Comparison

Flit vs Voiskey

Nothing uploaded, nothing to renew

AI voice typing on four platforms, in the cloud

The short answer

Flit is the local alternative to Voiskey. Both turn rough speech into clean text in the app you are using. Voiskey sends your audio to its servers, works with Google and other partners for the AI, and asks for a Google or Apple ID before you start. Premium is $29.99 a month or $129.99 a year. Flit does the same job entirely on your Mac, with no account and text that appears while you speak, for $49 once. Voiskey keeps the edge if you also dictate on Windows or a phone. If you write on a Mac, Flit keeps your words on it and you pay once.

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Side by side

  Flit Voiskey
Where transcription happens Your Mac, no cloud path Cloud, with Google and other AI partners
Price $49 once, up to 2 Macs Free to start. Premium $29.99/mo or $129.99/yr
Account required No Yes, Google or Apple ID
Platforms macOS only Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Works with no internet Fully Not stated
Text appears as you speak Yes Not stated
Languages 99, all local 100+
Knows your codebase Indexes it locally Not stated
Exact times and commands Fixed rules Not documented

Compared against Voiskey’s own published information. “Not stated” means they do not publish that detail. Prices change, so confirm before you buy.

Why people pick Flit

  • Nothing leaves your Mac. Voiskey sends audio to the cloud and names Google as an AI partner.
  • No account. Voiskey requires a Google or Apple ID before the first word.
  • One payment, and Flit is yours to keep. A Voiskey subscription only pays for the month or year you are in.
  • Text appears while you are still speaking, and it works with wifi off.
  • It reads your open project and repairs misheard file and symbol names against the real ones.
  • Times, spoken punctuation, snippets and dictionary words come from fixed rules that cannot drift.

In fairness

  • Four platforms against our one, including an iPhone and Android keyboard. If you dictate on a phone or a Windows PC, Flit cannot follow you there.
  • It can turn a rambling spoken description into a structured prompt for an AI tool.
  • It is free to start, with no trial clock.

Listed because they are true. Voiskey processes your voice on its servers, and its privacy policy says what you send to its AI partners falls under their policies, not its own. Flit has no server to send anything to.

What actually decides it

Where your words go

Voiskey's privacy policy says it processes your audio and the transcription, and works with Google and other partners for its AI, whose own policies then apply. That is normal for a cloud app, and it means more than one company's terms cover what you say. Flit runs the speech model and the formatting model on your Mac. There is no upload to govern, and you can check that in a minute with wifi off.

A subscription for a job your Mac can do

Voiskey Premium is $29.99 a month or $129.99 a year, from its App Store listing, since it has no pricing page. Stop paying and it stops working. Cloud processing costs its maker money on every sentence, which is why it is a subscription. A model on your own Apple silicon costs nothing per dictation, so Flit is bought once and keeps working for as long as you use it: $49 for up to 2 Macs, with 12 months of updates.

The verdict

Choose Flit if

you dictate on a Mac and want no account, no upload, and one payment.

Download for Mac

7 days free · $19 once, up to 2 Macs · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon

Choose Voiskey if

you dictate on Windows, iPhone or Android as well as a Mac, and a cloud service is acceptable.

Questions

Is Voiskey local or cloud?

Cloud. Its privacy policy says it processes the audio you provide and partners with Google and other third parties for its AI services. Flit runs entirely on your Mac and works with no internet connection.

Do I need an account for Voiskey?

Yes. Its terms say you sign up with your Google or Apple ID. Flit has no account. You try it for 7 days, then enter a license key.

Which is cheaper?

Flit. It is $49 once for up to 2 Macs, and it is yours to keep. Voiskey Premium is $29.99 a month or $129.99 a year, and that only covers the time you pay for.

Does Flit work on Windows or a phone like Voiskey?

No. Flit is macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon only. If you need dictation on Windows, iOS or Android too, Voiskey covers them and Flit does not.

Pricing

Pay once. Keep it forever.

Flit for Mac

$19

was $49

once

One payment. No subscription, no account.

Launch price for the first 50 licenses 50 left

The price goes up when they are gone.

Get it for $19 Or try it free for 7 days
  • 2 Macs, move it whenever you like
  • All 99 languages, every engine included
  • A year of updates, then keep the app forever
  • Runs offline. Nothing you say leaves your Mac

Flit Lifetime

$59

was $99

once

Buy it once and never think about it again.

Launch price for the first 50 licenses 50 left

The price goes up when they are gone.

Get Lifetime for $59 Or try it free for 7 days
  • 2 Macs, move it whenever you like
  • Every update, forever. Nothing to renew
  • All 99 languages, every engine included
  • Runs offline. Nothing you say leaves your Mac

No card for the trial. macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon. 30-day refund, no questions.

Questions? The pricing page answers the usual ones.

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