Free tier weekly dictation limit and bonus words

Seeing "You have reached your weekly limit," a countdown of words left, or dictation that suddenly slows down? Here's what each warning means on the Free plan, when your words come back, and how to lift the limit.

How the weekly limit works

Flow counts dictated words in a rolling weekly window and applies the limit to dictation only. Each dictation is counted once wherever you made it, and the weekly total you see is your true combined count. Unused words don't carry over. Counts reset Sunday at 12 a.m. PT, and blocked dictations and word-limit cards clear automatically at that reset on iOS, Android, and desktop. If your allowance goes down, the change usually takes effect at the next weekly reset.

• iOS: Dictation typically slows down after 550 words in a week and is blocked at 750. Both cards are titled Dictation limit reached, read "Dictation resets Sunday, 12 a.m. PT." and offer a Get unlimited access button.

• iOS word card: The weekly word card in the keyboard's ☰ drawer stays hidden until you are close to your limit, then counts down the words you have left — for example "150 / words left this week / Upgrade for unlimited access." Tap it to open the Plans screen. The account menu shows your word usage; it's hidden for paid subscribers and replaced by "X of Y days used in trial" during a Pro trial.

• Android: Dictation typically slows down after 1,000 words in a week and is capped at 1,500. Messaging describes where you are in the week rather than a word count: "Your free usage this week" early on, then "You're approaching your weekly free limit" and "Flow will slow down once you reach your limit." At the limit you see "You have reached your weekly limit." and "Flow will slow down until next week."; at the hard cap, "No words remaining" and "You've hit your weekly word limit. Upgrade to continue using Flow.", and dictation is capped until the weekly reset. An Upgrade now › link appears from the point Flow slows down.

• Android presses: The approaching-limit and limit-reached notices each take over a single bubble press to show the message — the next press dictates as usual. Only the hard cap holds every press until you upgrade or the week resets.

Remove the limit

1. Open Settings → Plans and Billing on desktop or iOS. On Android, tap Upgrade now › on the usage card or open the Plan page.

2. Choose a paid plan and complete checkout. On iOS, Pro and Team list Unlimited access and Flow Free shows as limited access. Students see a "Students get Wispr Flow free!" offer and a claim student plan screen instead of the standard paywall.

3. Dictate to confirm the limit is gone. After buying Pro through Google Play, the limit lifts across the app without restarting. If you upgraded on the web, Android rechecks your plan when you press the Flow bubble while it's blocked — typically at most one more press is held before dictation resumes. The new plan applies the next time you press to dictate, not mid-dictation.

Change or cancel your plan

• Bought on the web: manage your plan in the desktop app.

• Bought on the App Store: use Cancel or Resubscribe in the iOS Manage Subscriptions sheet.

• Bought on Google Play: manage your plan in the Play Store.

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