In a foreign country: at the table, at the doctor, in a meeting

Your translator at your service — in under a second

It listens to everyone, and you see the translation in real time.

Want to speak the local language? Speak or type in yours, and the phone says it in theirs.

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60 languages. 15 free minutes. No password: you sign in with your e-mail address.

At a meeting in another country? TraduLive on an iPhone, listening: what a Greek speaker says is written on the screen, translated, as it is spoken. A client or supplier in another country? A video call in TraduLive: two people see each other, and what each one says appears under the picture in the other's language. Want to reply, but don't know the language? You say your reply in your own language and the phone speaks it aloud in Greek. A menu in a language you don't understand? A Greek taverna's menu, photographed and translated dish by dish, with its prices. After the meeting, get a clear summary. The summary of a meeting with a supplier: what was said in short, what was decided, and the figures. Saved conversations, only on your phone. A list of conversations saved on this phone alone, with the notice that once deleted they cannot be recovered.

Video calls

See each other and talk, each in your own language

A client, a supplier or family in another country: call them from the app, and what each of you says appears under the picture in the other's language, as you talk.

A video call between two people in TraduLive, on an iPhone: Nikos fills the screen, you see yourself in a small window in the corner, and underneath, what each of you says is written out, translated, as you talk. A meeting of four on a TraduLive video call — Nikos, Alex, Amira and Wei: what each one says appears in English, with the words they actually spoke, in Greek, Arabic and Chinese, in grey underneath. The messages of a TraduLive video call: what Nikos says or writes arrives translated, and the link he sends stays exactly as it is.

Try it now

You play the person across the table: speak their language and read the translation in yours, as you speak. Three minutes, no account, in the browser.

3:00 Answers in —
What they said
In your language

The microphone starts only when you press. Nothing is saved.

What you see here is the engine alone. The demo does not tell the voices at a table apart and it does not speak for you: here you only read. In the app every person at the table gets their own line, numbered, and the phone says your answer out loud in their language.

How long you wait

Our figure runs from the moment the person stopped speaking to the moment their translation is on screen. The other two are as their reviewers published them.

TraduLivemeasured on iPhone, with a television playing
0.7 s
Headphones with live translationTom’s Guide · the source does not say where its clock starts
3–4 s
Translation earbudsNotebookcheck, media mode, 2024
7–10 s
How we measured, and where the figures come from

Our figure is measured inside the app on 13 September 2026, on an iPhone, in a room with a television playing: the median across translated turns, p90 1.1 s. The other two come from published reviews, each of one product: Tom’s Guide tested a pair of headphones with live translation on 31 March 2026 but does not say where its clock starts; Notebookcheck measured a pair of translation earbuds in media mode, in December 2024, where the translation trails the video. We left out the figures we could not trace to a primary source.

What the language costs you

More than half of Europeans cannot hold a conversation in English: 53%, says the European Commission. And you are going exactly where the share is larger still.

🇫🇷 France
100

First in the world for tourists. The day's menu is chalked up in French, and recited at the table.

🇪🇸 Spain
94

In Seville, €10 extra for a table in the sun. Reported to the consumer authority.

🇮🇹 Italy
58

At Lake Como, €2 extra just to cut your sandwich in half.

🇹🇷 Türkiye
53

Istanbul revoked taxi licences after a tourist was charged 36,000 lira, about €1,000.

The problem we solve

Two people, one table, no shared language.

We don't teach you languages. We put the phone on the table and let the conversation run both ways, live, without the other person touching anything.

The engine

Measured: typically 0.7 seconds from their last word to your screen.

Recognition and translation in one stream, 60 languages, both ways, under a second. Try it in the demo above: three minutes, no account.

How we measured, and where the figures come from

The percentages show who CANNOT hold a conversation in English, subtracted from Special Eurobarometer 540, European Commission, fieldwork 2023: 40% of the French, 38% of Spaniards and 33% of Italians say they can. No official English figure exists for Türkiye: Eurostat shows 46% of adults know no foreign language at all, so at least that many don't speak English, and the real share is higher because some of the rest speak a language other than English. Tourists: national tourism ministries and UN Tourism, 2024.

Crowded places

Translate your table, not the whole restaurant. Two options in Settings, on only when you need them.

Always on Three or four voices, kept apart We listen to the whole table, not just the person opposite. Each voice gets its own line on screen, marked with who said it, so you can follow a conversation between four people and step into it at the right moment.
Near the table Cone microphone, toward them The phone listens mainly toward the person in front of it and leaves the tables to the side behind.
Near the table Proximity threshold Only what is loud enough is translated, which means your table. The voices beyond it stay out.

Hearing & speech help

A conversation for everyone at the table

For people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and for people who cannot speak: you read what is said, and the phone says what you type.

