Spokenly has a lot going for it: local Whisper and Parakeet models that are free with no word cap, apps for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone, a Chrome extension, and the option to plug in your own API keys. Still, people look for Spokenly alternatives, usually because of something it doesn't do: there's no Android app, cleanup takes some setting up, or they'd prefer a more hands-off app.
Here are seven alternatives, what each is built for, and what it costs as of October 20, 2026. LumeVoice is our product and it's on the list, so weigh our view accordingly. We haven't used Spokenly or most of these apps ourselves; what we say comes from each vendor's website, docs and store listings. For a direct comparison, see LumeVoice vs Spokenly.
Why look for a Spokenly alternative?#
- There's no Android app. Spokenly runs on Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone, but its Android page says the app isn't available yet and offers a waitlist (Spokenly for Android).
- Cleanup takes setup. Spokenly's AI cleanup runs through modes with instructions you write, powered by Pro, your own AI key or Apple Intelligence (Modes). Its Local Model Cleanup is off by default and works best in English (Local Model Cleanup). Some people would rather get finished text out of the box.
- Lots of choices to make. Picking a model per mode, managing API keys and watching provider bills suits tinkerers. It tires everyone else.
- The iPhone app rates lower than the Mac app. In the US App Store on October 20, 2026, Spokenly's iPhone app had 4.3 stars from 63 ratings, against 4.8 from 773 for its Mac version. One reviewer found the keyboard unreliable, and the developer replied that local models can struggle on older iPhones and recommended online models for keyboard dictation (App Store listing).
- Windows and Linux are newer. Spokenly says its Mac and iPhone apps are the most mature (Spokenly for Windows), and Agentic Actions, MCP voice input and meeting recording are Mac-only.
- Company paperwork. If your employer asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reports or a signed BAA, Wispr Flow lists those on its pricing page.
Spokenly alternatives at a glance#
| App | Runs on | Works offline | Free option | Paid price (Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superwhisper | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | Yes, local models | Unlimited local Whisper dictation | $8.49/month, $84.99/year or $249.99 once |
| Voicy | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, Chrome | Yes, on desktop (25 languages) | 30-minute trial | $8.49/month, $82/year or $260 once |
| LumeVoice | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | No | 3,000 free words, no card required | $14.99/mo, $79.99/year or $249 once |
| Wispr Flow | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | No | 2,000 words a week on desktop | $15/month or $144/year |
| Handy | Mac, Windows, Linux | Yes | Free and open source | Free |
| VoiceInk | Apple silicon Macs; also on iPhone | Yes, on the Mac | Free trial | $25 once for one Mac, up to $49 for three |
| Apple Dictation, Windows voice typing | Mac and iPhone; Windows | iPhone: in many languages; Windows voice typing: no | Free | Free |
| Spokenly, for reference | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Chrome | Yes, local models | Unlimited local dictation | $9.99/month or $99.99/year; Local+ $29 once |
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Prices as of October 2026; vendors change them, so check their sites.
How we compared them#
This list is based on what each vendor documents and charges, not on a lab test. For each app we looked at where it runs, whether it can transcribe without an internet connection, what you can use for free, what it costs, and what it does to your words beyond plain transcription. We don't publish accuracy scores: they depend on your microphone, accent and vocabulary, and nearly every app here has a free plan, a trial or a refund window, so your own writing is the better test.
The order follows how much of Spokenly's appeal each app keeps (local processing first, then platform reach), weighed against the most common reasons people leave.
Where LumeVoice Fits
LumeVoice is for people leaving Spokenly because they want finished text without setup, or an app for their Android phone.
- Cleanup by default: filler words and stutters removed, self-corrections applied ("seven, actually nine" becomes "nine"), spoken lists turned into lists.
- Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android on one plan, in 100 languages.
- Your audio isn't kept: it isn't stored after processing, your history stays on your device, and nothing you say is used to train models.
- The tradeoff: it's cloud-only, with no Linux app or browser extension.
1. Superwhisper#
Superwhisper
Verdict: Closest Match, Now on Android
Superwhisper works much like Spokenly: it can run speech models on your own device or use cloud models, and you shape the output with modes. Its free plan gives unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, custom vocabulary, text replacements and up to two modes without AI processing, and Superwhisper says nothing you dictate on that plan leaves your device (Superwhisper plans).
Pro adds cloud models, the Parakeet and Cohere Transcribe local models, AI modes, file transcription, meeting recording on macOS and your own API keys. One Pro license covers unlimited Macs and Windows PCs plus your iPhone and Android phone, and new users get a 3,000-word taste of Pro first.
