Ava
Live captioning app for in-person meetings and small events, built for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
Live captioning app for in-person meetings and small events, built for Deaf and hard-of-hearing users.
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.
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
ava.meFeatures
| 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 | freemium · paid plans contact sales | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | Yes | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web, macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Ava
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.