Pricing
Buying Voice Input Software: Choosing a Speech Dock Plan
Comparing Free, Pro Monthly, Pro Yearly and Lifetime — what Speech Dock voice input costs, what each plan includes, and how to pick the right one.
If you are hitting the free tier's limit, or comparing options before buying — here is an honest comparison with no marketing fog: what each plan includes and what it costs.
Speech Dock Plans
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, forever | 30 minutes of speech per month, up to 5 minutes per recording, flagship STT engine, 1 device |
| Pro Monthly | $5/mo | Unlimited dictation, file transcription, custom terms dictionary, history encryption, up to 3 devices |
| Pro Yearly | $48/year (−20% vs Monthly) | Everything in Pro Monthly + priority support |
| Lifetime | $99, one-time | Everything in Pro Yearly + bring your own models, up to 5 devices, all future updates at no extra cost |
Prices shown are for the international waitlist (USD); live billing today runs through YooKassa in RUB for Russia only — see /pricing.md for the exact current numbers per region.
When Free Is Enough
If you dictate occasionally — short notes, code comments, replies to emails — 30 minutes a month can go a long way. It is not a crippled demo: the recognition engine and the LLM text processing are the same as in the paid plans, just with a time cap.
When to Move to Pro
The Free cap starts to feel tight if you dictate every day: work calls, documentation, long emails. Pro removes the time limit and adds what regular use actually needs — transcribing existing audio and video files, a custom terms and names dictionary (so you stop correcting the same word every time), and export to PDF and Markdown.
There is no feature difference between Monthly and Yearly — only price. Yearly is 20% cheaper than paying monthly, so if you plan to use it for more than a couple of months, Yearly is usually the better deal.
When Lifetime Makes Sense
The one-time $99 payment pays for itself against Pro Yearly in roughly two years ($99 ÷ $48/year ≈ 2.1 years at current prices) — after that you pay nothing, including every future update. If voice input has become a permanent part of your workflow rather than a one-off experiment, Lifetime is the cheapest option measured in years.
If a Plan Doesn't Work Out
Refunds work within 14 calendar days of payment, no questions asked, with no cap on how many recordings you have transcribed — the app is local and does not send usage data anywhere, so there is nothing to measure usage against for Russian purchases. See the terms of use for the exact policy.
Bottom Line
Free — to try it out and for occasional dictation. Pro Monthly — to remove the limit with no commitment. Pro Yearly — the same dictation, cheaper, if you use it regularly. Lifetime — if voice input is already a long-term part of how you work. Compare plans and pick yours.