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Voiacast vs the rest.

Five head-to-head comparisons. Each page names the competitor, links to their site, and cites every load-bearing claim. No trash-talk.

App On-device Free tier Mac-native Hotkey-driven Custom dictionary BYOK cloud Price
Voiacast Yes — default Yes — full app Yes — Apple Silicon Yes — push-to-talk Yes — local file Yes — Groq or OpenAI key €20 early-adopter
Apple Dictation Yes — on-device on recent macOS for supported languages. Built into macOS at no extra cost. Built into macOS. Yes — function-key shortcut, configurable. Limited — relies on the system text-replacement and learned phrases. No — runs on Apple's stack only. Free — included with macOS.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Yes — local on Windows. No free tier. Discontinued — Dragon for Mac is no longer available. Hotkey toggle for microphone, not strict push-to-talk. Yes — extensive, professional-grade vocabulary tools. No — runs on the Dragon engine only. High-end perpetual or enterprise license.
MacWhisper Yes — on-device. Free tier with limited models; paid tier unlocks larger ones. Mac-native, Apple Silicon. Limited — primary flow is file-based or record-then-transcribe. Limited dictionary features. Yes — via OpenAI key for some features. One-time payment (Pro).
Superwhisper Yes — on-device by default. Free with cap; subscription unlocks unlimited. Cross-platform — Mac and Windows. Yes — configurable hotkey. Yes — vocabulary list per mode. Yes — via OpenAI key in cloud modes. Subscription, billed monthly or yearly.
Wispr Flow No — audio is processed in the cloud. Free hours per week; paid tiers unlock unlimited. Cross-platform — macOS, Windows, iOS. Yes — configurable. Yes — server-side personal dictionary. No — only Wispr Flow's own cloud. Subscription, billed monthly or yearly per seat.

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