# Espero: translated chat and event captions

Last factual review: 2026-11-14.

Espero is an AI-powered multilingual messaging app that automatically translates text, voice messages, images and video into each recipient's own language. It is live on iOS, Android and the web. For events, Espero provides AI live interpretation: the speaker talks in their own language, and each guest reads live captions or listens to an AI voice in their own language on their own phone, joining by QR code or link with no app or account.

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## Home

Canonical URL: [Espero](https://espero.live/).

Speak your language. Be understood. Espero is a multilingual messaging app for one-to-one and group conversations in a catalog of 106 languages (100+). Each person writes in their own language and reads a reader-specific AI translation in their selected language. The original remains available. After the required cloud-processing acknowledgement, translation runs when the service is available.

Use Espero on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6777815689), [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.espero.app) or [the web](https://app.espero.live). Create an account with an email address; people can find each other by username. A phone number is not required. People using different platforms can share the same conversation.

One balance: 1 credit = EUR 0.01. Every Espero user gets 100 free credits every month, without rollover. Written messages and translations, including groups, search, the Espero assistant and following events stay free. Voice and video calls are free when both people have Espero on their phones; calls are unavailable on the web.

The homepage introduces translated conversations and live event captions for an audience. These can help people stay in touch across countries, participate in multilingual communities or follow speech in another language. One-to-one voice and video calls need Espero on both phones; calls are unavailable on the web. Share translated: press and hold a video of up to 60 seconds in a cloud chat and choose Share translated. Espero makes a copy for each chosen language, up to 5, with the captions drawn into the picture and optionally a translated voice; the copy can be saved to the phone or shared in another app. Face to face lets two people talk across languages on one phone: each speaks their own language, and the other reads the translation as captions on their half of the screen. Face to face shows captions only. The other person needs no app or account.

Messages are encrypted in transit and at rest, and the primary database is in the EU (Ireland). Espero uses no passwords: people sign in with a one-time code sent by email or with Apple. A person at Espero reads a message only when a participant sends it to Espero as a report or feedback, and only authorised staff can access the data. The full security model is on the [security and privacy page](https://espero.live/security-privacy). Message text can also receive semantic-search embeddings, so participants can search their conversations by meaning; summaries and other AI tools process the relevant conversation content when a participant asks for them.

Espero uses message content only to provide and secure the service, for the purposes described in its Privacy Policy. Espero does not use message content to train its own models. Translation, speech recognition and reading aloud are done by service providers bound by contract to EU data protection. Some processing happens in the United States under EU-approved transfer mechanisms: the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses. Espero uses the paid APIs of AI services whose terms state that the providers do not use the content to train their own models; they may keep requests for a limited period for abuse monitoring. A named list of providers is available on request.

## AI live interpretation for events

Canonical page: [AI live interpretation for events](https://espero.live/ai-live-interpretation).

- How it works: the speaker talks in their own language. Guests open the event’s QR code or viewing link in the browser on their own phone or computer, choose their language, and read live captions or listen to an AI-generated voice. Reading and listening need no app or account.
- Languages: a 106-language catalog (100+), with up to 10 languages per broadcast, the spoken language included. Many languages can also be listened to.
- Speaker’s own voice: when the only speaker broadcasts from their own Espero account with Espero+ and My voice, guests can choose to hear the translation in an AI voice made from that speaker’s voice; otherwise a standard AI voice reads it.
- Audience: up to 400 listeners per event are included; organizations can request an annual agreement for larger events.
- Sound: the phone’s microphone, a mixer over USB or Dante, or a computer audio source.
- Screen and stream: Projector view for the venue screen, Stream caption overlay for OBS, vMix or ProPresenter, and a link for stream viewers that waits for the stream’s delay.
- Speakers and interpreters: several speakers can speak different languages. Espero works alongside human interpreters and adds an interpreter’s language with “An interpreter repeats the speech”.
- Conversation and text: every event has its own group conversation before, during and after, with questions in each person’s language. Afterwards the organizer can correct and download the text as TXT, HTML or PDF in every caption language.
- Trying it: 7 free hours for every organizer, with no card needed and no expiry. The trial includes three caption languages (the spoken one and two more) and one AI voice language. Prices per language hour are in the Pricing section.

