Live Translator vs BeginClass

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

Live lecture transcription, classroom translation, bilingual captions, and AI study notes for international students. BeginClass is a lecture-notes app built for classes, online courses, seminars, and learning across languages. Follow a live transcript while the class is happening, then review the recording, transcript, bookmarks, translations, and AI summary together after class. LIVE LECTURE TRANSCRIPTION Choose the language being spoken and see timestamped transcript segments appear while you record. Use it for lectures, seminars, and study discussions. REAL-TIME TRANSLATION Display the original transcript and translated text together for supported language pairs, helping you keep up in a class taught in another language. You can also translate the complete saved transcript after class. MULTILINGUAL LEARNING Supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, and Malay. Transcription and translation availability differs by device and language pair. Follow English-taught lectures, Japanese seminars, or Korean classes with captions, then review the original and translated notes. RECORDING, TRANSCRIPT, AND BOOKMARKS TOGETHER Each recording stays with its transcript. Listen while you read, add bookmarks during class, and return quickly to the moments you want to review. AI CLASS SUMMARIES Create a structured summary from a saved transcript to identify key ideas, learning points, and review cues. Automatic refinement and summaries are enabled after first-launch consent and can be disabled in Settings. Manual and eligible automatic summaries send transcripts online. TRANSCRIBE AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES Import recordings, audio, and video from Files or Photos, or send supported media to BeginClass from another app. Turn course recordings, podcasts, talks, and interviews into searchable text. PHOTO AND CONVERSATION TRANSLATION Recognize and translate text from slides, handouts, and whiteboard photos. Two-way conversation translation helps with office hours, group discussions, and everyday communication. SYSTEM AUDIO AND FLOATING CAPTIONS On supported iPhone and iPad devices, use the system broadcast panel to transcribe course audio playing in another app. Picture in Picture can keep live captions visible while you use other apps. BeginClass does not save screen video. SEARCH, REVIEW, AND SHARE Search notes by title or transcript content, compare original and translated text, listen to the associated recording, and copy or share the text you need. ORGANIZE YOUR COURSE NOTES Group notes by course or topic, and merge recordings from separate sessions into one audio note for review. Great for: - International students and multilingual classes - University lectures, online courses, and seminars - Study groups, interviews, and meetings - Course recordings, podcasts, and educational videos - Language learning and cross-language conversations Privacy and requirements: 1. BeginClass requires iOS 26 or later. 2. Speech recognition, text recognition, and Apple Translation use on-device system technologies. An Apple language model may need to be downloaded the first time you use a language. 3. Once language resources are ready, live transcription and translation work offline. AI class summaries require an internet connection, and the current transcript is submitted to generate the summary. 4. System-audio transcription requires authorization and activation through the iOS system broadcast panel. Protected, silent, or unavailable audio may not be captured. 5. Results vary with the device, system language-model support, recording quality, background noise, and speech. 6. All features are free to use. No registration or account is required. Contact: support@miremire.com Privacy Policy: https://beginclass.ai/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://beginclass.ai/terms/