$59. Once.
14 days free first. No subscription, no account, no renewal.
Buy lifetime license No card for the trial. No account, ever.
Keep your money out of subscriptions.
Univocal beside three well-known Mac voice apps: what you pay, and where your voice goes.
| UnivocalReads aloudDictation | Wispr FlowDictation | superwhisperDictation | SpeechifyReads aloudDictation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $59one time | $15/moor $144 / yr | $8.49/moor $84.99 / yr | $29/moor $139 / yr |
| One-time purchase | Yes: Lifetime licence | No: Subscription only | Yes: $249.99 lifetime option | No: Subscription only |
| Dictation works offline | Yes: After the first-run download | No: Transcribes in the cloud | Yes: With local models | Yes: Built-in on-device model |
| Speech recognised on the Mac | Yes: Always, and only there | No: Always in the cloud | Partly: Local or cloud, per mode | Partly: Cloud, on-device if offline |
| No account needed | Yes: A licence key, nothing more | No: Sign-in at setup | Yes: A licence key, nothing more | No: Sign-in at setup |
| Read aloud with word highlighting | Yes: Word by word | No: Not listed | No: Not listed | Yes: Natural voices on Premium |
| Mixed-language dictation | Yes: Mid-sentence, English + 10 languages | Partly: One language per dictation | Not stated | Yes: Switches on the fly |
| Buy lifetime license | ||||
Paid plans in US dollars, from each vendor’s own pricing, privacy and help pages, checked on 16 October 2026. Wispr Flow is priced per user. All three also have a free tier: Wispr Flow up to 2,000 words a week on desktop, superwhisper with its Whisper models, and Speechify’s voice typing, which Speechify says is free for now. “Not listed” means the vendor’s site doesn’t list the feature; “Not stated”, that it says nothing either way. Plans change, so check before you buy.
What the purchase includes.
- 14-day free trial, full product
- One licence covers up to 3 Macs
- Licence key emailed the moment you buy
- Move a Mac off the licence any time in Settings
- Activation sends no content, ever
- 31 languages supported
- macOS 14+, Apple silicon only
Pay once. It stays yours.
Apple silicon, macOS 14 or later. Full refund within 30 days, no reason needed.