Capti vs LiveTransX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Capti
This app generates live captions from your screen's audio, displaying them in a floating window. It also offers instant translation for content in different languages, helping you follow videos, meetings, and classes more effectively.
- Live screen audio captions
- Floating Picture in Picture window
- Real-time transcription
- Instant translation
- Subtitle-style display
- Saved transcripts with timestamps
- .srt export
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Capti turns audio from your screen into live captions in a floating PiP window. Follow videos, meetings, livestreams, classes, and calls in real time, then translate captions instantly when you need another language. Stay focused on what you are watching while Capti keeps spoken words readable on screen. It is built for fast, clear captioning so you can understand more, miss less, and keep up with content across languages. Features: • Live captions for audio from your screen • Floating Picture in Picture window for easy reading • Real-time transcription in major languages and regional variants • Instant translation in 20 supported languages • Clean subtitle-style display for videos, meetings, lectures, livestreams, and accessibility • Fast and simple workflow for following spoken content as it happens Capti Pro supports saved transcripts with timestamps, .srt export, and video import so you can transcribe recorded video and export subtitles as .srt.
LiveTransX
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LiveTransX is a fully on-device real-time voice translation app. All speech recognition and translation happen locally on your device — no internet required, no audio uploaded, your conversations stay 100% private. KEY FEATURES • Real-time Microphone Translation — Live bilingual subtitles as you speak • Screen Share Translation (Pro) — Translate audio from other apps, including video calls, meetings, and videos • Audio File Translation (Pro) — Transcribe and translate mp3/wav files • Floating Translation Window (Pro) — Picture-in-Picture overlay shows translations alongside other apps • SRT Subtitle Export (Pro) — Export original, translated, or bilingual subtitles POWERED BY APPLE'S ON-DEVICE AI • Built on iOS 26 SpeechAnalyzer and Apple Translation frameworks • Runs entirely offline — no network connection needed • 30+ languages supported SOURCE LANGUAGES English · 中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · 粤语 · Français · Deutsch · Español · Русский · Português · Italiano · العربية · ไทย · Tiếng Việt · Bahasa Indonesia · Bahasa Melayu · हिन्दी · Türkçe · Nederlands · Polski · Svenska · Dansk · Suomi · Čeština · Ελληνικά · Magyar · Română · Català · עברית · Hrvatski · Norsk bokmål · Slovenčina · Українська TARGET LANGUAGES 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · English (US) · English (UK) · 日本語 · 한국어 · Français · Deutsch · Español · Русский · Português · Italiano · العربية · ไทย · Tiếng Việt · Bahasa Indonesia · हिन्दी · Türkçe · Nederlands · Polski · Українська PRO ACCESS — TWO WAYS TO UNLOCK LiveTransX Pro unlocks all advanced features with a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase: • Monthly subscription: $1.99/month, auto-renews until cancelled • Lifetime purchase: $19.99 (one-time), never expires • 14-day free trial available for monthly subscription • Auto-renews 24 hours before the current period ends • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings • Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period PRIVACY FIRST • All audio processing happens on your device • No data uploaded to any server • No third-party analytics SDKs • No ads, no tracking USE CASES • International meetings and conferences • Watch foreign-language videos with live subtitles • Language learning and listening practice • Cross-border video conferencing • Travel and conversation translation Privacy Policy: https://duj12.github.io/LiveTransX/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Capti at 100% against LiveTransX's 0%. Capti also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). LiveTransX's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Capti sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LiveTransX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Capti ships an update every 4 days, LiveTransX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Capti | LiveTransX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AsterKit | 靖 杜 |
Customer experience
Capti
LiveTransX
In-app purchases
Capti
- Capti Pro$7.99
LiveTransX
- LiveTransX Pro14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- LiveTransX Pro (Lifetime)$19.99








