Comparison
Echosy vs Superwhisper
Superwhisper is dictation-first: speak, stop, and AI-formatted text appears. Echosy covers dictation too, but is built around continuous live transcription — meetings, lectures, and recordings with timestamps, summaries, and history.
Free download · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · Pro is a one-time $49.80
The short version
Choose Echosy if you want one app for both dictation and long-form recording: live meeting transcripts from system audio, timestamps, session history, AI summaries and transcript chat — plus dedicated Cantonese/Chinese-dialect models. One-time $49.80.
Choose Superwhisper if dictation is your entire use case and you value its AI "modes" that reformat speech into emails or messages as you dictate, or you need iOS/Windows versions. Pricing is subscription-based (around $8.49/month) with a lifetime option listed around $249.99.
| Feature | Echosy | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time $49.80 | Subscription (~$8.49/mo) or ~$249.99 lifetime |
| On-device / offline | ||
| System-wide dictation | Free, unlimited | Free (small models); larger models Pro |
| AI text modes (reformat as email, etc.) | Via Decoration (translate, punctuate, custom prompts) | Core feature |
| Live transcript while recording | Streaming captions with timestamps | Transcribes after you stop speaking |
| System audio meeting recording | Included (free tier) | Available |
| Session history & replay | Recording history | |
| AI summaries + Ask AI chat | Built-in (cloud key or local Ollama) | Via modes/prompts |
| File transcription | Pro — 25+ audio/video formats | Pro |
| Cantonese / Chinese dialects | Dedicated (Qwen3-ASR) | Generic Whisper Chinese |
| Speaker identification | ||
| Platforms | macOS (+ separate iOS app) | macOS, iOS, Windows |
| Export formats | MD, TXT, SRT, VTT, DOCX, PDF | Text-focused |
Where Superwhisper is better
Superwhisper's dictation UX is genuinely polished. Its AI modes — dictate casually and get a formatted email, message, or note — are deeply integrated, it supports 100+ languages, and it runs on iOS and Windows as well as macOS. If you never need a live transcript or recording history, it's a strong pick.
Where Echosy is better
Echosy is built for continuous audio, not just short dictations: it streams the transcript live while a meeting or lecture is happening, keeps a searchable session history, generates summaries, and lets you ask questions grounded in the transcript afterwards. Pricing is simpler too — a single $49.80 purchase versus a subscription or a ~$249.99 lifetime unlock. And for Cantonese, Hokkien, or Shanghainese speakers, Qwen3-ASR gives dialect support Whisper-only apps don't have.
Frequently asked questions
Is Echosy a one-time purchase like Superwhisper's lifetime plan?+
Yes — Echosy Pro is a one-time $49.80 for all features on up to 3 Macs. Superwhisper's publicly listed lifetime option is around $249.99, with subscriptions around $8.49/month.
Can both transcribe meetings?+
Both can record meetings via system audio. The difference is the experience: Echosy shows a live, timestamped transcript while the meeting runs and offers AI summaries and transcript chat afterwards; Superwhisper is optimized for dictation-style capture.
Which has better dictation?+
Both offer system-wide, on-device dictation. Superwhisper has richer AI reformatting modes; Echosy's dictation is unlimited on the free tier and pairs with custom vocabulary (Pro) and stronger Chinese-dialect models.
Do both work offline?+
Yes, both run speech recognition on-device on Apple Silicon. Echosy can also keep AI summaries fully local using Ollama.
Try Echosy on your Mac
Free to download. Your audio never leaves your Mac — no account, no upload, no subscription.
Free download · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon · Pro is a one-time $49.80
Comparison based on publicly available information about Superwhisper as of June 2026. Features and pricing may change — always confirm details on the official Superwhisper website. Superwhisper is a trademark of its respective owner; Echosy is not affiliated with it.