## Event captions

Canonical URL: [Event captions](https://espero.live/events).

One speaker. Everyone included. The organizer speaks in their own language; the audience follows live AI-translated captions in theirs on a phone or computer. Uses include churches, schools, football events, conferences, associations, training sessions and evenings together. A broadcast holds up to 10 languages at once, the spoken language included, chosen from the 106-language catalog. North Sami is also available as a caption language; it is read as text, and listening is not offered in North Sami.

Audience members join with the event's QR code or viewing link. They can read and listen to the translation without an account. Each listener chooses their text language and text size. Headphones let people listen without disturbing others. The same viewing link works on a computer, a projector or a screen in the venue. On a screen in the venue, open the viewing link on the computer connected to the screen or projector and choose Projector: the captions fill the screen in large white text on black, in the chosen language, with adjustable text size. In the organizer view, Show the QR on the big screen puts the event’s QR code on the screen so the audience can join on their own phones. When the event ends, the viewing page invites listeners to continue the conversation in the event’s group. The viewing page offers the event’s group conversation in More at any time and at the top after the listener’s first ten minutes. While the event runs, the group conversation shows Return to listening, which takes a member back to the captions in their language, also on another device, without scanning the QR code again.

Speaker’s own voice: listeners can hear the translation in an AI voice made from the speaker’s own voice (Speaker’s AI voice in the listening voice menu). The speaker needs Espero+ (Espero+ Max or an eligible trial too) and records their voice once under My voice with their consent, broadcasts from their own Espero account with the sound coming in through Microphone (the device’s microphone or a mixing desk) and confirms in the organizer view that they are the only speaker in the broadcast; the organizer turns the confirmation off before anyone else speaks. In other cases, for example with This computer’s sound, a standard AI voice reads the translation. It works in the same languages as other AI-voice listening, needs no account from listeners and uses no more organizer hours than another AI voice, and it does not use the speaker’s personal Espero+ allowance.

For a streamed event, Stream caption overlay (in the organizer view, under Share with listeners) gives a transparent caption page for each language to add to OBS, vMix or ProPresenter as a browser source, so the captions appear over the stream picture; lines, size, position and colour can be chosen. Viewers of the YouTube or Facebook stream use the Link for stream viewers (link and QR code in the organizer view): captions and the AI voice wait for as long as the stream is behind, and each viewer can fine-tune the delay with Set by listening. Message to listeners: the organizer can show a short practical note, up to 280 characters, to everyone following the captions, for example where the headphones are. It is shown as written, without translation.

To get started:

1. Create an event, choose spoken and caption languages and test the microphone level.
2. Display the QR code or send the viewing link to the audience.
3. Open the microphone and start speaking. Captions follow the speech.

Organizers can run an event from a phone or computer, print a QR poster, monitor broadcast status and edit and export broadcast text as PDF, TXT or HTML. Check retention and export instructions in the organizer workspace. A mixing desk or Dante input can be selected as a computer's audio source; test the audio and captions on another device before the event. The organizer view has a preparation checklist that marks a step done only when it works (speech heard, link shared, songs or terms saved), a hint with a shortcut to the audio settings when no speech has been heard for 30 seconds, a note when the speech seems to be in another language than the one set, and short help next to the settings. Use as demo recording turns a finished broadcast into a demo recording: its own link and QR code play it in a loop around the clock on the real viewing page, with the captions and a prepared AI voice in up to ten of the broadcast’s languages, and anyone can try it without an account. See the [English event instructions](https://espero.live/ohjeet/en).

The organizer trial provides 7 hours free for every organizer, with three caption languages (the spoken one and two more) and one AI voice language; it needs no card, has no expiry and can be used in parts. Every organizer receives the same 7-hour trial; no code is required. Pausing the microphone uses no time. Event time is separate from personal Espero+ allowances. Organizer translation-hour packages are bought by card through Stripe in Espero at https://app.espero.live/events. Time is used while the microphone is on, but after two minutes without speech the meter pauses and resumes when speech starts. A paused microphone uses no time. Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. Audience members choosing the same language share the translation. Captions in the spoken language are included; captions in the spoken language alone cost one language.

