Dictami sells voice dictation for Mac the old way: one payment of $29.99, and the app is yours. Every language, every model, and all future updates. No renewal date, no account, and nothing that stops working if a card expires.
$29.99 once against $5.99 a month. The lifetime license pays for itself in five months. After that, every dictation is free. The monthly plan renews automatically and you can cancel it whenever you like, but the price never stops.
Every language Dictami supports, every recognition model, and all future updates of the app. One payment, no renewal date, nothing to cancel. The license key is checked once when you enter it and never again - the app does not phone home to confirm you are still allowed to use it.
Shopping for a one-time price is harder than it should be: most dictation apps only sell subscriptions. Here is the whole market on one table.
| App | One-time price | Subscription |
|---|---|---|
| Dictami | $29.99 | $5.99/month (optional) |
| Superwhisper | $249.99 | $8.49/month |
| Wispr Flow | not offered | $15/month |
| VoiceInk | $25 | not offered |
| Voibe | $149 (limited-time) | $7.50/month |
Prices taken from each vendor's own site on October 1, 2026.
Superwhisper's lifetime costs more than eight times Dictami's because one license covers Mac, Windows, and phones, not just a Mac. If your job is dictation on a Mac, you are paying for platforms you do not use. Wispr Flow has no lifetime option at all: the subscription is the only way in.
Cloud dictation costs money every time you use it: servers, bandwidth, per-minute billing. Dictami runs the recognition model on your Mac, on your hardware. There is no per-use cost to recover, so there is nothing a subscription needs to pay for.
For the full reasoning behind the model, see why Dictami needs no subscription.
The trial runs inside the app for seven days - no card, no account, no countdown emails. Dictate for a week, and buy the lifetime license only if it earns its place. If you buy and change your mind, refunds are available within 14 days, no questions asked.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later on an Apple Silicon Mac - an M1 or newer. Intel Macs aren't supported. The recognition model downloads once from Settings; after that the app never needs the internet again.
$29.99, paid once. It includes every language, every recognition model, and all future updates, with no renewal ever.
Yes. There is no renewal date and nothing to cancel. The license key is checked once when you enter it; the app never phones home afterward.
The monthly plan costs $5.99, renews automatically, and can be cancelled anytime. The lifetime license costs $29.99 once and pays for itself in five months compared to monthly billing.
Yes. The app includes a 7-day trial with no card and no account required. Buy only if it earns its place.
Full refunds are available within 14 days, no questions asked. Email support and it is taken care of.
Yes. All future updates of the app are included in the one-time price.
No. There is no sign-up and no login. A license key arrives after purchase, you paste it once, and that is the last time the app asks you for anything.
Superwhisper's lifetime license costs $249.99, more than eight times Dictami's $29.99, because one license covers Mac, Windows, and phones. If you only need dictation on a Mac, Dictami's license costs far less.
7-day trial inside the app. No card, no account.
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