Comparison
Diktat vs. Typeless
Typeless turns speech into a clean rewrite. The AI rewrites your sentences so the text reads like writing, not like talking. Typeless runs on a subscription, and 8,000 words a week are free, per the vendor's site.
Diktat does the opposite: no language model over your text. You get the recognized words, rough edges included. So the choice comes down to one thing: a clean rewrite, or your own words.
At a glance.
| Diktat | Typeless | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | One-time purchase | Subscription |
| Price | from €9.99 at launch, later €19.99. One purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Mac app sold separately: €19.99, later €39.99. | $12/month billed annually, $30/month billed monthly (as of 5 August 2026) |
| Free to use | 5 dictations a day, permanently, with all recognitions | 8,000 words/week (their published limit) |
| Where recognition runs | On the device | Processing through the vendor's service |
| Account | No account | Not stated on the vendor's site (as of 5 August 2026) |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch. The Mac app is a separate purchase. | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android (as of 5 August 2026) |
| Apple Watch | Included in the purchase | Not stated on the vendor's site (as of 5 August 2026) |
| What happens after recognition | No language model runs over your text. No word changes unless you ask. | AI shapes the text into a clean rewrite. That is the product's promise. |
Prices and details checked on 5 August 2026 at typeless.com. Facts, not scores. What the vendor's site does not say, this page does not say either.
The core difference.
Typeless is built to make your text read better than you spoke it. The AI rephrases what you said. That is the core of the app, not an add-on. For a lot of people that is exactly right: the raw output of a dictation is rarely print-ready.
Diktat goes the other way: what you said belongs to you. No word changes unless you ask. Punctuation and capitalization arrive exactly as the recognition delivers them. There is no setting for smoothing. That is a product rule, not a shortcut.
Then there is the math. Typeless costs $12 a month on the annual plan, or $144 a year. Billed monthly, it is $30. Diktat costs from €9.99 once (later €19.99) for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, with the Mac app sold separately.
When Typeless is the better fit.
You want a clean rewrite instead of raw text. Sentences that read as if written, without editing them yourself.
You would rather pay monthly than everything up front.
8,000 free words a week may cover everything you dictate. Then Typeless can stay free for you, permanently.
When Diktat is the better fit.
You mean what you say, and you want exactly that in the text. Quotes, notes, trains of thought: unchanged.
Your voice should stay on the device, with no account and no service in between.
You want predictable costs: pay once, done.
Questions about the comparison.
Is Typeless free?
Typeless has a free tier: 8,000 words a week, per the vendor's site (as of 5 August 2026). The full version costs $12 a month on the annual plan, or $30 billed monthly. Diktat counts dictations instead: 5 a day, free permanently, with all recognitions.
Does Typeless change my text?
Yes, that is what Typeless is for: the AI turns speech into polished text. Diktat does the opposite: no word changes unless you ask. Both are legitimate. They are two products for two different needs.
Which app is more private?
Diktat runs recognition on the device and has no server. After the model download, a dictation needs no connection. Only Apple's built-in recognition loads system language assets on demand.
What does Diktat cost compared to Typeless over three years?
Diktat costs from €9.99 once (later €19.99) for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The Mac app is a separate one-time purchase. Typeless on the annual plan costs $144 a year, so $432 over three years. After buying Diktat, nothing more is due.
Try Diktat.
5 dictations a day are free. No account, no subscription. The purchase is one-time.