How SayWrite compares
Honest positioning for shoppers comparing voice dictation apps. SayWrite is built for free, on-device dictation and refine on Apple platforms—not voice automation or cross-platform hackability.
Quick take
- Choose SayWrite if you want a free iPhone/iPad/Mac app, no account, on-device speech + Apple Intelligence polish, drafts library, custom keyboard, and Mac hotkeys including refine selection.
- Choose Spokenly if you need Agent Mode, MCP for coding agents, or managed cloud models today.
- Choose Typeless if you want cloud LLM polish everywhere (including Android) and are fine with subscription + online-only processing.
- Choose OpenWhispr if you need Windows/Linux, open source, or meeting recordings in one tool.
Feature table (outline)
| Feature | SayWrite | Spokenly | Typeless | OpenWhispr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (core) | Free | Local free; Pro ~$10/mo | Subscription | Free local; Pro ~$8/mo |
| Account required | No | Optional for Pro | Yes | Optional for Pro |
| On-device / private path | Yes (Apple Speech + Intelligence) | Yes (Whisper/Parakeet local) | Cloud processing | Yes (local models) |
| iPhone + iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | iOS |
| macOS system dictation | Yes (menu bar) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows / Linux / Android | No (roadmap) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom keyboard (iOS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pro mobile |
| Filler / cleanup while dictating | Yes (live cleanup + refine) | Yes | Yes (cloud) | Yes |
| Refine / edit selection | Yes (Mac shortcuts + in-app) | Smart prompts | Ask AI layer | Varies |
| Per-app tone | Mac mappings | Yes | Yes | Customisable |
| Custom vocabulary (recognition + replace) | Yes (learn from edits) | — | Varies | — |
| Mac-only paid competitor (Rhino Voice) | Free + iOS keyboard | — | — | — |
| Agent / Mac automation | Later | Yes | Limited | No |
| BYOK cloud models | Planned (Flex) | Yes | N/A (bundled) | Yes |
| Open source | No | No | No | Yes |
| Meeting recording | Later | — | — | Pro |
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Child pages (to add)
/compare/spokenly— Apple-native dictation; Agent Mode vs SayWrite refine-first/compare/typeless— Cloud polish vs on-device Apple Intelligence/compare/openwhispr— Open source & cross-platform vs free Apple stack
Download
SayWrite on the App Store — iPhone, iPad, and Mac (shared listing).