Comparison
OSSFlow as a Wispr Flow alternative
Both put a floating bubble on Android and both need the internet. OSSFlow is the open-source one: you bring an API key, and there is no OSSFlow account. This page does not claim that either app is more accurate.
Wispr Flow’s side is taken from their Android page and pricing page as read on 24 October 2026. Those pages can change. OSSFlow’s side is the public app.
| OSSFlow | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Android | Android 14 or newer. | Android 13 or newer, on phones and tablets, per their Android page. |
| How you dictate | A floating bubble. OSSFlow does not replace the keyboard. | A floating bubble. Their Android page says it is not a keyboard, and it appears in a text field. |
| Internet | Required. There is no on-device speech model. | Required. Their Android page says Flow does not work offline. |
| Account | None. There is no sign-up. | Yes. Their Android page says a login syncs the subscription and account settings, and that transcript history stays separate per device. |
| Price | The app is free. You pay the API provider you choose. There is no OSSFlow subscription. | Their pricing page lists a free plan with limited weekly use on mobile, and paid plans that remove those limits. |
| Who transcribes | The provider you set. Grok is the default. Another OpenAI-style endpoint over HTTPS also works. | Wispr Flow’s own service. Their Android page says speech is transcribed with their models. |
| Source code | Public, under GPL-3.0. That licence is for this version only. | Wispr Flow is a commercial app. This page does not describe unpublished code. |
| If an app will not take the text | The transcript is on the clipboard and in History. | Their Android page says Flow works in most apps that use standard text fields, and that some custom inputs are not supported. |
Android
- OSSFlow
- Android 14 or newer.
- Wispr Flow
- Android 13 or newer, on phones and tablets, per their Android page.
How you dictate
- OSSFlow
- A floating bubble. OSSFlow does not replace the keyboard.
- Wispr Flow
- A floating bubble. Their Android page says it is not a keyboard, and it appears in a text field.
Internet
- OSSFlow
- Required. There is no on-device speech model.
- Wispr Flow
- Required. Their Android page says Flow does not work offline.
Account
- OSSFlow
- None. There is no sign-up.
- Wispr Flow
- Yes. Their Android page says a login syncs the subscription and account settings, and that transcript history stays separate per device.
Price
- OSSFlow
- The app is free. You pay the API provider you choose. There is no OSSFlow subscription.
- Wispr Flow
- Their pricing page lists a free plan with limited weekly use on mobile, and paid plans that remove those limits.
Who transcribes
- OSSFlow
- The provider you set. Grok is the default. Another OpenAI-style endpoint over HTTPS also works.
- Wispr Flow
- Wispr Flow’s own service. Their Android page says speech is transcribed with their models.
Source code
- OSSFlow
- Public, under GPL-3.0. That licence is for this version only.
- Wispr Flow
- Wispr Flow is a commercial app. This page does not describe unpublished code.
If an app will not take the text
- OSSFlow
- The transcript is on the clipboard and in History.
- Wispr Flow
- Their Android page says Flow works in most apps that use standard text fields, and that some custom inputs are not supported.
OSSFlow does not offer Wispr Flow’s desktop apps, its notetaker, or a claim of 100 languages. The default OSSFlow setup uses English. History stays on the phone. Details of what leaves the phone are on the privacy page.