The on-page demonstration opens the microphone only after a tap and needs no account. Speech recognition uses the browser's speech service; only recognized text is sent to Espero for translation. Each microphone trial lasts up to one minute and can be restarted. The prepared presentation never uses the microphone. This demo is distinct from the event trial.

### Questions shown on the event page

**Does the audience need an Espero account?** Reading and listening to the translation work without an account. An account is needed for the group conversation, where you can ask the speaker and talk with others in your own language. An email address is enough.

**Can listeners hear the translation in the speaker’s own voice?** Yes. The speaker records their voice once under My voice in the app, with their consent; My voice comes with the speaker’s personal subscription. They broadcast from their own account, with the sound coming in through Microphone (the device’s microphone or a mixing desk), and confirm in the organizer view that they are the only speaker. Listeners can then choose Speaker’s AI voice, an AI voice made from the speaker’s voice. The organizer turns the confirmation off before anyone else speaks. Speaker’s AI voice works in the same languages as other listening and uses no more hours. In other cases, for example with This computer’s sound, a standard AI voice reads the translation.

**Is the organizer ID the same as the event's joining code?** No. The organizer ID belongs to the account; share the event's viewing link or QR code with the audience.

**Does silence use time?** Time is used while the microphone is on, but after two minutes without speech the meter pauses and resumes when speech starts. A paused microphone uses no time.

**Can I use a mixing desk?** Yes. Select a mixer or Dante input as the computer's audio source. Test audio and captions on another device.

**Can I download the text?** The organizer can edit and export broadcast text as PDF, TXT or HTML. Check retention and export instructions in the organizer view.

## Churches

Canonical URL: [Espero for churches](https://espero.live/churches#faq).

Church services, confirmation classes, Bible studies and other church events use the event captions described above. The churches page puts three things first: captions on the big screen (the projector view and the QR code on the big screen), ease of use (one phone runs the captions; members scan the QR code, choose their own language and read without an app or account) and a clear price (a 1.5-hour Finnish service with English captions costs €3.75 + VAT with an annual subscription). Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. Time is used while the microphone is on, but after two minutes without speech the meter pauses and resumes when speech starts. A paused microphone uses no time. After the event, the organizer can download the whole event’s text as a PDF in every caption language, and can let listeners download the text from the same link. The account needed for the group conversation is free: written messages and their translations are free, and the app has no ads. Translation you can trust: a new language enters the menu only after its translations pass Espero’s quality tests, and quality is also measured in blind evaluations when the translation model or its instructions change. The event glossary helps names, places and church terms come out right, saved song words and shared texts are shown to listeners in their own language, and a correction updates every language. The questions below are shown on the churches page.

### Questions shown on the churches page

**Can we show the captions on a screen in the church?** Yes. Open the viewing link on the computer connected to the screen or projector and choose Projector. The captions fill the screen in large white text on black, in the language you choose, and you can change the text size. In the organizer view, Show the QR on the big screen puts the event’s QR code on the screen, so everyone can scan it and read on their own phone in their own language.

**Is Espero easy to use?** Yes. A phone is enough to run the captions, and the app’s guide takes the organizer through languages, audio and a rehearsal. Listeners scan the QR code, choose their own language and read in the phone’s browser, with no app or account. For a recurring event, the same QR code works every time. In the organizer view, the preparation checklist marks a step done only when it works, such as when speech is heard. If no speech comes through, a hint shows where to check the sound, and the settings are explained where you choose them.

**What does one service cost?** Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. A 1.5-hour Finnish service with English captions costs €3.75 + VAT with an annual subscription (€4.71 in Finland). With English listening too, it costs €7.50 + VAT (€9.41 in Finland). The minimum one-off purchase is 10 hours, €33 + VAT, and one-off hours don't expire.

**Can we try it first?** Every organizer gets 7 hours free, with no card needed and no expiry. The time can be used in parts. The trial includes three caption languages (the spoken one and two more) and one AI voice language.

**Does Espero work alongside an interpreter?** Yes. If an interpreter is present at the event, Espero brings in all the other languages. Everyone gets the text in their own language, and they can also listen to the translation.

