Wispr Flow Insights and usage stats: what each number means and how it is counted
By Ryleigh Newman · Published
Insights is the usage page in the Wispr Flow desktop app. Its Your usage tab shows your dictation speed, the corrections Flow made, your total words, where you dictate on the desktop, and your streaks. It is on Mac and Windows only. The speed figure is recent, not a lifetime average, and the percentile beside it compares you with typing, not with other Flow users.
I built YapToText, a dictation app for the Mac, so read what I say about Wispr Flow with that in mind. Every fact about Wispr Flow here comes from its own help center, read on October 11, 2026.
This app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.
On this page: 10 sections
Open it
- Open the Wispr Flow desktop app.
- Click Insights in the left sidebar.
- Select Your usage if another tab is showing.
What each tile measures
From Wispr Flow's article on the usage tab, read October 11, 2026.
| Tile | What it measures |
|---|---|
| Words per minute | Recent dictation speed, not a lifetime average |
| Fixes made by Flow | Automatic corrections, desktop and mobile combined |
| Total Words Dictated | Lifetime words, desktop and mobile combined |
| Desktop usage | Desktop-only categories and distinct apps |
| Activity heatmap | Daily activity, with current and longest streaks |
How words per minute is worked out
Flow uses up to your 100 most recent transcripts that contain words, from recordings shorter than 400 seconds. Speech time leaves out silence when that is available, and otherwise the recording's length is used.
The Top percent label compares your speaking speed with a published keyboard-typing study, not with other Flow users. Its tooltip reads Compared to global typing speeds. People generally speak faster than they type, so a high percentile there says more about dictating than about you. Dictation vs typing speed has the numbers behind that.
What counts as a fix
- Words corrected. Filler words such as um and like, and other corrections.
- Dictionary fixes. Dictionary and snippet substitutions.
The headline adds the two. A row with a zero count is hidden.
Totals, the monthly badge and categories
- Monthly badge. Compares this month so far with the same days last month. It has no plus or minus sign: the arrow and color show the direction.
- No badge. Accounts created after the first day of last month have none, and neither does a month with nothing to compare.
- Six categories. Personal messages, work messages, emails, AI prompts, documents and other tasks. The bars measure share of words, not time.
- Usage labels. Power usage is 10,000 words or more in a category, Moderate is 1,000 to 9,999, and Light is under 1,000.
Streaks and the heatmap
The grid runs Sunday to Saturday and shades each day by words: 0, 1 to 249, 250 to 499, 500 to 749, and 750 or more. Hover a day for its date, words, apps used and top app. History starts on the day you created your account or March 1, 2025, whichever is later. A streak is outlined only when it is longer than one day.
When the numbers update, and when they vanish
Stats refresh when the app starts and about once an hour, and the loaded totals update after each dictation that contains words. If the page says something went wrong loading your insights, click Try again. Signing out clears the locally saved stats at once, so the next person at the computer does not see your numbers. They load again when you sign back in. The word limit page covers the separate weekly count on the free plan.
Stats that never leave the Mac
Flow's numbers come from your account, which is how it can combine a phone and a computer. YapToText, the free Mac app I built, computes its statistics on the Mac and sends them nowhere: the last 30 days of words per day, your words and speaking time, your real words per minute, streaks, top modes and apps, and time saved against typing at 40 words a minute. It covers one Mac, since there is no account to join devices together.
This app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.
The short version
- Where. Insights, in the desktop app's sidebar.
- Speed. Your last 100 transcripts, at most.
- Top percent. Against typing speeds, not other users.
- Fixes. Filler words removed plus dictionary substitutions.
- Sign out. Clears the local stats.
If Wispr changes how Insights counts, open an issue on GitHub and I will update this page. Every one gets read.
This app is completely free. You don't have to make an account. There are no subscriptions, no difficult downloads, and nothing is locked. Made for Apple silicon Macs. Source on GitHub.
Related
Sources
- https://docs.wisprflow.ai/articles/8760230576-your-usage-tab-track-your-dictation-stats-in-wispr-flow (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://github.com/ryleighnewman/YapToText (checked 2026-10-11)
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yaptotext/id6786382289 (checked 2026-10-11)
Questions
Where are my Wispr Flow stats?
In the desktop app, click Insights in the left sidebar and select Your usage. Insights is on Mac and Windows only.
How does Wispr Flow calculate words per minute?
From up to your 100 most recent transcripts with words, using recordings shorter than 400 seconds, and leaving out silence when it can.
What does Top percent mean in Wispr Flow?
It compares your dictation speed with a published study of keyboard typing speeds, not with other Flow users.
What are Fixes made by Flow?
Automatic corrections: filler words removed and other corrections, plus dictionary and snippet substitutions.
Why did my Wispr Flow stats disappear?
Signing out clears locally saved stats. They load again after you sign in. If loading failed, click Try again on the Insights page.