SpeechFast vs Arlo

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SpeechFast compared with Arlo
Detail	SpeechFast	Arlo
What it does	Hold fn and dictate in any app. Clean text lands at your cursor, and your voice never leaves your Mac.	A Mac app that keeps your day in order and does the parts you hand it
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	FR	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	€29.99 one-time purchase for 3 Macs, updates included. 7-day free trial available.	Arlo Free: $0. Arlo: $25/mo
Key features	Local transcription on Mac's Neural Engine Automatic language detection across 25 European languages Text cleanup removes fillers, repeats and fixes punctuation Works offline in airplane mode No audio storage, only in-memory transcription Local 30-day history by default Works with any app that accepts keyboard input Requires Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26	Morning brief across mail and calendar Mail ranked by importance rather than arrival time Local task agents that draft against your files Mail index that stays on your machine Nothing is sent without your approval Local model support or bring your own Claude subscription Cross-device sync and web access Brief and alerts on phone, web and WhatsApp
What makes it different	One-time purchase works on three Macs with included updates Automatic language detection switches languages mid-dictation Text cleanup with punctuation and filler removal	All mail indexing and files stay on your machine by default App has no ability to send, reply, pay or schedule without you Free tier truly free with no time limit or card required Works offline on your machine
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	6 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	1
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	9	17

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