# Tingdong: Captions & Translate — Live Translator & Voice Notes

> Real-time captioning, translation, and AI-powered voice recording and organization. (iPhone/iPad app by GREP ADVISORY PTE. LTD..)

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- Developer: [GREP ADVISORY PTE. LTD.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1893611464)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.1 · 41 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more
- Released: 2026-10-15
- Data updated: 2026-11-12
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases

## What is Tingdong?

Meetings, classes and lectures, videos (iOS 27 and iPadOS 27), face-to-face talks: Tingdong shows what people say as captions on your iPhone or iPad and translates it into your language. High accuracy and very low latency: words appear while people are still talking. Tingdong detects 60 languages on its own, even when they're mixed in one sentence.

Recorder: record on your iPhone, even with the screen locked, or on Apple Watch, or import an audio file. Tingdong turns it into a memory with a title, a summary, key points with times, to-dos, decisions, open questions and, for long recordings, chapters. Organizing needs a connection and uses credits, like captions. Search your memories, ask about one in its Ask section, or tap Ask AI in Memories to ask across all of them: Apple Intelligence (where available) or Tingdong AI answers and shows the lines it used. Once you allow it on your iPhone, Claude or another AI assistant can read your memories too.

When someone speaks another language, turn on translation and read the original and your language together. To talk face to face, open Conversation: tap “I speak” and talk, then tap “Done · Their turn”. Tingdong reads it aloud in their language, a tone tells them to answer, and their reply appears in yours. Tingdong can also show you how to pronounce the translation. If you prefer reading along, make the text large and turn the screen toward the other person.

In Live and Translate, captions keep running when you lock the screen or switch apps. Turn on Lock Screen captions and the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island show the latest lines; tap them to go back to the session.

On iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, Live and Translate can also caption sound playing on your iPhone or iPad, such as a video (Device Audio).

Every session and recording is saved on your device as a memory. Search it, copy it, or share it as Markdown or text. Live and Translate can keep the audio with the transcript, so you can play it back from any line; conversations are not recorded.

New users get 60 free credits of High Accuracy captions. After that, subscribe to Standard (1,000 credits a month) or Pro (5,000 credits a month), or buy credits with the one-time purchase (once per Apple Account). Subscribers can also buy credit packs, which never expire. The free credits never turn into a paid plan by themselves. When a subscriber's monthly credits run out, captions continue with on-device recognition using Apple's models; it may be less accurate.

Tingdong can't caption phone calls as they happen; a call recording saved on your iPhone can be imported.

Privacy: Not stored. Not used for training. Memories, transcripts and recordings stay on your device and aren't stored on our servers. Sound or text is sent only when a feature needs it, such as captions, organizing a recording, reading aloud or a Tingdong AI answer. AI assistants read your memories only with your OK. No ads, no tracking.

Tingdong is an everyday communication aid. It is not a replacement for sign language interpreters, CART or medical devices, and it shouldn't be relied upon in emergencies.

Tingdong's interface is available in 19 languages, including English.

PLATFORMS
Tingdong for iPhone and iPad is one app: a subscription or credits bought here work on every iPhone and iPad signed in with your Apple Account. Tingdong is also on Mac and Windows, for what plays on your computer and for phone calls on the Mac.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Live captions for spoken audio
- Real-time translation in multiple languages
- Voice recording with screen lock support
- AI-generated summaries and key points
- Searchable audio memories
- Export transcripts as Markdown, text, or SRT
- Conversation mode for face-to-face interaction

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro · 5,000 credits/month | $34.99 | per month |
| Standard · 1,000 credits/month | $6.99 | per month |
| Standard · Yearly | $59.99 | per year |
| Pro · Yearly | $299.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5,000 Credits Top-Up | $37.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 Credits Top-Up | $7.99 | one-time |
| 1,000 Credits, One-Time | $9.99 | one-time |


## Is Tingdong safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Tingdong.

## Is Tingdong legit?

Tingdong: Captions & Translate appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Tingdong is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Tingdong

### Does Tingdong have ads?

No, Tingdong is ad-free and does not use tracking.

### How accurate is Tingdong's translation?

Tingdong detects 60 languages with high accuracy and very low latency, meaning words appear while people are still speaking. It can even handle mixed languages within a single sentence.

### What are the subscription options for Tingdong?

Tingdong offers Standard (1,000 credits/month) and Pro (5,000 credits/month) subscriptions, available monthly or yearly. There are also one-time credit pack purchases available.

### Can Tingdong caption phone calls?

Tingdong cannot caption phone calls as they happen. However, you can import a saved call recording from your iPhone to be transcribed.

### What happens when my subscription credits run out?

When a subscriber's monthly credits are depleted, captions will continue using on-device recognition with Apple's models, which may be less accurate.

### How does Tingdong handle privacy?

Memories, transcripts, and recordings stay on your device and are not stored on servers. Data is only sent when a feature requires it, and AI assistants read memories only with user permission.

### What devices is Tingdong compatible with?

Tingdong is available on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, supporting iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 for advanced features like device audio captioning.

