Captions & Subtitles - LiveSTT
小舟 苏 Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Captions & Subtitles - LiveSTT is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by 小舟 苏. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 18, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 13 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · v2.3.0
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About Captions & Subtitles - LiveSTT
Hear the world, see the words. LiveSTT is your ultimate real-time speech-to-text (STT) and live translation companion. Powered by advanced on-device AI, LiveSTT automatically transcribes audio and generates live captions for videos, podcasts, and meetings—100% offline, with no internet required and zero data leaving your device. Whether you need an audio transcriber for foreign-language videos, a voice-to-text tool for international podcasts, or a real-time subtitle generator for multilingual meetings, LiveSTT delivers smooth, immersive captions exactly when you need them. ## Key Features 1. Floating Subtitle Window — Always on Top Subtitles appear in a picture-in-picture (PiP) overlay that floats above all other apps. Scroll your social feed, listen to a podcast, or watch a video—LiveSTT quietly works in the background, streaming real-time transcriptions and translations without interrupting your flow. 2. Powerful Offline AI (No API Bills) - Zero Token Fees: Speech recognition and voice translation run entirely on-device. No hidden subscriptions, no third-party AI service bills, and no per-token charges. - Smart Sentence Segmentation: Dynamically breaks streaming speech into natural, readable sentences based on audio patterns. - Local Translation Packs: Powered by Apple Translation language packs for instant, secure, and local results. 3. Dual Audio Sources: Internal & External - Microphone Transcription: Captures live audio around you—perfect for in-person conversations, school lectures, and business meetings. - Internal Audio Transcriber: Directly transcribes audio playing from your device (videos, podcasts, system audio) with no external microphone or audio leakage. 4. Offline-First. Privacy by Design - 100% On-Device Processing: Your audio notes and recordings never leave your phone. - Optional Cloud Translation: Switch to cloud models only when you choose to for higher-accuracy translation results. - Secure & Reliable: No ongoing API costs. Just fast, private, and dependable voice-to-text transcription. --- ## Perfect For - Language Learning: Watch lecture videos or international creator content with real-time English/foreign subtitles. - Podcasts & Audio: Turn foreign-language podcasts into readable text in real time. - Classes & Lectures: Capture voice memos, speeches, and classroom audio via microphone dictation. - Travel & Translation: Understand foreign announcements, audio guides, and conversations on the go. - Business Meetings: Keep live meeting notes and bridge language gaps in cross-border communication. - Accessibility (Deaf/Hard of Hearing): See streaming transcriptions in silence-required environments or as a reliable hearing aid alternative. --- ## Flexible Pricing - Free Plan: Get 20 minutes of daily audio transcription on us. - Annual Subscription: Unlock unlimited transcription and premium AI features. - One-Time Purchase: Lifetime access. Unlock unlimited transcription forever. Terms & Privacy - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://soulreload.com/app/livestt/privacy-policy/
What’s new
Version 2.3.0 · Updated October 18, 2026
- You can now use Nvidia's parakeet-tdt_ctc-0.6b-ja, a model built specifically for Japanese. - Optimized the layout for iPhone Duo.
App privacy
The developer, 小舟 苏, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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