# Captio AI

> Captio AI is a live captioning app for deaf and hard of hearing people. It shows what people around you say as text on your phone while they are still speaking, translates conversations live, transcribes audio and video files, and turns transcripts into summaries, key points and to-dos. 60+ languages. iPhone and Android.

Key facts:
- Made for in-person speech picked up by the phone's microphone: conversations, doctor's appointments, lectures, meetings, dinners, travel.
- Labels speakers, handles accents and mid-sentence language switches, and lets you add your own words and names.
- Free plan with 100 free credits a day; Captio AI Plus removes the limit.
- Audio is processed in real time and not stored on Captio AI's servers; content is never sold or used to train AI models.
- iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/captio-ai/id6796617180
- Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.captio.app

## Features
- [Live Captions](https://captioai.app/live-captions): Real-time speech to text via microphone
- [Live Translator](https://captioai.app/live-translator): Real-time translation across 60+ languages
- [Audio Transcription](https://captioai.app/audio-transcription): Upload audio or video files and get a full transcript
- [AI Summary](https://captioai.app/ai-summary): Structured summaries from any transcript
- [AI Actions](https://captioai.app/ai-actions): Summary, key points, detailed notes, to-dos, questions and answers, or a follow-up message from any recording
- [Export](https://captioai.app/export): Share captions or a summary as text, a link, a PDF, an email or an AI chat prompt
- [Folders](https://captioai.app/folders): Sort recordings into folders and share a folder with family, classmates or a team
- [Recognize Voices](https://captioai.app/recognize-voices): Captions show the names of people you talk to often instead of Speaker 2
- [Speaker Direction](https://captioai.app/speaker-direction): Waves at the edge of the captions show where the voice is coming from (iPhone 16 and later)
- [Connectors](https://captioai.app/connectors): Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity about your recordings
- [Widgets](https://captioai.app/widgets): Start live captions from the iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen in one tap

## Use cases
- [Meetings](https://captioai.app/use-cases/meetings)
- [Doctor Appointments](https://captioai.app/use-cases/doctor-appointments)
- [Lectures](https://captioai.app/use-cases/lectures)
- [Everyday Conversations](https://captioai.app/use-cases/everyday-conversations)
- [Job Interviews](https://captioai.app/use-cases/job-interviews)
- [Phone & Video Calls](https://captioai.app/use-cases/phone-video-calls)
- [Group Settings](https://captioai.app/use-cases/group-settings)
- [Restaurants & Cafes](https://captioai.app/use-cases/restaurants)
- [Traveling](https://captioai.app/use-cases/traveling)
- [Conferences & Events](https://captioai.app/use-cases/conferences)
- [TV & Media](https://captioai.app/use-cases/tv-media)
- [Communicating with Deaf & HoH](https://captioai.app/use-cases/deaf-hoh-communication)

## Blog
- [All articles](https://captioai.app/blog): data, comparisons and guides about hearing loss and captions, every number sourced.
- [How to organize and share meeting transcripts in folders](https://captioai.app/blog/how-to-organize-and-share-meeting-transcripts-in-folders): To organize and share meeting transcripts, put each recording in a folder and invite the people who need it. Captio AI, a live captioning app for deaf and hard of hearing people, added folders on iPhone in version 1.1.3 [1]. Everyone in a shared folder sees every recording and can add their own; only the maker can change one. Check consent first: US federal law needs one party's consent, and about 11 states need everyone's [2][3].
- [What is dinner table syndrome, and what helps?](https://captioai.app/blog/what-is-dinner-table-syndrome): Dinner table syndrome is the experience of a deaf or hard of hearing person being left out while a group talks around them, most often at a family meal. In a US survey of 211 deaf adults, 80.6% of those with hearing parents said they understood family talk at the table only sometimes or never [1]. What helps: one speaker at a time, faces in good light, less noise, and captions or sign language.
- [What is speaker identification in captions, and how accurate is it?](https://captioai.app/blog/what-is-speaker-diarization-in-captions): Speaker identification in captions has two parts. Speaker diarization works out who spoke when and labels each voice, such as Speaker 1. Recognizing a known voice shows a name. Accuracy depends on the setting: in a 2026 vendor test on DIHARD III, the best system's error ranged from 4.2% on audiobooks to 54.4% in restaurants [5]. Overlapping speech is a main source of errors [2].
- [How to see who is talking in live captions](https://captioai.app/blog/how-to-see-who-is-talking-in-live-captions): To see who is talking in live captions, use an app that separates speakers and lets you name them. Captioning standards say speakers should be identified, with a name once the person is known and a label like speaker #1 when it is not [1]. Captio AI, a live captioning app for deaf and hard of hearing people, labels speakers and, since version 1.1.3 on iPhone, can recognize voices you have saved so captions show names instead of Speaker 2.
- [What is CART captioning? How it works and what it costs](https://captioai.app/blog/what-is-cart-captioning): CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is a service where a trained captioner turns speech into text as it is spoken, on site or remotely, and the text appears on a screen. Price sheets on the US state of Maine's procurement site, seen in October 2026, list remote CART at $125 to $130 an hour and on-site CART at $150 an hour with a 2-hour minimum.
- [How many people are deaf or hard of hearing? The 2026 numbers](https://captioai.app/blog/how-many-people-are-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing): About 1.57 billion people, one in five worldwide, had some degree of hearing loss in 2019, according to the Global Burden of Disease study that the WHO's figures use. Around 430 million of them have disabling hearing loss that needs care, including 34 million children, and more than 70 million people are deaf. As the world's population grows and ages, nearly 2.5 billion people, one in four, are expected to have hearing loss by 2050.
- [How many people in the US have hearing loss? 2026 statistics](https://captioai.app/blog/hearing-loss-statistics-us): About 1 in 5 Americans has hearing loss. Hearing tests in 2001 to 2008 found 48.1 million people aged 12 and over with hearing loss in at least one ear, 30 million in both ears. In 2012, 37.5 million adults reported some trouble hearing, and in 2024, 3.7% of Americans said they are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing. In 2021, nearly two in three adults aged 71 and over had hearing loss.