### Can I export my recorded sessions?

Yes, every session and recording is saved as a memory and can be searched, copied, or shared as Markdown, text, or SRT subtitles. Audio can also be kept with the transcript.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.2 — 2026-11-11

• 친구 초대: 친구에게 초대 보내기. 친구가 Tingdong을 설치하고 코드를 입력하면 바로 100 크레딧을 받습니다. 친구가 10분 사용하면 내가 100 크레딧을 받습니다.
• 텍스트 또는 녹음 공유: 공유 화면에서 ‘텍스트’나 ‘녹음’을 고를 수 있습니다. ‘녹음’을 고르면 녹음 파일만 보냅니다. 녹음은 기본적으로 공유되지 않습니다. 보내려면 설정 › 녹음 및 저장 공간에서 ‘녹음 공유 허용’을 켜세요. 녹음에는 다른 사람의 목소리도 담겨 있습니다. 현지 법에서 요구하는 경우 먼저 동의를 받아 주세요.
• 여러 기록을 한 번에 공유하면 기록마다 파일이 하나씩 만들어지고, 텍스트 파일과 녹음 파일의 이름이 같습니다.
• 기록: 길이로 걸러 볼 수 있고, 캘린더에서 날짜를 눌러 그날로 바로 이동할 수 있습니다.
• AI에게 질문의 답변이 해당 문장을 그대로 인용합니다. 탭하면 그 기록이 열리고 문장을 강조해 그 지점부터 재생합니다.
• 녹음 저장은 항상 저장 또는 저장 안 함입니다. 고르기 전에는 사용 목적에 맞춥니다. 세션이 끝난 뒤 녹음 삭제를 누르면 녹취록은 남기고 음성만 지웁니다.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-11-10

• Invite Friends: Send your invite to a friend. Your friend installs Tingdong, enters the code and gets 100 credits right away. Once your friend has used it for 10 minutes, you get 100 credits.
• Add Recording: the share page can now send a recording's audio file along. Recordings aren't shared by default: turn on “Allow Sharing Recordings” in Settings › Recordings & Storage. Other people's voices are in it too, so where the law requires it, ask them first.

### 1.1.3 — 2026-11-08

• Fixed: with On-device transcription, recordings weren't summarized even with Organize After Recording on. The summary is now written as soon as the transcript is ready.
• Fixed: the Organize After Recording row in Settings could be squeezed into a thin line.
• With Organize After Recording off, recordings are now only transcribed, with no AI summary, whichever transcription you use.
• If a recording is interrupted while you're away from Tingdong, it now picks up again by itself when you come back, instead of staying paused.
• Fixed: with On-device chosen for recordings, a recording could still be transcribed in the cloud and use credits. It now always stays on your device, and the speech model it needs downloads automatically.
• Apple Watch is now an AI Smart Recorder: tap once on your wrist to start recording, and your iPhone turns it into a summary, key points and to-dos.
• Tingdong AI turns your recordings into a summary, key points and to-dos. Ask a question in Ask AI and the answer shows the exact lines it comes from.
• Clearer privacy in Memories and Ask AI: Your recordings, transcripts and notes are saved only on your device. Tingdong never stores your content or uses it for training. Your data belongs to you.
• Ask AI now takes typed questions only.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-11-07

• 수정: 녹음 텍스트 변환에서 '온디바이스 인식'을 선택해도 녹음이 클라우드에서 변환되어 credits가 차감되는 경우가 있었습니다. 이제 항상 기기에서 변환하며, 필요한 음성 모델은 자동으로 다운로드됩니다.
• Apple Watch가 AI 스마트 녹음기가 됩니다: 손목에서 한 번 탭하면 녹음이 시작되고, iPhone이 요약, 요점, 할 일로 정리해 줍니다.
• Tingdong AI가 녹음을 요약, 요점, 할 일로 정리합니다. ‘AI에게 질문’에서 질문하면 답변의 근거가 된 문장을 그대로 보여 줍니다.
• ‘기록’과 ‘AI에게 질문’의 개인정보 안내가 더 명확해졌습니다: 녹음, 녹취록, 노트는 내 기기에만 저장됩니다. Tingdong은 내 콘텐츠를 보관하거나 학습에 쓰지 않습니다. 내 데이터는 나만의 것입니다.
• ‘AI에게 질문’은 이제 입력한 질문만 받습니다.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-11-06

• Apple Watch가 AI 스마트 녹음기가 됩니다: 손목에서 한 번 탭하면 녹음이 시작되고, iPhone이 요약, 요점, 할 일로 정리해 줍니다.
• Tingdong AI가 녹음을 요약, 요점, 할 일로 정리합니다. ‘AI에게 질문’에서 질문하면 답변의 근거가 된 문장을 그대로 보여 줍니다.
• ‘기록’과 ‘AI에게 질문’의 개인정보 안내가 더 명확해졌습니다: 녹음, 녹취록, 노트는 내 기기에만 저장됩니다. Tingdong은 내 콘텐츠를 보관하거나 학습에 쓰지 않습니다. 내 데이터는 나만의 것입니다.
• ‘AI에게 질문’은 이제 입력한 질문만 받습니다.

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