**Can listeners hear the translation in the preacher’s own voice?** Yes, when the preacher or speaker broadcasts from their own Espero account. They record their voice once under My voice, with their consent; My voice comes with their personal subscription. The sound comes in through Microphone (the device’s microphone or a mixing desk), and they confirm in the organizer view that they are the only speaker in the broadcast. Listeners can then choose Speaker’s AI voice. The organizer turns the confirmation off before anyone else speaks; a standard AI voice then reads the translation, as it also does with This computer’s sound. The speaker’s voice uses no more hours than another AI voice.

**How many people can follow?** The price includes up to 400 listeners per event. For larger audiences, contact hello@espero.live.

**Can we get the text of the sermon afterwards?** Yes. After the service, the organizer can download the text as a TXT, HTML or PDF file with the “Transcript, PDF and corrections” button. On a computer, the PDF is made from the browser's print dialog. The text is kept for 30 days from the start of captioning. The text is available in every caption language of the event. The organizer can also let listeners download the text from the same link.

**Can the text be corrected after the service?** Yes. The organizer can correct the text line by line or with “Find and replace”, and the correction updates every language.

**Does Espero recognize names and church terms?** The organizer can add an event glossary of up to 30 terms, such as names and church words. The glossary helps recognize and translate them correctly.

**Can we share a video in other languages?** Yes. Press and hold a short video in an Espero chat and choose Share translated. Espero makes a copy for each language you choose, with captions, and can add a translated voice. Save the video to your phone or share it in another app.

**Do members need an app or an account?** They open the QR code or link to read captions in their own language in their phone's browser and listen through their own earbuds without an account. Joining the group conversation requires an Espero account; an email address is enough. The organizer decides who can join. During the event, the group conversation shows Return to listening. One tap takes a member back to the captions in their own language, also on another device, without scanning the QR code again.

**Which languages are included?** Over 100 languages are included, such as Ukrainian, Arabic, Persian, Somali, Swahili and Amharic. Text can be read in all languages, and in many languages you can also listen to the translation. North Sami is also available as a caption language.

**Can listeners ask questions?** Yes. A listener can send a question in their own language, and the organizer can show it on the room screen without the sender's name. The question is written in the group conversation. The feature is available to all organizers.

**Can we give listeners practical information?** Yes. In the organizer view, Message to listeners shows a short note to everyone following the captions, for example where the headphones are. The note is shown as written, without translation.

**How do we connect Espero to our sound system?** The phone’s own microphone is enough. If you like, the sound can also come from the mixing desk: on a computer, choose Mixer (USB) or Dante in the guide’s Audio step. Test the audio before the service starts.

**Is time used during hymns and breaks?** Hymns are captioned and use time. In a break, time stops by itself after two minutes without speech, and you can also pause the microphone.

**Can there be several speakers in different languages?** Yes. Several speakers can take part, each speaking their own language, and everyone follows in theirs.

**How are songs shown?** Sung parts are marked with ♫ in the captions and are not read aloud to listeners. Saved songs and read-together texts are recognized automatically from their words. For a song whose words are not saved, the organizer uses the Song button.

**Can we add the captions to our live stream?** Yes. In the organizer view, under Share with listeners, Stream caption overlay gives a link for each language. Add the link to OBS, vMix or ProPresenter as a browser source. The background is transparent, so only the captions appear over your picture.

**Can people watching our stream follow in their own language?** Yes. In the organizer view, Link for stream viewers gives a link and a QR code. Paste the link in the stream’s description. Captions and the AI voice wait for as long as your YouTube or Facebook stream is behind, so they match what viewers hear. Each viewer can fine-tune the delay with Set by listening.

## After Microsoft Translator conversations

Canonical URL: [Microsoft Translator conversation alternative](https://espero.live/microsoft-translator-alternative). General event facts are in the Event captions section above.

- Microsoft retired the multi-device conversation feature of the Microsoft Translator app in June 2026, per its [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-translator/id1018949559) and [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.translator) release notes. With it, a host started a conversation and others joined on their own devices with a code or a QR code.
- A church, school or event continues in Espero: the speaker talks as usual, guests join by QR code or link and read captions without an account. Listening to the translation through their own headphones with an AI-generated voice needs no account either. A broadcast holds up to 10 languages at once, the spoken language included, from over 100 languages.
- The organizer console has a before-broadcast checklist, viewing link, QR code and printable QR poster. Organizers can use the device microphone, a mixer over USB or Dante, pause the microphone, reply to messages, show a question without the sender’s name, switch devices with Resume broadcast, review listener feedback, correct text and download a PDF. It also supports an interpreter’s language with An interpreter repeats the speech.

