Earwig Live Audio Translation

Name: Earwig Live Audio Translation
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Ian Stephenson

Multiligual Caption Subtitles

Free · In‑App Purchases

1 Rating
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Ian Stephenson
Language

FR
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Size

11.1
MB

Earwig — Live Subtitles & Translation Earwig listens to any audio or video on your device and instantly turns it into live subtitles.  Whether you’re watching a movie, listening to a podcast, dictating or following a live stream, Earwig makes every word visible and understandable.  Subtitles appear in real time and can be automatically translated into multiple languages at once, with full control over their look and feel. Trial version gives you 60 seconds of generation. Upgrade to Pro with in app purchase to give you unlimited generation time. Key Features • Subtitles for any app – Instantly display captions for any audio or video playing on your device. • Translate into multiple languages – View real-time subtitles in several languages at the same time. • Multiple subtitle windows – Open multiple floating subtitle panels, each showing a different translation (on iPadOS or macOS). • Customizable appearance – Adjust font size, text color, and subtitle background transparency to match your style. • Real-time accuracy – Uses advanced on-device speech recognition for fast, private, and accurate transcription. • Private by design – All processing happens on your device; your audio never leaves it. • Perfect for videos, podcasts, and more – Works seamlessly with streaming apps, local media, your microphone and live content. Whether you’re learning a new language, following multilingual content, or making your media more accessible, Earwig lets you see and understand every word you hear. Hear it. See it. Understand it — in any language, with Earwig.

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

1 Ratings

Hate the name! Love the app!
Mar 19

Mac100
I heard about this app but didn't have a device that could run the higher os (I can't update my old devices). I actually purchased a brand new device to be able to run this app. It was worth it! This app is amazing for language learning. I am trying to learn French and with this app, I can have open 3 windows - French/French, French/English, English/French and see all the translations together. Plus it works offline so it doesn't feel like spyware. And it is not a subscription (which is a deal breaker for me - I don't buy subscription based apps).I wish the (sorry, but gross) name could be changed, but I put the app in my dock so I don't have to see the app's name. App name aside, it's a great app!I do have a few wish list items. Please consider...* A separate font size setting on a per window basis (ideally with a slider to change on the fly)* Adjusting the margins to better allow for a vertical layout (the text gets cut off when the windows are narrow)* Please add a 'back' button to close the settings screen* It would be nice if there was a way to save the transcripts for each window* It would be helpful if the text didn't go away so quickly by default (maybe it could scooch up a bit instead of disappear?)* It would also be nice if there was a pause button to keep the text frozen on the screen for those times you want to get a good look at the text* Sometimes it's very difficult to select the desired language (it jumps around and is hard to select sometimes)* It would be great if you could set default languages (it's a pain to have to set them manually each time)* It might not be possible, but it would be great if you could automatically open, say, 3 windows with 3 default language pairs, ideally in a horizontal layout* Sometimes it doesn't detect external audio very well, other times it does a GREAT job. I'm going to get an external microphone, so hopefully that will help, but please advise if there are any tips/tweaks to make it more consistentThank you for this fantastic app!! Wow, just wow.

Developer Response
Many thanks for the great and detailed review! The latest app update is now available on the AppStore and I have incorporated most of your requests....except setting default languages for multiple windows...and changing the app name!Most of the changes should be self explanatory. I've added the ability to mute listening - tap the ear icon which appears top middle of the screen (when you tap the screen).There are some new options in the Settings screen. You probably want "Rolling Text" turned on so the new sentences "scooch" up the screen. You also probably want "Detect Silence" on and "Detect Silence" on so you can see the ear icon. "Show silence message" to be off, so you keep the translations on screen even when there is long silences. Also you probably want "Center Justified" off. I added the ability to set margin defaults per window (tap the button with sliders on it to set the margins)....however, if you were wanting do due that because of truncating of some words - then no need - the update fixes that so they never truncate. Also a bunch of performance improvements for when you have multiple windows open. Hope all goes well.
Hate the name! Love the app!
Mar 19

Mac100

I heard about this app but didn't have a device that could run the higher os (I can't update my old devices). I actually purchased a brand new device to be able to run this app. It was worth it! This app is amazing for language learning. I am trying to learn French and with this app, I can have open 3 windows - French/French, French/English, English/French and see all the translations together. Plus it works offline so it doesn't feel like spyware. And it is not a subscription (which is a deal breaker for me - I don't buy subscription based apps).I wish the (sorry, but gross) name could be changed, but I put the app in my dock so I don't have to see the app's name. App name aside, it's a great app!I do have a few wish list items. Please consider...* A separate font size setting on a per window basis (ideally with a slider to change on the fly)* Adjusting the margins to better allow for a vertical layout (the text gets cut off when the windows are narrow)* Please add a 'back' button to close the settings screen* It would be nice if there was a way to save the transcripts for each window* It would be helpful if the text didn't go away so quickly by default (maybe it could scooch up a bit instead of disappear?)* It would also be nice if there was a pause button to keep the text frozen on the screen for those times you want to get a good look at the text* Sometimes it's very difficult to select the desired language (it jumps around and is hard to select sometimes)* It would be great if you could set default languages (it's a pain to have to set them manually each time)* It might not be possible, but it would be great if you could automatically open, say, 3 windows with 3 default language pairs, ideally in a horizontal layout* Sometimes it doesn't detect external audio very well, other times it does a GREAT job. I'm going to get an external microphone, so hopefully that will help, but please advise if there are any tips/tweaks to make it more consistentThank you for this fantastic app!! Wow, just wow.
Developer Response Apr 15
Many thanks for the great and detailed review! The latest app update is now available on the AppStore and I have incorporated most of your requests....except setting default languages for multiple windows...and changing the app name!Most of the changes should be self explanatory. I've added the ability to mute listening - tap the ear icon which appears top middle of the screen (when you tap the screen).There are some new options in the Settings screen. You probably want "Rolling Text" turned on so the new sentences "scooch" up the screen. You also probably want "Detect Silence" on and "Detect Silence" on so you can see the ear icon. "Show silence message" to be off, so you keep the translations on screen even when there is long silences. Also you probably want "Center Justified" off. I added the ability to set margin defaults per window (tap the button with sliders on it to set the margins)....however, if you were wanting do due that because of truncating of some words - then no need - the update fixes that so they never truncate. Also a bunch of performance improvements for when you have multiple windows open. Hope all goes well.

General bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 1.1.5 May 10

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Seller: Ian Stephenson
Size: 11.1 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
Languages: French and 5 more

French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Age Rating: 4+

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In-App Purchases: Yes

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