Ava
by Ava
#5 in AccessibilityBest captions across devices
Captions on iPhone, Android, web and desktop, with human Scribes for meetings that matter. The free tier caps sessions at 40 minutes.
What’s good
- iOS, Android, web, Windows and Mac, with an always-on-top captions bar
- Speaker identification in Ava Rooms; works offline on mobile
- Optional Scribe: professional human captioners plus AI for important sessions
Heads-up
- Community plan: 3 hrs/month of Premium captions ($4.99/hr beyond); vendor says not ADA-compliant
- Transcripts kept up to 4 years after last activity unless you delete them
The details
- Best for
- Deaf and hard-of-hearing people captioning conversations and meetings on any device
- Price
- From $14.99/mo (Community, billed monthly ($9.99/month billed yearly); organization Pro and Enterprise plans are quote-based with a 15-day free trial)
- Free plan
- Free plan: live captions on mobile, web and desktop, sessions up to 40 minutes, speaker identification, always-on-top captions bar; higher-accuracy Premium captions not included
- Skill level
- Beginner-friendly
- Made by
- Ava
- Website
- ava.me
- Price checked
- Oct 2, 2026
Where it ranks
- #5AccessibilityBest captions across devices
How I checked this
Researched, not tested hands-on: I read the official docs, pricing and terms.
What I found
- iOS, Android, web, Windows and Mac, with an always-on-top captions bar
- Speaker identification in Ava Rooms; works offline on mobile
- Optional Scribe: professional human captioners plus AI for important sessions
Watch out for
- Community plan: 3 hrs/month of Premium captions ($4.99/hr beyond); vendor says not ADA-compliant
- Transcripts kept up to 4 years after last activity unless you delete them
- Not verified: Organization plan (Pro, Enterprise) prices: quote only
- Not verified: Scribe hourly price (not published)
Sources
- Ava: Home ava.me
- Ava: Pricing ava.me
- Ava: Download ava.me
- Ava: Scribe ava.me
- Ava: Security center info.ava.me
- Ava Help: Supported languages help.ava.me
Compare with similar picks
| Rank in Accessibility | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | FreeNo paid plan for individuals; businesses pay for separate products such as Be My Eyes Workplace | FreeFree; no paid tier | FreeFree; no paid tier | From $14.99/moCommunity, billed monthly ($9.99/month billed yearly); organization Pro and Enterprise plans are quote-based with a 15-day free trial |
| Made for | Blind and low vision | Deaf and hard of hearing | Blind and low vision | Deaf and hard of hearing |
| Free plan | Everything: volunteer calls, Be My AI, Service Directory | Whole app free | Whole app free | Live captions, 40-min sessions, speaker ID |
| Entry plan | None for individuals (free) | None (free) | None (free) | Community: $14.99/mo monthly or $9.99/mo billed yearly |
| What you get | Unlimited calls (vendor) | Saved transcripts kept 3 days (saving off by default); sound history covers the past 12 hours | Not published | Free and Community: 40-min sessions; Community: 3 hrs/mo Premium captions, $4.99/hr beyond; Pro: unlimited Premium, 2-hr sessions |
| Languages | 180+ languages, 150+ countries (vendor) | 80+ languages and dialects; ASL sign-to-text into English | 19: English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish | Captions in 23+ spoken languages; translation into 15+ languages on paid plans |
| Works with | Meta AI glasses (Ray-Ban, Oakley): hands-free volunteer calls, private User Groups, Service Directory | Wired, Bluetooth and USB mics; smartwatch vibrate/flash alerts; foldable outer screen | Share sheet: describe photos and videos from Mail, Photos, WhatsApp and other apps | Zoom, Teams, Meet and other online meetings (Pro) |
| Platforms | iOS, Android; Windows and macOS (personal use) | Android 12+; preinstalled on Pixel phones | iPhone and iPad (iOS 15+), Android; World mode needs LiDAR | iOS 13+, Android 8.0+, web, Windows and Mac |
| Your data | Be My AI photos, questions and answers not used to train AI, and AI providers may not train on them; stored videos may be shared with research/AI partners with identifying metadata stripped (policy effective Sept 1, 2026) | Sound Notifications audio stays on device; transcriptions encrypted and stored temporarily in the app | Store labels only: App Store lists identifiers, usage and diagnostics not linked to you; Google Play says no data collected or shared | Audio processed in real time, not stored; no AI training on enterprise customer data (vendor); transcripts kept up to 4 years after last activity unless deleted |
| Best for | Blind and low-vision people who want free volunteer and AI visual help, any time | Deaf and hard-of-hearing Android users who want free captions and sound alerts | Blind and low-vision phone users who mainly need to read text, mail and labels | Deaf and hard-of-hearing people captioning conversations and meetings on any device |
| Skill level | Beginner-friendly | Beginner-friendly | Beginner-friendly | Beginner-friendly |
| Try it free | Try it free | Try it free | Try it free |
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