The best Wispr Flow alternatives, sorted by what you need
Looking for a Wispr Flow alternative? 8 picks for Mac, sorted by need: unlimited, local and offline, open source, or polished paid. Prices checked October 2026.
The plans
What Willow Voice gives you free, and what costs
Willow Voice has a generous-sounding free plan with real limits. Its pricing page says Free gets unlimited use of Frontier Mini, the lighter of its two models, plus 20 Scribe uses a week. Its help center adds the numbers: 2,000 words a week and sessions of up to 5 minutes.
| Plan | Price | What it adds | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Frontier Mini, 2,000 words a week, 20 Scribe uses a week | Trying it |
| Pro | $15 a month, or $12 billed yearly | Frontier Pro, unlimited Scribe, style memory, longer dictation, offline | Daily use |
| Business | $35 a month, or $28 billed yearly | Enforced zero data retention, SOC 2 Type II, enforced HIPAA, admin | Regulated teams |
| Enterprise | Custom | SSO, MSA and DPA, API access | Large companies |
The line most people miss: offline dictation, which Willow's home page says is “powered entirely by your device,” is listed in the help center under Individual Pro, not Free. The help center also describes a Team Pro plan at $12 a user with three seats minimum, which the pricing page doesn't show. Both pages were checked on October 16, 2026, so check them again before you buy.
Be honest
Stay on Willow Voice if
- You dictate on Windows or your iPhone too. Koi is Mac only.
- Scribe is how you write: rough speech in, a polished draft out. Koi doesn't rewrite dictation.
- You use Shortcuts for phrases you say often. Koi has no snippets.
- You need HIPAA and enforced zero data retention for a team, on Business.
- You speak a language outside Koi's 57, or you're happy within the free plan. Koi has no free plan.
Koi doesn't transcribe audio files either. We make Koi, so weigh our take on it accordingly; everything about the others is from their own sites, checked October 16, 2026, and we didn't run tests.
The picks
The best Willow Voice alternatives for Mac
1. Koi
Best for: Offline dictation on every plan, plus call recording
On Koi, offline isn't a tier. Dictation always runs on your Mac with Whisper, so it works with no connection on every plan, with no weekly word count. Tap Fn + ⌥ in any app and talk; words appear while you speak. The ums and stammers are removed on the Mac, names on your screen come out spelled right, and a word you fix joins your own list, a bit like Willow's learning dictionary.
Tap Fn + ⌃ to record a call with no bot, your side and theirs written apart, on the Mac, with a video of the screen. Or pick In person for a meeting or class in the room. Recordings are unlimited too. Koi's assistant, for questions about your screen or rewriting selected text, uses cloud AI models.
The trade: Koi Pro is $20 a month to Willow Pro's $15, after a 3-day trial that needs a card, or Lifetime from $59 once. It's Mac only, detects 57 languages to Willow's 100+, and doesn't match your writing style.
2. Superwhisper
Best for: Local dictation free, style through modes
Superwhisper's Free plan is unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, so offline costs nothing. Pro adds AI modes for tone and format, cloud models and realtime transcription for $8.49 a month, $84.99 a year or $249.99 once, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android under one license.
3. Wispr Flow
Best for: The same price and feel, with Android and a notetaker
Wispr Flow is Willow's closest rival: cloud cleanup, a learning dictionary, snippets, a style per app, and the same $15 a month or $12 yearly for Pro. It adds Android and a Notetaker for meetings with no bot. It has no offline mode at all. Every plan is in Wispr Flow pricing.
4. VoiceInk
Best for: Offline dictation for $25 once
VoiceInk runs on your Mac, removes filler words, keeps a dictionary and expands phrases you set up. $25 once for one Mac, lifetime updates, a 14-day refund. Apple silicon only.
5. Typeless
Best for: AI that turns messy speech into clear writing, on Linux and Android too
If Scribe is what you'd miss, Typeless turns messy speech into clear writing, changes tone per app and translates. It runs in the cloud on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Pro is $12 a month billed yearly, or $30 billed monthly. See Typeless alternatives.
