Comparison

Giveffect vs Live Transcribe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Giveffect

This app helps nonprofits manage constituents, events, and volunteers. It allows for location-based contact searches and features tools for checking participants in and out, tracking hours, and validating event tickets.

Highlights
  • Constituent management
  • Event management
  • Volunteer check-in/out
  • Location-based search
  • Ticket validation (QR code/number)
  • Driver's license scanning
Features
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Giveffect is built for nonprofits. This app is designed as a Constituent Management, Events Management, and Volunteer/Participant check-in & check-out tool. Users must have an account with Giveffect to manage their nonprofit organization with this app. Simply login using your account credentials to access your organization's events, volunteers and contact database. Location based search: This app allows administrators to search for contacts in the database based on their location. With your location data, you can query your database for contact addresses within a set radius. If your location is not provided as search parameters, then the spatial query is ignored. Key features include: - Add constituents to your database. - Scan driver's license data via 2D barcode (PDF417) using the camera, or magnetic stripe. - Search constituent database by name or nearby location via GPS coordinates. - Check-in & Check-out Volunteers and Event Participants to track volunteer hours and attendance. - Validate Event tickets manually by ticket number, or automatically by scanning ticket QR codes using the device camera.

About

Live Transcribe

This app provides real-time speech-to-text transcription for d/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It supports over 145 languages and offers features like adjustable text size, dark mode, and the ability to save and share transcripts, making conversations more accessible.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription
  • 145+ languages supported
  • Adjustable text size
  • Dark mode
  • Save and share transcripts
  • Offline transcription for 9 languages
Features
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Live Transcribe by Mighty Fine Apps. Accurate live captions for d/Deaf and hard of hearing. Reliable in noisy places and group settings. Perfect alongside hearing aids when they aren’t enough. BUILT DIFFERENT • Accuracy — Best-in-class captions in 145+ languages. • Noisy Places — Works well in restaurants, in groups, and at distance. • Offline Mode — Continue when Wi-Fi or cellular drops. • Privacy — You choose if and when to share your transcripts. • Readability — Large, bold text for tired eyes and distant viewing. • Speaker Detection — Follow group chats with color-coded words. • Simplicity — Easily adopted by older and less-technical people. • Independent — Sustainable, iOS only, not affiliated with Google. DESIGNED FOR YOU • Deaf & Hard of Hearing — Stay independent at home and at work. • Hearing Aid Users — When aids fall short in noise or in groups. • Recent Hearing Loss — Rejoin the conversation right away. • Hearing Spouses & Family — Communicate more easily with a loved one. • Caregivers & Adult Children — Support a parent, child, or patient. • Faith-Community Members — Follow sermons, prayers, and group study. TRUSTED BY THOUSANDS • 6+ years on the market. • 15m+ conversations captioned. • 100m+ minutes transcribed. • 20k+ paying customers. • 10k+ App Store reviews at 4.6 stars. • 100+ hours per year of customer interviews. Your privacy is our top priority, and the app is designed to give you full control over whether your conversation transcripts — medical, legal, family, end-of-life, or otherwise — are summarized or shared. LIFE-CHANGING FOR FAMILIES “This app has changed my 86-year-old mother’s life. It is simple and easy for her and her friends to use. This is so important for the elderly since so many other apps are way too complicated. She can really have one-on-one conversations.” — Mark M SIMPLE TO USE • Place iPhone or iPad near the conversation. • Read what each person is saying on-screen as they speak. • Follow family dinners, doctor’s appointments, meetings, and more. HERE TO STAY Live Transcribe is an independent paid product, and we’re confident in its value. Your subscription allows us to run our captioning service day and night, and keep the app running smoothly on Apple’s devices. We answer to you — our customers and community — not advertisers, so when you need us next year, we’ll still be here. Current pricing is shown in-app and on our website. MADE IN CALIFORNIA Live Transcribe is built and supported by Mighty Fine Apps, a tight-knit team based in San Francisco. Our founder Rob Norback first created the app to communicate with his grandfather who was deaf in his later years, and we continue to shape it around the real communication needs of older adults and all those with some level of hearing loss. FURTHER READING • About Us: https://livetranscribe.app • Privacy Policy: https://livetranscribe.app/legal/privacy • Terms & Conditions: https://livetranscribe.app/legal/terms We love your questions and feedback! Get in touch at support@mightyfine.app.

Screenshots

Giveffect3 screens
Live Transcribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Transcribe at 57% against Giveffect's 0%. Live Transcribe also leads on ratings volume (7.9K vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Giveffect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Live Transcribe sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Giveffect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Giveffect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Transcribe has 7.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Giveffect's written reviews are positive against 57% of Live Transcribe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giveffect ships an update fortnightly, Live Transcribe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Giveffect versus Live Transcribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiveffectLive Transcribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (7.9K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews57.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27.9K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#99 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiveffect, Inc.Mighty Fine Apps LLC

Customer experience

Giveffect

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Live Transcribe

All ratings7,927 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews580 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative36.2%

Bugs and requests

Giveffect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Live Transcribe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Transcription stops unexpectedly
  • Deletes correct transcription
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Distinguish between multiple speakers
  • Ability to use on Mac
  • More than 5 hours of premium transcription per month
  • Improved accuracy for medical/technical terms

In-app purchases

None

Giveffect

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Live Transcribe

Subscriptions10
  • Live Transcribe Monthly3 variants$4.991 Month
  • Live Transcribe Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Live Transcribe Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Starter$9.991 Month
  • Live Transcribe Yearly3 Days trial3 variants$49.991 Year
  • Live Transcribe Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Try Real-Time Transcription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Starter3 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Live Transcribe Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Live Transcribe Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Hour$1.49
  • 5 Hours2 variants$7.49
  • 10 Hours$14.99

Questions

Is Giveffect free?
Giveffect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Transcribe free?
Live Transcribe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Giveffect or Live Transcribe?
Giveffect is rated higher. Giveffect averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Live Transcribe averages 4.6 from 7.9K ratings.
Do Giveffect or Live Transcribe have ads?
Neither Giveffect nor Live Transcribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Giveffect or Live Transcribe?
Giveffect ships an update fortnightly, and Live Transcribe every 4 days. Most recently, Giveffect was updated on October 2, 2026 and Live Transcribe on October 17, 2026.

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