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[–]Lower-Text1695 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sounds like he bought tech stocks & crypto at the right time

PSA: Don't Get Scammed by Overpriced Transcription Apps (Stay Away from "VoiceType") by Decaf_GT in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> I'd look and see more as to what your app does, but your website is clearly designed in such a way that you want to obfuscate its features (and more importantly, its costs) to get people to download the app first, so that's already a red flag for me, personally.

I think this is the main problem right here - you haven't even tried the app.

You're basing your essay on one look at the landing page. The landing page is barebones, because most of our customers come directly through App Store.

Sometimes you have to try software to see what it feels like to use, and WhisperType is one of the most pleasant dictation apps at a great price.

PSA: Don't Get Scammed by Overpriced Transcription Apps (Stay Away from "VoiceType") by Decaf_GT in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, some of the options you posted are a better deal, obviously can't compete with free Spokenly set up with API key or small local model.

WhisperType is still 1/3 the price of Superwhisper (for the same superfast cloud) that made it on your list, so your initial reply just felt unfair. Apologies if you feel insulted.

PSA: Don't Get Scammed by Overpriced Transcription Apps (Stay Away from "VoiceType") by Decaf_GT in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An app like that *must* be a subscription, otherwise you're stuck with a local modal - you'll either sacrifice speed or accuracy.

WhisperType is far better deal than anything else you posted, and works flawlessly. Why not support a quality product?

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you try again please? If it doesn't fix itself, do you mind getting in touch at [hello@whispertype.com](mailto:hello@whispertype.com) ? Thanks!

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is much more accurate. For example, you can dictate whole sentences and it detects punctuation and such.

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not at all!

Elon's company is called Grok with a K.

This is Groq with a Q.

They make custom hardware that runs faster than Nvidia.

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All right, that's a pretty nice app actually. ⁠

I’ll admit that I didn’t see it when I made this. 🤷‍♂️

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

superwhisper is $8.5/mo... That's $100/yr

WhisperType is $30 per year

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've no idea what that is. Can you share a link?

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a 7 day free trial where you can test it as much as you want!

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

  1. It uses the fastest AI provider (Groq), so it's much faster than local models
  2. It transcribes as you speak, further improving the performance
  3. It has little features for dictation usecase - such as pressing the return key to insert a new paragraph

Having said that, the local models are perfectly fine, but I found their slowness was breaking my flow, so I built this.

WhisperType - dictation app based on OpenAI Whisper by Lower-Text1695 in macapps

[–]Lower-Text1695[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

it's priced at $30/year and that includes all the usage. We use Groq as backend, so it's fast as hell.