Ava

by Ava

Live captioning app for in-person meetings and small events, built for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users.

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TL;DR

Best for deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals who need on-demand multi-speaker captions in workplace and social settings. Pricing: freemium · paid plans contact sales.

What it is

Ava labels speakers in real time when each participant connects their phone, producing color-coded transcripts of group conversations. Used heavily by Deaf professionals; paid Scribe tier upgrades the AI pass with a human captioner.

Best for: Deaf and hard-of-hearing professionals who need on-demand multi-speaker captions in workplace and social settings.
Watch out for: Group accuracy depends on participants joining the Ava session on their phones; broadcast-grade accuracy requires the paid Scribe tier.

Install / use

Go to Ava ava.me

Features

Speaker diarization	Yes
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	None
HIPAA eligible	No

Ava vs Whipscribe

Feature	Ava	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	Not verified	$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarization	Not verified	Yes
Word timestamps	Not verified	Yes
Streaming	Not verified	No
Languages	—	99
Platforms	iOS, Android, Web, macOS, Windows	Web, API, MCP

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Otter.ai

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free / Pro $8.33/mo annual ($16.99 monthly)

Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

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Descript

Audio/video editor that treats the transcript as the timeline — different product category.

free / from $16/mo

Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.