Reading and listening need no app or account. Each person chooses their own caption language on their own phone or computer. Multiple speakers can take part in different languages. The same viewing link works on a screen in the venue. An email address is enough for the Espero account needed to join the event’s group conversation. Worship services and meetings can take place on any day of the week. Every organizer can try 7 hours free with no card needed and no expiry. The trial includes three caption languages (the spoken one and two more) and one AI voice language.

## Choosing live translation for events

Canonical page: [How to choose AI interpreting for your church, school or event](https://espero.live/choose-ai-interpreting). Updated 14 November 2026.

- Joining: A QR code or viewing link opens captions in the browser; reading needs no app or account.
- Languages: Choose from a 106-language catalog, with up to 10 languages per broadcast, the spoken language included. North Sami is also available as a caption language.
- Listening: Listen through your own headphones with an AI-generated voice in supported languages. No account is needed.
- Several speakers and interpreters: Multiple speakers can speak different languages. Add the interpreter’s language and turn on “An interpreter repeats the speech”.
- Sound: Use the device microphone, a mixer over USB or Dante as the audio source.
- Screen and stream: The projector view shows large captions on the venue’s screen. Stream caption overlay adds them to OBS, vMix or ProPresenter over a transparent background. The link for stream viewers waits for the YouTube or Facebook stream’s delay.
- Cost model: Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. Time is used while the microphone is on, but after two minutes without speech the meter pauses and resumes when speech starts. A paused microphone uses no time.
- Trying it: Every organizer can try 7 hours free, with no card needed, no expiry and time usable in parts. A broadcast using only trial hours holds up to three languages, the spoken language included, with AI voice in one of them.
- Text afterwards: Export TXT, HTML or PDF. Corrections update every language, and the text is kept for 30 days from the start of the broadcast.
- Conversation: Every event has its own group before, during and after, with questions in each person’s language. The organizer can show a question on the projector without the sender’s name.
- Preparation: Use the Before the broadcast checklist, a printable QR poster, an event glossary of up to 30 terms, and songs and special words. Switch devices with Resume broadcast.
- Data: Messages are encrypted in transit and at rest, and the primary database is in the EU (Ireland). Espero uses the paid APIs of AI services whose terms state that the providers do not use the content to train their own models; they may keep requests for a limited period for abuse monitoring.
- Platforms and help: Espero works on iOS, Android and the web. Follow the organizer guide or request a 15-minute introduction.


## How Espero compares

Canonical pages: [Compare: choosing a cross-language messaging workflow](https://espero.live/compare) and [How to choose AI interpreting for your church, school or event](https://espero.live/choose-ai-interpreting). The comparison is by category; check each provider’s current documentation.

- Translation built into another messenger: the workflow and availability depend on the provider, device, app version, region and plan. Espero makes reader-specific translation the core of every conversation, with one account on iOS, Android and the web.
- Standalone translator apps: text is copied out of the chat, translated and pasted back. In Espero, translation lives inside a full messenger with replies, reactions, pinned messages, read receipts and media.
- Other translation messengers: Espero combines reader-specific translation of text, voice notes, images and video subtitles across iOS, Android and the web, with messages encrypted in transit and at rest and stored in the EU. Share translated turns a short chat video into a copy with captions and a translated voice in other languages.
- Live event captions: listeners use their own phones in the browser, with no app, account or devices to hand out. A broadcast holds up to 10 languages from the 106-language catalog, works alongside an interpreter and is priced per language hour, counting only microphone time. The captions also reach the venue’s screen (the projector view), the organizer’s stream (an overlay for OBS, vMix or ProPresenter) and stream viewers at home (a link that waits for the stream’s delay), and a demo recording can play on the real viewing page around the clock.

## Pricing and packages

Espero+ prices include 25.5% VAT. Organizer (event) prices are before VAT: the buyer's country VAT is added at checkout (in Finland 25.5%, so €2.50 + VAT is €3.14). In other countries you see the final price in your currency before paying.

Canonical URL: [Pricing](https://espero.live/pricing).

Simple plans for personal use, separate time for events. Current usage limits and access are shown in the app.

