Caption'd vs Live Caption AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Caption'd
This app provides real-time closed captions for everyday conversations, making it easier for individuals with hearing impairments to understand speech. It securely processes audio on-device and offers multi-language support and text-to-speech functionality.
- Real-time closed captioning
- On-device secure processing
- Multi-language support
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Conversation privacy
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Caption'd is an app to help people hard of hearing with every day conversations. In a world, and faces, that are covered by masks, lip-reading has become harder. Caption'd is here to help with that. Caption'd makes any real-world conversation into a closed caption one for those who are hard of hearing. All captioning is done securely on device and the conversation is never saved or transmitted elsewhere. Features: • Closed Captioning for conversations • Multi-Language Support • Built-in text to speech to speak for you
Live Caption AI
This app converts spoken words into text in real-time, aiding content creators, students, and those with hearing impairments. It offers instant transcription, note-taking, and remote viewing of captions via web links.
- Instantaneous transcription
- Accessibility for hearing impaired
- Automated lecture transcription
- Remote caption viewing via web links
- Save and tag transcripts
- Searchable spoken information
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Live Caption AI delivers real-time speech-to-text captioning with live translation — perfect for conferences, lectures, religious services, and any scenario where accessibility matters. KEY FEATURES: • Real-Time Captions Start a session and see your speech converted to text instantly. On-device processing ensures low latency and privacy. • Live Translation Translate captions into 29+ languages in real-time. Perfect for multilingual audiences. • Broadcast to Any Device Generate a QR code and let your audience view captions on their own phones. No hardware required — ADA-compliant accessibility at a fraction of CART stenographer costs. • Specialized Models Medical, legal, and financial terminology models for domain-specific accuracy. • AI Meeting Summaries Get key points, action items, and notable quotes from any session with one tap. • Export Anywhere Download transcripts as TXT, SRT, or PDF. Share via email or save to your files. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS: Free: On-device transcription for personal use Professional ($19.99/mo): Broadcast captioning, cloud. STT (Speech-To-Text), translation (~8 hrs/mo), AI summaries Team ($59.99/mo): High-volume translation (~25 hrs/mo) for teams and AV companies Credits available for extra translation time beyond what is included in subscriptions. Privacy-first: Your audio is processed and discarded — never stored by our cloud partners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Caption AI at 50% against Caption'd's 0%. Live Caption AI also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). Caption'd's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (14.7 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Live Caption AI sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Caption'd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Caption AI holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Caption'd's written reviews are positive against 50% of Live Caption AI's.
Caption'd ships an update every 12 months, Live Caption AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caption'd | Live Caption AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FRAMEWRK, Incorporated | Live Caption, Inc. |
Customer experience
Caption'd
Live Caption AI
In-app purchases
Caption'd
No in-app purchases
Live Caption AI
- 1/4 Hour Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- 1/2 Hour Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
- Unlimited, Personal Use1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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- 2 Hour Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Professional Monthly (Individual)$19.991 Month
- 10 Hour Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
- 20 Hour Monthly Subscription$39.991 Month
- Team Professional (Yearly)$599.991 Year
- Extend My Trial$0.99
- 1/4 Hour Public Weblink$1.49
- Extend 2 Hours + Weblink$1.99
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- 1/2 Hour Public Weblink$2.99
- 2 Hour Public Weblink$9.99
- 10 Hour Public Weblink$49.99
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