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Live Translated Captions for Real-Life Conversations

iPhone app with live captions and translated subtitles of nearby speech for meetings, lectures, TV and life abroad.

In plain English

ekto is an iPhone app that shows live captions of what people around you are saying. It can also translate their words into your language as they talk. People use it in meetings, classes, at the TV or when living abroad. Users pay inside the app.

Automation85%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$6,040 Last 30 days

$6,040 verified revenue last 30 days; $31,182 all time (TrustMRR/App Store, Nov 3, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - ekto ↗

Operator: Anthony Ho

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Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

App Store ↗
$99/yr

iOS distribution

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM / vision

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Users open the app and hold up the iPhone near the speaker.
  2. Speech is turned into live captions on screen.
  3. Captions can be translated into the user's language as people talk.
  4. In-app purchases; grow via App Store search and expat and accessibility communities.

What's automated vs. the human 15%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

iPhone app with live captions and translated subtitles of nearby speech for meetings, lectures, TV and life abroad.

Operator: Anthony Ho. Category on TrustMRR: Mobile Apps. Founded: 2025-01-27. Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-translator-ekto/id6740196773

Estimated split: about 85% of the work automated, 15% human.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Nov 3, 2026) shows $6,040 in App Store-verified revenue over the last 30 days and $31,182 over its tracked history. TrustMRR does not show a current monthly subscription figure for this listing. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Accuracy drops with noise, accents and overlapping voices.
  • Apple, Google and others ship free live translation.
  • Recording or captioning others may need their consent.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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