Lispr vs Wispr Flow: an honest comparison
Last updated 21 October 2026. First published 30 April 2026.
Wispr Flow rewrites your speech into polished text and follows you from laptop to phone. Lispr types what you said, in about 99 languages, translates when you hold a second key, and runs on Mac and Windows. Wispr Flow Pro costs $144 a year; Lispr Pro costs $79.
We make Lispr, so treat this as a comparison written by an interested party. There are clear cases below where Wispr Flow is the better choice.
Side by side
| Wispr Flow | Lispr | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 2,000 words a week on desktop, 1,000 on mobile | 60 minutes a week, reset Monday (roughly 9,000 words at 150 words a minute) |
| Pro | $15/month, or $144/year | $7.99/month, or $79/year |
| Trial | 14 days of Pro on some sign-ups | 30-day Pro trial on new installs, no card |
| Platforms | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | macOS 11+ (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows 10+ |
| Where speech is processed | Cloud | Cloud: hosted Whisper large-v3-turbo |
| Works offline | No | No |
| Account | Required | None on the free plan; email sign-in for Pro |
| Cleanup | AI edits as you speak and adapts tone to the app | Off, Light or Concise formatting; Concise trims filler and repetition |
| Translation | Command Mode on Pro translates text you select | Hold a translation key: 32 target languages, free plan |
| Vocabulary | Dictionary and snippets, shared across a team on Pro | On-device list that learns new terms daily |
| Meetings | Notetaker on Mac and Windows | Not available |
| Security certifications | SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001; signed BAA available | None |
| Team admin | SSO and admin controls on Growth and Enterprise | None |
Where Wispr Flow is the better choice
If you dictate on your phone, Wispr Flow covers iPhone and Android, and Lispr doesn't. Its AI goes further than Lispr's formatting: it adapts tone to the app you're in and, on Pro, edits or translates selected text by voice.
Teams get shared dictionaries, admin controls and security certifications that Lispr doesn't offer. If your organization needs a signed business associate agreement for health data, Wispr Flow offers one. Lispr isn't built for that kind of data.
Where Lispr is the better choice
Lispr's free plan goes further. Sixty minutes a week at a typical speaking pace comes to roughly 9,000 words, against Wispr Flow's 2,000, and you start without an account.
Pro costs less. On annual plans, three years of Lispr Pro cost $237 and three years of Wispr Flow Pro cost $432.
Translation happens in the same gesture as dictation. Hold the dictation key with a translation key and the translated text lands at your cursor on release, in any of 32 target languages. Wispr Flow translates after you've dictated and selected the text, on Pro.
If you want your own wording kept, set formatting to Off and Lispr inserts exactly what you said. Light adds punctuation, paragraphs and lists without removing a word. Your vocabulary list stays on your device.
The Mac download is about 6 MB, and the median time from key release to text is 346 ms, measured on our servers across live traffic.
How each handles your audio
Lispr's microphone stays off until you hold the key. Audio travels over an encrypted connection and gets transcribed. Our relay doesn't store audio or log transcript content; the transcription provider keeps audio for up to 30 days for abuse review, then deletes it. Nobody trains a model on your voice, transcripts or translations. Details sit on our privacy page and in where your voice goes.
Wispr Flow lets you opt out of model training and choose what stays on your device. For how any product handles your data, Wispr Flow included, read its own current documentation rather than a competitor's summary.
Limits of each
| App | Limits |
|---|---|
| Wispr Flow | Cloud only, subscription only with no lifetime option, and the free cap covers about 13 minutes of speech a week. |
| Lispr | No phone app, no meeting notes, no security certifications and no AI tone rewriting, and it needs a connection. |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lispr cheaper than Wispr Flow?
Yes. Lispr Pro costs $79 a year or $7.99 a month; Wispr Flow Pro costs $144 a year or $15 a month. On annual plans, three years cost $237 with Lispr and $432 with Wispr Flow.
How much does Wispr Flow cost?
Wispr Flow's free plan covers 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on mobile. Pro costs $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, which comes to $144 a year. Lispr Pro costs $7.99 a month or $79 a year, and Lispr's free plan gives you 60 minutes a week.
Is Wispr Flow safe?
Wispr Flow holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, offers a signed business associate agreement and lets you opt out of model training. Like Lispr, it processes your audio in the cloud, so check its privacy policy for how long it keeps recordings.
How does Lispr's free plan compare with Wispr Flow's?
Lispr's free plan gives you 60 minutes of dictation a week, roughly 9,000 words at 150 words a minute, with no account. Wispr Flow's free plan allows 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on mobile.
Does Lispr remove filler words like Wispr Flow?
Lispr's Concise formatting mode trims filler and repetition. Light adds punctuation, paragraphs and lists without removing words, and Off inserts the transcript unchanged. Wispr Flow's cleanup goes further and adjusts tone to the app you're writing in.
Does Lispr have an iPhone or Android app?
No. Lispr runs on macOS and Windows. If you dictate on your phone every day, Wispr Flow covers both.
Where can I compare more Wispr Flow alternatives?
Our Wispr Flow alternatives page compares six apps for Mac and Windows on price, free limits and processing.
Related pages
- Wispr Flow alternatives for Mac and Windows
- Lispr vs Superwhisper
- Lispr vs Apple Dictation
- Best voice-to-text apps for Mac
- Wispr Flow for Windows
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