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Live Transcribe by Mighty Fine Apps

Mighty Fine Apps

Accessibility-oriented live captions, with several transcription modes.

Features

Unless noted, features apply to iPhone and iPad.

Captions

  • Conditional: Live conversation captions8
  • Supported: Custom vocabulary
  • Supported: Caption history
  • Supported: Typed replies
  • Supported: Caption engineAutomatic speech recognition

Transcripts & notes

  • Not supported: Direct system-audio capture9
  • Supported: Summaries10
  • Supported: Transcript export11
  • Supported: Shared notes12
  • Not supported: Watch recordingApple Watch only

Audio input & output

  • Supported: Audio inputsDevice microphone
  • Supported: Live outputsOn-screen text

Compatibility

  • Supported: Required hardware13iPhone or iPadiOS 15 or later

Availability & access

  • Supported: Account requirementNone
  • Conditional: Service eligibility1Age requirement · Other
  • Supported: Trial access2
  • Not supported: Professional enrollment required3
  • Not supported: Hearing device required4
  • Not supported: Internet required5

Accessibility

  • Supported: System text scaling
  • Supported: Dark appearance
  • Supported: Caption display controlsText size

Privacy & data

  • Supported: Data storage6Device
  • Supported: Delete transcripts
  • Conditional: Download personal data7
  1. Users must be 18 or older, or a parent/guardian must consent to a minor’s use; the Terms also exclude users in U.S.-embargoed countries or on U.S. restricted-party lists. Otherwise open to anyone with an iPhone or iPad and a subscription. Evidence: 6. Do We Collect Information From Minors?.
  2. 3-day trial started in the app by choosing the Monthly or Yearly plan and tapping Subscribe (App Store subscription).
  3. Self-service: the user downloads the app and subscribes directly; no clinician enrollment is described.
  4. Captioning uses the iPhone/iPad built-in microphone by default; a hearing aid is optional.
  5. Applies to Offline mode. Whether Best mode needs a connection is not stated explicitly.
  6. Applies to saved transcripts. Storage of audio is not documented.
  7. By email request to support@mightyfine.app (response within 30 days), where applicable data-protection law grants the right; no in-app export of personal data is described. Evidence: 7. What Are Your Privacy Rights? / 12. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect From You?.
  8. Transcription modes and allowances vary by plan.
  9. Explicit for phone calls. Capture of audio from other apps (e.g. video playback) is not documented.
  10. Where summaries are processed is not documented; the fact sheet says summarization may use remote processing depending on settings and version. Evidence: Live Transcribe vs. Otter (introduction).
  11. Via the iOS share button; no direct printing in the app. File format is not documented.
  12. User-initiated sharing of a saved transcript through the iOS share sheet; no in-app shared workspace is described.
  13. App Store compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

App Store ratings & reviews

8,108 ratings

Praise

  • Sampled reviewers find live text helpful for understanding family and other conversations.

Complaints

  • One reviewer objects to the historical plan limits and describes less reliable transcription in the basic mode.

App Store rating for the US store as of Nov 9, 2026. Review themes come from 4 sampled reviews. Read reviews on App Store