Wispr Flow vs AudioPen
Wispr Flow is for dictation. AudioPen does that, and then some.
Both type with your voice inside any app. AudioPen can also type what you say in a style of your choice, even when you ramble, on every device. Or save a note to your AudioPen library.
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The verdict
Which one should you use?
Wispr Flow is excellent when you just want to type with your voice inside any app. It sits system-wide and drops cleaned-up text into whatever app you're in.
AudioPen does that too. It transcribes what you say, and when you want more, it rewrites it into a style and language of your choice. You speak freely and get back a finished piece of text you can save, revisit, reshape into different styles, and reuse, either inside any app or within the dedicated AudioPen app.
AudioPen is built for people who think out loud: who ramble, repeat themselves, and find the point halfway through. Talk the way it comes out, and AudioPen turns it into the email or note you were trying to write.
Where each one wins
Two tools, different strengths.
What Wispr Flow does well
Wispr Flow types into any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android, and it learns your names and jargon.
- Ease of use: Extremely easy to set up
- Accuracy: World class across complex languages
- Focus: Built to do one job, voice typing, and it does that job well.
What AudioPen does well
If you want a tool that is versatile and helps you bring clarity to messy thoughts, whether you're typing inside an app or just saving a note, AudioPen is a clear choice.
- Voice typing in any style: Talk loosely into any app and AudioPen types it as a formal email, bullet points, or your own custom style, on Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Android.
- Customizability: Create custom styles, and choose languages to write in.
- Offline Capability: Voice typing and notes have an offline option on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, so transcription can run on your device.
- Web access: Access your AudioPen Notes library from any browser
Voice typing, in any style
Voice typing, in any style you want.
Wispr Flow tidies what you say and types it, and its Transforms beta can polish or rewrite it once you turn that on. AudioPen can write it up in a built-in or custom style before it lands at your cursor, with no setup.
Talk the way you think. Start mid-thought, circle back, change your mind halfway through. AudioPen types your exact words when you want them, or writes it up in a style you pick, right at your cursor.
“um hi so yeah, really sorry about the order, it's, it's delayed because the supplier, like, shipped late, it should go out tuesday, wait no wednesday, and uh we'll refund the shipping, just so you know, and let me know if you need anything”
Hi Chris, Really sorry for the wait on your order. Our supplier shipped late, so it's now going out on Wednesday. We've refunded your shipping to make up for it. If there's anything else you need, just reply to this email. Thanks for bearing with us
Works in any app, on every device: a hotkey on Mac and Windows, the AudioPen keyboard on iPhone and iPad, and a floating bubble on Android.
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.
“Hey, um, so thanks for sending over the revised contract. I read through it this morning and it mostly looks good. The one thing is the payment terms. It says net 60 but we, we agreed on net 30 on our call last Tuesday. Can you, like, update that section? Also the start date should be March 3rd, not March 1st, since the 1st is a Saturday. Once those two changes is in, I can sign it and get it back to you by Friday. You know, just let me know if you have any questions.”
Rewrite level
Retains structure where possible, rewritten in your chosen style
Create your own style
Ask AudioPen to write like your favorite author. Or give it a sample of your own writing, and it will match your voice. If you can describe a style, AudioPen can write in it.
Thanks for the revised contract. I read it this morning and it mostly looks good. The payment terms say net 60, but we agreed on net 30 on our call last Tuesday. Can you update that? The start date should also be March 3rd, not March 1st, which is a Saturday. Once both are fixed, I'll sign and return it by Friday.