## Compare
- [Caption apps compared](https://captioai.app/compare): caption, translation and phone-call caption apps for deaf and hard of hearing people side by side, every fact linked to the company's own page.
- [Captio AI vs Ava](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-ava): Use Ava if you want free basic captions with no monthly limit, an offline mode on your phone, alerts for sounds like a doorbell, or the option to add a human captioner or an ASL interpreter; its group mode lets everyone join from their own phone. Use Captio AI if you want one phone on the table to label every speaker, captions and live translation in 60+ languages, or recordings you keep with their audio and turn into summaries and to-dos.
- [Captio AI vs Google Translate](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-google-translate): Use Google Translate if you mainly need translation: it is free, Live translate covers 73 languages, typed text up to 249, and it translates text offline, and conversations offline on a Pixel 9, 10 or 11. Use Captio AI if you want to read a conversation as live captions, see who is talking, and keep the recording; it captions and translates in 60+ languages, free with 100 free credits a day.
- [Captio AI vs InnoCaption](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-innocaption): Use InnoCaption if you live in the US and need captions on phone calls: it is free through the FCC for eligible users, and you can choose live stenographers or AI captions. Use Captio AI for conversations with people in the same room, which InnoCaption says its service can't be used for, or if you live outside the US. In the US you may want both: one for calls, one for the room.
- [Captio AI vs Android Live Caption](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-android-live-caption): They do different jobs. Android Live Caption is free, works without internet, and captions audio playing on the phone, such as videos, voice messages and calls; it doesn't caption people talking in the room. Captio AI captions the people around you through the microphone, on Android and iPhone, so you might use Live Caption for what plays on your phone and a live caption app such as Captio AI or Google's Live Transcribe for the room.
- [Captio AI vs Apple Live Captions](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-apple-live-captions): Use Apple Live Captions if you want free captions already built into your iPhone, made on the device, that also caption Phone calls, FaceTime and audio in any app. Use Captio AI if you need a language Apple doesn't caption, labels for who is talking in the room, live translation of a conversation, or recordings you can keep and summarise. You can also use both: Live Captions for calls and videos, Captio AI for conversations you want to keep.
- [Captio AI vs Google Live Transcribe](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-live-transcribe): Use Google Live Transcribe if you have an Android phone and want captions that cost nothing, work without internet in downloaded languages, and come with alerts for sounds like a doorbell. Use Captio AI if you have an iPhone, where Live Transcribe isn't available, or if you need to see who is talking, live translation, and recordings you can keep and summarise.
- [Captio AI vs Microsoft Translator](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-microsoft-translator): Use Microsoft Translator if you want free translation of short spoken phrases in 48 languages, typed text in 135, and offline text and photo translation, with no account. Use Captio AI if you want to read a whole conversation as live captions, see who is talking, translate it live and keep the recording. Both of Microsoft's store listings say its multi-device conversation feature has been retired (June 2026).
- [Captio AI vs Otter.ai](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-otter-ai): Use Otter.ai if most of your conversations are work meetings on Zoom, Teams or Google Meet, where its Notetaker joins the call, or if you need summaries with action items and exports such as DOCX or SRT. Use Captio AI if you need to follow face-to-face conversations as they happen: it shows who is talking live, captions and translates 60+ languages, and lets you change text size and colours.
- [Captio AI vs Rogervoice](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-rogervoice): Use Rogervoice if you need captions on phone calls: it captions calls to any number, is free for eligible users in the US, and in France operators pay for 5 hours of calls a month, with French Sign Language interpreters available. Use Captio AI for conversations in the room, where it labels who is talking, translates live and keeps recordings you can summarise; Rogervoice's in-person Live captions is new and needs iOS 26 on iPhone. They do different jobs, so you may want both.
- [Captio AI vs Rylo (formerly Nagish)](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-nagish): Use Rylo (formerly Nagish) if you live in the US and need captions on phone calls: it is free through the FCC for eligible users, and its free Live Transcribe mode also captions the room, which Rylo says works offline. Use Captio AI if you live outside the US, where Rylo isn't offered, or want speaker labels, live translation and recordings you can summarise for conversations in the room.
- [Captio AI vs Speaksee](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-speaksee): Use Speaksee if you follow group conversations in noisy places and the people you talk to will each wear a clip-on microphone, especially if UK or Dutch funding can pay for the kit. Use Captio AI if you want captions from the phone you already have, with a free plan, saved recordings and summaries.
- [Captio AI vs XRAI Glass](https://captioai.app/compare/captio-ai-vs-xrai-glass): Use XRAI Glass if you want captions on AR smart glasses, so you can keep looking at the person while you read, or free captions without internet on your phone. Use Captio AI if you want to keep recordings with their audio, transcribe files and turn conversations into summaries and to-dos, with no account needed.