- Platforms: Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android (phones running Android 13 or later)
- Pricing: Free | Pro $8.49/month, $84.99/year or $249.99 once, with the same features on every plan. Students, educators and non-profits get 40% off on its website.
- Missing compared with Spokenly: Linux, a Chrome extension, and your own API keys on the free plan
Skip it if: you use Linux, or you rely on your own API keys without paying for Pro.
2. Voicy#
Voicy
Verdict: Widest Platform Reach, Android Included
Voicy reaches almost everywhere Spokenly does and adds Android: it has apps for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, plus a Chrome extension. Its desktop offline mode transcribes on your computer in 25 languages after a one-time model download (macOS 15 or later on a Mac), and online it supports more than 50 languages.
The business model is different. There's no free plan, only a 30-minute trial, after which one subscription covers all your devices. It also gives 20% off to students and to people with disabilities, with no proof needed.
- Pricing: 30-minute free trial | Pro $8.49/month or $82/year | Lifetime $260 | Team $6.79 per user per month, minimum 3 users (Voicy pricing)
- Missing compared with Spokenly: a free plan you can keep
Skip it if: you want to keep dictating for free. More in our Voicy review, or compare it with our app at LumeVoice vs Voicy.
3. LumeVoice#
LumeVoice
Verdict: Cleanup Without Setup, Android Included
LumeVoice takes the opposite approach to Spokenly: no models to choose and no keys to manage. You hold a shortcut, talk and let go, and finished text appears wherever your cursor is. On a Mac it lives in the menu bar (hold fn), on Windows in the system tray (hold Ctrl + Win), on iPhone it's the Lume keyboard, and on Android it's a floating bubble over your keyboard.
Speech is transcribed in the cloud by Whisper large-v3-turbo running on Groq, with Mistral's Voxtral as a fallback. A language model then removes filler words and stutters, applies self-corrections, turns spoken lists into real lists, and fixes grammar and spelling.
- Platforms: Mac (macOS 11.5+), Windows 10 and 11, iPhone (iOS 17+), Android
- Extras: custom dictionary, snippets, writing styles, output language, audio and video file transcription on desktop, 100 languages
- Privacy: audio isn't stored after processing, history stays on your device, and nothing you say is used to train models
- Pricing: 3,000 free words, no card required to start | Pro Monthly $14.99/mo | Pro Annual $79.99/year | Lifetime $249 (pricing). Students get 50% off, and anyone who finds typing hard because of a disability, injury or health condition gets 50% off, with no proof needed (accessibility discount).
Skip it if: you need to dictate without internet, use Linux or want a browser extension. LumeVoice has none of those.
4. Wispr Flow#
Wispr Flow
Verdict: Best Free Cloud Plan
Wispr Flow is a polished cloud dictation app for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with automatic cleanup, a dictionary and snippets, 100-plus languages and a meeting Notetaker on Mac and Windows (Wispr Flow pricing). Its data controls page says transcription always happens in the cloud, so there's no offline mode (data controls).
The free plan is the draw: 2,000 words a week on Mac and Windows and smaller weekly allowances on phones, with no card needed. For companies it lists SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, and its Growth plan adds single sign-on and org-wide HIPAA enforcement with a signed BAA.
- Pricing: Free | Pro $15 per user per month, or $12 a month billed annually ($144 a year). Students new to Pro get 3 months free with a .edu email, then 50% off.
- Missing compared with Spokenly: offline dictation, Linux, a Chrome extension and file transcription
Skip it if: you dictate most of your writing and don't want a subscription. Our Spokenly vs Wispr Flow comparison covers the two side by side.
5. Handy#
Handy
Verdict: Best Free, Open-Source Option
Handy is the nearest thing to Spokenly's free tier from another maker: a free, open-source (MIT) app that transcribes on your own computer and pastes the text into whatever field you're typing in. Press a shortcut, speak and release, or turn off push-to-talk to start and stop with a press (handy.computer).
It runs on Mac (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and ARM) and Linux (x64 and ARM). The trade-off is scope: Handy describes itself as one tool with one job, putting what you say into a text box, and it has no phone apps.
- Pricing: Free; donations and sponsors keep it going
- Missing compared with Spokenly: phone apps and a Chrome extension
Skip it if: you want your phone covered too, or a fuller set of features.
6. VoiceInk#
VoiceInk
Verdict: Pay Once for Local Dictation on a Mac
VoiceInk is a local dictation app for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14.4 or later. Transcription happens on your Mac; an optional Cloud Enhancement step sends only the transcribed text, not your voice, if you turn it on. It's open source, and its site now offers an iPhone app as well (tryvoiceink.com).
