CaptionKit vs Aurelo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Aurelo
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Aurelo is a mobile listener app for joining live translation streams on your phone. Scan a QR code or enter a listener link to connect to an Aurelo session and hear translated audio in real time. Follow along with live translated text, view transcription updates, and keep playback running with background audio and lock-screen controls. Aurelo for mobile is designed for audience members, attendees, guests, and listeners who need an easy way to access live translated speech during events, meetings, services, and presentations. Features: Join live listener sessions by QR code or link Listen to real-time translated audio View live translation text on screen Follow transcription updates during the session Use background playback and lock-screen media controls Reconnect quickly during unstable network conditions Whether you are attending a conference, church service, training session, or multilingual event, Aurelo helps you follow the live translation directly from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aurelo at every 5 days against CaptionKit's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CaptionKit ships an update every 4 months, Aurelo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CaptionKit | Aurelo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAMES HUNT | WEB IMPRESSION LTD. EOOD |
In-app purchases
CaptionKit
No in-app purchases
Aurelo
No in-app purchases









