Earwig Live Audio Translation
Real-Time Captions & Subtitles
Free · In-App Purchases
Earwig — Live Subtitles & Translation
Earwig listens to any audio or video on your device and instantly turns it into live subtitles.
Whether you’re watching a movie, listening to a podcast, dictating or following a live stream, Earwig makes every word visible and understandable.
Subtitles appear in real time and can be automatically translated into multiple languages at once, with full control over their look and feel.
Trial version gives you 60 seconds of generation. Upgrade to Pro with in app purchase to give you unlimited generation time.
Key Features
• Subtitles for any app – Instantly display captions for any audio or video playing on your device.
• Translate into multiple languages – View real-time subtitles in several languages at the same time.
• Multiple subtitle windows – Open multiple floating subtitle panels, each showing a different translation (on iPadOS or macOS).
• Customizable appearance – Adjust font size, text color, and subtitle background transparency to match your style.
• Real-time accuracy – Uses advanced on-device speech recognition for fast, private, and accurate transcription.
• Perfect for videos, podcasts, and more – Works seamlessly with streaming apps, local media, your microphone and live content.
Supports the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Whether you’re learning a new language, following multilingual content, or making your media more accessible, Earwig lets you see and understand every word you hear.
Hear it. See it. Understand it — in any language, with Earwig.
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Information
- Seller
- Ian Stephenson
- Size
- 13.3 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 22 more
- English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro USD 4.99
- Copyright
- © Ian Stephenson 2026