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Blabb vs Paraspeech
An honest comparison

Paraspeech is a well-regarded Mac app — local-first, with optional cloud-backed modes for speed. Blabb is Windows-only and 100% on-device: there is no cloud path to opt into. The platforms don't overlap, so this page is for Windows shoppers and anyone for whom "no cloud, ever" is the point. As of August 2026 — check Paraspeech's current pricing and features before deciding.

Paraspeech

~$8.99/MO

Blabb

ONE COFFEE / MONTH

Platforms
macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon and Intel), plus an iOS/iPadOS beta
Windows 11 (x64) only — and deeply
Where your audio goes
Local modes run on-device; explicit cloud-backed modes when you enable them
✓This PC — there is no cloud mode, so audio and transcripts are never uploaded
Offline
Local modes work offline after the one-time model download; cloud modes need internet
✓Always on-device — offline is the only mode; the subscription re-checks online at least every 30 days‡
AI cleanup
Local Qwen rewrite models (Apple Intelligence cleanup on macOS 26+)
IBM Granite, on-device — six cleanup styles from verbatim to professional polish
Specialist vocabulary
Word replacements and a dictionary you build yourself
✓Medical (48,133 terms) and Legal (13,004 terms) vocabulary plans — on-device, USD $9.99/mo each, not included with standard Blabb
Locked-down RDP, Citrix, VDI
macOS only — these Windows scenarios don't apply
✓Runs on your PC, types straight in†
Price
~$8.99/mo or $89.99/yr, plus lifetime options; 10 free transcription minutes to start
✓Blabb Free: 2,000 words a day, no card. Unlimited: USD $4.99/mo, USD $49.99/yr, or $99 once — 14-day free trial
Could your words train someone's model
Local modes, no; cloud modes — read Paraspeech's current privacy terms
✓Not a question that arises — dictated audio and text stay on the machine
Sign-up
A Paraspeech account (for cross-device use and the iOS app)
A Polar checkout and a licence key you paste into Settings — no separate Blabb login
History
✓Local menu-bar history with a privacy mode
✓Encrypted local history — your original words beside the final text, copy or delete any entry

† NOT INTO ELEVATED/ADMIN WINDOWS — A WINDOWS LIMIT, NOT BLABB'S. ‡ AN ALREADY-VERIFIED SUBSCRIPTION KEEPS DICTATING FOR 30 DAYS WITHOUT REACHING THE LICENCE SERVER. FEATURE AND PRICING CLAIMS FOR PARASPEECH SOURCED FROM ITS OWN PUBLIC SITE, AUGUST 2026 — VERIFY CURRENT DETAILS BEFORE DECIDING.

01The honest read

Two good local-first apps, on different platforms

Choose Paraspeech if…

You're on a Mac. Paraspeech is polished and Mac-native — built for Apple Silicon, with an iOS/iPadOS beta, 100+ languages, real user reviews, and the option of cloud-backed speed when your Mac can't keep up. For macOS, it's a genuinely strong choice.

Choose Blabb if…

You're on Windows. Blabb is Windows-native (WinUI 3, x64), types straight into locked-down Citrix/RDP/VDI sessions, ships Medical and Legal vocabularies, and offers a $99 lifetime licence — and there's no cloud path to remember, because there isn't one. If "no cloud, ever" is the whole point, that's the difference.

Where they genuinely agree

Both are local-first with on-device cleanup, both offer lifetime licences, both check out through Polar, and neither forces an account for core use. The honest difference isn't quality — it's platform, and whether a cloud option exists at all. Pick the one that runs where you do.

Local-first dictation, built for Windows.

Two weeks free, models included in the download.

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