You pay once: $25 for one Mac, $39 for two or $49 for three, with lifetime updates and a 14-day money-back guarantee. There's a free trial first.
- Pricing: $25, $39 or $49 once, depending on how many Macs you use
- Missing compared with Spokenly: Windows, Linux and Intel Macs
Skip it if: you work on Windows, Linux or an Intel Mac.
7. Apple Dictation and Windows voice typing#
Apple Dictation and Windows voice typing
Verdict: Best If You Dictate Now and Then
Before paying for anything, try what's already installed.
Apple Dictation is built into macOS and iOS. On a Mac, Apple says Keyboard settings show whether your dictation is processed on your Mac (Apple's Mac guide). On iPhone, dictation is processed on the device in many languages, with no internet connection needed (Apple's iPhone guide).
Windows voice typing starts with Windows + H and uses online speech recognition, so it needs a connection (Microsoft's guide). On Copilot+ PCs, Fluid dictation in English also removes filler words and fixes grammar.
- Pros: free, already installed, nothing to configure
- Cons: less cleanup than the paid apps, and nothing that follows you between Mac, Windows and Android
Also worth a look#
- Aqua Voice: cloud dictation for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. The free plan has 1,000 words; Pro is $8 a month billed annually ($96 a year) or $10 month to month, and students get 70% off (Aqua Voice pricing). Our Aqua Voice alternatives post covers it in depth.
- MacWhisper: if you mostly used Spokenly to transcribe recordings rather than to dictate, a file-first Mac app may suit you better. See our MacWhisper pricing guide.
When to stay with Spokenly#
Plenty of people should stay. Spokenly is hard to beat if:
- You want unlimited dictation for free. Its local models have no word cap and need no account. Only Handy and Superwhisper's free plan come close here.
- You use Linux. Spokenly offers deb, rpm and AppImage builds for X11 and Wayland (Spokenly for Linux); in this list, only Handy and Voicy also cover Linux.
- You like bringing your own API keys. Spokenly adds no fee on top of what your provider charges.
- Your company needs dictation that can't reach the internet. Local Only Mode blocks network requests, and IT can lock it on with MDM on Macs or Group Policy and Intune on Windows (Local Only Mode).
- You're a developer on a Mac. MCP voice input for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, a command-line tool and Agentic Actions are unusual extras (voice for agents).
- You want a cheap one-time purchase. Local+ adds sync and extra recording styles for $29 once.
Before you leave over a problem on the Mac, check which version you have. Spokenly says its Mac App Store build can't paste automatically and is no longer updated, and recommends the version from its website (Spokenly docs).
Price comparison#
| App | Free option | Per month | Per year | Pay once | 3 years on yearly billing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokenly | Unlimited local models | $9.99 | $99.99 | $29 Local+ (no cloud) | $299.97 |
| Superwhisper | Unlimited local Whisper models | $8.49 | $84.99 | $249.99 | $254.97 |
| Voicy | 30-minute trial | $8.49 | $82 | $260 | $246 |
| LumeVoice | 3,000 free words, no card required | $14.99 | $79.99 | $249 | $239.97 |
| Wispr Flow | 2,000 words a week (desktop) | $15 | $144 | No | $432 |
| VoiceInk | Free trial | No | No | $25 to $49 | $25 to $49 |
| Handy | Free and open source | Free | Free | Free | $0 |
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Prices as of October 2026; vendors change them, so check their sites.
Students should compare discounts too: Spokenly takes 50% off Pro, Wispr Flow gives new students 3 months of Pro free and then 50% off, Superwhisper takes 40% and Voicy 20%, and LumeVoice gives 50% off. More detail on Spokenly's plans is in our Spokenly pricing guide.
How to switch from Spokenly#
- List what you actually use. If local models, Linux, the Chrome extension or your own API keys are essential, check the new app has them first.
- Save your words. Copy your Word Replacements and dictionary terms into a text file so you can add them to the new app.
- Try the new app on real work for a few days, using its free plan, trial or allowance.
- Cancel Spokenly Pro if you have it. Website subscriptions are managed through the link in your purchase email and can be refunded within 14 days; App Store subscriptions are cancelled through Apple (refund policy). If you only used the free tier, there's nothing to cancel.
Final verdict#
- Closest match, now on Android: Superwhisper
- Widest platform reach, Android and Linux included: Voicy
- Finished text without setup: LumeVoice
- Best free cloud plan: Wispr Flow
- Best free, open-source option: Handy
- Pay once for local dictation on a Mac: VoiceInk
- For occasional dictation: Apple Dictation or Windows voice typing
And if free unlimited dictation, Linux or your own API keys are what you need, Spokenly is still one of the strongest choices around.
