Dictanote vs WakaScribe

Dictanote is a notes app with speech-to-text for voice-typing notes, supporting recognition in more than 50 languages and 80-plus dialects. Notes can be arranged in notebooks and include checklists, tables, links, search, favorites, and pinned items. AudioScribe transcribes voice notes and rewrites them into clear text, with custom styles, translation, and connections to other apps through Zapier or a webhook. Notes can be accessed and edited offline, but dictation requires an internet connection. Dictanote says browser speech recognition processes dictation without the service receiving or storing audio; notes are stored on its servers for syncing. The free plan costs nothing and allows up to 50 notes in one notebook and 60 minutes of dictation per day. Dictation works in specified versions of Chrome, Edge, and Safari, but not Firefox or Brave. Pro costs $8 a month billed monthly or $60 a year billed yearly.

WakaScribe is dictation software that can process speech on a device or use cloud recognition. Its local mode uses NVIDIA Parakeet; cloud mode uses Whisper Large V3 Turbo. Dictated text can be entered into browsers, word processors, messaging apps, code editors and business tools through system-level integration. Users can choose Cool, Normal or Formal writing styles, make personal dictionaries, and give voice instructions to translate, summarize, rephrase, correct, extract key points, or shorten or expand selected text. Local recognition supports major European languages; cloud recognition covers over 100 languages and dialects with automatic language detection. The FAQ says local processing sends no sound, text or computer data away, while enterprise audio is deleted after cloud transcription. Business mode offers synchronized team dictionaries and collaboration settings hosted in Europe. WakaScribe lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. Local mode is free forever; Business mode is €1.00 per month per user.