Live captions on your wrist.

Your Apple Watch listens and shows you what people are saying — while your iPhone stays in your pocket. Nothing is uploaded, because there is nowhere to upload it to.

• The watch does the listening. You don't have to place your phone on the table between you and the person you're talking to. Your wrist is already where the conversation is.
• Your iPhone does the hard part — when it's nearby. Captions are transcribed on your phone over Bluetooth for better accuracy. Walk away from it and the watch keeps captioning on its own.
• Works with no signal at all. No Wi-Fi, no cellular, no account. The speech model runs on the devices you're wearing.
• Nothing leaves your devices. No servers, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. Conversations stay between your watch and your phone unless you choose to share one.
• Keep what matters. Save a conversation, read it later on your phone with an on-device summary, and share it to Notes, Obsidian, Mail — anywhere you like.
• Free, with no catch. No subscription and no upsell. If it helps you and you'd like to say thanks, there's a tip jar. That's all.

What it does well, and what it doesn't

Captions works best in one-to-one and small-group conversation at ordinary speaking distance. Like every speech recogniser, it struggles in noisy rooms, with several people talking over each other, and with accents it hasn't heard much of. It does not label who is speaking, and it will get words wrong.

Common questions

How is this different from Apple's Live Listen captions?

Apple's Live Listen captions are transcribed from your iPhone's microphone, so the phone has to be near whoever is speaking, and your watch shows the result. Captions listens with the watch — the microphone is on your wrist, so your phone can stay in your pocket. It also keeps working when your phone isn't with you at all, and it can save and summarise conversations rather than showing them once and forgetting. Apple's feature is free and built in; if it fits how you live, use it.

Do I need an iPhone?

Yes, for setup and for the best accuracy — but not with you at every moment. The watch captions on its own when the phone isn't reachable.

Is my conversation sent anywhere?

No. There is no server, no account, and no analytics. Audio is processed on your watch and your phone and is not stored after a session ends. See the privacy policy.

Does it record the other person?

Audio is transcribed as it is heard and is not saved. If you choose to keep a conversation, the text transcript is saved on your devices. Please be mindful that recording or transcribing others may require their consent where you live.