Clarify for Mac
Clarify vs Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow is cloud dictation that works on every platform. Clarify is offline dictation for the Mac that also acts on your Mac, and it will never need a subscription. Which one fits depends on where you work and where you want your voice to go.
Free beta for Apple silicon Macs, macOS 14 or later.
Side by side
| Clarify | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Where speech becomes text | On your Mac | "Transcription always occurs on the cloud" |
| Works offline | Yes | "No. Transcription runs in the cloud and needs a connection on every platform" |
| Account | None | "Download, sign in…" |
| Price | Free during the beta. Clarify Pro will be a one-time purchase (not on sale yet). Never a subscription. | Free: 2,000 words a week on desktop. Pro: $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. |
| Platforms | Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 14+ | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android |
| Languages | English | 100+ |
| Snippets | Yes | Yes |
| Writing styles per app | Not per app. Formal, friendlier and shorter rewrites of selected text, with a model you connect | Yes (for example formal, casual) |
| Open, switch and quit apps by voice | Yes | Not described |
| Run Apple Shortcuts by voice | Yes, with or without your words | Not described |
| Send a question to AI or search | "Ask Claude…", "Ask ChatGPT…", search engines | Command Mode web search, on paid plans |
Where Wispr Flow is the better pick
- You work on Windows, iPhone or Android, or move between them. Clarify is Mac only.
- You dictate in a language other than English. Wispr Flow lists 100+; Clarify is English for now.
- You want a different writing style for each app, such as formal for email and casual for chat.
- Your team needs shared plans and administration. Wispr Flow sells team and enterprise plans.
What Clarify does that dictation apps don't
The key you hold to dictate also acts on your Mac. Say Switch to Terminal., Run End of day. or Ask Claude what rhymes with orange. and it happens, while a sentence that only mentions an app stays a sentence. Everything you can say.
Everything it hears is processed on your Mac, with the models inside the app, and there is no account. How offline dictation works in Clarify.
Why no subscription
Subscriptions pay for servers. Clarify runs on your Mac, so there are no servers to pay for. The core stays free, and Clarify Pro, which adds meeting transcription, will be a single purchase.