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Feature by feature
Wispr Flow vs AudioPen, side by side.
| Feature |  Wispr Flow |  AudioPen |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Wispr FlowTyping verbatim with your voice | AudioPenRambling thoughts that need shaping |
| Types directly into any app | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| System-wide dictation | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| Cleans up filler words | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| Saves notes you can revisit | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| Works in any language | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| Types in a style you choose, even when you ramble | Wispr FlowBeta, with a prompt you write | AudioPen |
| Rewrites your thoughts in different styles | Wispr FlowSelected text, with Transforms (beta) | AudioPen |
| Speak in one language, write in another | Wispr FlowOnly through a custom prompt | AudioPen |
| Custom output styles | Wispr FlowCustom prompts in Transforms (beta) | AudioPen |
| Reshape one recording many ways | Wispr Flow | AudioPen |
| Upload audio files for transcription | Wispr Flow | AudioPenWith Prime |
| Optional offline transcription | Wispr Flow | AudioPenMac, Windows, iOS, Android |
| Free tier | Wispr FlowYes (2,000 words/week) | AudioPenYes |
| Paid pricing | Wispr FlowFrom $12/mo | AudioPenPrime from $33 for 3 months |
| Platforms | Wispr FlowMac, Windows, iOS, Android | AudioPenWeb, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Chrome Extension |
Looking at other apps too? Our Wispr Flow alternatives page compares SuperWhisper, Aqua Voice, VoiceInk and Spokenly with AudioPen on price, free plans, offline use and devices.
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.
This is by far the greatest and most useful tool I have ever had! I have severe ADHD and it’s able to translate my rambling into a well written and concise note. I feel more organized and less anxious!
I love it. Once AudioPen knows my style, everything I write sounds like me, but better.
I used to manually summarize my transcribed brainstorming sessions. Took hours. AudioPen automates everything to the point where I am almost done with my article after talking about a topic for 10min. Magic.
I use AudioPen mainly as a way of clearing my mind.
I am a natural speaker. My ideas flow faster when I speak. I record my voice notes and with my accent, it is perfect all the time.
Testimonials
Loved by people who think out loud
Read what real users have to say about AudioPen.
No product has fundamentally changed the way I work over the last 12 months more than Audiopen. Home Screen on iPhone.
I can now create 95% of my blog posts and have minimal editing. In my tone of voice. This saves so much time
I’ve been using AudioPen to talk through my ideas, have them summarized and then use the summarization as a draft for blog posts. 13 out of 10. Highly recommend for the “blank page” problem.
This is probably the best product I’ve come across in the past 18 months. So useful and it just keeps getting better.
Simple, but effective. The best tool to convert rambling into structured text, while keeping what you rambled intact.
I freakin love AudioPen.ai. If you are not using it yet, get on it.
Most helpful AI tool = audiopen. Been using it daily to do things like: turn voicenotes into action items, content ideas (magic for this), summarize calls, giving feedback. The UI is also so clean that it’s an absolute joy to use.
You speak to it as thoughts come in. It stitches a fine narrative from the rant. Writers can edit a ‘wrong’ page, not a ‘blank’ page. AudioPen gets you to 90% and then you do the rest.
OH MY GOSH. I just learned about AudioPen today, and it’s already a GAME CHANGER. If you write, create, or do any serious thinking, this tool is for you.
This is one tool that has dramatically changed the way I think. It has allowed me to get the thoughts out of my head and down on paper.
I can’t say enough good things about the AudioPen app. It’s been my go-to app for getting ideas down without having to type. Not only does it arrange even the most inarticulate nonsense into readable sentences, it’s the best dictation app I’ve ever used.
I’ve been writing online for over 10 years and tried virtually every writing app, productivity, note-taking, and idea-capture system out there. Nothing comes close to the amount of time AudioPen saves me.
Best buy in 2023: AudioPen from @louispereira. Hats off.
Switched from Superwhisper to Audiopen Mac App within 20 minutes of using the Mac App.
Tried it out, and paid for the prime version because it is SO good and simple to use. The product has made it so much easier to track my various thoughts throughout my day.
AudioPen is able to clear my spoken thoughts into text in Estonian, one of the most complicated languages in the world! Shut Up And Take My Money!
Already not sure what I did before I had AudioPen. If you often have thoughts you want to capture in writing, check it out. Cost is super reasonable too.
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