# Live CC — Transcribe live speech to text

> Real-time speech-to-text transcription for the hearing impaired. (iPhone/iPad app by Possibility Outpost Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-cc/id1438469484 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Possibility Outpost Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/963225768)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Utilities
- Price: Free (on sale, was $0.99)
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2018-11-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-cc/id1438469484/reviews.md

## What is Live CC?

Hearing problems? Live CC can help. How?

Live CC helps the hearing impaired by transcribing live speech to text in real-time.

Live CC is great for people with hearing problems who need help understanding what people are saying in everyday situations.

Let me tell you a story...one day my Aunt Joy—an awesome lady—wrote this on Facebook:

"Question: why can’t anyone come up with an app for your phone for the hearing impaired? Say you’re shopping and the sales associate asks you a question, you point your phone at them and it automatically shows up on your screen like a text, or, when you’re in a social situation, point your phone to the person talking and bam! conversation! Just a thought."

I thought, "Hey, I'm a programmer. I can do that!" So I made Live CC.

How do you use Live CC?

Imagine a situation where you need to understand what someone is saying, but it's hard to hear. Like talking to a barista at Starbucks. Or talking to a friend. Or at a meeting.

* Point your iPhone's built-in or third-party microphone (preferred) towards the person you're listening to.

*There are two ways to start Live CC. Through a Siri shortcut: "Hey Siri, transcribe." Or the traditional way: tap the app icon and then tap Start Listening.

*What the person is saying will start displaying in the app.

How well does Live CC work?

Live CC isn't perfect, but it usually works well enough that you can understand what people are saying.

Here's what Aunt Joy said:

"And, it works!!!!, the Patient Care Coordinator at U.W.M.C., was very impressed!!!. Love you, Todd, for coming up with this & helping your poor Aunt out"

And...

"It helps a lot, tried it with my barista this morning & she loved it. Even with the app replacing words, we can still get the gist of the conversation."


Live CC uses Apple's speech-to-text service. The service only transcribes one minute at a time. Every minute you'll notice a pause where speech isn't transcribed. In practice, you can still understand what's being said, no problem.

You may notice that the transcribed text is always changing. That's because Apple makes the best conversion it can with every new spoken word. So don't be alarmed. It's supposed to work that way.

How can you improve performance?

First, Apple's service is a cloud service, so you need an internet connection for it to work. The faster the better. 

Next, point the microphone of your device towards the person speaking. 

The built-in microphone isn't great. For best results consider buying an external microphone. The better the microphone the better the result.

One popular microphone is the Rode VideoMic Me. Make sure to buy the right kind for your device.

Live CC is very simple. Tap the "Start Listening" button to start the transcription process.

Read what people are saying as they speak in the window below the button. Text keeps scrolling as people talk.

The transcription process takes a few seconds to start, so tap "Start Listening" a little before you want the speech to text conversion to actually begin.

When done just tap "Stop Listening." 

It's that simple. But it can be even simpler. Live CC has a Siri shortcut. 

Just say, "Hey Siri, transcribe" and Live CC opens and starts transcribing. This feels magical. There's a short video at http://livecc.info explaining how to create the Siri shortcut for Live CC.

Live CC uses Apple's own speech-to-text service, the same service Siri uses. Speech transcribes fast—as long as there's a decent internet connection. Apps using other transcription services experience a lot more lag.

Unlike other apps that charge a subscription fee, once you buy Live CC there's no extra cost!

I hope Live CC can help you like it helped my Aunt Joy.

## Key features

- Real-time speech transcription
- Assists hearing impaired users
- Siri shortcut integration
- External microphone support
- Simple tap-to-start interface

## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-cc/id1438469484/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Ehh

*2021-11-14*

I bought this for my mother so that she could hear the speaker at her church. Learned that unless you speak directly into the mic it doesn’t work. Aka: a $3 donation

### 1/5 — Not good.

*2021-03-30*

No ability to increase text size. Audio to text isn’t great at all. Needs improving for the price that it is. Not worth it.

### 5/5 — Life game changer thank you Todd! 🙏

*2020-06-13*

This program works great if you train it. I went to ef-Australia.com.au
There I found; 3000 most common words in English
It took a couple of days but what a difference it made. When I came to a word that the putt had troubles understanding I used the word in a sentence that was used the word properly, such as: divided. I said the word last in the sentence and when it typed it correctly I repeated it in the end like this. The group of people were divided. Divided. Thank you for this Todd!

### 1/5 — It’s on your phone for free!

*2020-02-25*

Waste of money. Open the notes app and enable dictation. Live captions just as well.

### 4/5 — Font size

*2019-11-25*

How do you change the font size?

### 5/5 — Phone call voice to text

*2019-09-05*

So far seems like a great app. I ordered an external mic today.  What would be great would be to be able to also translate voice to text for iPhone phone calls in real time during the call.  I am very much hearing impaired as are many out here. Bill

### 4/5 — Useful. Can be improved easily!

*2019-02-20*

Very clever application of Apple’s transcription service, precluding the necessity of an external subscription (thanks!)

Now all it needs is the ability to export transcribed text to, well, anything. Even the clipboard! (You can only copy one word at a time...)

I’d def give a 5th star for a share button or a “copy all” option.

**Developer response:** Thanks Andy, I thought of that feature but I was concerned about the privacy implications. I didn't want people to think I'm reading or saving their conversations (which I'm not).

### 5/5 — Well worth it, very helpful

*2018-12-10*

This App is very helpful to those who are hard of hearing. While there is some delay in transcription in some settings, it really does make conversation easier with far less misunderstanding. I use a microphone on a cable to help me just as mentioned in the App description. It basically converts the conversation to text on your screen. Even with a few words being transcribed incorrectly it is easy to understand the conversation and allows you to ask questions in real time. This has helped a great deal with medical appts. especially. This App is easy to use and really helps out!. 

Thank you Todd!
Aunt Joy

## Frequently asked questions about Live CC

### Does Live CC have ads?

No, Live CC does not contain advertisements. It is a free application.

### What is the rating for Live CC?

Live CC has a rating of 3.0 stars based on 10 user ratings.

### How accurate is Live CC?

Live CC uses Apple's speech-to-text service, which aims for accuracy but may occasionally replace words. Users report that despite minor inaccuracies, the gist of the conversation is usually understandable.

### What devices does Live CC support?

Live CC is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How often is Live CC updated?

The latest version of Live CC is 1.1, which was last updated on December 8, 2018. The app was initially released on November 21, 2018.

### What is the age rating for Live CC?

Live CC has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

### Does Live CC require an internet connection?

Yes, Live CC utilizes a cloud-based service for transcription, so an active internet connection is necessary for it to function. A faster connection generally leads to better performance.

### What are the limitations of Live CC's transcription?

Apple's speech-to-text service transcribes for one minute at a time, resulting in a brief pause in transcription every minute. The text also dynamically updates as new words are spoken.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-03-31

All new for 2.0. It's been updated to use new frameworks and work more reliably.

### 1.1 — 2018-12-08

Update description.

### 1.0 — 2018-11-05

No release notes.

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