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 generates live captions and translations from spoken words, making conversations accessible. It can broadcast captions to other devices and offers specialized recognition for various fields. Users can also generate AI summaries and export transcripts.
- Live caption generation
- Real-time translation to 29 languages
- Broadcast captions to other phones
- Specialized recognition modes
- AI-powered summaries
- Transcript export (TXT, SRT, JSON, PDF)
- Privacy-focused audio storage
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Live Caption AI turns speech into live captions — on your screen, or on every phone in the room. Built for churches, conferences, classrooms, meetings and events where people need to follow every word. LIVE CAPTIONS Tap the mic and captions appear as people speak. Captioning on your device is free; Professional adds cloud speech recognition for accents, noisy rooms and distant microphones. BROADCAST TO EVERY PHONE Share a QR code and your audience reads the captions live on their own phones — no app or account needed for viewers. Reserve up to 5 broadcast links ahead of time and print their QR codes on bulletins, programs or signs; the same code works every week. LIVE TRANSLATION Translate captions into any of 29 languages as people speak, and your audience can follow along in the translated language on their phones. Professional includes 8 hours of translation each month, with top-ups available. SPECIALIZED RECOGNITION Choose General, Medical, Worship & Ministry, or Finance & Earnings — and add up to 100 Custom Terms of your own: names, places, scripture books, product names, specialist vocabulary. AI SUMMARIES Turn any session into a Brief Overview, Detailed Summary, Action Items, or Meeting Notes in one tap. YOUR TRANSCRIPTS Every session is saved to History. Search them, and export as TXT, SRT subtitles, JSON or PDF. PRIVACY We never store your session audio. Transcripts stay in your account until you delete them, and you can delete your account and data from inside the app at any time. PLANS • Free: on-device captioning • Professional: $19.99/month or $199.99/year — cloud speech recognition, live translation, broadcasting to phones, reserved broadcast links, AI summaries and Custom Terms
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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 2.3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). Caption'd's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) 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 10 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 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 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Caption'd | Live Caption AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 49 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
- Team Professional (Yearly)$599.991 Year
- 1/4 Hour Public Weblink$1.49
- Extend 2 Hours + Weblink$1.99
- 1/2 Hour Public Weblink$2.99
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- 2 Hour Public Weblink$9.99
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