Caption Radio For Deaf and HoH
Radio in real time captioning
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Listen to 50,000+ live radio stations from around the world - with real-time captions and translation into 19 languages, all generated on your iPhone.
Caption Radio turns any live internet radio broadcast into readable captions - and translates them into 19 languages - entirely on your iPhone.
Tune into 30,000+ live stations from every country. Browse by map, search by genre, language, or country, and save favorites. As the station plays, captions appear in sub-second sync, refining word-by-word as the on-device model listens. Switch the translation language anytime without missing a beat.
Everything runs on-device. No accounts. No sign-in. No audio ever leaves your iPhone.
——— FEATURES ———
WORLD RADIO DIRECTORY
• 30,000+ live stations from around the world
• Browse by map, country, language, or genre
• Powered by the open radio-browser.info community
LIVE CAPTIONS
• Sub-second on-device speech recognition (Apple Speech on iOS 18+)
• Word-by-word refinement as the model listens
• Bracketed [uncertain words] so you can see model confidence
• Adjustable caption delay for perfect sync
• Optional speaker labels and sound-event hints
TRANSLATION (19 LANGUAGES)
• English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino
• Switch the target language mid-session
• All translation runs on-device via Apple Translation
FAVORITES & HISTORY
• Save up to 10 stations on the free tier (unlimited with Pro)
• Searchable play history, syncs preferences via iCloud
• Per-station privacy toggle (Pro)
ACCESSIBILITY
• Adjustable caption size and reading speed
• Reduced motion support
• Haptic feedback
• High-contrast theme options
SLEEP TIMER & WIDGETS
• Sleep timer with customizable durations
• Home screen widgets: Now Playing, Quota indicator, Daily Digest
——— PRIVACY ———
• No accounts, no sign-in, no email required
• No audio is ever uploaded
• No transcripts leave your device
• Preferences sync only via your private iCloud
• Open source models running locally on your iPhone
——— NOTES ———
Caption Radio plays publicly broadcast radio streams indexed by radio-browser.info. The app is not affiliated with any broadcaster. Recognition quality depends on stream clarity, language, accent, and background music — uncertain words are bracketed to make this visible to you.
Privacy Policy: https://sylvainlafrance.dev/captionradio/#privacy-policy
Terms of Use: https://sylvainlafrance.dev/captionradio/#terms-of-use
Support: support@myrcbox.com
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
-Minor bugs fixed
The developer, Sylvain Lafrance, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sylvain Lafrance
- Size
- 26.5 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and French
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Caption Radio - Yearly $29.99
- Caption Radio - Monthly $3.99
- Caption Radio - Lifetime $59.99
- Copyright
- © 2026, Sylvain Lafrance