Comparison
Four platforms, cloud formatting by the word
The short answer
Flit is the fully local, buy-once alternative to DictaFlow. On Pro, DictaFlow transcribes on your device, but it sends your text to the cloud for AI formatting, counts those words against an allowance, and needs an account. Pro is $7 a month, or $69 a year. It covers Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, and works inside Citrix and remote desktops, which Flit does not. Flit transcribes and formats on your Mac, so nothing is sent and nothing is counted, and it is one payment you keep. If you dictate on Windows or through a virtual desktop, DictaFlow is built for that. If you write on a Mac, Flit keeps every step on it.
 Flit
| DictaFlow | |
|---|---|---|
| Where transcription happens | Your Mac | Your device, on Pro |
| Where AI formatting happens | Your Mac | Cloud |
| Price | $49 once, up to 2 Macs | Free 2,000 words/mo. Pro $7/mo or $69/yr |
| Words are counted | No | Yes, cloud words have an allowance |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Platforms | macOS only | Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Citrix and remote desktops | No | Yes |
| Languages | 99, all local | 100+ |
| Knows your codebase | Indexes it locally | Not stated |
| Exact times and commands | Fixed rules | Not documented |
Compared against DictaFlow’s own published information. “Not stated” means they do not publish that detail. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.
In fairness
Listed because they are true. DictaFlow transcribes locally, but its AI formatting runs in the cloud. Flit does both on your Mac, so no text leaves it at any step.
DictaFlow keeps audio on your device and sends text to the cloud to format it into emails, lists and notes. Your voice stays put, but your words do not. Flit runs the formatting model on your Mac as well, so the finished text is produced where you spoke it and nowhere else.
Pro includes 100,000 cloud words on the monthly plan and 200,000 on the yearly plan, with unlimited local dictation. The allowance exists because cloud formatting costs money per word. Flit has no cloud step, so there is nothing to meter and nothing to renew every month.
Choose Flit if
you write on a Mac and want transcription and formatting both kept on it, with one payment.
Download for Mac7 days free · $19 once, up to 2 Macs · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Choose DictaFlow if
you dictate on Windows, a phone, or inside Citrix and remote desktops.
Both. On Pro it transcribes on your device and uses cloud AI for formatting, with an allowance of cloud words. Flit transcribes and formats on your Mac, with no cloud step.
Flit. It is $49 once for up to 2 Macs, and it is yours to keep. DictaFlow Pro is $7 a month or $69 a year, and that only covers the time you pay for. DictaFlow does have a free tier of 2,000 words a month.
No. Flit is macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon, typing into apps on that Mac. For Windows or virtual desktops, DictaFlow covers it and Flit does not.
Pricing
$19
was $49
once
One payment. No subscription, no account.
The price goes up when they are gone.
$59
was $99
once
Buy it once and never think about it again.
The price goes up when they are gone.
No card for the trial. macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon. 30-day refund, no questions.
$195
$39 per Mac, once. One key for everyone.
$34 per Mac from 10.
More than 100? Let us talk.
macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon
Questions? The pricing page answers the usual ones.
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