Typeless and Wispr Flow look alike on paper. Both turn what you say into polished text in whatever app you're using, both run on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and both cost $144 a year on annual billing. The differences are in the details: the monthly price, the size of the free plan, Linux, editing by voice, meeting notes, and what each company does with your data.
A disclosure first: we make LumeVoice, a third app in this category, so we have a stake. We haven't used Typeless or Wispr Flow. Everything below comes from their websites, help centers, policies and app store listings, checked on October 20, 2026, and LumeVoice gets one short section near the end.
The short verdict#
Pick Typeless if you:
- want a free plan you may never outgrow
- write on Linux as well as a Mac or PC
- want to translate, rewrite selected text or ask quick questions by voice without paying
- have an iPhone that can't run iOS 18.3, which Wispr Flow needs (Typeless needs iOS 16.1)
Pick Wispr Flow if you:
- pay month to month: $15 against Typeless's $30
- need SOC 2 Type II paperwork, or a team plan with single sign-on at a published price
- want meeting notes from the same app
- want snippets, or prefer a floating bubble to a separate keyboard on Android
Typeless vs Wispr Flow at a glance#
| Typeless | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $30/month, or $144/year ($12/month) | $15/month, or $144/year ($12/month) |
| Free plan | Weekly limit (8,000 words, per Typeless) | 2,000 words a week on desktop, less on phones |
| One-time license | No | No |
| Desktop | Mac, Windows, Linux | Mac, Windows |
| Phone | Keyboard on iPhone (iOS 16.1+) and Android | Keyboard on iPhone (iOS 18.3+); bubble on Android |
| Default desktop shortcut | Press Fn (Mac) or Right Alt (Windows) to start, again to stop | Hold Fn (Mac) or Ctrl + Win (Windows); add Space for hands-free |
| Edit by voice | Ask anything on desktop (every plan); Speak to edit on mobile | Command Mode on Mac and Windows (paid plans) |
| Translation | Translate shortcut | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Meeting notes | Not listed | Notetaker on Mac and Windows |
| Snippets | Not listed | Yes |
| Languages | 100+ | 100+ |
| Works offline | No | No |
| Security paperwork | ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA; BAA on Enterprise | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001; HIPAA-ready with a BAA |
| US App Store rating | 4.5 stars (763 ratings) | 4.8 stars (17,685 ratings) |
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As of October 2026, from typeless.com, wisprflow.ai, their help centers and the US App Store.
Price: the same yearly cost, a very different monthly one#
On yearly billing, the two apps cost exactly the same: $12 a month, or $144 a year. Paying month to month is where they split. Wispr Flow's monthly price is $15, so its yearly plan is a 20% discount. Typeless's is $30, two and a half times its yearly rate (Typeless pricing, Wispr Flow pricing).
| Typeless | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| One year, paid monthly | $360 | $180 |
| One year, paid yearly | $144 | $144 |
| Three years, paid monthly | $1,080 | $540 |
| Three years, paid yearly | $432 | $432 |
| Students | 50% off Pro, desktop checkout only | 3 months of Pro free, then 50% off ($6 a month) |
| Teams | Per-member Pro; Enterprise on request | Per-user Pro; Growth $18/user/month billed annually; Enterprise on request |
| Refunds | Only when legally required or under app-store rules | Only if required by law |
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Prices as of October 2026.
Neither sells a one-time license, and neither pricing page advertises a trial of the paid plan, though Wispr's help center still describes a standard 14-day Pro trial. Refunds are strict at both: only where the law (or, for Typeless, an app store's rules) requires one (Typeless terms, Wispr Flow terms).
For teams, Wispr Flow is easier to price. Its Pro plan works for teams with no minimum seat count, and Growth adds single sign-on and organization-wide HIPAA enforcement with a signed BAA at $18 per user per month billed annually, or $23 month to month. Typeless includes member management in Pro, but single sign-on, SCIM and its BAA sit in an Enterprise plan with no public price. Every plan in detail: Typeless pricing and Wispr Flow pricing.
Free plans: 8,000 words against 2,000#
This is Typeless's clearest win. Its pricing page describes the free allowance only as "limited words" each week, but Typeless's own Typeless vs Wispr Flow article puts it at 8,000 words a week. The Free plan also includes Translate, Ask anything, personalization and the personal dictionary, with "standard" accuracy and standard access when demand is high, where Pro gets "enhanced" accuracy and priority.
Wispr Flow's Free plan allows 2,000 words a week on Mac and Windows and "limited weekly use" on phones. Its help center is more specific: on iPhone, dictation slows after about 550 words a week and stops at 750; on Android, it slows after 1,000 and stops at 1,500. Words count once, wherever you dictate them, the week resets on Sunday at midnight Pacific time, and allowances can vary between accounts. The Free plan does include snippets and limited use of the Notetaker.
If you dictate a few emails and messages a day, Typeless's free plan may cover you entirely. Wispr Flow's is closer to a taste.
Platforms and how you dictate#
Mac and Windows. Both apps type into any text field. Wispr Flow is push-to-talk by default: hold Fn on a Mac or Ctrl + Win on Windows, and add Space (Fn + Space, Ctrl + Win + Space) or double-tap the key for hands-free (Wispr Flow shortcuts). Typeless's guide describes pressing Fn or Right Alt once to start and again to stop (Typeless Dictate guide). Both let you change the shortcut.
