of 17 others)
- If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? only through the maker's cloud (free tier, subscription, or credits) (14% of 21 others)
- Where does it run? desktop and phone (14% of 21 others)
- Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? no, not a focus (14% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (100% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (76% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Willow 71% of 14 shared answers match
- ProofFlick 67% of 15 shared answers match
- Vokalu 64% of 14 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | stands apart no, it needs the maker's servers 'Transcription always occurs on the cloud.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required Docs describe a sign-in screen (Apple, Google, Microsoft, SSO, email); no anonymous mode found. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Own cloud transcription. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does speech recognition happen by default? | stands apart in the cloud only | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which open speech models can it run on your device? | stands apart none (cloud only, or only its own or the system's built-in model) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use an AI model to clean up or rewrite your dictated text, and where does that run? | AI rewrite in the cloud only | source 2026-10-26 |
| If you use cloud speech or AI, how is it paid for? | stands apart only through the maker's cloud (free tier, subscription, or credits) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way users pay the maker? | a subscription, credits, or usage fees Free tier with weekly limits; Pro $15/mo or $12/mo annually. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does it run? | stands apart desktop and phone | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it also record meetings or calls? | yes Notetaker on Mac and Windows. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is 'your voice never leaves your device' the headline promise? | stands apart no, not a focus | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/wispr-flow-ai-voice-keyboard/id6497229487 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · docs.wisprflow.ai/articles/7339517111-manage-your-flow-account · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · wisprflow.ai/ · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · wisprflow.ai/data-controls · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · wisprflow.ai/pricing · collected 2026-10-26
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