Best Voice to Text Apps in 2026: 8 Apps Compared

Wispr Flow is built for talking instead of typing in whatever app is open. Its pricing page lists dictation on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, and a notetaker feature that currently runs only on Mac and Windows, with mobile on the roadmap.

The free plan is $0, with desktop dictation capped at 2,000 words per week and limited weekly use on mobile. Pro is $15 per user per month billed monthly, or $12 billed annually, and removes the dictation limits. A weekly cap on the free plan means heavy users will hit it quickly.

It is the one we would try first for emails, chat messages and documents. Check the privacy policy before dictating anything sensitive, since dictation tools need to process what you say.

Otter is a meeting transcriber with a free plan that is worth testing. Its pricing page lists a free Basic plan with 300 transcription minutes a month, 300 minutes of file imports with 3 lifetime imports, up to 30 minutes per conversation, and 25 recent conversations of history. Pro allows 90 minutes per conversation and 1,200 monthly minutes, and Business allows up to 4 hours per conversation.

Pricing needs a careful read. The page lists Pro at $16.99 on monthly billing and $8.33 per month billed annually, with discounted figures marked by an asterisk and no explanation. Business is $30 on the list price and $19.99 on annual billing. Check the checkout screen for the real rate.

Otter suits people who join many calls. Remember that recording laws differ by state, and some require everyone's consent.

Google Docs voice typing is the simplest free route. Google Docs is free with a Google account, and Google's help page says you go to Tools, then Voice typing, click the microphone and start talking. It works with the latest Chrome, Edge and Safari, and it supports many languages and accents, including English variants, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Korean.

You can say punctuation such as period or new paragraph, and use commands to select, bold, insert a table or move around the page. Google notes that voice commands are available only in English, that the browser controls the speech-to-text service, and that an administrator may switch the feature off for your organization.

It is a good pick if Docs is where you already write. It will not transcribe an existing audio file.

Superwhisper is a dictation tool that can run without an internet connection. Its site lists apps for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, and says it works offline. The free plan includes voice-to-text in any app, Meetings on Mac only, 100+ languages and unlimited Whisper models.

Pro adds unlimited cloud and local AI models, file transcription, translation to English, your own AI API keys and priority support. The site offers a Pro trial of 3,000 words and a 30-day refund policy, with monthly, yearly and lifetime toggles, but the price text on the page was ambiguous, so check the live figure.

It is a good fit when privacy or a weak connection matters. The site notes that offline models run well only on Apple Silicon Macs.

TurboScribe is made for files, not live dictation. Its pricing page, as reported in search results, lists a free plan with 3 transcripts a day, each up to 30 minutes, uploaded one at a time with lower priority. The Unlimited plan is $10 per month billed annually ($120) or $20 per month billed monthly, with files up to 10 hours or 5 GB, 50 files at once and translation to 134+ languages.

A competitor's review claims a monthly cap of 720 hours on the Unlimited plan, which we could not confirm against TurboScribe's own terms. For normal use, the limit will not matter.

It is a strong choice for lectures, interviews and podcast backlogs. It is less useful if you want live dictation or meeting recording.

Notta is a meeting and audio transcriber with tiers that scale clearly. The pricing page lists Free with 120 minutes a month, 50 file uploads, 10 AI summaries and a 3-minute limit per recording. Pro is $8.17 per month billed annually ($97.99), with 1,800 minutes a month, 5 hours per recording, 100 uploads, export, translation and custom vocabulary.

Business is $16.67 per month billed annually ($199.99), with unlimited transcription, video recording of web meetings, a usage report and CRM and Zapier integrations. The page does not list monthly prices for Pro or Business, so annual billing is the only price we can quote.

The 3-minute free limit makes the free plan a demo. If you need long recordings, plan on paying for Pro.

Rev stands apart because it lists human transcription alongside AI. Its pricing page lists human transcripts at $1.99 per minute with 99%-plus accuracy and delivery in 12 hours or less. AI plans start with Free at $0, which includes 45 AI minutes a month, one user, 5 files at once and English only.

Essentials is $29.99 per month or $25.49 billed annually, with 5,000 AI minutes per user per month, English and Spanish and 3 users. Pro is $59.99 per month or $47.99 billed annually, with 10,000 minutes, 37-plus languages and 5 users. The page also noted a temporary issue with its payment system when we looked.

Rev makes sense when a transcript must be near perfect or needs a legal format. For casual notes, a cheaper app will do.

Speechnotes is a plain dictation notepad with an upsell for file transcription. Its site says the free notepad runs in Chrome with no install or registration, and that recognition is handled by the browser (Chrome or Edge). The free version shows ads, and Premium at $1.9 per month removes them.

For recorded audio, the site lists pay-as-you-go transcription at $0.10 per minute, with timestamps, speaker labels in English, subtitle export and an API. It says recordings are deleted from its servers once transcription finishes, and that notes are stored locally on your device. It claims English accuracy can reach 95% for good audio, which is the company's own figure.

It is a good emergency tool when you need a transcript now and want no account. For daily work, a full app is smoother.