CaptionNow 廣東話即時字幕・語音轉文字 vs Secretary Agent

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

For most of history, having a personal secretary was a privilege reserved for the elite. Someone who knew your schedule, screened your calls, took notes, followed up, and kept the noise away — so you could focus on what only you could do. We think everyone deserves that. Secretary Agent is a conversational AI that answers calls on the user's behalf, identifies the caller, assesses urgency, and routes the outcome intelligently. We do not block and forget — we engage, understand, and empower the user with structured intelligence from every interaction. Intelligent Screening: Our AI agent answers unknown calls, identifies the caller, and assesses intent through real-time natural conversation — no scripts, no robotic menus. Smart Routing: Trusted contacts bypass the agent and ring directly. Spam is terminated and logged. Non-urgent calls are summarized and stored. Urgent calls are escalated immediately. Structured Intelligence: Every screened call produces a plain-language summary, full text transcript, and audio recording — stored in a searchable, growing personal knowledge base. Uncompromising Reliability: Our fail-safe architecture ensures that if our service is ever unavailable or a quota is reached, calls continue reaching the user normally. We never let a user miss a call because of us. MVP Features: Intelligent AI call screening with real-time voice detection, speech recognition, and natural-language conversation. Multilingual support for callers across different languages and accents. Call summaries with notes, action points, full text transcripts, and audio recordings stored per call. Call prioritization by urgency and sentiment — the most important calls always surface first. Folder system for organizing and categorizing call summaries. Global Spam Database with robocall, phishing, and nuisance-call protection — crowd-powered and continuously improving. Whitelisting and bypass controls so trusted contacts skip the AI and reach the user directly. Number blocking to prevent specific callers from ever being processed. Custom assistant name, personality, tone, and text instructions — fully personalized to each user's needs. Secretary voice selection: choose from 10 distinct voices (5 male, 5 female) to define how your Secretary sounds. Context integration from calendars and uploaded reference documents for superior handling accuracy. Multi-factor authentication with phone verification, account passcode, and recovery code. Fail-safe call continuity — if our service is ever unavailable or a quota is reached, calls continue reaching the user normally. Push notifications for all important call activity.