Express Scribe
8.2#6 in ai transcription toolsFree planFree planAPILinuxmacOSWindows
VisitExpress Scribe vs Superwhisper
Superwhisper
8.3#1 in transcription softwareFrom $84.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSAPILinux
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Express Scribe | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation | NCH provides a 52-page Windows help manual, FAQs, tutorials, technical support links and a version history. | SuperUltra maintains a public documentation repository and links documentation from the product site and CLI pages. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | GetApp user data mentions Google Drive and Microsoft Word as integrations. | Official workflows and plugins cover Claude Code, OpenCode, Pi, Codex, Grok and DeepSeek Harness, while system-level insertion works in apps such as Slack, Cursor and Notion. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 2.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings for Express Scribe Pro | 4.4 out of 5 from 838 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 31 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 29 reviews, based on the displayed distribution of 19 five-star, 9 four-star and 1 two-star reviews |
Express Scribe plans
- FreeFree
- Professional Quarterly—
- Basic Annual—
- Professional Annual—
- Express Scribe FreeFree
- Express Scribe Professional Quarterly Plan$26.49 a month
Superwhisper plans
- Pro$8.49 a month
- FreeFree
- Pro monthly$8.49 a month
- Pro annual$84.99 a year
- Pro lifetime$249.99, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Express Scribe if…
Express Scribe suits people transcribing medical, legal, or video recordings on desktop systems. It can also fit workflows using foot pedals, word processors, or speech recognition software.
Pick Superwhisper if…
It suits people who want to dictate formatted text in different apps, including those who work across languages or need offline speech processing. Its coding plugins and CLI may also suit users of the named coding tools and AI workflows.