At a restaurant table, a man talks in sign language with the woman across from him; plates and a menu lie between them.

If you can't hear well, or can't speak

Two switches in Settings that you turn on about yourself. The phone writes what is said and speaks what you type, in their language or in your own.

It can make mistakes, more so in noise or when several people speak at once. It is not a medical device and it does not replace a qualified interpreter, including a sign-language interpreter. It costs nothing extra: the same price as everything else in the app.

More about hearing & speech help → Foundations and associations: write to us →
I can't hear well Every line shows who said it. The listening indicator tells you in words when someone is speaking and when listening has stopped. A conversation you keep is saved in full, with its summary, so you can read it again later.
I can't speak You type, and the phone speaks for you in their language. Everything heard in the room is theirs. A larger typing box, six quick phrases said with one touch, and a screen that shows your sentence in huge letters, turned towards the other person.
The same language on both sides French with French, English with English: the app writes what it hears and speaks what you type, without translating. A conversation in your own language, at your own table.

Inside the app

Hearing & speech help, step by step

Six moments, each on a drawing of the app's own screen. The buttons and labels are the app's; the conversations are examples.

  1. The app's Settings, at the framed section “Hearing & speech help” on its warm ground. “I can't hear well” is switched on, then “I can't speak”, and the text size goes from Normal to Large. Under the section: “It can make mistakes. It does not replace an interpreter.”
  2. At a doctor's in Spain, with the text size on Large. The indicator at the bottom changes from “Listening…” to “Someone is speaking”, and the lines arrive one by one, each marked with its speaker in a colour of their own. Speaker 1: “Good morning. What brings you in today?” Speaker 2: “I'll take your blood pressure first.” Speaker 1: “How long have you had the fever?”
  3. At a restaurant in Greece, with “I can't speak” on. The waiter asks “Would you like anything else? A dessert, perhaps?”. One touch on the quick phrase “No” and your answer appears in Greek; one touch on “Thank you” and it appears too, while the phone says it and the main button reads “Stop”.
  4. The “Show big” screen at a ferry ticket office in Greece. One sentence in Greek fills the screen in huge letters, then turns upside down so the clerk across the counter can read it: “I don't hear well. Please speak towards the phone — I read everything you say.” The Close button stays the right way up, at your edge.
  5. At a market in Croatia. The seller says “Three euros a kilo. They are from our own garden.”; your typed answer appears in Croatian: “Two kilos, please.” “Flip the screen” is pressed and the whole conversation turns upside down so the seller can read it; then the reply arrives: “Here you are. Six euros.”
  6. At a pharmacy, in English on both sides, so nothing is translated. The pharmacist asks “Do you have the prescription from your doctor?”. You type “Yes, here it is. Is there a cheaper one?” and press the green button, and your line appears. She replies: “There is a generic: the same substance, at half the price.”

It can make mistakes, more so in noise, and it does not replace an interpreter.

60 spoken languages

They speak theirs. You read yours. Pick from the list and change it any time, mid-conversation.

ΕλληνικάGreek
English
RomânăRomanian
DeutschGerman
FrançaisFrench
ItalianoItalian
EspañolSpanish
БългарскиBulgarian
MagyarHungarian
TürkçeTurkish
ShqipAlbanian
EuskaraBasque
БеларускаяBelarusian
BosanskiBosnian
CatalàCatalan
ČeštinaCzech
HrvatskiCroatian
DanskDanish
EestiEstonian
SuomiFinnish
CymraegWelsh
GalegoGalician
LatviešuLatvian
LietuviųLithuanian
МакедонскиMacedonian
NederlandsDutch
NorskNorwegian
PolskiPolish
PortuguêsPortuguese
РусскийRussian
SrpskiSerbian
SlovenčinaSlovak
SlovenščinaSlovenian
SvenskaSwedish
УкраїнськаUkrainian
العربيةArabic
AzərbaycanAzerbaijani
বাংলাBangla
中文Chinese
한국어Korean
עבריתHebrew
ગુજરાતીGujarati
हिन्दीHindi
Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesian
日本語Japanese
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ҚазақшаKazakh
Bahasa MelayuMalay
മലയാളംMalayalam
मराठीMarathi
فارسیPersian
ਪੰਜਾਬੀPunjabi
Filipino
தமிழ்Tamil
తెలుగుTelugu
ไทยThai
اردوUrdu
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
Afrikaans
KiswahiliSwahili

The speaker

On a full terrace the phone's own speaker is lost. The app works with any Bluetooth speaker, yours or ours. This is the one we recommend: it clips to your collar or to the back of the phone, it comes through clearly, and there is nothing to touch during the conversation.

