CapMouse
Transcribe and chat
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
CapMouse puts captions on real life.
Whether you're at a meeting, a doctor's appointment, a family dinner, or just trying to follow a podcast through your speakers, CapMouse transcribes what's being said into clear, large text — right on your iPhone, in real time.
BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO RELY ON READING
Designed with deaf and hard-of-hearing users in mind. Big readable text, follow-live scrolling, jump-to-live for when you scroll back. No accounts, no setup screens, no friction.
DIALOGUE MODE — TWO-WAY CONVERSATIONS
Quickly switch between hearing someone speak and typing your reply back. Quick Phrases let you respond instantly with common phrases. On supported devices, CapMouse even suggests natural responses to what was just said.
STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE. ALWAYS.
Everything is processed on-device using Apple's built-in speech recognition and on-device AI. Audio is never sent to any server — not Apple's, not ours, not OpenAI's. The AI reply suggestions on iOS 26+ run entirely on Apple's on-device language model; CapMouse never uses Private Cloud Compute and never sends your text anywhere. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no telemetry, no third-party services. CapMouse cannot read your conversations because they never leave the device they were captured on.
HISTORY WHEN YOU WANT IT
Save transcripts of important conversations. Delete them when you don't. You're in control.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT CAPMOUSE
Most live-caption apps either send your audio to a server or want a subscription. CapMouse does neither. It uses the same on-device speech recognition Apple ships with iOS, presented in a layout designed for reading first instead of listening.
CapMouse is built by one person, for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. If something's not working for you, tell us — we listen.
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What's New in CapMouse 1.2
New Translate mode — Have a two-way conversation across languages. The other person speaks, you read it in your language; you type back, they read it in theirs. All on-device.
9 on-device languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean. Pick a language and CapMouse downloads what it needs automatically — nothing leaves your phone.
History language toggle — Open a translated conversation and flip between the original words and the translation with one tap.
Smoother typing — The return key now adds a new line so you can write longer messages, with a single tap-to-send button.
Cleaner haptics — A clear buzz when you start and stop the mic.
More control — Set your language in Settings and turn swipe navigation on or off.
The developer, Daniel Barros, 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
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Daniel Barros
- Size
- 2.2 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- 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
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © CapMouse 2026
