Updated 10 November 2026
Voice message translation when speaking feels easier
Espero is an AI-powered multilingual messaging app that automatically translates text, voice messages, images and video into each recipient's own language.
An app that translates voice messages can help a spoken greeting travel across languages.
Speak first, then let the recipient choose how to follow
Record a voice note in the language you speak. Espero transcribes the recording and translates its text, letting the recipient read what you said in their chosen language.
The recipient can hear your recording or listen to the translated wording through an AI-generated voice. Espero+ also includes Own voice. The message translation guide covers written messages and other media.
A grandparent sends news abroad
Picture a Finnish-speaking grandmother recording a note for her Spanish-speaking grandchild. In this illustration she says “Istutin tänään kukkia puutarhaan”, and the translated text reads “Hoy planté flores en el jardín”. It means “I planted flowers in the garden today”.
Her grandchild can hear the original recording, read the Spanish text and choose an AI voice to hear the translation. Their replies can stay in the family conversation.
Espero credits
Every Espero user gets 100 free credits every month. They do not roll over. Voice messages you send: 4 / min · Espero credits.
Espero+: 500 credits every month. Includes ask your conversations, conversation summaries (30 of each per month) and my voice. Listen to translation: 5 · per minute of generated voice · Espero credits.
Listen to translation: 2 min = 10 · Espero credits.
When both people are beside the same phone
Face to face is for two people talking across languages on one phone. Wait for the translation to appear on the other half of the screen, then take turns; the second person needs neither an app nor an account.
Face to face: 2.5 / min · Espero credits. Live translation and Face to face stop automatically after two minutes of silence. Face to face shows captions only. In Live translation, AI voice costs extra.
Questions and answers
Do voice notes arrive as translated text?
Yes, the recording is transcribed and its text is translated for the recipient.
Can a recipient hear the translation spoken aloud?
AI-generated voice listening reads the translation in the selected language.
Espero credits
Voice messages you send: 4 / min · Espero credits. Listen to translation: 5 · per minute of generated voice · Espero credits.
Espero credits
Every Espero user gets 100 free credits every month. They do not roll over. Voice messages you send: 4 / min · Espero credits.
How much does AI-voice playback use?
Listen to translation: 5 · per minute of generated voice · Espero credits.
What does Espero+ add for voice use?
Espero+: 500 credits every month. Includes ask your conversations, conversation summaries (30 of each per month) and my voice. Listen to translation: 5 · per minute of generated voice · Espero credits.
Can I translate speech without sending a recording?
Use Face to face when two people are together with one phone.
About Espero
Espero is an AI-powered multilingual messaging app that automatically translates text, voice messages, images and video into each recipient's own language.