NEW YORK – November 04, 2026 -- Rogervoice has launched free in-person captioning, which turns face-to-face conversations into real-time text and saved transcripts inside its existing captioning app.
The feature targets everyday situations such as work meetings, doctor's appointments and dinners with friends and family. Users read along as people speak, then revisit the details later.
A new Live tab starts a captioning session in seconds
In-person captioning sits in the new Live tab of the Rogervoice app. Users open the app, start a session and let the conversation play out. Speech appears in an adjustable, full-width caption area designed for readability. Afterward, saved transcripts can be revisited and exported.
Captioning runs on the phone and works offline
Captioning runs directly on the user's phone and works without a connection. Because it is on-device, conversation data never leaves the phone. It supports 45 languages on iPhone and 15 on Android.
Brittany M., a Rogervoice user who is hard of hearing, said she previously relied on two separate apps for calls and for in-person events. She said real-time captions "make everything easier."
Rogervoice cites a survey finding on phone accessibility
Founder Olivier Jeannel, who has been deaf since age two, pointed to the company's State of the Phone Call Survey from earlier this year. It found that 60% of Americans believe phone calls are not fully accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Jeannel said conversations do not stop when a call ends, and in-person captioning extends the app to work, medical settings and time with loved ones.
Calls and in-person captions now share one app
Captioned calls remain FCC-certified and free for eligible users. In-person captioning is free. Captioning is AI-only, with no human listener on calls, no ads and no data sold.
Rogervoice was founded in 2014 and has captioned more than 12 million calls in over 100 languages. In 2026 it won The A.I. Awards (AI for Good) and the Hearing Technology Innovator Award (Captioning Technologies: Mobile Apps). It was also named a finalist in The Anthem Awards and ranked No. 3 on TechRound's US50 list of American startups to watch.
The app is available on the App Store and Google Play.