Price checked Oct 19, 2026

New launch review · AI dictation

Willow Review (2026)

Willow review: AI voice dictation that types into any app on Mac, Windows or iPhone. You hold a hotkey and talk; Willow removes filler words, fixes punctuation and matches your style. Willow Scribe turns rough spoken intent into finished writing.

Free: Basic plan
Price: Pro $12/user/mo yearly
Works on: Mac, Windows, iPhone
Launched: Wally / Scribe, Product Hunt, Oct 19, 2026

Last updated: October 19, 2026. First reviewed October 19, 2026. Official-site review of a new launch. We have not tested Willow hands-on. Prices come from willowvoice.com/pricing.

This is the price at the moment we wrote this review (October 19, 2026). The price may have changed by the time you read it, so check the official site for today’s price.

New launch, not tested hands-on. “Wally by Willow” (“Your Scribe agent that learns how you write”) was #8 on the Product Hunt daily leaderboard for October 19, 2026 when we checked (about 8:20 AM ET). Willow itself is an established dictation app (it says 150,000+ professionals use it); the Scribe writing agent is the part being launched. Everything below comes from willowvoice.com. We have not installed it.

Affiliate program exists, but it is not free to join; we have not joined. Willow’s program on Dub (partners.dub.co/willow) pays 30% recurring for a year, but it is open to “active paid Willow subscribers only”. Every link on this page goes to the official site and earns us nothing.

Summary

Quick verdict: one of the more polished AI dictation apps if you write a lot of email, Slack and AI prompts. The free plan uses a weaker model with 20 Scribe uses a week; Pro ($12 per user a month yearly, $15 monthly) unlocks the best model and unlimited Scribe. Business ($28 / $35) adds enforced zero data retention and HIPAA.

Place your cursor in any text field (Slack, Gmail, Cursor, Notion, iMessage), hold a hotkey, speak, and formatted text appears.
Willow Scribe (launched as “Wally”): describe what you want to say in rough form and it writes it in your voice, where you are.
Plans: Basic free; Pro $12 per user a month billed annually or $15 monthly; Business $28 or $35 a month; Enterprise custom.
Free uses the weaker Frontier Mini model with 20 Scribe uses a week; Pro gets the Frontier Pro model, unlimited Scribe and longer dictation.
Mac, Windows and iPhone apps; Android is listed as coming soon.
Willow claims 3x the accuracy of built-in dictation and text in as little as 200 ms (its claim, not tested by us).

Watch: Willow in 60 seconds

Made by SaaS Finder Hub from Willow’s public website screenshots. Voiceover is AI-generated. Prices in the video are as of October 19, 2026 and may have changed; check the official site for today’s price.

Pricing

Source: willowvoice.com/pricing, checked October 19, 2026 at about 8:30 AM ET (Monthly and Annual toggles). Prices in USD.

Plan	Annual billing (per month)	Monthly billing	Main extras
Basic	Free	Free	Unlimited dictation on the weaker Frontier Mini model, limited personalization, 20 Scribe uses a week
Pro (per user)	$12	$15	Unlimited Frontier Pro model, priority transcription, writing-style memory, unlimited Scribe, longer dictation
Business	$28	$35	Enforced privacy mode (zero data retention), SOC 2 Type II, enforced HIPAA, admin and team controls, shared dictionary
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	Invoice/PO billing, SSO/SAML, MSA and DPA, usage dashboards and API, dedicated support

On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Price snapshot: This is the price at the moment we wrote this review (October 19, 2026). The price may have changed by the time you read it, so check the official site for today’s price.

The annual toggle is labelled “Save 20%”; $12 vs $15 matches that.
Pro is shown per user; the Business card shows “/mo” without saying “per user”, but it sits under “Get teams”, so expect per-seat billing and confirm with Willow.
The pricing page states no paid free trial and no refund window; the free plan is the trial.
Referral perk: Willow users who refer a friend who upgrades each get a free month of Pro (per Willow’s help center).
Android: listed as “Coming soon”.

What a year costs for one user (our math)

Plan	Monthly × 12	Annual (12 × annual rate)	You save
Pro	$180	$144	$36
Business	$420	$336	$84

Our arithmetic from the listed prices. A team of five on Pro annual is $720 a year.

See Willow’s official pricing

Not an affiliate link. Willow’s affiliate program requires a paid Willow subscription; we have not joined, so we earn nothing from this link.

Price history

Checked	Pro	Business
Oct 19, 2026	$15 · $12 annual	$35 · $28 annual

We re-check this page every month and add a row.

Features

From willowvoice.com and its pricing page, October 19, 2026. Described, not tested.

Dictate anywhere: works in any text field; hold the hotkey, speak, let go.
Smart formatting: removes filler words, fixes punctuation and formats text automatically.
Willow Scribe: AI writing from your intent; speak a rough idea and get polished text in your voice (20 uses a week free, unlimited on Pro).
Style matching: learns how you write and adapts tone across email, Slack, docs and technical tools.
Auto-learning dictionary: remembers names, product terms and abbreviations; teams share a dictionary on Business.
100+ languages and context awareness (personal, plus shared on team plans).
Privacy: privacy mode on every plan; enforced zero data retention, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA on Business.
Everywhere: Mac, Windows and iPhone apps; Android coming soon.

Who it’s for

Founders, managers and salespeople who answer dozens of emails and Slack messages a day.
Developers and AI power users who want to speak long prompts into Cursor, Claude or ChatGPT.
Lawyers and healthcare teams who need enforced zero data retention and HIPAA (Business).
Not for you if you are on Android today, or if your operating system’s free dictation is already good enough for you.

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The catch

The free plan runs a weaker model, and the real product is a per-user subscription.

Free uses the weaker Frontier Mini model and caps Scribe at 20 uses a week.
Pro is $15 a month on monthly billing; built-in dictation on Mac, Windows and iPhone is free.
Android is not available yet.
The pricing page lists no free trial of Pro and no refund window.
Speed and accuracy figures (3x, 200 ms) are Willow’s own claims.
We have not tested accuracy, latency or Scribe’s writing quality.

Verdict

Basic (free): try it for a week of email and Slack; costs nothing.
Pro ($12 annual / $15 monthly): the plan for anyone who dictates daily or wants unlimited Scribe.
Business ($28 / $35): only if you need enforced zero data retention, HIPAA or admin controls.
Enterprise (custom): for SSO, invoicing and an API.

This is the price at the moment we wrote this review (October 19, 2026). The price may have changed by the time you read it, so check the official site for today’s price.

Worth trying if: you type all day in many apps and want dictation that cleans up and formats what you say.

Skip it if: you are on Android, or your built-in dictation already does the job.

Not tested hands-on. Prices can change; re-check willowvoice.com/pricing before you buy.

Willow FAQ

How much does Willow cost?

As of October 19, 2026, Willow has a free Basic plan. Pro costs $12 per user a month billed annually or $15 monthly, and Business costs $28 a month annually or $35 monthly; Enterprise is custom. Check willowvoice.com/pricing for today’s price.

What is the main downside of Willow?

The free plan uses a weaker speech model and limits Scribe to 20 uses a week, so the full product is a per-user subscription, and there is no Android app yet.

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