Trying to figure out which accessibility tool is best for you or your organization? Looking for a more accessible and affordable alternative to 3Play Media? Here are a few reasons why folks decide to use Ava (and why you might, too).
#1. Ava is built by the Deaf Community, for the Deaf Community
That means each and every feature is designed with YOU in mind. Ava was created by Skinner (born Deaf) and Thibault (born in a Deaf family) to bridge daily communication gaps between the Deaf & hard of hearing, and the hearing world. Ava’s mission is to empower 450M Deaf & hard-of-hearing people with a fully accessible life, while 3Play Media isn’t centered around the Deaf community.
#2. Read the room with SpeakerID
Ava is the only real-time captioning service that shows you who is saying what. When using 3Play Media captions, all speakers appear as one in a large paragraph of text, making it difficult to follow the conversation. With Ava’s first-of-its-kind speaker identification technology for live captions, each speaker is color-coded and labeled - helping you keep up with the conversation in real-time.
#3. Captions available anytime, anywhere
Need live captions during a meeting on your laptop? Now need captions when you’re chatting to a classmate during a group project? Ava’s the app that goes with you 24/7. Available on the web, a floating caption desktop app, or on mobile, Ava is with you anywhere you go. You don’t have to carry your laptop with you for your coffee break like 3Play Media. Just open Ava on mobile and you instantly have live captions for any conversation.
#4. Features with you in mind
When creating every feature, Ava is thinking about the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. When using live captions with 3Play Media, you’re unable to talk back in the conversation - always making it one-sided. With Ava, you can use Ava Voice to talk back in the conversation type back a response, and have Ava voice it with natural-sounding voices using text-to-speech. Ava also has an adjustable desktop app meaning you can customize your captioning experience over any web browser or media. 3Play Media has a one-size-fits-all solution, which in fact - does not fit all.
#5. Test drive your captions with a free plan
At Ava, we believe that everyone should have access to live captions. That’s why we still offer a free plan with lower-quality captions. When you need the highest quality of captions for important conversations, you can have your organization pay for 99% accurate captions. You can’t test-drive 3Play Media captions and thus get stuck with your contract.
Quick comparison guide
Check out how 3Play Media stacks up against Ava with each individual feature.
Features | Ava | 3Play Media |
---|---|---|
Live captions on the Web & Mobile | ✅ | ❌ |
ADA-Compliant Transcriptions | ✅ | ✅ |
ADA-Compliant (99% accurate) live captions | ✅ | ✅ |
Live captions with SpeakerID | ✅ | ❌ |
Group Conversations with SpeakerID | ✅ | ❌ |
Text-to-speech (with natural-sounding voices) | ✅ | ❌ |
Adjustable text size and display theme | ✅ | ❌ |
Translate in 20+ languages | ✅ | ✅ |
Video Call Integration (for Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Teams) | ✅ | ❌ |
Offline mode | ✅ | ❌ |
GDPR compliant | ✅ | ✅ |
Adjustable desktop app with scrollable captions | ✅ | ❌ |
Security (options to not save your recordings to the cloud) | ✅ | ✅ |
Discover 99% Accuracy with Ava
Ava offers complete autonomy in educational, professional, and personal settings. Contact Ava about how we can help you with live captions or transcriptions.