Voicy vs Typeless: AI dictation compared on price and privacy

Typeless is the stronger AI writer of the two: it removes fillers, resolves self-corrections, adapts tone per app, translates and lets you edit by voice, and you can start on a free weekly plan. Voicy is the better deal if you'll pay anyway ($82 a year against Typeless's $144), and it's the only one of the two that can dictate offline on your computer. Both run on Mac, Windows and phones, so platform won't decide it for you.

We make Sayburst, a Mac dictation app, and we cover it in a section below. Voicy facts come from Voicy's pricing and FAQ pages; Typeless facts come from typeless.com, its pricing page and its privacy policy. All checked October 31, 2026.

#At a glance

#On Windows (and everywhere else)

If you searched for Typeless on Windows: yes, it has a Windows desktop app, along with macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Voicy covers the same ground and adds a Chrome extension. So whether you're on a Windows laptop at work and an iPhone at home, or a Linux desktop and an Android phone, both apps follow you. Platform coverage is a tie.

#What the AI does

Typeless is built around turning messy speech into finished writing. Its site lists filler removal ("um", "uh", "you know"), self-correction that keeps only your final version, automatic lists and steps, a personal dictionary that learns names and terms, and different tones for different apps, so a work email doesn't sound like a group chat. It can translate as you speak, edit selected text with a spoken instruction, and answer questions about text on screen with its Ask feature.

Voicy adds automatic punctuation and formatting to what you say, detects the language even when you switch mid-sentence, and offers AI rewriting for emails and documents. Its site doesn't list filler removal, a personal dictionary or per-app tone. If you want the app to do the most editing for you, Typeless lists more.

#Privacy and offline use

Typeless's privacy policy is direct: audio and context are processed in real time on its cloud servers and discarded once the transcription comes back. It runs a zero data retention policy, says it never trains on your dictation, and keeps your history on your device unless you switch on History cloud sync. It may send audio and relevant text to third-party cloud AI providers such as Microsoft and Google, which it says are configured for zero retention. There's no offline dictation; its Ask feature explicitly needs internet.

Voicy is cloud-first too and says it doesn't store recordings or transcripts. The difference is offline mode: on Mac, Windows and Linux you can download a model once and dictate in 25 European languages with the audio never leaving your computer. If your concern is where your voice goes, that's a real point for Voicy. Our local vs cloud dictation guide explains the trade-off.

#Price

Typeless Free gives you a limited number of words each week, standard accuracy and standard access when demand is high. Typeless Pro is $12 per member a month billed yearly ($144 a year), or $30 billed monthly, with unlimited words, enhanced accuracy, priority access, cloud sync and team management.

Voicy has a 30-minute free trial, then Pro at $8.49 a month or $82 a year, or a $260 lifetime license. Students and people with disabilities get 20% off, and teams of three or more pay $6.79 per user a month.

Month to month, Typeless costs more than three times Voicy. On yearly plans, Voicy saves you $62 a year. More detail in our Voicy review.

#Which should you pick?

• Typeless if you want the most hands-off AI editing, per-app tone, translation, or a free plan for light use.
• Voicy if you're paying anyway, want offline dictation on your computer, or like the idea of a lifetime license.

Comparing more apps? See how Voicy does against a free open-source option in Voicy vs Handy, or browse every head-to-head on the compare page.

#A third option: Sayburst

Typeless and Voicy both send your voice to a server by default. On a Mac, Sayburst doesn't: speech recognition runs on the Mac, and so does the kind of cleanup Typeless lists (fillers, repeats, punctuation and self-corrections). The optional Sayburst Writer, a small AI model on your Mac's GPU, handles the "make it an email" part without an account or API key.

A follow-up email after a sales call, spoken:

"Hi Rafael, thanks for the demo today, um, the pricing we talked about was for 40 seats, sorry, 45 seats, and I'll send the contract over on Monday. Best, Jo"

What lands in Gmail with the Email mode:

Hi Rafael,

Thanks for the demo today. The pricing we talked about was for 45 seats, and I'll send the contract over on Monday.

Best, Jo

The correction to 45 stuck, the filler went, and the message got a greeting and a sign-off. If a rewrite ever changes a number you said, Sayburst types the cleaned transcript instead. More on dictating into Gmail.

Sayburst is $29 once for one Mac, $49 for up to three, with a 7-day free trial. It's Mac-only and needs Apple silicon with macOS 14 or later, so for Windows, Linux or your phone, Voicy or Typeless is the answer. Here's the direct matchup: Sayburst vs Voicy.

Our take

Typeless does more editing for you and has a free tier; Voicy costs less once you pay and can dictate offline on desktop. Both cover Mac, Windows, Linux and phones. If you write on a Mac and want the cleanup without the cloud, Sayburst does it on-device for a one-time $29.

Questions people ask

Does Typeless work on Windows?

Yes. Typeless has a Windows desktop app, alongside macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Voicy also runs on Windows, plus Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and as a Chrome extension.

Is Typeless free?

There's a free plan with a limited number of words each week and standard accuracy. Typeless Pro is $12 per member a month billed yearly, or $30 billed monthly, for unlimited words and enhanced accuracy.

Which is cheaper, Voicy or Typeless?

Voicy, if you pay. Voicy Pro is $8.49 a month or $82 a year, and there's a $260 lifetime license. Typeless Pro is $144 a year or $30 a month. Typeless is cheaper only if its free weekly allowance covers you.

Do Voicy and Typeless work offline?

Voicy does on desktop, in 25 European languages, after you download its offline model. Typeless's privacy policy says dictation audio is processed on its cloud servers, so it needs a connection.