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Live Translator: ekto
Understand Speech in Real Time
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Can’t keep up with English, Spanish, or another language?
Ekto gives you live captions, speech-to-text, and instant translation as people speak, so you can follow conversations, lectures, meetings, and presentations in real time.
Tap once to start. Ekto listens through your microphone and shows clear captions and translated subtitles instantly, even from across the room.
Use Ekto to:
- Translate speech instantly across many languages
- Follow Spanish, English, and other conversations in real time
- See live captions and subtitles as people speak
- Turn spoken words into clear text
- Follow conversations when people speak too fast
- Follow lectures, meetings, classes, and presentations
- Review transcripts and key takeaways later
Perfect for:
- Deaf and hard of hearing users
- Spanish-speaking users
- English learners and language learners
- International students and travelers
- People who need extra time to process speech
- Meetings, presentations, conferences, classrooms, and everyday conversations
Key Features
- Live Captions - Real-time speech-to-text with automatic language detection
- Live Translation - Translate spoken language into your language instantly
- Two-Way Mode - Have real-time conversations across languages
- Distance Capture - Follow speech even from the back row or across the room
- AI Summaries - Get key takeaways from conversations, lectures, meetings, and classes
- Save Transcripts - Keep captions and translations for later review
- Live Link - Teachers, event organizers, tour guides, and presenters can share a live web link so others can follow along on any device
- Private & Secure - No audio stored. No AI training on your conversations
Premium
- Unlimited translation and transcripts
- Designed for quick conversations and long sessions
Requirements
- Internet connection required
- Microphone access required
Terms of Service: https://www.verby.co/ekto/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.verby.co/ekto/privacy
Ratings & Reviews
Understand anyone, anywhere. Tap once to continuously transcribe and translate what's being said.
v1.25.0 - This update is a minor rebrand with new app logo.
The developer, Anthony Ho, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Anthony Ho
- Size
- 24.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Weekly Unlimited PRO $14.99
- Yearly Unlimited PRO $134.99
- Monthly Unlimited PRO $29.99
- Three Month Plan $59.99
- Copyright
- © Anthony Ho