spellsafeHow spellsafe compares
Checked October 14, 2026
There are plenty of good ways to dictate on a Mac. Here's how spellsafe, which keeps your voice and your words on your Mac, stacks up against the apps people ask us about most.
| spellsafe | Wispr Flow | Superwhisper | MacWhisper | VoiceInk | Apple Dictation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where speech is recognised | On device | Cloud | On device or cloud | On device | On device | Device or Apple servers |
| Works offline | Yes | No | Yes (local models) | Yes | Yes | Some languages |
| AI cleanup and rewrite | Local model | Cloud | Cloud models | Your API keys | Cloud option | No |
| Platforms | Mac (Apple silicon) | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Mac, Windows, iOS, Android | Mac | Mac, iOS | Mac, iOS |
| Price | Not announced | Free tier; $12–15/mo | Free tier; subscription or lifetime | Free tier; €64 once | $25–49 once | Included |
Detailed comparisons
spellsafe vs Wispr FlowWispr Flow transcribes in the cloud; spellsafe recognises speech on your Mac and works offline.
spellsafe vs SuperwhisperBoth can recognise speech locally; spellsafe also runs its AI cleanup on your Mac, with no cloud models.
spellsafe vs MacWhisperMacWhisper shines at transcribing recordings; spellsafe is built for live, on-device dictation into any app.
spellsafe vs VoiceInkCompare spellsafe and VoiceInk, two Mac dictation apps that recognise speech on-device with Parakeet and Whisper models.
spellsafe vs Apple DictationCompare spellsafe with the dictation built into macOS: what you get from each, and when the free built-in option is enough.
Try spellsafe
spellsafe is a menu bar app for Macs with Apple silicon. Download it, grant microphone and Accessibility access, and press ⌃⌥D to start talking.
Download for MacAbout these comparisons. We make spellsafe, so we're not neutral. We checked each app's details on its own site on October 14, 2026, and each page says what we couldn't confirm. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@spellsafe.ai.