Wispr Flow suits people who dictate on Windows, iPhone or Android and accept speech recognised in its cloud. Dalm is for Mac users: speech is recognised on the Mac and no audio is sent, while the text syncs to our servers.
Dalm and Wispr Flow at a glance
| Wispr Flow | Dalm | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Dictation on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android; the Notetaker on Mac and Windows | Mac with Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later; iPhone app in development |
| Where speech becomes text | In its cloud, always | On your Mac, always; no audio is sent anywhere |
| What goes to a server | The audio, for recognition; a setting decides whether audio, transcripts and history are also stored there | The text of dictations and meetings, which syncs to our servers automatically; there is no switch to keep it on the Mac |
| Meetings | The Notetaker records with no bot, identifies speakers and answers questions across meetings | Records a call or a conversation across a table with no bot, separates the voices, and writes a summary after each meeting |
| Languages | 100+ | Over a hundred, with the wider language coverage chosen once |
| Price | Pro $15 a month for each member, or $12 a month billed annually | Pro $16 a month, or $12 a month billed annually (paid plans are not open yet) |
| Free plan | 2,000 words a week on a computer, 1,000 on a phone, and the Notetaker with a weekly meeting limit | Dictation, meetings with voices separated, and a summary after each meeting |
The audio is deleted once the text exists. What Wispr Flow does is taken from its pricing and privacy pages, checked on .
When Wispr Flow is the better choice
- You work beyond the Mac. Wispr Flow dictates on Windows, iPhone and Android as well as the Mac, and its Notetaker runs on Windows too. Dalm is a Mac app for Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later.
- You want your history on every device. With its cloud storage on, your dictations follow you from computer to phone. Dalm’s text syncs between the Macs you sign in to, and its iPhone app is in development.
- You buy for a team with a security review. Wispr Flow states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification and offers HIPAA with a signed BAA, and its Growth and Enterprise plans add single sign-on and admin controls. Dalm holds no certification.
- You ask questions across all your meetings. Its Notetaker answers questions across your meetings and passes notes to other AI tools. In Dalm a question goes to one meeting.
- You want a say over model training. Wispr Flow lets you choose whether your dictation data trains its models. Dalm does not train models of its own; what the provider of its language model does with the text is not set out on this site.
When Dalm is the better choice
- Speech recognised on your Mac. Dalm turns speech into text on the Mac in front of you, and no audio is sent anywhere; Wispr Flow sends it to its cloud every time. The text is another matter: dictations and meeting transcripts sync to our servers automatically, and no setting turns that off. How local and cloud recognition differ.
- No recording to play back. A dictation’s audio is not kept, and a meeting’s is deleted once the text exists.
- Meetings that end as notes. After each meeting a language model writes the summary from the transcript and the notes you typed. Every quote shows you where it was said — open it and the transcript opens at that place.
- One archive. Everything you say lands in one archive you can search: meetings, phone calls, conversations in the room, and what you dictate to a model.
Looking for a Wispr Flow alternative?
If you dictate on a Mac and the cloud step is the reason to look elsewhere, Dalm keeps that step on your Mac: hold a key, speak, and the words go where the cursor is, recognised on the device, with no audio sent. What it does not keep there is the text, which syncs to our servers so it is on every Mac you sign in to. If you also dictate on Windows or a phone, Wispr Flow covers more of your day. How dictation works in Dalm, without comparisons, is on the dictation page; what it needs is on system requirements, and what happens to your words is on how it works. Paid plans are on the pricing page.
Questions
- Is there a Wispr Flow alternative for Mac?
- Dalm is one, if you work on a Mac with Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later. Like Wispr Flow, it puts what you say into any app and records meetings without a bot. The difference is where speech becomes text: Dalm recognises it on your Mac and sends no audio anywhere, while the text of your dictations and meetings syncs to our servers automatically.
- Does Wispr Flow work offline, or does it process speech in the cloud?
- In the cloud. Its privacy page says transcription always happens in the cloud, for speed and accuracy. A setting decides whether it also keeps your dictation audio, transcripts and history on its servers. Dalm recognises speech on your Mac and sends no audio anywhere, but the text syncs to our servers, and a language model reads each meeting's transcript to write its summary.
- How much does Wispr Flow cost?
- Wispr Flow's Free plan allows 2,000 words a week of dictation on a computer and 1,000 on a phone. Pro is $15 a month for each member, or $12 a month billed annually; Growth and Enterprise add admin and security controls. Dalm's Free plan covers dictation and meetings, and Pro is $16 a month, or $12 a month billed annually.
- Does Dalm work on Windows or iPhone?
- No. Dalm is a Mac app for Apple Silicon · macOS 15.0 or later, and its iPhone app is in development. Wispr Flow dictates on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and its Notetaker runs on Mac and Windows.
- Can I record meetings with both?
- Yes. Both record a meeting from the computer with no bot joining the call. In Dalm, the voices are separated on your Mac and a language model writes a summary from the transcript and your notes after each meeting, on the Free plan. If you keep Wispr Flow for dictation, give the two apps different keys: Dalm's key can be changed in Settings.