### Personal use

One balance: 1 credit = EUR 0.01. Every Espero user gets 100 free credits every month, without rollover. Written messages and translations, including groups, search, the Espero assistant and following events stay free. Voice and video calls are free when both people have Espero on their phones; calls are unavailable on the web.
Espero+ starts from EUR 5.99/month or EUR 59.99/year and adds 500 credits each month to the free 100. Espero+ Max starts from EUR 15.99/month or EUR 159.99/year and adds 1,500 monthly. Both include Ask your conversations and conversation summaries, 30 of each per month, and my voice; generated AI speech uses credits separately. Store prices include VAT and may differ by country; the price and billing terms shown before payment apply.
Credit packs start from 500 / EUR 4.99, 2,000 / EUR 18.99, 5,000 / EUR 44.99, 10,000 / EUR 89.99. Purchased credits never expire.
Credit prices: voice messages 4 per audio minute; video messages: captions 10 per video minute, translated voice +5 per generated minute; Listen to translation 5 per generated minute; Live translation 2.5 per used minute = EUR 1.50 per used hour. Live AI voice costs 5 per generated minute, separately. Face to face is captions only, 2.5 per used minute = EUR 1.50 per used hour. Both modes stop automatically after two minutes of silence. Translation of text in pictures costs 3 per image. Sharing a translated video costs 30 per export of up to 60 seconds per language, with AI voice +40 (70 total), up to 5 languages. Everyone gets 3 free Ask questions per 30 days; then each answer costs 10 credits. Without a subscription, every conversation summary costs 10 credits. Plus and Max include 30 Ask answers and 30 summaries per month, then 10 credits each.
Invite a friend: a new user must join through an invite while using Espero credits. Both receive 100 credits when the invitee starts their first conversation, provided both accounts use Espero credits at that time. Every fifth successful invite gives the inviter one Espero+ month including 500 subscription credits. At most 20 rewarded invites per inviter per month; bonus credits are valid 12 months.
Gifts: buy a pack for a contact, or give purchased credits from your balance after 7 days, up to 2,000 per month; not exchangeable for money, refunds only to the original buyer.
Existing subscribers keep their old price while their subscription continues. Their paid-period benefits stay until the next renewal after the opening date, with advance notice. Only purchased Espero minutes convert at 5 credits per minute.

### Organizer hours

Captions in the spoken language are included. Each translation language and each listening language costs €2.50/h with an annual subscription, €3.00/h monthly or €3.30/h one-off, plus VAT. Captions in the spoken language alone cost one language. Up to 400 listeners per event are included. These prices are before VAT; the buyer's country VAT is added at checkout (25.5% in Finland), and the final price in your currency is shown before payment. Listeners using the same language share a translation. One balance hour means one broadcast hour in one language.

One-off packs don't expire (prices before VAT): 10 h for €33.00, 20 h for €66.00, 50 h for €165.00, and 100 h for €330.00 (€3.30/h in every pack). The minimum one-off purchase is 10 h, €33.00. Organizations buying for several units can request an annual agreement at €2.50/h for all their units together, including events with more than 400 listeners. There are no size discounts.

Subscriptions (prices before VAT) provide 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 h per month for €30.00 / €60.00 / €150.00 / €300.00 per month (€3.00/h). Annual billing is monthly × 10, giving two months free: €300.00 / €600.00 / €1500.00 / €3000.00 per year, equivalent to €25.00 / €50.00 / €125.00 / €250.00 per month and €2.50/h on every tier.

Subscription hours are valid for 15 months from grant; an annual subscription grants the whole year's hours at once. Billing always continues regardless of use. Upgrade immediately with the difference charged for the current month, downgrade at the next renewal, or cancel at any time. One-off pack hours don't expire; gift hours remain valid for 24 months. Eligible gift hours are used first, then other hours. Subscriptions are purchased and managed in Espero, with card payments through Stripe. The balance is shared across events and venues. Pausing the microphone uses no balance.