Linux. Only Typeless has a Linux app.
iPhone. Both work as keyboards. Typeless needs iOS 16.1 or later; Wispr Flow needs iOS 18.3 or later, according to their App Store listings.
Android. Typeless is a keyboard you switch to. Several of the reviews Google Play shows first for it praise the transcription but find its keyboard weak for ordinary typing (Typeless on Google Play). Wispr Flow uses a floating bubble instead, so you keep your own keyboard.
Store ratings. On Google Play (US), Typeless shows 4.2 stars from about 3,000 reviews and more than 500,000 downloads; Wispr Flow shows 4.5 stars from about 12,200 reviews and more than a million downloads. Their App Store ratings are in the table above.
Features: editing, translation and meetings#
Cleanup. Both remove filler words, handle self-corrections and format lists. Typeless leans further toward rewriting: it's designed to turn rambling speech into a polished message, and it learns your style and adapts tone to each app (Personalization). Wispr Flow also uses the app you're in to set the tone, such as formal for email and casual for messages (Wispr data controls).
Editing by voice. Typeless's Ask anything, on desktop and every plan, rewrites selected text, explains it, answers quick questions with a web search, or opens a website with your search filled in; Speak to edit does the rewriting on mobile (Ask anything). Wispr Flow's Command Mode edits selected text, drafts replies and runs searches through Perplexity on Mac and Windows. It's off by default, switched on under Settings → Experimental, and needs a paid plan or a trial (Command Mode).
Translation. Typeless has its own Translate shortcut and lets you save several target languages (Translate). Wispr Flow's pricing page doesn't list a translation mode.
Meeting notes. Wispr Flow's Notetaker records meetings and voice memos on Mac and Windows without a bot joining the call, and it's included on every plan, with a weekly meeting limit on Free. Typeless doesn't list a note-taker.
Dictionary and snippets. Both keep a personal dictionary that can learn from your corrections. Wispr Flow adds snippets on every plan; we didn't find snippets in Typeless's help center. Typeless caps each dictation at 9 minutes (dictation limit).
Privacy and security#
Neither app works offline, and both say third-party AI providers they use can't train on your data. Beyond that, their approaches differ.
Typeless. Its data controls (updated October 13, 2026) say your audio isn't stored, dictation data isn't used for model training by Typeless or anyone else, and history stays on your device unless you turn on History Cloud Sync, a Pro feature. To format text, it also processes limited context, such as the app you're in and relevant text within it, and discards it once the result returns. Its privacy policy names Microsoft and Google among its AI providers and says data is processed in the US. Its homepage says Typeless is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR and HIPAA compliant, and Enterprise adds enforced HIPAA controls and a BAA.
Wispr Flow. Its data controls (updated August 18, 2026) say transcription always happens in the cloud. A setting under Data and Privacy, once called Privacy Mode, decides whether your audio, transcripts and edits may be used to improve Wispr's models; on Enterprise it's off and can't be turned on. A separate Dictation Cloud Storage setting controls whether transcripts, audio and history are kept on Wispr's servers. Wispr Flow lists SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification and HIPAA-ready dictation with a signed BAA.
In short: Typeless's promise on training is simpler: dictation data isn't used unless you send feedback and agree to it. Wispr Flow gives you switches, and its audit paperwork, a SOC 2 Type II report alongside ISO 27001, goes further. If your audio must never leave your computer, neither fits; see the local options in our list of Typeless alternatives.
Who should pick which#
- Light dictation, no budget: Typeless, for its free plan
- Linux in the mix: Typeless
- Translation and voice editing at no cost: Typeless
- Paying month to month: Wispr Flow, at half the price
- A company that wants SOC 2 and single sign-on at a published price: Wispr Flow
- Meeting notes from your dictation app: Wispr Flow
- Android without switching keyboards: Wispr Flow
- Paying yearly as an individual: either; they cost the same, so choose on features
Where LumeVoice fits#
LumeVoice is our product, so read this as the maker's view. It's a cloud dictation app like both of them: you talk, and clean text appears where your cursor is, on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. If you're coming from Wispr Flow, the default shortcuts will feel familiar: hold fn on a Mac or Ctrl + Win on Windows. On Android, it's a floating bubble over your own keyboard.
It does less than either. There's no Linux app, no editing or asking by voice, no Notetaker and no team plan, and its free start (3,000 free words, no card required, once) is smaller than Typeless's weekly plan. What it offers instead is a lower price, $14.99/mo or $79.99/year, and a one-time license for $249, which neither Typeless nor Wispr Flow sells. Students get 50% off, and anyone who finds typing hard because of a disability, injury or health condition gets 50% off (accessibility discount). Compare it directly in LumeVoice vs Typeless and LumeVoice vs Wispr Flow, or see LumeVoice pricing.
Try LumeVoice on Your Own Words
Hold a key, talk, and LumeVoice types the finished text where your cursor is, with filler words removed and self-corrections applied. Your audio isn't stored after processing, your history stays on your device, and nothing you say is used to train a model. It needs an internet connection. Every new account starts with 3,000 free words, no card required.
The bottom line#
Typeless and Wispr Flow cost the same if you pay yearly, so the decision rests on everything else. Typeless gives you more for free: a large weekly allowance, translation, voice editing, and a Linux app. Wispr Flow is cheaper month to month, has broader security paperwork, publishes its team pricing, and bundles meeting notes. Start with Typeless's free plan if you're a light user; start with Wispr Flow if your company's security review is the first hurdle. For more options, see every head-to-head on our comparisons page.
