Superwhisper or Dictaty for Mac?

Superwhisper is a cross-platform voice-to-text suite with a free tier and a Pro subscription. Dictaty is a Mac-only dictation app with a one-time price.

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Superwhisper runs on macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Its Free plan dictates with local Whisper models and includes up to two modes. Pro adds cloud models, AI modes, meeting recording, realtime transcription, and speaker separation.

Dictaty runs on one Apple silicon Mac, costs €29 once, and stays inside live dictation: insert, copy, or keep the finished text, and recover a failed transcription for seven days. Dictaty is not a feature-for-feature replacement for Superwhisper.

Dictaty is free for 7 days, then €29 once for one Mac including VAT. No subscription, no account. Requires an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later. A new installation downloads about 630 MB before dictation is ready.

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What each tool does, and what it costs.

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Superwhisper and Dictaty, as of September 2026
Feature	Superwhisper	Dictaty
Price	Free plan, plus Pro at $8.49 per month, $84.99 per year, or $249.99 once. Discounts are listed for students and non-profits.	€29 once for one person and one Mac, including VAT. Every Dictaty 1.x update is included. No subscription.
Free use	The Free plan includes up to two modes and local Whisper models (Superwhisper plans page, retrieved September 28, 2026). New users additionally get 3,000 words with all Pro features and then fall back to Free.	Free for 7 days, then €29 once to keep dictating. The trial needs no account.
Where transcription runs	The Free plan dictates with local Whisper models; Superwhisper states that nothing you dictate leaves your device there. Pro adds cloud models and cloud AI features.	A new installation downloads about 630 MB before dictation is ready. An existing installation with the earlier local model can keep dictating while the newer one downloads in the background. Recording and transcription run on the Mac. The internet is used for activation, license checks, model downloads, and update checks. Dictaty sends no recordings and no transcripts to a Dictaty server.
Models	Free: any local Whisper model. Pro: further local models including Cohere Transcribe and Parakeet, cloud providers, and your own API keys.	One included local model covers 25 languages. Further languages appear only when macOS reports a usable on-device engine on that Mac.
Platforms	macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Offline models run well on Apple silicon Macs; for Intel Macs Superwhisper points to cloud models.	Apple silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later. One license covers one Mac; a second Mac needs a second license.
Product scope	Dictation in any app with modes, meeting recording with summaries, file transcription, realtime transcription, system audio, speaker separation, and context awareness.	Live dictation into most editable fields of the Mac app in front of you, clipboard fallback, custom words, and local History. No meeting transcription, no imported audio or video files, no AI rewriting, no mobile or Windows app.
Failed dictation	Superwhisper keeps a dictation History. The pages reviewed on September 27, 2026, do not describe re-running a failed transcription from it.	A failed transcription keeps its recording in local History for another attempt. History expires after seven days.
Account and license	One Pro license activates on all your devices: unlimited Macs and Windows PCs plus iPhone and Android.	No account and no sign-in. The license is activated in the app and stored on the Mac.

Competitor facts retrieved September 27, 2026, from the vendor pages listed under sources. Plans, prices, and features change; the vendor page is authoritative.

When Superwhisper fits better

You dictate on Windows, iPhone, or Android too and want one license for all of them.
You need meeting recording, imported files, realtime transcription, or speaker separation in the same app.
You want a free tier that keeps working indefinitely with local Whisper models instead of a 7-day window.
You want AI modes, context awareness, or your own API keys to shape the finished text.

Sources and limits.

Superwhisper plans and prices change. The links below are the vendor pages this comparison was built from, retrieved September 27, 2026.

Superwhisper is a product of its own developer. Dictaty is not affiliated with or endorsed by Superwhisper. No competitor logo is shown on this page.