SpeechFast vs Wispr Flow
On your Mac, or in the cloud.

Wispr Flow is a polished dictation app that runs everywhere, and its transcription happens in the cloud. SpeechFast takes the opposite approach: everything runs on your Mac, it works offline, and you pay once.

SpeechFast
Wispr Flow
Where your voice is transcribed
On your Mac
In the cloud: Wispr Flow says transcription always happens on its servers
Your audio
Stays in memory on your Mac, never stored or sent
Sent to Wispr's servers over TLS, deleted after transcription unless cloud storage is on
Works offline
Yes, everything
Needs an internet connection
Reads your screen
No
Optional context awareness reads limited text from the app you dictate into
Price
€39.99 once, for 3 Macs, updates included
Free: 2,000 words a week on desktop; Pro $15/month, or $12/month billed yearly
Trial
7 days, every feature, no card
Free plan with a weekly word limit
Platforms
Mac with Apple Silicon (macOS 26)
Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
Teams and compliance
Not yet
Team plans, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA with a BAA
Meeting notes
No
Notetaker on Mac and Windows

Which one is for you?

Choose SpeechFast if…

  • your voice and your text must stay on your Mac: client work, health, legal, code under NDA
  • you dictate on trains, planes or locked-down networks
  • you'd rather pay once than pay every month
  • you don't want a word limit

Choose Wispr Flow if…

  • you need Windows, iPhone or Android, or a team plan with compliance paperwork
  • you're comfortable with cloud transcription
  • you want meeting notes in the same app
Buy · €39.99 Download · 7-day free trial

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Facts about Wispr Flow come from its public website, checked on October 17, 2026. Prices and features change: see pricing, privacy. Wispr Flow is a trademark of its owner. SpeechFast is not affiliated with it.