InnoCaption

by InnoCaption

Free real-time captioned telephone service for hard-of-hearing US users.

TL;DR

Free real-time captioned telephone service for hard-of-hearing US users.

Best for uS-based hard-of-hearing users who need free captioned phone calls. Pricing: free · FCC-funded.

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Products
License
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Last push
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Pricing
free · FCC-funded
Platforms
iOS, Android

What it is

InnoCaption provides free captioned telephone service for hard-of-hearing US users, funded by the FCC Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services fund.

Best for: US-based hard-of-hearing users who need free captioned phone calls.
Watch out for: US-only; subsidized by the FCC; verification required.

Install / use

innocaption.com — free, FCC-funded

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported2
HIPAA eligibleNo

InnoCaption vs Whipscribe

FeatureInnoCaptionWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingfree · FCC-fundedfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages299
PlatformsiOS, AndroidWeb, API, MCP

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