Switching dictation apps? Start here.
Honest comparisons between Hush, the free and open-source dictation app for Mac, and the apps people most often switch from. Each one says what Hush does better and what it doesn't do yet.
Which app are you using now?
Wispr Flow
$15/mo · Hush is free
Wispr Flow's free plan stops at 2,000 words a week on desktop, and Pro costs $15 a month ($12 billed yearly). Hush has nothing to upgrade to: every feature is in the free download.
Hush vs Wispr FlowSuperwhisper
$8.49/mo · Hush is free
Superwhisper's free version dictates with local models but leaves out AI clean-up, which comes with Pro at $8.49 a month. In Hush clean-up is free: use Apple Intelligence, a local server such as Ollama, or your own key, and pay only your provider, if anything.
Hush vs SuperwhisperVoiceInk
$25 one-time · Hush is free
VoiceInk costs $25 for one Mac, $39 for two and $49 for three. Hush is free on every Mac you own, with no trial and no license key.
Hush vs VoiceInk
Comparing more apps?
OpenWhispr, Spokenly, Willow and Apple Dictation are in the full comparison table, side by side with Hush, Wispr Flow, Superwhisper and VoiceInk.
You talk faster than you type.
About three times faster. Hush turns that into text you can actually send, for free, without your voice leaving your Mac.
Apple Silicon Macs · Free and open source