Descript records 3,267,817 monthly visits with +11.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium, Paid pricing. Whisp records 5,543 monthly visits with +84% growth and Paid pricing.
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
Speak naturally, and let AI turn your voice into polished writing
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | descript.com | heywhisp.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium, Paid | Paid |
| Monthly Visits | 3.27M (3,267,817) | 5.54K (5,543) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +326.91K (+11.1%) | +2.53K (+84%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (38.9%) | 🇺🇸 United States (66.5%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 1.65M | 2.21K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Edit video and podcasts by editing text
Edit audio and video by deleting, rearranging or retyping words in the automatic transcript, with a full multitrack timeline available when you need it.
Describe the edit you want in plain language and let the AI assistant assemble a tight cut, add clips and handle repetitive production work.
Remove background noise, level out voices, and fix misread lines with Regenerate Speech using a clone of your own voice.
Generate subtitles and transcripts in a click, translate video into other languages, and reformat long recordings into shareable vertical clips.
Speak naturally, and let AI turn your voice into polished writing
Speak naturally and Whisp transcribes and edits your voice in real time, stripping filler words and fixing typos into clean, formatted text.
Whisp learns the words, names, and phrases you use most and adds them to a personal memory so recurring terms are recognized correctly.
Store full snippets like scheduling links, FAQs, or your elevator pitch and insert them with a short spoken cue.
Whisp detects the application you are in and adjusts tone automatically, so writing sounds natural in email, documents, or chat.
Provides extensive template and timeline effects with strong AI tools, but lacks Descript's seamless word-level script editing.
Provides extensive template and timeline effects with strong AI tools, but lacks Descript's seamless word-level script editing.
SpecialistProvides industry-leading voice cloning and text-to-speech generation, but does not offer media recording or timeline editing.
SpecialistProvides industry-leading voice cloning and text-to-speech generation, but does not offer media recording or timeline editing.
Free / Open-sourceBuild working apps, websites, and AI agents by describing them
Free / Open-sourceBuild working apps, websites, and AI agents by describing them
SpecialistExcels at browser-based voice enhancement and transcription, but offers fewer robust video editing and timeline features.
SpecialistExcels at browser-based voice enhancement and transcription, but offers fewer robust video editing and timeline features.
Delivers powerful browser-based video editing and auto-subtitling, though lacking Descript's document-style text editing model.
Delivers powerful browser-based video editing and auto-subtitling, though lacking Descript's document-style text editing model.
Focuses on text-to-video generation and agentic editing, whereas Descript centers on editing recorded audio and video.
Focuses on text-to-video generation and agentic editing, whereas Descript centers on editing recorded audio and video.
Offers robust online collaborative video editing and AI tools, but lacks deep script-based transcript manipulation.
Offers robust online collaborative video editing and AI tools, but lacks deep script-based transcript manipulation.
SpecialistProvides highly accurate transcription and translation across numerous languages, but lacks creative video editing suites.
SpecialistProvides highly accurate transcription and translation across numerous languages, but lacks creative video editing suites.
Offers superior local 4K multi-track recording for remote podcasts, but lacks Descript's text-based timeline editing workflow.
Offers superior local 4K multi-track recording for remote podcasts, but lacks Descript's text-based timeline editing workflow.
SpecialistSpecializes in automatically slicing long-form video into viral short clips, but lacks full podcast production depth.
SpecialistSpecializes in automatically slicing long-form video into viral short clips, but lacks full podcast production depth.
SpecialistAutomates the removal of filler words and silences, but does not provide full video timeline editing capabilities.
SpecialistAutomates the removal of filler words and silences, but does not provide full video timeline editing capabilities.
Free / Open-sourceFree open-source dictation that runs speech-to-text on your own machine
Free / Open-sourceFree open-source dictation that runs speech-to-text on your own machine