## Coverage
- [Captio AI: Live Captions App That Shows Who Is Speaking](https://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/captio-ai.php): Disabled World, Assistive Technology section, 27 October 2026.

## Languages
Each language has its own page about dialects and accents, e.g. https://captioai.app/english, and pages per use case, e.g. https://captioai.app/use-cases/meetings/english.
[English](https://captioai.app/english), [Chinese](https://captioai.app/chinese), [Hindi](https://captioai.app/hindi), [Spanish](https://captioai.app/spanish), [Arabic](https://captioai.app/arabic), [Bengali](https://captioai.app/bengali), [Portuguese](https://captioai.app/portuguese), [Russian](https://captioai.app/russian), [Urdu](https://captioai.app/urdu), [Indonesian](https://captioai.app/indonesian), [German](https://captioai.app/german), [Japanese](https://captioai.app/japanese), [Swahili](https://captioai.app/swahili), [Marathi](https://captioai.app/marathi), [Telugu](https://captioai.app/telugu), [Turkish](https://captioai.app/turkish), [Vietnamese](https://captioai.app/vietnamese), [Korean](https://captioai.app/korean), [French](https://captioai.app/french), [Italian](https://captioai.app/italian), [Tamil](https://captioai.app/tamil), [Persian](https://captioai.app/persian), [Punjabi](https://captioai.app/punjabi), [Gujarati](https://captioai.app/gujarati), [Thai](https://captioai.app/thai), [Polish](https://captioai.app/polish), [Ukrainian](https://captioai.app/ukrainian), [Malay](https://captioai.app/malay), [Malayalam](https://captioai.app/malayalam), [Kannada](https://captioai.app/kannada), [Tagalog](https://captioai.app/tagalog), [Azerbaijani](https://captioai.app/azerbaijani), [Dutch](https://captioai.app/dutch), [Romanian](https://captioai.app/romanian), [Kazakh](https://captioai.app/kazakh), [Czech](https://captioai.app/czech), [Hungarian](https://captioai.app/hungarian), [Greek](https://captioai.app/greek), [Swedish](https://captioai.app/swedish), [Hebrew](https://captioai.app/hebrew), [Bulgarian](https://captioai.app/bulgarian), [Serbian](https://captioai.app/serbian), [Danish](https://captioai.app/danish), [Albanian](https://captioai.app/albanian), [Afrikaans](https://captioai.app/afrikaans), [Belarusian](https://captioai.app/belarusian), [Finnish](https://captioai.app/finnish), [Slovak](https://captioai.app/slovak), [Croatian](https://captioai.app/croatian), [Norwegian](https://captioai.app/norwegian), [Catalan](https://captioai.app/catalan), [Lithuanian](https://captioai.app/lithuanian), [Bosnian](https://captioai.app/bosnian), [Galician](https://captioai.app/galician), [Macedonian](https://captioai.app/macedonian), [Slovenian](https://captioai.app/slovenian), [Latvian](https://captioai.app/latvian), [Estonian](https://captioai.app/estonian), [Welsh](https://captioai.app/welsh), [Basque](https://captioai.app/basque)

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