Live Translator vs Captionify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Translator
This app provides real-time translated captions for conversations, lectures, and live events, supporting up to 39 languages. It offers features like speaker identification, AI summaries, and the ability to broadcast captions to multiple devices, aiding communication and comprehension for diverse users.
- Live translation for 39 languages
- Real-time speech-to-text captions
- Distance capture for clear audio
- Speaker identification
- AI-generated transcripts and summaries
- Broadcast captions to multiple devices
- Floating captions for multitasking
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Ekto helps you understand in-person conversations, meetings, lectures, live events with continuous real-time translated captions. Tap once to see speech as text in the original language or translated into your language. Works from across the table and the back of the room. It automatically detects up to 39 languages. LIVE TRANSLATION FOR LECTURES, MEETINGS & CONVERSATIONS Ekto is also a full live translator. Follow lectures, meetings, and sermons in a foreign language. Understanding the speaker in the moment, means getting ahead in class abroad or advancing your career in a non-english conference. It can also make your overseas trips or expat life easier before listening skills become fluent. SUBTITLES FOR LIVE TV & LIVESTREAMS Catch every word of the news, the game, and your favorite shows. Set your phone near the TV or monitor and read the dialogue as it's spoken. LIVE CAPTIONS FOR HEARING LOSS Reliable captions in noisy rooms, group conversations, and at a distance, alongside hearing aids or without them. Large, readable text. Simple enough for less-technical family members to use every day. BROADCAST CAPTIONS TO A ROOM (LIVE LINK) With Live Link, a speaker, teacher, or pastor shares a web link and up to 100 people read live captions on their own phones, each in their own language. KEY FEATURES - Live Translation: 39 languages, translated as people speak with automatic language detection. - Live Captions: real-time speech-to-text with multi language transcription. - Distance Capture: picks up speech from across the room - Large, Readable Text: designed for tired eyes and distant viewing - Audio from Other Apps: get live captions and translations for livestreams, podcasts and voice messages playing in other apps, while listening through AirPods or other headphones. - Floating Captions: keep captions on screen while you use other apps - Speaker identification – See who is speaking with clearly labelled captions - Transcripts & AI Summaries: every session saved and ready to review - Two-Way Conversations: translation in both directions, with voice playback - Live Link: broadcast captions to up to 100 people on any device - Private & Secure: no audio stored, no AI training on your conversations MADE FOR - International students and travellers - Anyone living and working abroad - Deaf and hard-of-hearing users, at home and at work - Hearing aid users, for when aids fall short in noise or groups - Spouses, adult children, and caregivers supporting a loved one - Teachers, tour guides, churches, and event organizers Try Ekto with 30 min free preview. Get PRO for unlimited captions and translation. Internet connection and microphone access required. Terms of Service: https://www.verby.co/ekto/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.verby.co/ekto/privacy
Captionify
This app converts speech to text in real-time using on-device AI, offering live translation and AI-powered summaries. It prioritizes privacy by keeping all processing and data local, with no cloud reliance or account needed.
- Real-time transcription
- Live translation
- Face-to-face conversation mode
- AI summaries
- Apple Watch support
- Save and search transcripts
- On-device processing
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Captionify turns speech into text in real time, entirely on your device. Transcribe meetings, lectures, and conversations. Translate across languages instantly. No subscription. No account. Nothing sent to the cloud. REAL-TIME TRANSCRIPTION Using on-device AI, Captionify converts spoken words to text the moment they're said — no internet connection required. Ideal for lectures, meetings, interviews, and noisy environments where you can't afford to miss a word. LIVE TRANSLATION Understand any language as it's spoken. Captionify translates speech in real time so you can follow along in any conversation, anywhere in the world. FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION MODE Talking with someone who speaks a different language? Face-to-Face mode lets two people hold a natural bilingual conversation on a single device — one speaks, the other reads, then you swap. No interpreter. No awkward pauses. AGENT MODE Talk to an on-device AI assistant that can use tools, connect to your own MCP servers, and remember saved chats — all without sending anything to the cloud. CUSTOM PIPELINE (BETA) Mix and match independent transcription, translation, and voice engines — on-device or your own custom endpoint — to build a live pipeline that's entirely your own. AI SUMMARIES Powered by Apple Intelligence, Captionify distills long transcripts into the key points that matter. Everything runs on-device — your words never leave your phone. APPLE WATCH SUPPORT See live captions on your wrist and control recording remotely. Keep your phone in your pocket while staying connected to every word. SAVE & SEARCH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS Every session can be saved and searched later. Build a personal library of transcripts — no cloud storage, no account, no limits. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Captionify uses Apple's on-device AI for all processing. Your voice and your transcripts stay on your device always. 100% FREE No subscription. No paywall. No account required. Every feature, available from the moment you open the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Captionify at 100% against Live Translator's 63%. Captionify also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Live Translator's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price 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 Translator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Captionify asks for nothing beyond the download.
Captionify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Translator has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Live Translator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Captionify's.
Live Translator ships an update every 3 days, Captionify every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Translator | Captionify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anthony Ho | Jonathan Gregorio |
Customer experience
Live Translator
Captionify
In-app purchases
Live Translator
- Weekly Unlimited PRO7 Days trial$14.997 Days
- Monthly Unlimited PRO$34.991 Month
- Quarterly Unlimited PRO$79.993 Months
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- Yearly Unlimited PRO$199.001 Year
Captionify
No in-app purchases