6. Monologue
Best for: Dictation, voice notes and meetings across Apple devices
Monologue formats for each app, keeps voice notes with summaries, and records meetings with no bot, on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Watch. Pro is $15 a month or $144 a year. Local transcription is Apple silicon only, and formatting still needs a connection. More in Monologue alternatives.
7. Spokenly
Best for: Free offline dictation with no account
Spokenly's local models are free with no account and no limit, on Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone. Local+ is $29 once, Pro $99.99 a year.
Compared
Willow Voice vs the alternatives
| Offline | Free plan | Platforms | Pro | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Voice | Pro and up | 2,000 words a week | Mac, Windows, iPhone | $15, or $12 yearly | Style matching and Scribe |
| Koi | Every plan | None; 3-day trial | Mac | $20, or Lifetime once | Offline and call recording |
| Superwhisper | Free and Pro | Unlimited local | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | $8.49 | Free offline, modes |
| Wispr Flow | No | 2,000 words a week | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | $15, or $12 yearly | Same price, Android |
| VoiceInk | Yes | Trial | Mac (Apple silicon) | $25 once | Paying once |
| Typeless | No | Weekly limit | Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android | $30, or $12 yearly | Messy speech into clear writing |
| Monologue | Raw transcript, Apple silicon | 1,000-word trial | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Watch | $15 | Apple devices |
| Spokenly | Yes | Unlimited local | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone | $99.99 a year | Free, no account |
Privacy
Willow's privacy, plan by plan
Willow's home page says it's SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant, with zero data retention and end-to-end encryption. The pricing page is more specific about who gets what: enforced privacy mode with zero data retention, SOC 2 Type II and enforced HIPAA are listed on Business, at $35 a month. If those guarantees are why you chose Willow, read the plan you're on, not the home page.
The apps that never send dictation anywhere sidestep the question: Koi, VoiceInk, Spokenly's local models and Superwhisper on local models. Our offline dictation apps list goes through each.
Choosing
Which Willow Voice alternative fits
- Offline without paying for Pro, plus call recording, on a Mac? Koi.
- Offline for free? Superwhisper's free plan or Spokenly.
- Same price and feel, with Android? Wispr Flow.
- Pay once? VoiceInk, or Koi Lifetime.
- More rewriting than Willow? Typeless.
See also the best dictation apps for Mac and our Wispr Flow alternatives.
Keep exploring
The best Typeless alternatives for Mac
Typeless alternatives for Mac, checked October 16, 2026: offline dictation, one-time prices and cheaper cloud apps, against Typeless's $30 monthly Pro plan.
The best Monologue alternatives for Mac
Monologue alternatives for Mac, checked October 16, 2026: apps that clean up dictation with no connection, run on Intel, record meetings or cost less than $15.
Wispr Flow pricing, explained
Wispr Flow pricing, checked October 16, 2026: Free's word limits, Pro at $15 or $12, why Growth shows both $23 and $33, student discounts and 3-year costs.
Support
Frequently asked questions
There's a free plan. Willow's help center lists 2,000 words a week and sessions of up to 5 minutes, and its pricing page lists the lighter Frontier Mini model and 20 Scribe uses a week, as of October 16, 2026.
On Pro. Willow's help center lists offline dictation under Individual Pro, not the free plan. Koi, VoiceInk and Superwhisper's free plan dictate offline without a paid tier for it.
$15 a user a month, or $12 billed yearly, at the time of writing. Business is $35 a month, or $28 billed yearly.
Not yet. Its pricing page lists Mac, Windows and iPhone, with Android coming soon. Wispr Flow, Superwhisper and Typeless have Android apps.
Willow says it's HIPAA compliant, and its pricing page lists enforced HIPAA compliance on the Business plan, at $35 a month or $28 billed yearly.