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ClearCaptions
Home-phone captioning service for older Americans with hearing loss.
Home-phone captioning service for older Americans with hearing loss.
Best for seniors who prefer a home-phone hardware handset with on-screen captions. Pricing: free for qualified US users (FCC TRS Fund).
What it is
ClearCaptions provides captioned landline phones and a companion app under the FCC's IP Captioned Telephone Service rules. Strong distribution through senior-living facilities and audiologists.
Watch out for: Eligibility limited to US residents under FCC TRS rules; service is partly funded by the federal TRS Fund.
Install / use
clearcaptions.comFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
ClearCaptions vs Whipscribe
| Feature | ClearCaptions | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | service | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free for qualified US users (FCC TRS Fund) | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web | Web, API, MCP |
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