You get a warning when less than 20 minutes remain. If your balance runs out during a broadcast and you have bought hours before, the broadcast continues for up to one hour, and the extra time is deducted from your next purchase. Otherwise, or after that hour, the broadcast pauses until you add time. A pack or upgrade is usable immediately. Buy inside Espero at https://app.espero.live/events: sign in with your email, open Translate → Event captions → Events, choose a package and pay by card through Stripe. Organizations can request a quote on the contact page. The calculator recommends the smallest 10 / 20 / 50 / 100 h option covering list-price equivalent hours and compares one-off, monthly and annual purchases; over 100 h per month it directs buyers to an organization quote. It uses €45/h per language for its indicative professional-interpreter comparison.

## Company and further information

Espero is made by **Quiet North, Inc.** Contact: hello@espero.live. Security reports: security@espero.live.

- [Concise machine-readable summary](https://espero.live/llms.txt)
- [Product facts](https://espero.live/product-facts.json)
- [Features](https://espero.live/#features)
- [Messaging guide](https://espero.live/guide)
- [Security and privacy](https://espero.live/security-privacy)
- [Security description](https://espero.live/security)

Use the canonical pages and the app's current access when evaluating availability. This summary does not replace applicable Store billing terms or the legal documents linked on the site.

## Finding the right guide

The [guides hub](https://espero.live/help) links to messaging, event captions, account, privacy and support instructions. The [English event guide](https://espero.live/ohjeet/en) remains available at its existing route. A Finnish guides hub is available through the language switcher. Guide video language coverage varies by topic. The current manifest declares 105 recordings across 8 topics and 106 site languages. The full series has recordings in en, fi; 75 site languages have no own-language recording. The player selects an own-language recording when available and otherwise the manifest's fallback (currently English). Subtitles are limited to the tracks declared for that selected recording; a translated page does not imply translated audio or subtitles. This describes manifest coverage, not a review of the recordings' spoken content.

## Topic pages

- [Multilingual messaging app](https://espero.live/multilingual-messaging-app): Reader-specific messaging on iOS, Android and the web, with free written translations.
- [Automatic message translation](https://espero.live/automatic-message-translation): Messages are translated into each recipient’s selected language while retaining the original.
- [Translated group chat](https://espero.live/translated-group-chat): Group members read in their own language and can request catch-up summaries.
- [Voice message translation](https://espero.live/voice-message-translation): Voice notes are transcribed and translated, with optional AI-voice listening.
- [Church live translation](https://espero.live/church-live-translation): A service walkthrough covering recurring QR access, captions, listening and sermon text exports.
- [Conference translation](https://espero.live/conference-translation): Organizer planning for audience QR access, multilingual questions, hybrid sessions and language-hour budgeting.

## Finnish pages

- [Ääniviestien käännös, kun haluat kertoa kuulumiset puhumalla](https://espero.live/fi/aaniviestien-kaannos)
- [Käännetty ryhmäkeskustelu, johon jokainen voi osallistua](https://espero.live/fi/kaannetty-ryhmakeskustelu)
- [Konferenssitulkkaus tekoälyllä](https://espero.live/fi/konferenssitulkkaus)
- [Monikielinen viestisovellus sinun arkeesi](https://espero.live/fi/monikielinen-viestisovellus)
- [Jumalanpalveluksen ja seurakunnan tilaisuuksien livekäännös](https://espero.live/fi/seurakunnan-livekaannos)
- [Tekoälytulkkaus tapahtumiin](https://espero.live/fi/tekoalytulkkaus)
- [Viestien automaattinen käännös lähetyksestä lukemiseen](https://espero.live/fi/viestien-automaattinen-kaannos)

## Official pages
- [Multilingual messaging app](https://espero.live/multilingual-messaging-app): Reader-specific messaging on iOS, Android and the web, with free written translations.
- [Automatic message translation](https://espero.live/automatic-message-translation): Messages are translated into each recipient’s selected language while retaining the original.
- [Translated group chat](https://espero.live/translated-group-chat): Group members read in their own language and can request catch-up summaries.
- [Voice message translation](https://espero.live/voice-message-translation): Voice notes are transcribed and translated, with optional AI-voice listening.
- [Church live translation](https://espero.live/church-live-translation): A service walkthrough covering recurring QR access, captions, listening and sermon text exports.
- [Conference translation](https://espero.live/conference-translation): Organizer planning for audience QR access, multilingual questions, hybrid sessions and language-hour budgeting.

- [AI live interpretation for events](https://espero.live/ai-live-interpretation)