Voicy's differentiator is coverage. Where most dictation subscriptions cover two or three platforms, Voicy ships Windows, macOS, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora, and AppImage), a Chrome extension, iOS, and Android — all on one account with unlimited personal devices. It's a cloud service, so the platform breadth costs nothing architecturally, but nobody else in this directory has assembled the same set.
Pro $8.49/month billed annually; $260 lifetime; Teams $6.79/user/month, 3 user minimum
Free tier
None — 30 minutes of free recording, no card required
Processing
Cloud
Offline
No
Devices
Unlimited personal devices on one licence
Discounts
20% off for students; 20% off for users with a disability
What it does well
Linux desktop dictation alongside iOS and Android, from a commercial vendor with support, is genuinely rare — covers Linux but is a free community project with no mobile apps.
Unlimited devices. No per-seat device counting on personal plans, unlike VoiceInk's device tiers.
A disability discount. 20% off, stated on the pricing page. Given how much of this category's real-world use is accessibility-driven, it's worth calling out — almost nobody else does it.
A Chrome extension. Covers Chromebooks and locked-down machines where you can't install a desktop app.
Lifetime option exists. $260 once, if you're confident.
Where it falls short
Cloud only, no offline anywhere. Voicy emphasises that nobody sees your transcripts, but the documentation doesn't describe an on-device mode on any platform. Every word transits their servers. For regulated work this rules it out.
The lifetime price is the highest here. $260 against Voibe's $149 and superwhisper's $249.99 — and unlike those two, there's no offline mode to keep using if the company folds. A lifetime licence to a cloud service is worth exactly as long as the service runs.
30 minutes is a demo, not a free tier. You'll know whether you like it, but you won't get to live with it.
Little independent testing. Voicy, like several of its rivals here, publishes extensive comparison content about competitors; independent reviews of Voicy itself are scarce. Details here come from the vendor's pages.
Six platforms, unclear parity. Nothing published clarifies whether the Linux and Android builds match the Mac and Windows ones for features.
Pricing
A 30-minute free trial with full feature access and no card. Pro is $8.49/month billed annually with unlimited recording across unlimited personal devices. Lifetime is $260 once. Teams is $6.79/user/month with a 3-user minimum and priority support. Students and users with a disability get 20% off.
Who it's for
Anyone whose devices span more than the usual Mac-and-iPhone pairing — particularly Linux desktop users who also want dictation on a phone, which is a combination only Voicy serves commercially. Skip it if audio can't leave your machine, and think hard before buying the $260 lifetime on a cloud-only product.
Last verified: 9 August 2026. No independent reviews located; details are from the vendor's own pages.
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