Live Subtitles vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Subtitles
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Private live subtitles powered by on-device speech recognition. Follow conversations with fast, private live subtitles that stay entirely on your device. ScriptCreek converts speech into clear, readable live subtitles in real time using Apple's on-device speech recognition. Audio is processed locally on your device, so your conversations are never uploaded to the cloud. Whether you're in a business meeting, on a phone or video call, attending a lecture, or having everyday conversations with family and friends, ScriptCreek helps you follow spoken conversations with instant, automatic subtitles that are easy to read. FEATURES • Instant live subtitles for spoken conversations • Automatic subtitles generated in real time • Private on-device speech recognition with no cloud audio upload • Automatic punctuation and capitalization for easier reading • Adjustable text size, colors, background, and subtitle position • Clean, distraction-free full-screen live subtitle mode • Local subtitle history stored privately on your device • Fast, lightweight, and easy to use PERFECT FOR • Business meetings and team discussions • Phone and video calls • Classes, lectures, and seminars • Interviews and networking • Everyday conversations with family and friends • Language learning and listening practice • Hearing support and accessibility • Live presentations and events WHY SCRIPTCREEK • Fully on-device processing for greater privacy • No cloud audio upload • Fast real-time subtitle generation • Designed for clear, readable live subtitles • Works anywhere Apple's speech recognition is supported PRIVACY FIRST Your privacy comes first. Speech is processed entirely on your device using Apple's on-device speech recognition. Audio is never uploaded to the cloud. If you choose to save subtitle history, it remains stored locally on your own device. DISCLAIMER Subtitle accuracy may vary depending on background noise, accents, speaking speed, microphone quality, and the capabilities of Apple's speech recognition technology. Generated subtitles are intended to help you understand spoken conversations and should not be considered a complete or perfectly accurate transcript. Privacy Policy: https://scriptcreek.incrk.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://scriptcreek.incrk.com/terms
Echo
This app provides real-time translations for videos and apps, displaying captions in a floating window. It supports various platforms and offers both live audio and on-screen text translation, with options to save and share translated moments.
- Live translated captions over any video or app
- Floating Picture-in-Picture window
- Automatic language detection
- On-screen text and live audio translation
- Save and share translated sessions
- On-device translation for speed and offline use
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Live captions, floating over the app you are already watching. Echo listens to whatever is playing — a livestream, a video, the room around you — and floats the translated captions in a small window on top of it. Nothing gets covered. Nothing gets missed. THREE WAYS TO TRANSLATE • Live audio. Sound coming from any other app — Weverse, bubble, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — translated as it plays. • On-screen text. Comments, chats, posts and menus, translated right where you are reading them. • Around me. Point your iPhone or iPad at a concert, a TV or a conversation and read along live. BUILT FOR THE HARDEST VERSION OF THIS Echo was built for K-pop fans, which is this problem with no margin for error: the live happens once, it is in Korean, and the names have to be right. • 300+ group names, member names and fandom terms, spelled the way fans actually write them. • 40+ languages, with the spoken language detected automatically. • Captions arrive while they are still talking, not after. • iPhone and iPad. On iPad, Home, history, sharing, setup and the plan screen are laid out for the bigger display. NEW: YOUR GROUPS IN ONE PLACE • The Feed. Lives, new videos, news and posts from the groups you follow, with the headlines translated into your language. Tap a video or a live and Echo translates it. A daily digest catches you up on what you missed. The Feed is rolling out gradually, so it may not appear for you right away. • Live alerts. Get a notification when a group you follow goes live, so you are there from the first word. KEEP EVERY MOMENT • Every session is saved and named for you, like "Friday night live". Free keeps your latest three; Echo Plus keeps them all, to reread, copy or share. • Turn the best lines into share cards. Five styles: a single quote, both languages together, or the conversation exactly as it was said. • A translation came out wrong? One tap tells us. We read every thumbs-down. QUIET BY DEFAULT • On-screen text can translate on device, where your iPhone or iPad supports it — faster, and it works offline. Live audio always needs a connection. • No sign-up, no account. Open it and go. • Echo is not a screen recorder. It uses only the audio or screen text you choose to translate, and never bypasses DRM or platform protections. FREE EVERY DAY Echo includes a free daily translation allowance. Two optional upgrades remove it. Echo Plus. Translate past the free daily allowance, up to a 5-hour daily fair-use limit set out in the Terms of Use. Your full session history instead of only the latest three, synced across your devices. Eligible new subscribers start with 3 days free on the weekly plan, where available. Day Pass. One night, no subscription. 90 minutes of translation, valid 24 hours. — — — Echo Plus is an auto-renewing subscription available weekly, monthly or yearly. Eligible new subscribers start with a 3-day free trial on the weekly plan, where available. Some new subscribers are offered a discounted first year; it renews at that offer's own yearly price, and both the first-year and renewal prices are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Price and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Day Pass is a one-time purchase granting 90 minutes of translation, valid 24 hours. It is not a subscription and does not auto-renew. Unused time expires, and a used pass cannot be restored. Privacy Policy: https://echokpoptranslate.live/privacy Terms of Use: https://echokpoptranslate.live/terms Echo is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Weverse, Bilibili, or any third-party service mentioned. Third-party names are used only to identify compatible services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live Subtitles at none against Echo's 10. Live Subtitles also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Echo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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. Echo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Live Subtitles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Subtitles ships an update every 3 weeks, Echo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Live Subtitles | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Incrk Technologies Inc. | Hau-Ben Shih |
In-app purchases
Live Subtitles
No in-app purchases
Echo
- Echo Plus — 每周$3.997 Days
- Echo Plus Weekly · 8 h$3.997 Days
- Echo Plus Monthly · 20 h$12.991 Month
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- Echo Plus Yearly · 20 h/month$99.991 Year
- Echo Plus — Yearly1 Year trial$109.991 Year
- Echo Plus Yearly · 20 h/month1 Year trial$149.991 Year
- 一日通行证$1.99
- +2 hours$1.99
- +5 hours$3.99
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- +12 hours$7.99








