Voice Transcription - Deaf
Live Transcribe Speech to Text
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
NEW: Name Alert & Sound Diary! Get notified when your name is called or important sounds occur. Enjoy live captions, online/offline transcription & AI summaries.
Live Transcribe turns speech into large, readable text the moment it is spoken. A live transcriber and caption app for people with hearing loss, and for anyone who wants every word in writing.
LIVE CAPTIONS, INSTANTLY
Words appear on screen as people talk. Follow conversations, meetings, lectures, doctor visits and TV with live subtitle-style text, even where closed captioning (CC) isn't offered. Big, high-contrast text is easy to read from across the table.
ONLINE OR OFFLINE
Online mode gives the best accuracy and labels each speaker, so group chats stay easy to follow. Offline mode works without internet and keeps your audio private on your iPhone.
AI SUMMARIES
Turn a long meeting, lecture or doctor visit into a short overview and key points: the main topics, decisions and action items. Summaries are created privately on your device with Apple Intelligence (iOS 26 or later on supported devices).
NEW: NAME ALERT
Never miss being called again. Add your name, token number or flight, and Live Transcribe listens in waiting rooms, banks, clinics, stations and airports. When it hears your words, your iPhone vibrates, flashes and shows "You were called!", even with the screen locked. Similar spellings like Steven and Stephen are recognized too.
NEW: SOUND DIARY
Rest, nap or watch TV while the app notes the sounds around your home: doorbell, knock at the door, phone ringing, smoke alarm, baby crying, dog barking, kettle whistle and more. Choose from 28 sounds, get alerts for the important ones, and see a simple summary of what you missed. Recognition runs on your device and works with the phone locked. No audio is saved.
EMERGENCY PHRASES
Tap ready-made phrases like "Call an ambulance" or "Please help me" and the app speaks them aloud in your language. Helpful in emergencies, at the hospital or while traveling.
44 LANGUAGES
Transcribe in English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish and more.
AUDIO NOTES, MEMOS AND DICTATION
Use it for dictation, voice notes and memos. Recordings are saved with their transcripts so you can play the audio back, read it later and never lose a detail.
TRANSCRIPT HISTORY AND SEARCH
Every transcript is saved and synced with iCloud. Search past sessions, reread anything you missed and share text with family, doctors, teachers or coworkers in a few taps.
TYPE TO TALK
Tap Type to show your reply in large letters, so the person in front of you can read it.
DESIGNED FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
A simple, distraction-free design. One tap starts transcribing. Live Transcribe is a helpful companion alongside your hearing aid or cochlear implant, at home, at work and on the go.
PERFECT FOR
• Meetings, work calls and interviews
• Lectures, classes and study sessions
• Doctor and hospital appointments
• Banks, clinics and government offices
• Travel, airports and train stations
• TV, videos and family gatherings
Live Transcribe is not a medical device and does not replace a hearing aid. Accuracy may vary with background noise, microphone quality and how clearly people speak.
SUBSCRIPTION
Live Transcribe Pro is an auto-renewing subscription available through In-App Purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase.
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Ratings & Reviews
Local notifications and improvements
The developer, Pravin Gawale, 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
- Financial Info
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Pravin Gawale
- Size
- 41.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 41 more
- English, Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Weekly Access $7.99
- Annual Access $79.99
- Copyright
- © Voice Transcription - Deaf