Comparison

Wispr Flow vs Scriben

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

Head to head
About

Wispr Flow

This AI-powered voice keyboard transforms your spoken words into polished text instantly, working seamlessly across all your favorite apps. It refines your dictation for speed and accuracy, eliminating filler words and autocorrect errors. Capture notes, draft messages, or transcribe ideas effortlessly, all while sounding natural.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice dictation
  • Works in any app
  • Polished, formatted output
  • Natural talking input
  • Customizable personal dictionary
  • Whisper dictation mode
  • Quick note capture
Features
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Talk naturally. Flow writes perfectly. Trusted by business leaders, creatives, students, and professionals to boost productivity every day. Wispr Flow is the AI voice keyboard and speech to text app built for speed and accuracy. It works inside any app—including Slack, Messages, Email, WhatsApp, ChatGPT, and Docs—instantly turning your spoken words into polished, formatted writing. Whether you’re taking quick notes, drafting long messages, or capturing detailed transcriptions, Flow is 4x faster than typing. Whether you are walking, commuting, or whispering around others, Flow refines and writes what you say. No filler words, no autocorrect fumbles, no awkward phrasing. Just fast, fluent writing that sounds like you. Why people choose Flow • World’s best voice‑first keyboard: Write with your voice in every application. Flow adapts tone and formatting for email, texting, and more. • AI‑polished output: Your voice, cleaned up and ready to send. No edits required. • Works in every app: From email to iMessage to Slack and Notion. • Natural talking only: No weird commands. Flow handles punctuation and formatting for you. • Learns your lingo: Add custom names, acronyms, and phrases with your personal dictionary. • Whisper to it: Dictate quietly without disturbing anyone nearby. • Quick capture notes: Use the shortcut to save ideas instantly and sync with the desktop app. • 100+ languages supported. Great for • Replying to emails while walking the dog • Drafting long documents on your commute • Responding to your team with full context, hands‑free • Capturing ideas after meetings or before bed Free to use with a weekly word limit. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited dictation and advanced features. Syncs with desktop apps on Mac and Windows. TERMS, PRIVACY & CONDITIONS Read on https://wisprflow.ai/terms-of-service and https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scriben

This AI-powered pen records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real-time. It offers full transcripts with speaker labels, concise AI summaries, and automatically extracted action items, all without needing to interact with your phone.

Highlights
  • Real ink pen with integrated AI recorder
  • Automatic transcription with speaker labels
  • AI-generated meeting summaries
  • Extracted action items
  • Multilingual support and real-time code-switching
  • Automatic syncing to the app
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Your pen captures it. Vera remembers it. The work gets done. Scriben is an AI pen for professionals. It writes with real ink — just like any pen you've used for years. The difference: while you're writing, it's also listening, understanding, and turning the conversation into finished work. Your meeting ends. Your notes are done, your follow-ups are drafted, and nothing has been forgotten. No new habits. No awkward devices on the table. No explaining to a client why you're recording them. Just your pen, doing more than a pen ever has. IMAGINE YOUR NEXT MEETING You walk into a meeting. You carry your pen. By the time you walk out, you have a full transcript, a summary, the action items — and the follow-up email already written, waiting for you to send it. You never touched your phone. That's Scriben. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS A WORD • Attorneys — every deposition, client meeting, and negotiation • Founders — never lose a board meeting, investor call, or brainstorm • Physicians — document patient visits and clinical notes hands-free • Financial Advisors — a full record of every client conversation • Consultants, Therapists, Real Estate Agents, and anyone whose work lives in conversation IT CAPTURES Full Transcript A clear transcript with speaker labels, and multilingual support with real-time code-switching for mixed-language meetings. AI Summary What was discussed, what was decided, and the context you need. Readable in under 60 seconds. Action Items Commitments and follow-ups pulled out automatically — what needs to happen, and who said they would do it. IT REMEMBERS Meet Vera, the assistant that actually remembers. Ask her anything from any conversation you've ever had. Last Tuesday's pricing call. That hiring decision from March. What you promised the client in the hallway. She answers from what was actually said, and shows you where. She looks forward, too — what's coming, what you committed to, what's about to slip. IT WORKS FOR YOU Vera writes the follow-up email. She stages the calendar invite. She lines up what comes next. Then she stops and waits for you. Nothing is sent, booked, or shared until you read it and approve it. Every action is a proposal, never a surprise. BUILT FOR THE ROOM, NOT THE CALL Most AI note-takers listen to your laptop. They need a video call to exist. Scriben listens to the table — the in-person meeting, the client lunch, the conversation in the hallway afterward. The ones that were never being recorded at all. The pen that remembers everything you don't. YOUR CONVERSATIONS ARE YOURS Encrypted on your device. Never sold, never used for advertising, never used to train anyone else's models. Delete your account and it all goes with it. Terms of Service: https://scriben.ai/policies/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://scriben.ai/policies/privacy-policy Recording laws vary by location. You are responsible for obtaining consent where it is required.

Screenshots

Wispr Flow4 screens
Scriben4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Scriben at daily against Wispr Flow's weekly. Scriben also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.3). Wispr Flow's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 4) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Wispr Flow sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days and Scriben sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scriben holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wispr Flow has 19K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Wispr Flow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scriben's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wispr Flow ships an update weekly, Scriben daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Wispr Flow versus Scriben: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWispr FlowScriben
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.315.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWispr AI, Inc.SleepMind, Inc.

Customer experience

Wispr Flow

All ratings17,618 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews3,543 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative12.6%

Scriben

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wispr Flow

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Dictation immediately erasing in apps

Requested features

1 request
  • Dark mode option

Scriben

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Wispr Flow

Subscriptions5
  • Pro Weekly Plan$4.497 Days
  • Monthly Student Plan$7.491 Month
  • Pro Monthly Plan$15.001 Month
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  • Annual Student Plan$72.001 Year
  • Pro Annual Plan$143.991 Year
1 purchases

Scriben

Subscriptions1
  • Scriben Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Wispr Flow free?
Wispr Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriben free?
Scriben is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wispr Flow or Scriben?
Scriben is rated higher. Wispr Flow averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Scriben averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Wispr Flow or Scriben have ads?
Neither Wispr Flow nor Scriben shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wispr Flow or Scriben?
Wispr Flow ships an update weekly, and Scriben daily. Most recently, Wispr Flow was updated on November 2, 2026 and Scriben on October 9, 2026.

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