Echo vs XBScribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
XBScribe
This app converts speech, audio, video, and web links into editable text. It offers real-time transcription, offline capabilities, and the ability to extract text from online media. Ideal for students, professionals, and content creators who need to quickly capture and process spoken information.
- Live speech transcription
- Audio/video file transcription
- Link-based content extraction
- Offline transcription
- Picture-in-Picture captions
- System share sheet integration
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Turn speech, media, and video links into text you can edit, translate, and use. XBScribe brings live transcription, audio and video transcription, link extraction, system translation, and floating captions into one focused app. It is built for meetings, classes, interviews, video learning, and content creation—whenever listening again and typing everything by hand would slow you down. TRANSCRIBE FOR 100 YEARS No time limits. No usage limits. Turn live speech, audio, video, and linked content into useful text in one place. OFFLINE AFTER THE MODEL IS READY XBScribe uses Apple's on-device speech recognition. A system language model may need to be downloaded the first time you use a language. Once installed, live speech and local media can be transcribed offline, without uploading your audio. SPEAK AND SEE THE WORDS APPEAR Start the microphone and follow the transcript in real time, with controls to pause, resume, and save. Picture in Picture keeps live captions visible while you use another app—useful for meetings, lectures, classes, interviews, and quick ideas. EXTRACT TEXT FROM AUDIO AND VIDEO Import a recording, audio file, or video from Files or Photos. You can also send media, plain text, or text files to XBScribe through the system share sheet, including content shared from messaging and other apps. PASTE A LINK, GET EDITABLE COPY Paste a supported public link from TikTok, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, and other supported platforms to extract spoken content as editable text—without manually saving the video first. Link resolution and media download require an internet connection; transcription runs on the device after download. Contact us: support@miremire.com Privacy Policy: https://xbscribe.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://xbscribe.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XBScribe at 5.0 against Echo's 3.7. XBScribe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Echo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. XBScribe asks for nothing beyond the download.
XBScribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Echo ships an update every 3 days, XBScribe every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Echo | XBScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hau-Ben Shih | Beijing Zaomeng Shidai Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Echo
XBScribe
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
XBScribe
No in-app purchases







