Comparison

Captionify vs WhatHadHappened Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time transcription
  • Live translation
  • Face-to-face conversation mode
  • AI summaries
  • Apple Watch support
  • Save and search transcripts
  • On-device processing
Features
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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.

About

WhatHadHappened Mobile

Features
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Description: WhatHadHappened is a weekly work journal that helps you capture what you did, track ongoing commitments, and remember what actually happened each week. Write notes day by day, tag people and topics, and build a searchable record of your work life. At the end of the week, everything is organized and ready to reference — for performance reviews, standups, or just remembering what you shipped. Features: Weekly journal organized by work week Ongoing items that carry forward automatically Tag people with @mentions and topics with #tags Search across all your notes Syncs across devices

Screenshots

Captionify4 screens
WhatHadHappened Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Captionify at 4 against WhatHadHappened Mobile's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Captionify versus WhatHadHappened Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptionifyWhatHadHappened Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan GregorioOnes and Zeros LLC

In-app purchases

None

Captionify

No in-app purchases

None

WhatHadHappened Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captionify free?
Captionify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhatHadHappened Mobile free?
WhatHadHappened Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Captionify or WhatHadHappened Mobile have ads?
Neither Captionify nor WhatHadHappened Mobile shows ads.

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