Comparison

Transcribe Live. vs Captify

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

Head to head
About

Transcribe Live.

This app provides live speech-to-text transcription and captioning in over 60 languages. It's designed for ease of use, offering features like adjustable text size, dark mode, and offline support for select languages. Ideal for individuals with hearing impairments or anyone needing to capture spoken words accurately.

Highlights
  • Live speech-to-text transcription
  • Live captioning for hearing impaired
  • Supports over 60 languages
  • Offline transcription for 10+ languages
  • Adjustable text size and dark mode
  • Share and save transcripts
Features
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LiveTranscribe is a helper for people who are hard of hearing and for anyone who doesn't want to miss what the other person is saying. The app instantly turns speech into large, easy-to-read text, speaks your replies aloud and alerts you to important sounds around you. IMPORTANT: LiveTranscribe is not a medical device or a medical tool. The app does not diagnose or treat hearing loss and does not replace a hearing aid, a doctor's consultation or any other medical care. Speech and sound recognition may be inaccurate. Do not rely on the app in situations that involve safety or health. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap the big microphone button and let the other person speak. 2. The words appear on screen right away in large type, with punctuation. 3. Type your reply on the keyboard and tap “Speak” — your phone says it aloud. SPEECH TO TEXT IN REAL TIME • The other person's words appear on screen as they speak • Automatic punctuation and a light vibration on each mark (optional) • “Full screen” mode: very large text that is easy to show to the other person or read from a distance • Flip button: the text turns around so it is easy to read for someone sitting across from you TYPE — YOUR PHONE SPEAKS • Write or edit text on the keyboard • Choose the voice and the speaking speed • Share or copy the text with a single tap TEXT THE WAY YOU WANT IT • Size, weight, color, spacing between lines and letters • Light, dark or system theme • The screen stays on while recording DOZENS OF LANGUAGES, WORKS WITHOUT INTERNET • Many recognition languages, switch with the flag button on the main screen • Downloaded languages work without an internet connection • “Offline mode”: speech is recognized right on your device • For some languages you first need to download dictation once in Settings. Availability and quality depend on the language and iOS version ALERTS FOR IMPORTANT SOUNDS • The app listens to the sounds around you and tells you about them: doorbell, knock on the door, baby crying, car horn, siren, smoke alarm, car alarm, dog barking, breaking glass • Adjustable sensitivity • Ways to alert you: vibration, camera flash, full-screen message, notification (including on your watch) • Sound is processed on your phone and is never recorded • Sound recognition is only an aid: it may be wrong or fail to trigger. Do not use it instead of a fire alarm, security alarm or any other alarm system NOTES • Save conversations and important phrases to notes, search the text, keep dictating • Note protection: Face ID, your device passcode or your own 4-digit code • Automatic saving of conversations, if you like Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/coderua/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/coderua/privacy-policy Support: coderua7@gmail.com The app is intended for informational and assistive purposes and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have trouble hearing, please see a doctor.

About

Captify

This application uses advanced AI and your device's microphone to convert spoken words into text in real-time. It offers support for over 100 languages and functions entirely offline, ensuring your conversations remain private. Transcription speed varies by device, with newer models offering faster performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech transcription
  • Supports over 100 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • 100% private
  • AI-powered transcription
Features
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Add subtitles to real life with Captify! Captify uses your phone's microphone and advanced AI to turn speech into text. It's 100% free, supports 100 languages, works offline, and is completely private. Captify supports the following languages: English, Chinese, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Turkish, Polish, Catalan, Dutch, Arabic, Swedish, Italian, Indonesian, Hindi, Finnish, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Greek, Malay, Czech, Romanian, Danish, Hungarian, Tamil, Norwegian, Thai, Urdu, Croatian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latin, Maori, Malayalam, Welsh, Slovak, Telugu, Persian, Latvian, Bengali, Serbian, Azerbaijani, Slovenian, Kannada, Estonian, Macedonian, Breton, Basque, Icelandic, Armenian, Nepali, Mongolian, Bosnian, Kazakh, Albanian, Swahili, Galician, Marathi, Punjabi, Sinhala, Khmer, Shona, Yoruba, Somali, Afrikaans, Occitan, Georgian, Belarusian, Tajik, Sindhi, Gujarati, Amharic, Yiddish, Lao, Uzbek, Faroese, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Turkmen, Nynorsk, Maltese, Sanskrit, Luxembourgish, Myanmar, Tibetan, Tagalog, Malagasy, Assamese, Tatar, Hawaiian, Lingala, Hausa, Bashkir, Javanese, and Sundanese. Note that transcription speed depends on your device. Newer devices will transcribe faster than older devices. The core functionality of this app is built on top of Georgi Gerganov's Whisper.cpp implementation and the OpenAI Whisper automatic speech recognition model.

Screenshots

Transcribe Live.4 screens
Captify1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Captify at 3.5 against Transcribe Live.'s 3.0. Captify also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). 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. Transcribe Live. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Captify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Captify holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captify has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Transcribe Live.'s written reviews are positive against 29% of Captify's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transcribe Live. versus Captify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscribe Live.Captify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB142 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperEvgeniy LabunchakInquiry Health LLC

Customer experience

Transcribe Live.

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Captify

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Transcribe Live.

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month Live Transcribe$3.991 Month
  • 1 year transcribe speech3 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Captify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transcribe Live. free?
Transcribe Live. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Captify free?
Captify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Transcribe Live. or Captify?
Captify is rated higher. Transcribe Live. averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Captify averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Transcribe Live. or Captify have ads?
Neither Transcribe Live. nor Captify shows ads.

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