Comparison

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 vs Canto AI

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

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About

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字

Features
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A real-time speech-to-text tool built around two things: accuracy and low latency. The developer is hard of hearing, and couldn't find a single app that handled Hong Kong Cantonese properly — the code-switching between Chinese and English, the technical terminology — while staying accurate and returning results instantly. So this one got built. Every decision in it comes from what actually holds up in daily use, not from a feature checklist. Features Live transcript — Text appears as you speak. No waiting for the sentence to finish. Captions for audio playing on your phone — Not just the microphone. Video calls, videos, and podcasts get transcribed too, which most comparable tools can't do. Floating captions — Picture-in-Picture keeps captions on screen while you use other apps. You pick the language; it doesn't guess — Mandarin (Taiwan / Mainland), Hong Kong Cantonese including Chinese-English code-switching, and English (US / UK / India / Hong Kong). Once you choose, it stays there — no drifting between languages mid-sentence. Offline recognition — Download a language pack on iOS 26 or later and it works without a network connection. Built for long reading sessions — No decorative clutter. Comfortable to watch through an entire lecture. Who it's for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users — Everyday communication support. See what's being said. Students — Live lecture notes, without losing the thread while you try to keep up. Professionals — Meeting minutes and interview transcripts, handled as they happen. Specifications This is transcription, not translation. What goes in is what comes out — with one exception: spoken Cantonese is transcribed into standard written Chinese, with English terms kept inline as spoken. Online mode uses a cloud recognition engine. Offline mode requires iOS 26 or later. Real examples of recognition errors are welcome — they're the most effective way to improve accuracy right now. Terms of Use (EULA): https://garnet-marimba-2dd.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-2d2f598ba98e80e5b065d198d8acf404?source=copy_link Privacy Policy: https://garnet-marimba-2dd.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-2d2f598ba98e80af99bae73136d3a3b9?source=copy_link

About

Canto AI

Features
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Canto AI is an AI transcription and video-caption tool built for Cantonese. [Paste a link, get text] Paste a YouTube or Facebook link (including Reels) — no sign-in, no download. AI transcribes it into a Cantonese transcript right away. Long videos are auto-split and stream results as they go. [AI Cantonese transcription] Upload video / audio or record live and auto-transcribe. It tells speakers apart with voice matching and handles mixed languages. [AI summary, your format] One tap after transcribing — highlights, paragraph, bullet points, Q&A, meeting minutes or an action list, with optional special requests. [AI Voice (text-to-speech)] Eight natural voices - Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and English. Type text and get audio instantly, with adjustable speed. Read summaries aloud, or add AI voice-over narration in the studio and export it with your video. [Video Caption Studio] One-tap AI captions with pro templates, fancy text and animations; edit line-by-line and word-by-word, with multi-layer captions, multi-track editing and free transform. Plus AI style design, AI scene-based music and AI highlight cuts. Captions and effects are burned in — export MP4 / SRT / VTT. [Live-translate while watching] Pick a foreign-language video and watch it with the original and translated captions overlaid in real time. Privacy: videos being processed stay on your device; only the extracted audio is sent for transcription. For iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.cantonese-ai-transcriber.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.cantonese-ai-transcriber.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字4 screens
Canto AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 and Canto AI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Canto AI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 ships an update weekly, Canto AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 versus Canto AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字Canto AI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJunyi HEKa Ming Ho

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Tier$6.991 Month
One-time3
  • 補充時數包- 1小時$2.99
  • 3小時$5.99
  • 8小時$12.99
4 purchases

Canto AI

Subscriptions1
  • 月費會員$9.991 Month
One-time3
  • 60 分鐘積分$3.99
  • 180 分鐘積分$9.99
  • 600 分鐘積分$29.99

Questions

Is CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 free?
CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canto AI free?
Canto AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 or Canto AI have ads?
Neither CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 nor Canto AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 or Canto AI?
CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 ships an update weekly, and Canto AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 was updated on September 23, 2026 and Canto AI on September 13, 2026.

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