# Loupe: Live Screen Translator — Subtitles & captions for video

> Subtitles & captions for video (iPhone/iPad app by 泽政 邱.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loupe-live-screen-translator/id6811622915 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [泽政 邱](https://appshunter.io/developer/6806706044)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 17 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 4 more
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Loupe?

Live subtitles for videos and conversations, and live translation for any app on your screen.
Speech captions turn what's said in videos, live streams, online classes and podcasts, or by the people around you, into subtitles in your language. Screen translation shows the text of any app translated right where it is.
On iPhone and iPad, entirely on your device.

SPEECH CAPTIONS (NEW)
• Switch to Speech at the top of Home and choose an Audio Source. Phone Audio captions what other apps play: pick the spoken language, tap Start Captions and go back to your video. It doesn't use the microphone or read the screen, so room noise stays out.
• Nearby Speech uses the microphone to caption the people around you: conversations, talks, guided tours. No screen sharing needed. Tap Start Listening for large live captions; switch apps and they keep going in Picture in Picture.
• Recognition runs on your device. Audio is never recorded, saved or uploaded. Each language's speech model is downloaded once by iOS, after you confirm.
• Pick the window's shape and text size; show the translation, both lines, or the original only.
• Change the spoken language mid-session. Transcripts are saved on your device to review, copy or export as TXT, SRT or Markdown.
• Recognizes English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and more. You choose the spoken language; it isn't detected automatically.

SCREEN TRANSLATION
1. Download a language pack once. Loupe detects the language on screen.
2. Tap Start Loupe, then Start Sharing.
3. Switch to any app. A Picture in Picture window shows that part of the screen, translated in place.
Four reading scopes: Near the window, Whole screen, Fixed area (a region you mark, like a game's dialogue box), and LAN Live (the translated screen in a browser on another device on the same Wi-Fi).

SCREEN SUBTITLES (LOUPE PRO)
Instead of in place, screen translations can appear as numbered large-type cards in the original's colors, with the source text alongside, a corner guide to where each line is on screen, and right-to-left order for manga.

ON IPAD
With Windowed Apps or Stage Manager, the Loupe window itself becomes the lens: put it beside the app or video.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Recognition and translation happen on your device, using Apple's on-device frameworks.
• Your screen and audio are never sent to us or saved. Caption transcripts stay only on your device, and you can delete them anytime.
• LAN Live, only when you choose it, sends the translation just to devices on your local network that open your link.
• No account, no ads, no tracking. Works offline once languages are downloaded.

LANGUAGES
Loupe comes in 14 languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Tiếng Việt, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português (Brasil), Türkçe, Bahasa Indonesia, العربية and ไทย. It translates from Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English and other languages supported by Apple's translation.

FREE AND LOUPE PRO
• Free: screen translation with all four scopes, and speech captions, for 5 minutes a day in total.
• Loupe Pro: no daily time limit in either mode, plus Screen Subtitles. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase.
• Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings.

GOOD TO KNOW
• Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later.
• Language packs come from Apple, about 140–440 MB each. Loupe asks before any download.
• Content an app protects from screen recording can't be read, and some apps mute their audio while the screen is shared.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://loupe-translator.pages.dev/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Loupe Pro Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Loupe Pro Yearly | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Loupe Pro Lifetime | $19.99 | one-time |


## Is Loupe safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Loupe.

## Is Loupe legit?

Loupe: Live Screen Translator has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Loupe is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.1 — 2026-10-23

• Faster start: on iPhone with iOS 27, Picture in Picture appears right after you start sharing
• Faster translation: translations appear much sooner, even right after you start
• Picture in Picture now closes as soon as you stop, and no longer lingers or gets stuck

### 1.6 — 2026-10-22

• iPhone Duo support: uses the full inner display, keeps tools in the side bar and works in Split View
• Stays on the same page as you fold, unfold or rotate, and panels open more smoothly

### 1.5.1 — 2026-10-20

• Screen Subtitles, redesigned: each translation is a numbered large-type card in the original's colors, with a corner guide to where it is on screen
• Adjust text size, window shape and reading order, including right-to-left for manga
• Send feedback from Settings, and swipe back from Nearby Speech captions

### 1.5 — 2026-10-19

• New: Speech captions. Live subtitles for videos, streams and podcasts on your device, and for people talking around you
• Every session is saved on your device as a transcript to copy, export, or sum up in key points with Apple Intelligence
• Choose the caption window's shape and text size, plus a clearer Languages page and Settings

### 1.4 — 2026-10-12

• A refreshed look: swipe the home demo to switch scenes, and watch the lens settle on the text when Loupe starts
• Redesigned welcome, onboarding and how-to, plus a tidier Settings
• Small improvements and fixes

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