A dictation app you buy once
Whisperer is $2.99 on the Mac App Store. Add Pro for meeting notes, your own AI and MCP for $14.99. Both are one-time, and that is the whole bill.
Dictation in 97 languages, offline. Apple Silicon, macOS 26 Tahoe.
Pay once, then just use it
- Nothing renews
- No card on file for a monthly charge you forget about.
- No account
- No sign-up, no password, no email list.
- No usage caps
- No words-per-week limit and no meeting-minute limit.
- Runs on your Mac
- There are no servers to pay for, which is why there is no monthly fee.
What a year costs
Dictation and meeting-note apps for one person, using annual billing where it is offered.
| App | Price | How you pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whisperer | $2.99 | Once | Dictation |
| Whisperer with Pro | $17.98 | Once | Dictation, meetings, your AI, MCP |
| Wispr Flow Pro | $144 | Yearly | Dictation |
| Superwhisper Pro | $84.99 | Yearly, or $249.99 lifetime | Dictation |
| Granola Business | $168 | Monthly only, $14 | Meeting notes |
| Fireflies Pro | $120 | Yearly, $10 a month | Meeting notes |
| Otter Pro | $100 | Yearly, $8.33 a month | Meeting notes |
Public pricing for one seat, checked November 2026. Competitor prices change; check their sites before you buy.
The trade-offs
Subscription apps often include things a one-time app does not: Granola has team sharing, and Wispr Flow runs on Windows and iPhone. Whisperer is a Mac app for one person.
What you get instead is software that keeps working without an account, without a connection, and without a bill next month.
One-time purchase questions
Pay once. Keep it.
Whisperer is $2.99 once. Pro adds meetings, your own AI and MCP for $14.99 once. No subscription.