A Wispr Flow alternative that runs on your Mac
Wispr Flow is a polished, cross-platform dictation app that transcribes in the cloud and is priced per month. If you mostly dictate on a Mac, want your voice to stay on the device, and would rather pay once, Whisp is built for that.
Wispr Flow and Whisp compared
| Wispr Flow | Whisp | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier; Pro $15/mo or $12/mo annually | $9.99 once |
| Transcription | Cloud | On your Mac |
| Offline use | Not offered | Yes |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows and more | Mac only |
| AI rewriting | Yes | No, your words as spoken |
Checked November 2, 2026 against: Wispr Flow pricing, Wispr Flow privacy and security overview. Prices change; check each vendor before you buy.
The main differences
- Where your audio goes: Wispr Flow’s own security overview says transcription happens in the cloud and that it does not offer an offline deployment. Whisp only uses on-device Apple Speech.
- How you pay: Wispr Flow has a free tier with a weekly word limit, and Pro is $15 a month or $12 a month billed annually. Whisp is a $9.99 one-time purchase after a 7-day free trial.
- Accounts: Whisp has no sign-up. Install it from the Mac App Store and start talking.
When Wispr Flow is the better choice
Be honest with yourself about what you need. Wispr Flow runs on more platforms than Mac, and it can rewrite and polish what you said with AI. Whisp is Mac-only and deliberately keeps your words as you said them; it removes fillers and fixes file names and acronyms, but it does not rewrite your sentences.
Why developers pick Whisp
Whisp is tuned for prompts to coding agents. File names like README.md and docker-compose.yml, and terms like API, MySQL and Next.js, come out right. Custom vocabulary and exact phrase replacements cover your own project names. A searchable history of your last 250 transcriptions is one shortcut away (⌥H).
Questions
- Is Whisp a subscription?
- No. Try every feature free for 7 days with no card required, then unlock Whisp for a one-time $9.99 through the Mac App Store.
- Does Whisp work offline?
- Yes. Whisp uses Apple’s on-device speech recognition, so dictation works without an internet connection once the language is available on your Mac.
- Which Macs does Whisp support?
- Whisp requires macOS 26.5 or later and runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.