Comparison
Air vs Dragon
Dragon is well-known for dictation. Air combines fast dictation on Mac with actions—delegate tasks using screen context.
Air is not affiliated with Dragon.
Fast dictation
Voice-to-text while you work in any app.
Actions
Delegate tasks like send, schedule, and organize.
Screen context
Air can use what's on screen to understand context.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Dictation
Feature
Air
Dragon
Fast voice-to-text
AirYes
DragonYes
Fast voice-to-text
Yes
Yes
Works across apps
AirYes
DragonVaries
Works across apps
Yes
Varies
Automatic punctuation + formatting
AirYes
DragonVaries
Automatic punctuation + formatting
Yes
Varies
Designed for quiet speech
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Designed for quiet speech
Yes
Not stated
Designed for background noise
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Designed for background noise
Yes
Not stated
Automatic language detection
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Automatic language detection
Yes
Not stated
Actions & Delegation
Feature
Air
Dragon
Send messages (iMessage)
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Send messages (iMessage)
Yes
Not stated
Create calendar events
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Create calendar events
Yes
Not stated
Finder / file organization
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Finder / file organization
Yes
Not stated
Uses screen context for actions
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Uses screen context for actions
Yes
Not stated
Delegate multi-step tasks
AirYes
DragonNot stated
Delegate multi-step tasks
Yes
Not stated
Choose a dictation-first tool if…
- You mainly need dictation.
- You don't need an assistant to take actions across macOS apps.
Choose Air if…
- You want fast dictation while working in any app.
- You want to delegate actions like sending messages and drafting replies.
- You want scheduling handled via voice.
- You want help organizing files and taking multi-step actions.
- You want an assistant that can act using screen context.