Typeless review: price, privacy and how it compares

Typeless is an AI voice dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. It has a free plan with a weekly word limit, and Pro costs $30 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. Its privacy policy says your audio is processed on its cloud servers, so plan on needing an internet connection.

If you searched "typeless ai", you're looking at the same app. I build Voz, a competitor. Details are from Typeless's own pages, as of November 2026.

What it is

Typeless describes itself as a way to turn "messy thoughts into clear writing in any app." It removes filler words and repetition, handles self-corrections, formats lists and steps, and adjusts tone to the app you're in. The homepage also lists a personal dictionary, support for 100+ languages, and the ability to edit or ask questions about selected text.

The homepage claims dictation is "4x faster than typing," at 220 words a minute against 45 for a QWERTY keyboard. That is the company's own number. The page doesn't say how it was measured, and I haven't run a test of my own.

Platforms

The homepage lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It says Typeless "works across all apps you use" on those platforms. The pricing page doesn't say which platforms each plan includes.

Price and free plan

Plan	Price	What it includes
Free	$0	Limited words a week. The pricing page doesn't give the number. No cloud sync.
Pro	$30 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly	Unlimited words, enhanced accuracy, priority access during high demand, cloud sync, team usage analytics
Enterprise	Custom	Single sign-on, SCIM, audit logs with set retention, HIPAA controls, invoicing

Source: Typeless pricing.

The yearly Pro price is 60% less than the monthly one. Compare the yearly price if you'd use it every week.

Where your audio goes

The privacy policy says: "Both your audio and contextual data are processed in real time on our cloud servers." It says audio is "immediately discarded once the result is returned to your device," and that Typeless operates "under a zero data retention policy."

Three other points from the policy:

• Typeless "may send your audio and relevant text to third-party cloud AI providers, including Microsoft and Google."
• Data sent to third-party LLM providers "is never used to train these services."
• Dictation history stays on your device unless you turn on history cloud sync.

The policy doesn't describe any on-device speech recognition. The homepage shows "On device" and "Cloud Sync" labels in its privacy section, but the text doesn't say which one applies to dictation. The policy doesn't name every provider, and it doesn't say how the zero retention terms are enforced.

Where it's strong

• It cleans up speech more than most dictation apps do. It handles self-corrections and tone, which Voz doesn't.
• It covers more languages than Voz, which supports 25.
• It runs on Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android, so one subscription covers every device you use.
• Enterprise buyers get SSO, audit logs and HIPAA controls.

Where it falls short

• Your audio goes to the cloud, and the policy names third-party AI providers.
• The free plan's weekly limit isn't stated on the pricing page.
• The pages I read don't mention open source, extensions or a way to change how it works.
• Monthly Pro is $30. Wispr Flow and Willow Voice charge $15 a month on monthly billing, so Typeless costs twice as much as either one that way.

Who should pick Typeless

Pick Typeless if you want the cleanup and tone features, you accept cloud processing, and you need the same app on Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android. Enterprise teams that need SSO and HIPAA controls should look at its Enterprise plan.

If audio must stay on your Mac, or you want a free app with no word cap, Voz is the better fit. Voz transcribes on your Mac with NVIDIA's Parakeet models and cleans text with Apple's on-device model. It has no tone rewriting and no Windows or phone app.

Typeless vs Wispr Flow

Both apps send audio to the cloud, and both have a free plan with a weekly limit. The difference is price. Wispr Flow Pro is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, while Typeless Pro is $30 a month at the monthly rate. Wispr's data controls page says "Transcription always occurs on the cloud."

	Typeless	Wispr Flow
Pro, monthly	$30	$15
Pro, billed yearly	$12 a month	$12 a month
Free plan	Limited words a week	Limited words a week
Where transcription runs	Cloud, per its privacy policy	Cloud, per its data controls page
Platforms	Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	Mac, Windows, iOS, Android

Read the Wispr Flow review and the best speech to text apps for Mac list for more options.

Questions

Is Typeless free?

Partly. The free plan has a weekly word limit, and the pricing page doesn't say what it is. Unlimited dictation needs Pro, at $30 a month or $12 a month billed yearly.

Does Typeless work offline?

Not as far as I can tell. Its privacy policy describes cloud processing and doesn't mention on-device transcription. For offline dictation on a Mac, try Spokenly's local models or Voz.

Where does Typeless send my audio?

To its cloud servers, which process it in real time. The policy says audio is discarded once the result returns to your device. It also says Typeless may send audio to third-party AI providers, including Microsoft and Google.

Is Typeless better than Wispr Flow?

The sources don't settle it. Each company makes its own claims about speed and accuracy, and I couldn't find an independent comparison to link. Compare the free plans and the privacy policies, then try both on your own text.

Is there a free Typeless alternative for Mac?

Yes. Voz is free and open source (MIT), with no word cap, and it transcribes on your Mac. Spokenly also has a free local mode with unlimited dictation, but its cloud models cost extra.