Comparison

AI Captioner vs Hearview

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

Head to head
About

AI Captioner

This app provides offline, real-time voice transcription without needing an internet connection. It's ideal for quickly converting spoken words into text during meetings, while watching TV, or in conversations.

Highlights
  • Real-time live transcription
  • Fully offline functionality
  • No internet required
  • No login or subscription needed
  • Voice to text conversion
Features
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Introducing AI Captioner: Offline real-time AI voice transcription service. No internet needed, just speak and it transcribes. Perfect for meetings, television viewings, and face-to-face conversations requiring swift voice to text transcription. Features: - Real-time live transcription, suitable for use as a live captioner - Fully offline, no login, subscription, or internet necessary.

About

Hearview

This AI-powered tool provides instant, real-time subtitles and translation for speech and videos. It supports over 140 languages for recognition and translation, making communication accessible and barrier-free for various needs.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech recognition
  • Live subtitles for videos
  • Real-time translation
  • Face-to-face text mode
  • Supports 140+ languages
Features
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Hearview — Live Captions & Real-Time Translation Hearview is an AI-powered communication app that turns speech into clear, readable text and translates conversations in real time. Whether you are talking face to face, watching a video, attending a meeting, or communicating across languages, Hearview helps you understand spoken content more easily. ◉ Real-Time Speech-to-Text See speech converted into clear, readable text in real time. With support for more than 140 languages, Hearview makes everyday conversations easier to follow. ◉ Real-Time Translation Recognize speech in more than 140 languages and translate it into more than 90 languages in real time. Ideal for multilingual conversations, meetings, classes, travel, and everyday communication. ◉ Live Captions for Videos Watch videos on your phone with automatically generated live captions. Follow spoken content even when official captions are unavailable. ◉ Face-to-Face Communication Type a message and flip the text toward the person sitting across from you—without turning your phone around. This mode is useful in quiet environments or whenever text-based communication is easier. Hearview is designed for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as anyone who needs live captions, speech-to-text, real-time translation, or multilingual communication support. Download Hearview and make everyday communication clearer, easier, and more accessible. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.hearview.ai/policies/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AI Captioner1 screens
Hearview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearview at 3.6 against AI Captioner's 2.0. Hearview also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 50%) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). AI Captioner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hearview sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month. AI Captioner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearview holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearview has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AI Captioner's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hearview's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AI Captioner versus Hearview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI CaptionerHearview
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)3.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLI-JEN LIUXiao-I Plus Inc.

Customer experience

AI Captioner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Hearview

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

AI Captioner

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Hearview

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription Fee$59.991 Month
  • Duration Pack Monthly$59.991 Month
One-time3
  • Duration Pack · 1 Hour$1.00
  • Time Package 200 Time$3.99
  • Time Package 600 Time$9.99

Questions

Is AI Captioner free?
AI Captioner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearview free?
Hearview is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AI Captioner or Hearview?
Hearview is rated higher. AI Captioner averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hearview averages 3.6 from 16 ratings.
Do AI Captioner or Hearview have ads?
Neither AI Captioner nor Hearview shows ads.

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