Features

Find the feature you need

From a quick message to a shared event: see what each feature does, where to find it and what it costs. Availability can depend on your account, app version and language.

Prices and availability are shown separately: a listed usage rate does not mean a feature is enabled for every account.

Messages and communities

iOS · Android · Web

Messages in your language

Make plans together in one conversation.

Try this Say Hei and your friend reads Hello.

Where to find it
Chats → conversation
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · Web

Stories

Share a moment with the audience you choose.

Try this Post a picture or text and check the audience before sharing.

Where to find it
Chats → stories row
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · Web

Collections

Keep useful messages in a shared library.

Try this Save the group’s practical instructions in a category.

Where to find it
Message → More → Add to collection
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · Web

Groups, topics and events

Keep your community’s plans together.

Try this Create a topic and arrange an event.

Where to find it
Chats → new group → group info
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS and Android appsAccount availability varies

Voice and video calls

Call another Espero user in the phone app.

Try this Both people have Espero on compatible phones.

Where to find it
Chats → call
Availability and limits
Requires compatible phones and enabled accounts for both people. Video calls require separate access. Calls do not currently provide translation or captions.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Reminders and organization

Return to an important message later.

Try this Archiving and removing a chat from your view are different actions.

Where to find it
Hold a message or a conversation in Chats
Availability and limits
Available actions depend on your account and message. Removing a conversation from your view does not delete another person’s copy.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Link cards and translation feedback

Check the original and give translation feedback.

Try this Open the original before giving feedback.

Where to find it
Chats → message
Availability and limits
Link previews and translation feedback depend on the account and supported message. A preview or a new translation may not be available for every link or language.
Cost
Free core feature
iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Profile, friends and offline

Find the right person by username or invitation.

Try this Queued messages send when your connection returns.

Where to find it
Your profile / People
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
Free core feature

Speech to text and translation

iOS · Android · Web

Voice messages as text

Read speech when you cannot listen.

Try this Read a friend’s voice message in your language.

Where to find it
Chats → microphone → preview → send
Availability and limits
Check the available actions in your app. Some features require a supported language or an eligible account.
Cost
4 Espero credits / min
iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Face to face

Understand each other on one phone.

Try this Two speakers read translations on their side of the screen.

Where to find it
Translate → Face to face
Availability and limits
Available on enabled accounts. Face to face shows speech and translations as text. Hands-free use requires separate access.
Cost
2.5 Espero credits / min
iOS · Android · Web

My voice

Use your own recorded voice for translated speech with your consent.

Try this Preview your voice and delete it whenever you want.

Where to find it
Settings → My voice
Availability and limits
Requires Espero+, Espero+ Max or an eligible trial, a supported voice profile and your consent. Generated audio is charged separately.
Cost
An eligible subscription or trial is required. Generated speech uses credits separately.

Video

iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Video captions

Watch an uploaded or YouTube video with captions.

Try this Send your video to Saved Messages.

Where to find it
Chats → video → captions
Availability and limits
Processing depends on the supported source, language and current service limits. Captions must be ready before exporting a translated video.
Cost
10 Espero credits / min
iOS and Android apps

Share translated video

Save a translated copy of a short video to share.

Try this One uploaded video, up to 5 language versions.

Where to find it
Phone chat → hold video → Share translated
Availability and limits
Works in the iOS and Android apps. Your uploaded video with ready captions, up to 60 seconds and 5 languages. YouTube links cannot be exported this way. Service and monthly export limits also apply.
Cost
30 Espero credits / language · up to 60 s
iOS and Android apps

Translated video audio

Add translated speech to the exported copy.

Try this Choose an AI voice or an eligible personal voice.

Where to find it
Share translated → choose audio
Availability and limits
An option in Share translated, in languages with AI voice. Your own voice needs My voice and works on a video you sent yourself, not a forwarded one, when the check hears only your voice and you tick Only I am speaking in the video.
Cost
30 + 40 = 70 Espero credits / language · up to 60 s
iOS and Android appsAccount availability varies

Video greeting

Send a short personal video message.

Try this Preview your greeting before sending.

Where to find it
Chats → attachments → video note
Availability and limits
Available in supported phone versions and on enabled accounts. Translated audio is a separate option when supported.
Cost
10 Espero credits / min

Find and summarize

iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Ask your conversations

Get answers based on your own messages.

Try this Ask where you are meeting and open the cited message.

Where to find it
Search → Ask your conversations
Availability and limits
Requires supported search and account access. Answers use the conversations you can access; check the cited messages.
Cost
Everyone gets 3 free Ask questions every 30 days, then pays 10 credits per answer. Espero+ and Max include 30 Ask answers and 30 summaries per month; then 10 credits each.
iOS · Android · WebAccount availability varies

Conversation summary

Catch up on the main points in a busy group.

Try this Open the summary when the group has 30 unread messages.

Where to find it
Group chat → summary
Availability and limits
Available for eligible conversations and accounts. Read the original messages when details matter.
Cost
Without a subscription, each conversation summary costs 10 credits. Espero+ and Max include 30 Ask answers and 30 summaries per month; then 10 credits each.
iOS · Android · Web

Espero credits

Check the usage cost and balance before a paid action.

Try this Text messages are free; processing audio uses credits.

Where to find it
Settings → Credits
Availability and limits
Credit purchases and subscription options depend on your account, store and rollout. Check the current balance and purchase screen.
Cost
Every Espero user gets 100 free credits every month. They do not roll over. Espero+: 500 credits every month. Includes ask your conversations, conversation summaries (30 of each per month) and my voice. Espero+ Max: 1,500 credits every month. Includes ask your conversations, conversation summaries (30 of each per month) and my voice.

Events

iOS · Android · Web

Event captions and listening

Your audience follows speech in their language.

Try this Open the QR link without an account and choose a language.

Where to find it
Translate → Event captions
Availability and limits
Join with a viewing link or QR code. Permitted listening can work without an account; language choice and access depend on the organizer.
Cost
Organizer time is separate from personal credits. Each translation and listening language is charged separately; see event pricing.
iOS · Android · Web

Speaker’s own voice

Listeners hear the translation in an AI voice made from the speaker’s voice.

Try this A teacher gives a talk alone, and listeners choose Speaker’s AI voice.

Where to find it
Organizer view → I am the only speaker in this broadcast
Availability and limits
The speaker needs Espero+, Espero+ Max or an eligible trial and My voice, and broadcasts from their own account as the only speaker, with the sound through Microphone. Otherwise a standard AI voice reads the translation. Same languages as other AI-voice listening.
Cost
Organizer time is separate from personal credits. Each translation and listening language is charged separately; see event pricing.
iOS · Android · Web

Reviewed event transcript

Review and correct the transcript before sharing.

Try this The organizer corrects a name and exports the text.

Where to find it
Event → Transcript, PDF and corrections
Availability and limits
The organizer can download a PDF or copy the text. In the phone app, the text can also be sent to an Espero conversation. Listener downloads depend on permission and sign-in requirements. Text is retained for 30 days from broadcast start unless deleted earlier.
Cost
Organizer time is separate from personal credits. Each translation and listening language is charged separately; see event pricing.

Good questions

How does translation work?

Write in your language and every person sees the message in their selected language. The original is always one tap away.

Which languages are supported?

Espero's catalog includes 100+ languages across Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Indic, CJK and other writing systems. Translation quality and feature availability can vary by language; the original message remains available.

Do I need a phone number?

No. Create your account with an email address and other people find you by username.