Flula vs Apple Dictation.

Apple Dictation is free and already on your Mac. Here’s what Flula adds, and when the built-in option is all you need.

Checked against Apple Dictation’s public pages on 4 October 2026. Sources at the bottom.

Side by side

Feature by feature.

What you get	Flula	Apple Dictation
Switching languages mid-sentence	Built for it: pick the languages you speak once, then mix them in one sentence	You set up several languages and switch by hand while dictating
Settings per app	Yes, on every plan: a tone for each kind of app (messages, work chat, email, the rest) and, on Mac, a language for any app	Not documented
Translation	Opt-in, into any of 101 languages. Off by default	Not documented; it writes in the language you speak
Clean-up	Adds punctuation, removes fillers, applies spoken corrections	Adds punctuation automatically in 11 languages; removing fillers and applying spoken corrections aren’t documented
Where your speech goes	Processed online, never saved	On your Mac for 22 languages; otherwise on Apple’s servers
Languages	101	34 languages in 63 regional variants, by our count of Apple’s list
Platforms	Mac. iPhone soon	Mac, iPhone, iPad
Free plan	20 minutes a month (about 3,000 words)	Free, built into macOS, with no limit

marks the stronger option on a row, based on each product’s own published information. Unmarked rows are close, or depend on what you need.

Heracles once stood where the road forked. Either road can be the right one.

Choose Flula if…

You mix languages and don’t want to switch by hand
You want “um”, “uh” and spoken corrections cleaned up for you
You want chats, email and the rest written differently, and translation when you choose it
You dictate in a language Apple Dictation doesn’t cover: Flula understands 101

Choose Apple Dictation if…

You dictate in one language and want something free and built in
You want dictation that stays on your Mac, for the 22 languages Apple processes on device
You don’t mind fixing fillers and corrections yourself

Where Flula is different

Made for people who
switch languages mid-sentence.

Mix languages mid-sentence

Pick the languages you speak once. Flula keeps every word in the language you said it.

A tone for each kind of app

Casual in Slack, polished in Mail, translated in the apps you choose. On a Mac, Flula switches for you.

Translation only when you ask

Output stays as spoken by default. Choose a language and Flula writes in it.

Sources

Apple’s Mac User Guide, the macOS feature availability page and Apple’s Siri and Dictation privacy page, checked 4 October 2026.

Apple Dictation is a trademark of its owner. Prices and features change; check their site for current details. Flula is not affiliated with Apple Dictation.

Try both. Keep one.

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