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Wispr Flow vs SuperWhisper vs AudioPen

Three tools. One question: what do you get back?

All three turn your voice into text. But they answer the same question very differently. Here is what each one actually does, where each wins, and which fits you.

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The difference that matters

They all transcribe. AudioPen is built to rewrite.

Press a button, speak, and text appears. All three do that. The real difference is what you get when you stop talking.

Wispr Flow gives you a clean version of what you said, and its Transforms beta can polish text you select. SuperWhisper can reshape output with an AI mode, ready-made or your own, on its Pro plan. AudioPen's styles are built in and work on the free plan. You get finished writing back, in a style and language you choose.

What each one is for

Three tools, three jobs.

Wispr FlowThe keyboard replacement

Wispr Flow is a fast, polished keyboard replacement. Hold a hotkey, talk, and clean text lands wherever your cursor is, across Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. It learns your vocabulary, strips filler words, and stays out of the way. If your goal is to stop typing and nothing more, it does that well.

It processes everything in the cloud, so it needs a connection to work at all. Its Styles are four presets that set capitalization and punctuation by app, in English only. For a real rewrite it has Transforms, a beta that polishes text you select or runs your own prompt on it. It cannot transcribe an audio file you upload.

SuperWhisperThe configurable one

SuperWhisper is built for developers and power users who want control over their transcription stack. It runs local Whisper models on Apple Silicon for fully offline processing, and lets you choose between AI providers, build custom modes, and fine-tune how transcription behaves. If configuration is your thing, it goes deep.

Rewriting needs the Pro plan. On the free plan you get up to two modes, and they don't rewrite your words. There is no web version, and the iOS experience is thinner than the desktop.

AudioPenThe one that rewrites

AudioPen does everything the other two do, and then some. It voice types into any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android. It gives you a notes library you can open from any browser, on any device. And it rewrites. You speak freely, ramble, lose your thread, and AudioPen turns what you said into clear, finished writing in a style and language you choose. Train it on your own writing and it sounds like you.

If you want pure verbatim dictation and nothing else, AudioPen does more than you need. Most people find that is a good problem to have.

The details

Where they actually differ.

Transcript vs. finished writing

Wispr Flow hands back your words, cleaned up, and its Styles adjust capitalization and punctuation by app. Its Transforms beta adds a ready-made Polish and your own prompts, applied to text you select or right after you dictate, once you turn it on. SuperWhisper's modes work much like writing styles: it ships ready-made ones and lets you build your own. AudioPen arrives with styles built in. You speak freely, and it rewrites what you said into polished text in a style of your choice. You can train it on your own writing so the output sounds like you. The same recording can be restyled as a casual summary, a formal email, or a social post. And the styles are not limited to saved notes: when AudioPen voice types into another app, it can write what you say in a style you pick, even when you ramble.

Typing into other apps

All three can type into other apps. Wispr Flow types a cleaned-up version of what you said. SuperWhisper runs your words through the mode you pick. AudioPen types your exact words when you want them, or writes up a loose, rambling thought in a built-in or custom style before it lands at your cursor. It does this on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android.

One hotkey, two ways to type

On Mac and Windows, AudioPen voice typing runs off one hotkey. Press and hold it, speak, and let go: your words land at your cursor, fast. Or double-tap it, talk for as long as you need, and tap once more when you are done: AudioPen writes up what you said in the style you picked and pastes the finished text. On iPhone and iPad the AudioPen keyboard does the same inside any app, and on Android a floating bubble appears whenever your keyboard does. Voice typing puts text at your cursor and never adds to your notes library. To save a thought as a note, record it in the app instead.

Speak one language, write in another

AudioPen works in just about any spoken language, and the language you speak does not have to be the one you write in. Talk through an idea in English and get the note, or the email at your cursor, in German or French. You can even mix languages in one recording.

Setup and getting started

Wispr Flow and AudioPen are both quick to get going. AudioPen takes a few minutes and then you are productive. SuperWhisper ships with ready-made modes, and if you want to tune it, it has more settings than either: voice models to download, local or cloud processing, and modes of your own. For developers who enjoy that kind of control, the depth is a feature.

Where it actually works

Wispr Flow has a native app on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. SuperWhisper covers macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android, with no web version. AudioPen covers Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android for voice typing, adds the web, Apple Watch, and a Chrome extension for notes, and works from any browser on any machine. Your library follows you everywhere.

Offline transcription

SuperWhisper and AudioPen can both transcribe without a connection. SuperWhisper uses local Whisper models on Apple Silicon, so your audio stays on your machine. AudioPen gives voice typing and notes an offline option on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android, so you can choose to keep transcription on your device. Wispr Flow processes everything in the cloud and does not work offline at all.

File uploads

AudioPen Prime lets you upload an existing audio file on your Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, or the web, and run it through the same transcribe-and-rewrite pipeline. You get back finished writing, not a raw transcript. SuperWhisper handles file transcription on desktop, but the iPhone app cannot import audio files directly. Wispr Flow is built for live dictation only and does not support file uploads.

The verdict

Which one should you use?

Choose Wispr Flow if

  • You want a pure keyboard replacement that stays out of your way
  • You want snippets for things you say often and a dictionary that learns your jargon
  • You speak clearly and want clean dictation without any post-processing
  • Fast, minimal setup is your priority

Choose SuperWhisper if

  • You are a developer or power user who wants to pick AI models and build custom modes
  • You want the whole pipeline offline, including the AI processing
  • You want granular control over how transcription behaves
  • You are comfortable with upfront configuration in exchange for more control

Choose AudioPen if

  • You want voice to give you back finished writing, not just a transcript
  • You want a keyboard replacement that types in a style you choose, even when you ramble
  • You want a keyboard replacement and a saved notes library in one tool
  • You speak in one language and sometimes need to write in another
  • You want to upload old recordings and get polished text from them
  • You want custom styles that match your own voice and tone

Rewrite level

Writing that reads exactly how you want it to.

Set how much AudioPen edits, then pick a style and a length. Keep your exact words, or polish it until it sounds like you.

Rewrite level

Retains structure where possible, rewritten in your chosen style

Output length

Some compression, but not too much.

Writing style

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Try it with your own voice

Free to start, on every device.

Where AudioPen works

One account, every device.

Voice type into any app on Mac and Windows, use the AudioPen keyboard on iPhone and iPad, tap the floating bubble on Android, or open your notes in the web app.

Web appAny browser
MacVoice type in any app
WindowsVoice type in any app
iPhoneApp and voice keyboard
iPadApp and voice keyboard
Apple WatchRecord from your wrist
AndroidApp and floating bubble
ChromeBrowser extension

One Prime account covers all of them. Your notes sync across every device, so whatever you capture on one is waiting on the next.

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