Live Caption AI vs CaptionKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
CaptionKit
This app provides live, real-time captions and instant translation for sermons, enhancing the worship experience. It supports multilingual users, those with hearing impairments, and anyone who prefers to read along with the message. Features include customizable text size and light/dark modes.
- Real-time caption streaming
- Instant translation
- Hearing accessibility
- Customizable text size
- Light and dark mode
- Easy church search
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CaptionKit brings live captions and instant translation to your service - so everyone can get the message! Perfect for: • Multilingual groups - Listen in one language, read in another. Real-time translation lets the message land in the language closest to your heart. • Deaf and hard of hearing - Read live captions, or have them spoken straight to your Bluetooth hearing aids. Not a single word slips past. • Everyone else - Sitting up the back? Like to read as you listen? CaptionKit keeps you connected to every word. Key features: • Live captions - every word, streamed to your device as it's spoken • Instant translation - read the sermon in your language, live • Spoken captions - hear the message through headphones or Bluetooth hearing aids • Live right now - see the moment your church starts streaming • Your text, your way - adjustable size, light and dark mode • Join in seconds - search your church by name, or scan its QR code Sermons aren't just meant to be heard, they're meant to be understood. Wherever you're from and however you listen, CaptionKit gets the message through loud and clear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CaptionKit at 4.0 against Live Caption AI's 3.0. CaptionKit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14). Live Caption AI's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). 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. CaptionKit asks for nothing beyond the download.
CaptionKit holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Live Caption AI ships an update every 10 days, CaptionKit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Caption AI | CaptionKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Live Caption, Inc. | JAMES HUNT |
Customer experience
Live Caption AI
CaptionKit
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
CaptionKit
No in-app purchases
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