Sayd vs Apple Dictation
Apple Dictation is free, built in and good at typing what you say. Sayd goes one step further: it writes what you meant, taking out the ums and false starts and setting your words in the right style for the app you're in.
Pick Sayd if
- You want filler words and false starts removed for you
- You want "no wait" corrections handled, not typed out
- You want emails to read like emails and messages like messages
- You speak Pidgin and want clear English back
Pick Apple Dictation if
- You want something built in with no account
- You dictate in a language Sayd doesn't cover well yet
- You only need short notes typed as you say them
Side by side
A year of the paid plan
Or pay $79 once as one of Sayd's first 500 founding members, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Where Sayd is different
It writes what you meant
Apple Dictation types every word, including "um", "so" and the sentence you started twice. Sayd takes those out and keeps your correction when you say "Friday, no wait, Monday".
Every app gets the right tone
Sayd knows which app you're typing in. Gmail gets a tidy email with a sign-off, Slack gets a short message, and ChatGPT gets a clear prompt, from the same way of talking.
Free where it counts
Like Apple Dictation, Sayd's dictation on your Mac is free and keeps working offline. Pro adds unlimited cloud words and more writing styles for $6 a month.
Sayd vs Apple Dictation: questions
If you only need words typed as you say them, Apple Dictation is free and built in. If you want clean writing, with filler removed, corrections handled and the right style for each app, Sayd does that for free on your Mac.
It can. Sayd works in the same apps, starts with a key you hold, and writes cleaner text. You can keep Apple Dictation turned on as well; they don't clash.
Yes. By default Sayd uses Apple's speech engine on your Mac, so your voice stays on your Mac. With Fast, your words pass through Sayd's server and are never kept.
Any Mac running macOS 26 or later.
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