This app provides real-time lecture transcription and translation for students. It listens, transcribes, and translates lectures live, with an AI assistant to answer questions about the content. Users can save, search, and organize their lecture history.
1.2.8
October 28, 2026
NEW — A smoother iPhone app The home screen, recording page, recording details, folders, search, the AI assistant, the Andy panel, friends and calls are now built with Apple's own interface on iOS 26 and later. Scrolling, menus and page transitions feel like a built-in app. NEW — Recently Deleted Deleted recordings stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days, so you can bring them back. On iPhone this replaces Archive: anything you archived before is now in a folder called "Archive". NEW — Highlight in five colors While recording, tap Highlight to pick a color, then tap a paragraph. The slashed color removes a highlight. NEW — Translation color and text weight Pick the translation color in Settings, and switch captions between thin and bold from the Aa panel. Also new - Floating captions show the original on top and the translation below, and now work on iPad too. - Andy shows code, tables, lists and chemical formulas properly, answers in the language you ask in, and can answer questions across a whole folder. - Term import accepts scanned PDFs. - The ⋯ menu in a recording now has Move to folder. - Invitations, term import, the plans page and other pop-ups now use the standard iOS sheet. Fixes - The first tap on Record after opening the app no longer stutters. - Highlights, notes and speaker names made while recording without translation are no longer lost after saving. - Downloading MP3 no longer freezes the app. - Tapping Record while the last recording is still saving now tells you to wait a moment. - Photos and videos taken in the app are kept even if iOS closes part of the app in the background. - Search snippets are readable in light mode, and long recordings scroll smoothly.
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BufferMind supports transcription in over 15 languages, including English, Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, French, and German. Translation is available in Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, and Spanish. The app also features an auto-detect mode for multilingual classrooms.
Andy can answer questions about your recorded lectures, with answers grounded in your own transcripts. You can also ask Andy about problems photographed from a board. Andy also notifies you when your name is called during a lecture.
Yes, you can use BufferMind as a guest to start recording, transcribing, and translating immediately. Guest sessions are limited to 10 minutes each. Signing in with Apple, Google, LINE, or email removes this cap and unlocks additional features.
BufferMind offers Pro and Max subscription plans. Pro is $9.99/month or $19.99/3 months, and Max is $19.99/month or $49.99/3 months. Both plans offer a 1-month free trial.
Audio streams to the speech-to-text provider only during recording and is not retained afterward. Your recordings, transcripts, and translations are stored securely within your account.
No, BufferMind does not contain advertisements. The app is free to start with in-app purchases available for advanced features and increased usage limits.
BufferMind is available on iPhone and iPad, indicated by its compatibility with iOS devices.
BufferMind was last updated on October 28, 2026, with version 1.2.8. This indicates a relatively recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.
