Ekto helps you understand and follow long meetings, lectures, conversations, live events with true real-time translation that you can read like live subtitles.
Tap once to see speech translated into your language. Works from across the room and supports 35+ languages.
Use Ekto to:
- understand conversations in different languages
- see live captions in real time
- translate speech instantly
- follow lectures and meetings more easily
Perfect for:
- international students, business travelers, expats and digital nomads.
- meetings, presentations, and conferences
- everyday conversations
- deaf and hard of hearing users
Key Features
- Live Captions – Real-time speech-to-text with automatic language detection
- Live Translation – Translate speech into your language instantly
- Two-Way Mode – Communicate across languages in real time
- Distance Capture – Works even from the back row
- AI Summaries – Get key takeaways from conversations
- Speaker identification – See who is speaking with clearly labelled captions
- Save Transcripts – Keep your conversations for later
- Private & Secure – No audio stored, no AI training
- Live Link - For teachers, event organisers, tour guides: other people can follow along in real time on any device through a live web link.
Premium
- Unlimited translation and transcripts
- Designed for both 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
I’ve been impressed with this app! It’s easy to use and the translations are fast and accurate - it seems it can handle slang pretty well too. Recommended!
Developer Response
Thanks a lot for your 5-star review! It really encourages me to make live voice translation even better for everyone.
Understand conversations, lectures, meetings, conferences, tv with live translated subtitles even when you sit at the back of the room.
v1.30.4 - UI Improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.30.4
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:
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Supported Features
Dark Interface
Information
Provider
Anthony Ho
Size
36.4 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.
Languages
English and 4 more
English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