In a supermarket, a woman with the TraduLive speaker on a cord around her neck asks a shop assistant about a jar.In a meeting, a woman wears the TraduLive speaker on a cord around her neck.
A woman at a meeting with colleagues, the TraduLive speaker hanging at her neck.
The speaker held between two fingers: 43.66 grams, 17 millimetres thick.
43.66 gweight
17 mmthickness
Magneticsnaps onto the back of the phone, or hangs at your neck on the cord.
Bluetoothpaired with the phone once, and it stays paired.
The TraduLive speaker in orange, seen from the front.The TraduLive speaker in black, seen from the front.The TraduLive speaker in blue, seen from the front.
Colour
€59
24-month warranty
Coming soon

Created scenes, not photographs, to show how the speaker is worn.

The TraduLive speaker in orange, seen from the front.

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Price

Start free. Then hours, not a subscription.

Free
€0

15 minutes

Every feature, from the first open. Enough to try it at a real table.

On first open
3 hours
€6.99

A long weekend

Six dinners, or a week of taxis and menus.

In the app, through Apple or Google
10 hours
€19.99

A whole holiday

Two weeks abroad without watching the clock.

In the app, through Apple or Google
20 hours
€34.99

A year of trips

For people who travel often. It waits between holidays.

Premium option

Create your own custom voice. Speak every language in your own voice.

In the app, through Apple or Google

Bought inside the app, through Apple or Google, once: no subscription, nothing renews by itself. The prices above exclude tax: your country's VAT is added in the store, before you pay. Want a subscription? Write to us.

Questions

What people ask us most, before they try it.

Does the other person need to install anything?

No. One phone, yours, on the table. They speak normally; you read it in your language and answer with the green button. They never touch the phone and wear nothing in their ear.

Do I need earbuds?

No. The phone on the table does the listening and the speaking: you read the translation on its screen and it says your answer out loud, so nobody wears anything in their ear. If it is hearing through a headset, it asks you to take it off, so it can hear the whole table. On a loud terrace you can add any Bluetooth speaker, yours or ours, so your answer is heard.

Does it work when several people are at the table?

Yes. The app listens to the whole table and tells the voices apart: each person gets their own line on screen, numbered, translated. That way you follow a conversation between three or four people and know who said what, not only what was said. In a very loud place the separation can still slip, which is why the two settings that narrow the listening to your table exist.

How is this different from the translator in my phone?

The phone never changes hands and you never wait for the other person to press something. The conversation writes itself, both ways, and for noisy places you have two settings that narrow the listening to your own table.

Can it translate a menu from a photo?

Yes. Photograph the menu and the dishes appear in your language, prices included. Tap a dish and the phone orders it out loud in their language. Take the photo straight on and in good light, so every line can be read.

Can I use it if I am deaf or hard of hearing?

Yes. Two switches in Settings are there for it. With the first, every line shows who said it, in the text size you choose, and the indicator says in words when someone is speaking. With the second, for people who cannot speak, you type and the phone says it out loud. It costs nothing extra. It can make mistakes, more so in noise, and it does not replace a sign-language interpreter. More on the hearing & speech help page.

Does it work offline?

No. Translation happens live on servers in Europe, so you need mobile data or Wi-Fi. It uses little: the audio leaves compressed.

How good is the translation?

Very good at a table, in ordinary conversation. It is a conversation aid, not a certified translation; for serious medical or legal matters find a translator.

How many languages does it cover?

Sixty spoken languages, recognised and translated both ways. The app itself is written in forty of them and settles on your phone's language by itself.

How long until the translation appears?

Under a second. The words write themselves on screen while the person in front of you is still speaking, not after they finish the sentence.

Does it work in a noisy place?

Yes. Two settings narrow the listening to your own table: the cone microphone, which hears only what is in front, and the proximity threshold, which cuts the voices from the tables around you. For a packed terrace there is also the speaker, which says your answer loudly enough to be heard.

Do I need an account?

Your e-mail address, that is all. No password to remember: you get a code by e-mail and stay signed in for months. The first fifteen minutes are free.

What does it cost?

It is not a subscription. You buy hours once — 3, 10 or 20 — and they never expire. A pack bought before one holiday is still there for the next. Nothing renews itself and nothing is taken from your card.

Is what we say recorded?

No. Audio goes to translation while you talk and we do not keep it afterwards. We keep your e-mail address, your purchases and a record of the minutes you used; conversations you choose to save stay on your phone only.

Can I use it at the doctor, or for a contract?

It helps you understand each other there too, but it is a conversation aid, not a certified translation. For a diagnosis, a notarised document or a court case, ask for a sworn translator.

Which phones does it run on?

iPhone and Android.

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