Vocena

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Live Captions, Translation and AI Replies for Mac and iPhone

Vocena is a Mac, iPhone and iPad app that shows floating live captions with translation under each line, plus one-tap AI keys to explain terms, list to-dos or suggest a reply, and AI polish for dictation.

Category:
AI Productivity
Pricing Model:
Freemium
Pricing Snapshot
Billing Frequence:
Monthly / One-time
Paid Option From:
$10/month (Cloud) or $39 one-time (Plus Lifetime)
Last Known Major Update:
October 2026

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At a glance
Updated on AITL:
November 3, 2026
Pros:

Live captions are free with no time limit | Translation appears directly under each caption line | One-tap AI keys to explain terms, list to-dos or suggest replies | On-device recognition and a Local Mode that blocks all uploads | One-time lifetime option shared across Mac, iPhone and iPad

Cons:

Apple platforms only; no Windows, Android or web version | Mac app needs macOS 15.5 and the iPhone app is still in beta | Cloud features pause when monthly credits run out | Website purchases are non-refundable once unlocked | Some AI features need a device that supports Apple Intelligence

No public API available

About the tool

Vocena turns everything you hear into live text. Captions float over whatever app you are using, from the microphone, system audio or both, and each session is saved so you can tap a line to replay it or export the transcript as TXT, SRT or M4A. Translation can appear right beneath every line, which makes it useful for lectures, team meetings and conversations in another language, and long recordings can be imported and transcribed with speaker labels. Scenes bundle the audio sources, translation setting and AI keys for a situation. AI keys are one-tap prompts that explain a term you just heard, summarize key points, list to-dos with owners and due dates at the end of a meeting, or suggest replies you can say out loud, and you can write your own. Polish turns rambling dictation into clean writing with a chosen tone and layout. Speech recognition can run fully on device with Apple's engine or a downloadable Qwen3-ASR model, and a Local Mode blocks all uploads and cloud processing. Live captions are free forever with no time limit. Plus Lifetime is a one-time $39 purchase that adds live translation, all scenes, custom AI keys, polish with Apple Intelligence on supported devices and imported-audio transcription. The Cloud subscription costs $10 per month on the website and adds cloud speech recognition, translation and AI keys powered by large language models, web search and monthly cloud credits. Purchases work across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Key Use Cases

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Meeting Notes

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Action Item Extraction

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Automation integrations

Native connectors with Zapier, Make and Albato, checked by AITL.

No direct integrations listed

No public direct integrations currently listed with Zapier, Make, or Albato.

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Where this tool is active and shares its updates.

Pricing and plans

  • Free: $0. Live captions with no time limit, floating over other apps, on-device recognition with Apple speech or the Qwen3-ASR model, automatic session saving with line replay, Local Mode and iCloud sync of your library across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
  • Plus Lifetime: $39 one-time. Everything in Free plus live translation under each line, all 6 built-in scenes, custom scenes and AI keys, AI keys and Polish with Apple Intelligence on supported devices, and imported long recordings transcribed with speaker labels. Future updates included.
  • Cloud Subscription: $10/month on the website ($12/month as an in-app purchase on iOS). Everything in Plus Lifetime while subscribed, plus cloud speech recognition, translation by large language models, cloud-powered AI keys and Polish, web search and monthly cloud credits. Cancel anytime.

Purchases follow your Vocena account across Mac, iPhone and iPad. When cloud credits run out, cloud features pause until the next billing period; Apple Intelligence features use no credits. Website purchases are non-refundable once unlocked; App Store refunds are handled by Apple.

November 3, 2026
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Vocena

$10/month (Cloud) or $39 one-time (Plus Lifetime)

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