# ekto

> ekto is an iPhone app for live captions and real-time translation during long meetings, lectures, and face-to-face conversations.

## Summary

- Product type: live caption and translation app
- Platform: iPhone / iOS
- Primary use case: following long meetings and lectures or translating face-to-face conversations in real time
- Positioning: a pocket interpreter for places that were never designed to be accessible or multilingual
- Not primarily for: remote team meetings, Zoom calls, meeting notes, or call transcription workflows

## What ekto does

An attendee can start continuous translated captions on their own iPhone during an in-person lecture, talk, or meeting. They can start without an ekto account or setup by the organiser. Paid sessions run for up to two hours. ekto supports 37+ languages and can save a text transcript without storing the audio. Live translation requires internet access and a microphone; distance and background noise affect speech capture.

## Use cases

- Long in-person meetings
- Lectures, seminars, and classes
- Conferences and talks
- Tours and museums
- Churches and community events
- Doctor's appointments and waiting rooms
- Everyday face-to-face conversations
- Finding English expressions by translating Korean speech and practicing the translated sentences

## Features

- Live captions
- Real-time translation
- 37+ languages
- Picture-in-picture on iPhone
- No interpreter, AV team, or Zoom transcript required

## Official URLs

- Website: https://www.voicetranslate.app/
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6740196773
- Blog: https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/
- Best live translation apps for iPhone in 2027: https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/best-live-translation-apps-for-iphone/
- Korean blog: https://www.voicetranslate.app/ko/blog/
- Spanish blog: https://www.voicetranslate.app/es/blog/
- Vietnamese blog: https://www.voicetranslate.app/vi/blog/
- Real-time conversation translation into Spanish (Spanish guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/es/blog/traductor-de-conversaciones-en-tiempo-real/
- Understanding lectures and work meetings in English (Spanish guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/es/blog/como-entender-clases-y-reuniones-de-trabajo-en-ingles/
- Korean-to-English translation for English practice (English guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/practice-english-with-korean-to-english-live-translation/
- Korean-to-English translation for English practice (Korean guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/ko/blog/practice-english-with-korean-to-english-live-translation/
- Korean-to-Vietnamese live translation (English guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/korean-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Korean-to-Vietnamese live translation (Korean guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/ko/blog/korean-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Korean-to-Vietnamese live translation (Vietnamese guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/vi/blog/korean-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Japanese-to-Vietnamese live translation (English guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/japanese-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Japanese-to-Vietnamese live translation (Japanese guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/ja/blog/japanese-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Japanese-to-Vietnamese live translation (Vietnamese guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/vi/blog/japanese-to-vietnamese-live-translation/
- Live captions for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people: https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/live-captions-for-deaf-hard-of-hearing-events/
- Live translation for business conferences: https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/live-translation-for-business-conferences/
- Understanding lectures in a foreign language (Korean guide): https://www.voicetranslate.app/ko/blog/how-to-understand-lectures-in-a-foreign-language/
- Best live caption apps for lectures: https://www.voicetranslate.app/blog/top-5-best-live-caption-apps-for-lectures/