Comparison

Superwhisper vs Shruta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Superwhisper

Effortlessly convert spoken thoughts into written text in various formats. Dictate notes, emails, or longer documents with high accuracy and AI-powered summarization and formatting. Boost your writing speed significantly with this hands-free solution.

Highlights
  • Voice to text transcription
  • AI summarization
  • AI formatting
  • Hands-free writing
  • Customizable presets
  • Searchable recording history
Features
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Easily transform voice notes into any format. Go for a walk, think aloud, and have your notes summarized. Or write a long, professional email from a single spoken sentence. With Superwhisper, you write up to 5x faster using your voice. Accurate transcription, clean punctuation, and AI formatting. All hands-free. HOW IT WORKS Hold to record. Release to paste. Your words come out as polished text in whatever app you're using. Emails sound like emails. Slack messages stay casual. Code prompts stay technical. You don't configure any of this. The AI figures it out from the context on your screen. USE IT FOR Emails you'd normally spend ten minutes drafting Meeting notes and voice memos you'll actually reread Messages in ChatGPT, Slack, WhatsApp, Gmail, Notes, or any other app Long-form writing that starts as a five-minute ramble Capture in 100+ languages, with optional translation to English NEW IN 2.0 A shortcut to start dictating anywhere, on demand Redesigned interface Switch modes directly from the keyboard Search your full recording history Bring your own API keys Create custom presets that match exactly how you write CUSTOM MODES Define a mode once, use it forever. A casual mode for messages, a formal one for client emails, a technical one for code prompts. Each mode formats your speech to match the context so your words land the right way every time. PRIVACY Recordings and transcripts stay on your device. Use BYOK mode to route AI processing through providers you already trust. Terms: https://superwhisper.com/terms

About

Shruta

Features
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Shruta records conversations on iPhone and Apple Watch, creates speaker-labeled transcripts on your device, and seals your content behind a passcode-derived key. There is no Shruta account or cloud backend for your content. FAIR PRICING • Try Shruta free: your first 7 recordings, with every feature included. • One purchase unlocks unlimited recordings. No subscription. No ads. RECORD, TRANSCRIBE, KNOW WHO SAID WHAT • Record conversations on your iPhone, or straight from your wrist with the Apple Watch app. • Transcription runs entirely on your device — in English, Dutch, and German, with regional English and German variants. • Speaker labels show who said what. Correct a label once and Shruta applies it across the conversation. If the automatic speaker count is off, reprocess with the exact number of participants — no re-transcription needed. • Optional Voice ID: name a voice once and Shruta can recognise it in later recordings. Opt-in, stored only on your device, deletable any time. SEALED, NOT JUST LOCKED • Your password or passcode is turned into an encryption key using Argon2id; content is sealed with AES-256-GCM. • No account or remote reset. Spookwerk has no backdoor and cannot recover your content. While an already-unlocked vault has its key in memory, device-owner authentication can authorise a local password change. • Face ID / Touch ID unlock is optional, for convenience. The app locks itself when you leave it. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE • Audio and transcripts are processed on-device and never uploaded for processing. There is no content sync. • No analytics, trackers, advertising, or third-party analytics SDKs. Zero data collection. • Content leaves Shruta only when you explicitly export it: copy a transcript, or share it as PDF or text. The export menu marks this boundary clearly. APPLE WATCH • Start and stop recordings from your watch. Audio moves to your paired iPhone over WatchConnectivity and is sealed there. Requires your iPhone nearby with Shruta set up. Shruta (Sanskrit: “that which was heard”) is built in the Netherlands by Spookwerk for conversations that deserve to stay between the people who had them: medical appointments, difficult talks, interviews, coaching sessions, and everything you would rather not hand to a cloud. The first use of a speech feature may download on-device model assets. Once the required models are present, processing works offline.

Screenshots

Superwhisper4 screens
Shruta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shruta at 17.0 against Superwhisper's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Superwhisper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month and Shruta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Superwhisper versus Shruta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperwhisperShruta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (846 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings846 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuperUltra, Inc.Spookwerk

Bugs and requests

Superwhisper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings not being processed or disappearing
  • Crashes and freezes during use
  • Inability to activate licenses across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import/sync audio recordings across devices
  • Customizable punctuation and formatting options
  • Live transcription and translation capabilities
  • Native iPad app with full feature parity

Shruta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Superwhisper

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$8.491 Month
  • Pro Annual$84.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$249.99
1 purchases

Shruta

One-time1
  • Shruta Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Superwhisper free?
Superwhisper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shruta free?
Shruta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Superwhisper or Shruta have ads?
Neither Superwhisper nor Shruta shows ads.

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