HyperVoice vs Spokenly
Both run on-device Whisper dictation on Windows, Linux and Mac. Spokenly's free tier is unlimited and it has an iPhone keyboard; HyperVoice sells the full app once for $49.99.
| Feature | HyperVoice | Spokenly |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon) | macOS 13.3+, Windows 10/11, Linux (x64 & ARM64), iOS 17+ |
| Native iPhone app | No — desktop only | Yes — iOS 17+, with a custom keyboard |
| Where transcription runs | Locally, on your device | Locally, on your device (managed cloud models on Pro) |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes |
| GPU acceleration | Vulkan — NVIDIA, AMD & Intel on Windows/Linux; Metal on Mac | DirectML on Windows for Parakeet models |
| Speech engine | OpenAI Whisper (11 sizes) + Parakeet | On-device Whisper / Parakeet |
| Global hotkey, pastes into any app | Yes — configurable | Yes |
| Built-in AI cleanup (no API key) | Yes, on Pro | Yes, on Pro; Free is bring-your-own-key |
| One-time / Lifetime license | Yes — $49.99 one-time, full app | Local+ — $19 once; adds display styles, settings sync and priority support (not in the App Store versions) |
| Free tier | 500 words/day, no card | Unlimited local dictation plus bring-your-own-key, free |
| Subscription (cloud features) | $7.99/month or $79.99/year | $9.99/month or $99.99/year |
If you’ve been looking at Spokenly, you already understand the core idea: press a key, speak, and your words appear at the cursor, with the speech-to-text running locally on your own device, not in the cloud. HyperVoice is built on exactly that principle. Both apps now run on Windows, Linux and Mac, so the differences are mostly about how you pay and what each price includes.
Spokenly is a genuinely good app, and it describes itself as a voice-to-text dictation app for macOS, Windows, Linux and iPhone. If your dictation is mostly on an iPhone, its custom keyboard is something HyperVoice can’t match yet. This page is the honest version of when each one fits.
Where HyperVoice fits
You’d rather pay once for the whole app. HyperVoice offers a $49.99 Lifetime license, a one-time purchase that unlocks the full app. Spokenly has a one-time option too, Local+ at $19, but it only adds extras (display styles, settings sync, priority support). Spokenly’s cloud models and hosted clean-up are subscription-only, on Pro at $9.99/month or $99.99/year.
You want built-in AI cleanup without wiring up an API key. HyperVoice Pro includes AI modes (Clean Up, Professional Email, Git Commit, and more) with no OpenAI key required, at $7.99/month or $79.99/year. Spokenly’s free tier is bring-your-own-key for AI clean-up; Spokenly Pro includes hosted clean-up too. You can also bring your own key to HyperVoice on any tier.
Where Spokenly wins
We’d rather tell you the truth than oversell:
- A genuinely unlimited free tier. Spokenly’s free tier puts no word cap on local, on-device dictation. That’s more generous than HyperVoice’s 500 words a day. If local dictation is all you need, Spokenly Free covers it at no cost.
- iPhone. Spokenly ships an iPhone app (iOS 17+) with a custom keyboard. HyperVoice is desktop-only, so if you dictate mostly on a phone, Spokenly is the better tool right now.
- The same desktop reach. Spokenly runs on macOS, Windows 10/11 and Linux (x64 and ARM64, as deb, rpm or AppImage). Platform is no longer a reason to pick HyperVoice over Spokenly.
- On-device clean-up on Mac. Spokenly’s Mac app added Local Model Cleanup in October 2026, which removes filler words on your device. HyperVoice’s AI clean-up runs in the cloud, through HyperVoice Cloud or your own API key.
What both share
- Whisper-based speech-to-text running locally on-device, so audio doesn’t have to leave your machine to be transcribed
- Desktop apps for Windows, Linux and macOS
- GPU acceleration on Windows
- Multiple model sizes so you can trade speed for accuracy
- A global hotkey that pastes into whatever app is focused
- Optional AI post-processing of the transcribed text
- A free tier to try before you pay
Who should pick what
| If you’re… | Pick |
|---|---|
| Dictating mostly on iPhone | Spokenly |
| After unlimited free local dictation and happy to bring your own AI key | Spokenly (Free) |
| On a Mac and want filler-word clean-up on-device | Spokenly |
| After a one-time price that unlocks the full app | HyperVoice ($49.99 Lifetime) |
| After AI clean-up with no API key of your own | HyperVoice Pro ($7.99/month) or Spokenly Pro ($9.99/month) |
If you’re phone-first, or you only need plain local dictation, Spokenly is a great choice. Go try it. If you’d rather pay once for the whole app, or want AI clean-up without managing an API key, that’s what HyperVoice is built for. Try HyperVoice free (500 words a day, no card) and see if it feels like home.
Prices, platforms and free-tier terms verified against spokenly.app, October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is HyperVoice a good Spokenly alternative?
It depends on what you want to pay for. Both run on-device Whisper dictation on Windows, Linux and Mac: press a hotkey, speak, and text appears at your cursor in any app. If plain local dictation is all you need, Spokenly's free tier is unlimited, which is more than HyperVoice's 500 words a day. HyperVoice makes sense if you'd rather buy the full app once ($49.99 Lifetime), or want AI clean-up without your own API key on a $7.99/month plan. Spokenly is the stronger pick if you dictate mostly on an iPhone, where HyperVoice doesn't have an app yet.
Does Spokenly offer a lifetime or one-time price?
Yes, but it isn't a license for the whole app. Spokenly Local+ is $19 once, with no subscription. It adds display styles, settings sync and priority support, and it isn't available in the App Store versions. Spokenly's managed cloud models and hosted AI clean-up are on Pro, at $9.99/month or $99.99/year. HyperVoice Lifetime is $49.99 once for the full app. HyperVoice Cloud AI clean-up is on Pro ($7.99/month or $79.99/year), or you can bring your own key.
Does HyperVoice work on iPhone like Spokenly?
Not yet. Spokenly ships an iPhone app (iOS 17+) with a custom keyboard, which HyperVoice doesn't have. HyperVoice covers the desktop: Windows, Linux, and macOS on Apple Silicon. If your dictation happens mostly on a Mac or PC, either app fits; if it's mostly on a phone, Spokenly is ahead there today.
Is my audio private with HyperVoice, like Spokenly?
Both can run speech-to-text locally on your device, so your audio doesn't have to leave your machine to be transcribed. In HyperVoice, only the optional AI cleanup modes send the transcribed text (never the audio) to the cloud, and you can leave those turned off entirely. Spokenly also offers managed cloud models on its Pro plan.
Does HyperVoice work with AMD or Intel GPUs?
Yes. HyperVoice uses Vulkan for GPU acceleration on Windows and Linux, so it runs accelerated on NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel graphics, and Metal on Apple Silicon Macs. Spokenly also uses the GPU on Windows: its Parakeet models run through DirectML.
Try HyperVoice free
500 words per day, no credit card, no time limit. Press a hotkey, speak, see text appear wherever your cursor is — and your audio never leaves your machine.
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