Seduta · Comparison
Seduta vs MacWhisper
Mac-native transcription app by Good Snooze with local Whisper and Parakeet models and automatic meeting recording (beta); iPhone and iPad use a separate app. Here is how the two compare, as of 1 October 2026.
| Feature | Seduta | MacWhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | ||
| Transcribed on the device | ✓Mac, iPhone and iPad | ✓Optional cloud AI providerssource |
| Where your meetings live | On your devicesSynced through your own iCloud; summaries on the device, or on EU servers with Plus | On the Mac; optional cloud AI providerssource |
| No bot joins the call | ✓ | ✓Meeting recording is beta; the docs warn of possible data losssource |
| No account needed | ✓ | ✓No account needed for basic transcription; AI services need your own API keyssource |
| Never records without you pressing Record | ✓Recording starts only when you click Record, also from a notification | ✓Recording a meeting always starts with a click; watch folders (Pro) transcribe files you put theresource |
| Recording | ||
| Records calls from any app | ✓Zoom, Teams, Google Meet and other browser calls, Webex, Slack, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Signal, Proton Meet; add any other app | ✓System audio capture from any Mac app; detection monitors Zoom, Teams, Slack, Webex, browsers and otherssource |
| Start by hand, also in person | ✓On the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch | ✓Start Recording from the MacWhisper menu captures any audiosource |
| Notices calls and asks to record | ✓On the Mac: a notification when a calendar meeting starts, with Join & Record for call links; asks when a call app opens the microphone. Recording starts only after you click | ✓Shows a notification when a meeting starts in a monitored app; feature is beta, gone after 10 seconds if ignoredsource |
| In the Mac menu bar | ✓Start, pause, stop and the status, one click away | PartlyStart Recording is in the MacWhisper menu; a menu bar icon is not explicitly statedsource |
| Ready after install | ✓Asks for the microphone, call audio and notifications; calendar is optional. The speech model downloads by itself on first use | PartlyTranscription model must be downloaded; automatic meeting notifications must be switched on in Settings and need Screen Recording and Microphone permissionsource |
| No time limits on any plan | ✓No recording or transcription limit on any plan; Seduta Plus summaries are fair use | Not statedNo recording or transcription time cap found; some features are Pro onlysource |
| Notes | ||
| Languages | 25European languages, mixed in one meeting; Swiss German on the Mac | 100source |
| Transcribe again | ✓Transcribe Again, for example in another language | ✓Transcribe files again, including with a one-off model overridesource |
| Recognises returning voices | ✓Name a speaker once and Seduta knows the voice next time. Voice prints stay in your own Seduta folder, on your devices and your iCloud; never sent to us, a summary service or an AI agent | PartlyMeeting attendees are grouped as one speaker; docs say automatic speaker recognition will split themsource |
| Your own summary templates | ✓Write your own, next to the built-in ones | ✓Custom AI prompts for summaries and analysissource |
| AI agents and CLI tools (MCP) | ✓Local MCP connector on your Mac: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cowork; read-only, paired apps only | ✗Official CLI (mw) exists and runs locally, but it only transcribes files and manages models; it cannot read or list existing transcripts or meeting history. No official MCP server (community ones only)source |
| Devices | ||
| Mac | ✓ | ✓source |
| iPhone | ✓ | PartlySeparate app Whisper Transcription; meeting detection is direct-download Mac onlysource |
| iPad | ✓ | PartlySame separate appsource |
| Apple Watch | ✓ | ✗Not in the listing's compatibilitysource |
| Syncs between your Apple devices | ✓Your own iCloud Drive | PartlyiCloud sync in the iOS app per its listing; MacWhisper Mac sync not documentedsource |
| Windows | ✗ | ✗Direct download is macOS onlysource |
| Price | ||
| Free | Everything on the device, unlimited | Free version with local transcriptionsource |
| Cheapest subscription | $5.99/month or $39.99/yearSeduta Plus, 1 week free | No subscription on the Mac app (Pro is EUR 64 once). iOS app Whisper Transcription: subscriptions from $6.99source |
| One-off purchase or your own key | ✓$34.99 once, with your own key (Seduta BYOK) | ✓MacWhisper Pro EUR 64 once, lifetime updates; own API keys for AIsource |
Where Seduta is different
- AI agents and CLI tools (MCP)
- Apple Watch
Where MacWhisper is stronger
- Files, dictation, watched folders and a command-line tool, not only meetings
- 100 languages
Record on your Mac, iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. No bot, no account.
Join the waitlistCompared on 1 October 2026 from each company's own website, pricing page and App Store listing; the sources are linked in the table. Prices in US dollars, or in euros where a company only lists euros; taxes may apply. Products change: if something here is out of date, write to seduta@spert.ai and we correct it. MacWhisper is a trademark of its owner; Seduta is not affiliated with it.
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