Choose Monologue if you want dictation on your iPhone and iPad as well as your Mac, voice notes and bot-free meeting notes in the same app, or polished AI formatting by default. Choose SuprFlow if you only dictate on an Apple Silicon Mac, want speech recognised on the Mac every time with local cleanup, and would rather pay once than subscribe. SuprFlow costs less from the first year, unless you already get Monologue through Every.
Publisher note: SuprFlow publishes this guide and is one of the products discussed. Competitor details come from each company's own pages, checked on 1 October 2026. Prices and features change; confirm before you buy.
We have not run a controlled benchmark of either app. Below is what each company documents, then a test you can run yourself.
How do SuprFlow and Monologue compare?
As of 1 October 2026. Monologue details are from its home page, pricing, platform availability, languages and processing models, permissions and privacy, shortcuts and privacy policy. SuprFlow details are from its requirements and terms.
| SuprFlow | Monologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Where speech is processed | On the Mac, with a downloaded WhisperKit model | Remote by default: "Audio is sent to Monologue's processing service for transcription and smart formatting." Optional local transcription on Apple silicon Macs |
| Default cleanup | Local cleanup of punctuation, capitalization and numbers | Smart cleanup and context-aware formatting use Monologue's online service, in both modes |
| Optional AI formatting | Cloud API (sends transcript text, not audio, to a provider you configure) or Local (Ollama) | Modes and custom instructions; optional Deep context reads on-screen content with Screen Recording permission |
| Platforms | Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 14 or later. No iPhone, iPad or Windows app | Mac, iPhone and iPad (the pricing page also lists Apple Watch). No Windows or Android |
| Price model | $125 once, up to five Macs you personally own; 7-day refund on a first purchase; no free tier or trial | Free trial (1,000 dictation words, 10 recorded notes); Pro $15 a month or $144 a year; included with an Every subscription |
| Server storage and training | Not applicable to speech, which stays on the Mac. Cloud API text goes to your chosen provider under its terms | Policy says it does not store audio or transcripts on its servers unless you turn that on, and will not train AI models on your PII, audio or transcripts |
| Third parties named | None for speech. Network traffic covers licence checks, model downloads, updates and usage telemetry | Groq, Fireworks and OpenRouter as AI providers; PostHog, Sentry and New Relic for analytics, crash reports and monitoring |
| Other features | Personal dictionary, voice snippets, local history of up to 100 transcriptions | Voice Notes, bot-free meeting notes, MCP, API and CLI access to notes, team plans |
What does Monologue's local mode cover?
Monologue's own docs say local mode "transcribes the raw audio on your Mac and can produce a raw transcript without a network connection", and in a warning box: "The speech-to-text step runs locally. Smart formatting may still require a network connection." The same page says local accuracy "may be lower than remote transcription" and that remote "is the recommended default". The permissions page adds that remote transcription and iPhone or iPad dictation "send the audio and relevant context to Monologue's services for processing".
So in Monologue's local mode the audio stays on the Mac, but the polished result you see with a connection relies on Monologue's online service. The policy does not say exactly what that step receives, so ask Monologue if it matters to you. Local mode is available only on Apple silicon Macs.
On the server side, Monologue's privacy policy states that its Third-Party AI Providers "employ a zero data retention approach to your data, and do not use or store the inputted data except to provide the requested service". It also says data may be processed in the United States, and that local audio files and transcripts in the app are deleted after 14 days. Those providers' own terms also apply.
SuprFlow has the narrower design. Speech recognition and Default formatting both run on the Mac. Text leaves the Mac for formatting only if you switch to Cloud API, or to an Ollama endpoint that is not on your Mac. Local speech is not the same as no network: licence checks, model downloads, app updates and usage telemetry still use the internet.
What does each cost over three years?
List prices as of 1 October 2026, one person, USD, before tax.
| Option | Year 1 | After 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| SuprFlow, one-time | $125 | $125 |
| Monologue Pro, annual | $144 | $432 |
| Monologue Pro, monthly | $180 | $540 |
| Monologue through Every | Included in Every | Included in Every |
If you already pay for Every, the arithmetic favours Monologue. SuprFlow's licence covers up to five Macs you personally own, and any Cloud API provider you add bills you separately.
Choose Monologue if…
- You want to dictate on an iPhone or iPad as well as a Mac, with one subscription.
- You want voice notes and meeting notes without a bot joining the call, plus agent access to those notes over MCP, API or CLI.
- You want AI formatting that adapts to the app you are in, and are comfortable with audio or text going to Monologue's service to get it.
- You want a free trial first. SuprFlow has none.
- You already pay for Every.
Choose SuprFlow if…
- You dictate only on an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 14 or later.
- You want speech recognition and default cleanup on the Mac every time, without choosing a mode, and plain text you can check.
- You would rather pay once than subscribe, and you have more than one Mac you personally own.
- You want a short loop: hold Fn, speak, release, and the text is pasted at the cursor (Space while holding Fn locks hands-free recording).
SuprFlow is not the right pick if you need meeting capture, a phone app, a team admin console, or voice notes. Monologue does all of those.
How do you test both in 15 minutes?
Monologue's trial is limited to 1,000 words, so plan first. Use a fictional script so nothing private is involved.
- Install both and grant Microphone and Accessibility. Leave Monologue's optional Screen Recording off for a like-for-like test.
- Monologue's default push-to-talk key is the right-side Option key; SuprFlow's is Fn. Hold, speak, release.
- In your mail app, dictate: "Hi Marguerite, the deposit is 4,180 euros, sorry, 4,810 euros. Can we sign on Friday the 9th at 2:45? Copy Mr. Oyelaran-Park."
- Check the surname, the corrected amount, the date and the time.
- Turn Wi-Fi off. Switch Monologue to Local under Settings → Dictation → Transcription source (after downloading its model) and dictate again. Do the same in SuprFlow and compare the raw results.
- Add two of your own names or terms to each dictionary and retry.
Keep the app that needed fewer fixes in the apps you actually use.
Questions people ask
Is Monologue local or cloud?
Both, depending on the mode. Remote transcription is the default and sends audio to Monologue's service. Local mode on an Apple silicon Mac transcribes on the Mac, but smart formatting may still need a connection.
Does Monologue work offline?
Partly. Its docs say local mode can produce a raw transcript without a network connection, but not the same polished result you get from smart formatting.
Is SuprFlow cheaper than Monologue?
Over a year or more, yes, unless you already have Monologue through Every. SuprFlow is $125 once; Monologue Pro is $144 a year or $15 a month as of 1 October 2026. Monologue has a free trial and SuprFlow does not.
Does either app train AI models on my dictation?
Monologue's privacy policy says it will not train AI models on your PII, audio or transcripts, and that sharing transcripts to improve the service is a setting you choose. SuprFlow recognises speech on the Mac; see Does SuprFlow use dictation for AI training? for its text paths.
Related guides
- Wispr Flow vs Monologue
- Monologue alternatives for Mac
- On-device dictation vs no internet
- Local vs cloud formatting
- Where does my dictation go?
- SuprFlow vs Wispr Flow
Sources
- Monologue — Home page
- Monologue — Pricing
- Monologue Docs — Where Monologue is available
- Monologue Docs — Languages and processing models
- Monologue Docs — Permissions and privacy
- Monologue Docs — Shortcuts and hands-free dictation
- Monologue Docs — Account and billing
- Monologue Docs — Set up Monologue on Mac
- Monologue — Privacy Policy (effective 31 October 2025)
- SuprFlow — Requirements
- SuprFlow — Terms of Service