Category
Speak instead of typing, in any app, and get clean, formatted text.
9 tools
Dictation on Aqua's own Avalon speech model for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, with custom instructions, a team-wide dictionary, an API, an MCP server and a CLI, from $10 a month.
Dictation for Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android with 100+ languages, AI cleanup, snippets and unlimited offline dictation on Pro, from $7 a month.
Dictation for Mac and iPhone with modes per app, offline transcription on Mac, voice notes and bot-free meeting notes, and MCP, API and CLI access to your Notes, from $15 a month.
System-wide dictation for macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS with free unlimited on-device Whisper and Parakeet models, your own API keys, and managed cloud models on Pro from $9.99 a month.
Dictation that works offline with local Whisper models on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, with AI modes per app, 100+ languages and a meeting assistant, from $8.49 a month or a lifetime license.
An AI voice keyboard for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that edits as you speak, adapts its tone per app, translates and edits selected text by voice, from $12 a month billed yearly ($30 monthly).
Voice-to-text for Mac and Windows in 99+ languages with AI rewriting, a custom dictionary, a voice assistant and a local Fly Mode, from $9 a month with a 2,000-word free plan.
AI dictation for Mac, Windows and iPhone in 100+ languages that learns your writing style and dictionary, with offline dictation, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA on Business, from $15 a month.
Voice-to-text that types for you in any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, in 100+ languages, with cleaned-up writing, per-app styles and a shared team workspace, from $15 a month.
Compare up to 6 tools on the same 10 rows in AI Dictation.
| Feature | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dictation in any app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AI cleanup & formatting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom dictionary & snippets | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| Styles & modes by app | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit & command by voice | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Multilingual dictation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline or local transcription | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Desktop & mobile apps | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| API, MCP or coding-agent access | Not listed | Not listed | Partial | Not listed |
| Shared dictionary & team admin | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compare up to 6 tools on the same 6 numbers in AI Dictation. Limits come from each tool's entry paid plan.
| Metric | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price$/mo | ||||
| Free dictation wordsa week, free plan, model noted | ||||
| Dictation languagesentry plan | ||||
| Platforms supportedof Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | ||||
| Team price$ per user, monthly, where shared team features unlock | ||||
| Agent accesssurfaces |
Green marks the best value in each row. Cheapest wins for price, and the highest count wins everywhere else. “Not stated” means the tool's pages do not say, and it never counts as best.