Comparison
JuTalk vs Superwhisper
JuTalk has no modes to build and works without picking a model. You install it, sign in and hold Option. Starter gives you 3 hours a month for $3, where Superwhisper Pro costs $8.49.
I build JuTalk. Every Superwhisper fact below links to Superwhisper's own page.
Prices and features checked on November 13, 2026
Side by side
| What | JuTalk | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | JuTalkStarter $3. Pro $9. | SuperwhisperPro $8.49 a month. Students, educators, and non-profits can ask for 40% off before buying on superwhisper.com. Superwhisper plans |
| Yearly price | JuTalkStarter $30. Pro $90. | SuperwhisperPro $84.99 a year. Superwhisper plans |
| One-time price | JuTalkNone. | SuperwhisperPro $249.99 once. Superwhisper plans |
| Limit on paid plans | JuTalk3 hours of audio a month on Starter, 10 on Pro. That's up to about 25,000 and 84,000 words. At the cap, dictation pauses until next month or until you upgrade. | SuperwhisperNo word cap is stated. Pro includes cloud models and local models, with no usage limits or extra costs. Superwhisper plans Superwhisper docs |
| Free use | JuTalkA trial of 7 days or 1 hour of audio, whichever runs out first. No card. After that you need a plan. | SuperwhisperA free plan with unlimited dictation on local Whisper models, up to two modes without AI, a vocabulary, and text replacements. New users also get Pro features for the first 3,000 words, including Meetings. Superwhisper plans |
| Refund | JuTalk14 days on your first payment, even after you've used it. | Superwhisper30 days from the first purchase on superwhisper.com, for monthly, yearly, and lifetime. Renewal charges aren't covered. App Store and Google Play refunds go through Apple or Google. Superwhisper refunds |
| Runs on | JuTalkMac only. No Windows, iPhone, iPad or Android version. | SuperwhisperMac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Linux is listed as coming soon. Superwhisper docs |
| Mac requirements | JuTalkApple silicon, M1 or newer, on macOS 14 or later. No Intel. | SuperwhispermacOS 14 or later. Quickstart Intel Macs work best with its cloud models. Superwhisper FAQ |
| Internet | JuTalkAlways needed, along with an account. If the connection drops, JuTalk keeps the recording on your Mac and retries for up to 7 days. | SuperwhisperNot needed for local voice models. Other AI processing needs it, apart from the local S1-mini model in the Message or Mail mode. Superwhisper docs |
| Account | JuTalkRequired. | SuperwhisperOffline mode works without one. Superwhisper offline |
| Where your audio goes | JuTalkYour audio goes through JuTalk's servers to a speech recognition provider. With cleanup on, the default, the text goes to an AI provider. JuTalk's servers don't store either. Privacy policy | SuperwhisperYour choice. Local models keep audio and text on your device. Cloud models send them by API to providers such as Deepgram, OpenAI, Anthropic and Groq, which Superwhisper says are under zero-data-retention terms. Superwhisper data The first mode it sets up uses cloud models. Quickstart |
| Languages | JuTalk90+ languages, detected automatically. The number is our speech recognition provider's figure. | Superwhisper100+ languages, and it can translate them to English. Superwhisper docs |
| Choosing models | JuTalkNothing you have to choose. Speech recognition and cleanup are built in. Polishing uses Standard, or you can switch to Extended, which uses fewer of your hours. | SuperwhisperYou choose voice and language models per mode, and Pro can use your own API keys. Superwhisper homepage |
| Modes | JuTalkDictation, and prompt mode on Option and Shift. Cleanup can be switched off. | SuperwhisperPredefined modes, and custom modes with your own formatting rules and prompts. Superwhisper homepage |
| Text you already typed | JuTalkPolish what you typed: select text in another app and hold Control (about 0.3 seconds) until it's replaced. Add Shift and it's Make it a prompt. Let go early and nothing changes. ⌘Z in that app brings the original back. Accessibility is required, and the microphone isn't used. Up to 20,000 characters. It works in Google Docs and some terminals. Polish what you typed is free for the first 100 times each day. After that, each one that succeeds uses 5 seconds of your hours, plus 1 second per 150 characters. A polish that fails doesn't use hours. | SuperwhisperNot covered in this comparison. |
| Your own words | JuTalkA vocabulary of up to 100 terms, to help it recognize your names and jargon. | SuperwhisperA vocabulary for names, abbreviations and terms. Superwhisper homepage |
| How you start it | JuTalkHold Option while you talk, let go to finish, press Esc to cancel. There's no hands-free mode. | SuperwhisperHold a shortcut, Right Command by default, or press Option + Space to start and stop. Quickstart |
| Meetings and files | JuTalkNeither. | SuperwhisperMeeting notes on Mac come with Pro. On the free plan they use the 3,000-word Pro trial, then the app says Meetings require Pro. Audio and video file transcription is Pro. Superwhisper plans |
Word counts assume 140 words a minute, and pauses count as time.
What the prices come to
If 3 hours a month covers you, JuTalk Starter costs $30 a year against $84.99 for Superwhisper Pro. That's $54.99 a year less.
JuTalk Pro is $9 a month for 10 hours, with speech recognition and AI cleanup included. You don't have to pick a model, and you never bring an API key. Superwhisper also sells Pro once, for $249.99, and offers 40% off list price for verified students, educators, and non-profits who ask before buying on superwhisper.com.
Choose JuTalk if
- 3 hours a month is enough and you want to pay $3 a month or $30 a year.
- You don't want to set up models or build modes. You install it, sign in and hold Option.
- You want prompt mode on a key combination, with nothing to set up.
- You want to polish text you already typed: select it and hold Control, or add Shift to make it a prompt.
Questions
Is JuTalk cheaper than Superwhisper?
Starter is, at $3 a month or $30 a year for 3 hours, against $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year for Superwhisper Pro. Lifetime Pro is $249.99 once. JuTalk Pro is $9 a month or $90 a year for 10 hours.
Can JuTalk work offline?
No. JuTalk needs an internet connection to turn your audio into text. If the connection drops, it keeps the recording on your Mac and retries for up to 7 days.
Does Superwhisper send my audio anywhere?
It depends on the models you pick. With local models, Superwhisper says nothing leaves your device. With cloud models, audio goes to a provider by API. Its quickstart says the first mode it sets up uses cloud models, so check which one you're on if this matters to you.
Does JuTalk run on Intel Macs?
No. JuTalk needs a Mac with Apple silicon, M1 or newer, on macOS 14 or later.
Which one is more accurate?
Your own voice is the best test. JuTalk's trial and Superwhisper's free tier both cost nothing and need no card, so dictate the same paragraph into each and compare.
Keep reading
Or read how JuTalk works on the homepage.
Built by Jurij Malovrh in Slovenia. Questions come straight to me at support@jutalk.app.
Sources
Superwhisper facts were taken from the plans and pricing docs, the refund policy, superwhisper.com, the introduction, the quickstart, sensitive data, and offline transcription, checked on November 13, 2026. JuTalk facts are from jutalk.app and the privacy policy.
Not stated on those pages, so not claimed here: App Store or Google Play prices. Superwhisper says those store prices are higher, without listing them.
Try JuTalk on your Mac.
Hold Option, talk, let go. Your words land where you're typing, cleaned up.
JuTalk runs on your Mac
Your free trial only starts when you first sign in on your Mac. No card needed. macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon.
7 days or 1 hour of audio free, whichever runs out first. No card. macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon.