Comparison

ClearCaptions Mobile vs CaptionLens

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

Head to head
About

ClearCaptions Mobile

This mobile app provides real-time captions for all your phone calls, ensuring you don't miss any part of the conversation. It's designed for individuals with hearing loss and offers a free service with no contracts or hidden fees. Enjoy captioned voicemails, 3-way calling, and customizable caption display.

Highlights
  • Real-time call captioning
  • Free personal phone number
  • Captioned voicemail
  • 3-way calling
  • Call waiting
  • Adjustable caption font and color
  • Bluetooth support
Features
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See every word your callers say. From the provider of innovative in-home phone captioning comes this mobile version for individuals with hearing loss. Wherever you go, you can enjoy captioned mobile calls so you’ll never miss a word. This service is available at NO-COST to individuals whose hearing loss inhibits their phone use — no contracts, no fees, no hidden charges. ClearCaptions Mobile gives you the most accurate, near real-time captioning of what your caller says. ClearCaptions is an FCC-certified service made possible through a federally-funded program. Features: • Free account with a personal ClearCaptions Voice phone number for captioned calls • Captions for incoming and outgoing calls • Free voicemail with captions • 3-way calling • Call waiting • Call contacts from iPhone contact list • Call favorites • Call history with saved captioned calls • E911 support • Caption font and color adjustment • Bluetooth® enabled ClearCaptions is available in the United States and its territories only. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP Captioned Telephone Service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No costs are passed along to individuals who qualify for the service.

About

CaptionLens

This communication app offers instant messaging and internet calls with real-time transcription for voice and speech. It allows users to send text, voice messages, pictures, and make audio/video calls, converting spoken words into text and vice versa.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging with text and voice
  • Audio and video calls with transcription
  • Voice messages transcribed to text
  • Speech converted to text during calls
  • Text synthesized into speech during calls
  • Picture and text posting
Features
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Tranzi Caption is an instant messaging and Internet phone application specially designed for the hearing impaired. It aims to help the hearing impaired communicate with the world more easily. You can enjoy the following features: 1. Instant messaging: You can send voice messages, make audio and video calls, and post pictures and texts. The difference from other instant messaging applications (such as Whatsapp) is that voice messages and voice posts in this app will be transcribed as Text and speech in audio and video calls will also be converted into text. You can also enter text during the call, and the text will be synthesized into speech. 【Automatic renewal subscription instructions】 1. subscription service: one-month basic package automatically renews (one month) 2. subscription price: $19.99/mounth 3. automatic renewal: Accounts that purchase continuous monthly packages will be automatically deducted from the iunes account 24 hours before each month's expiration and the membership validity period will be extended by one month. 4. close subscribe: To cancel your subscription, Please manually open the "Settings" of ios Enter "iTunes Store and App Store"-->Click "Apple ID",Select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, and click "Subscriptions",Then choose "mounth package" to cancel your subscription. 5. Terms of Use: https://h.tranzicaption.com/user.html 6. Privacy Policy: https://h.tranzicaption.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

ClearCaptions Mobile4 screens
CaptionLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CaptionLens at 5.0 against ClearCaptions Mobile's 4.4. ClearCaptions Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. CaptionLens sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. ClearCaptions Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CaptionLens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearCaptions Mobile has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 2 months, CaptionLens every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ClearCaptions Mobile versus CaptionLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearCaptions MobileCaptionLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB298 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperClearCaptions, LLCCaptionLens Inc.

Customer experience

ClearCaptions Mobile

All ratings1,847 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative44.9%

CaptionLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ClearCaptions Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Missed calls and voicemails
  • Issues with password recovery

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save call transcripts
  • Improved compatibility with other devices
  • More language support for transcription

CaptionLens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ClearCaptions Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

CaptionLens

Subscriptions1
  • mounth package$19.991 Month

Questions

Is ClearCaptions Mobile free?
ClearCaptions Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CaptionLens free?
CaptionLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ClearCaptions Mobile or CaptionLens?
CaptionLens is rated higher. ClearCaptions Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while CaptionLens averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ClearCaptions Mobile or CaptionLens have ads?
Neither ClearCaptions Mobile nor CaptionLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClearCaptions Mobile or CaptionLens?
ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and CaptionLens every 3 months. Most recently, ClearCaptions Mobile was updated on September 24, 2026 and CaptionLens on September 11, 2026.

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