Ava vs. Nagish: live captions for more than just phone calls

Trying to figure out which live captioning app is best for you? With so many options, it’s difficult to understand which app is best for you. Here are a few reasons folks decide to use Ava instead of Nagish (and why you might, too).

#1. More than just captions

Nagish has great captioning for live captioning and for phones, but lack full accessibility for any situation. Ava allows you to have access to live captions 24/7 in any situation. If you’re ordering coffee, use Ava Show to make your text big. If you’re in an online meeting, use Ava Connect to integrate directly into your video call. Need captions during game night with your friends? Ava’s got your back. 

#2. Read the room with SpeakerID

Ava is the only real-time captioning service that shows you who is saying what. When using Nagish, 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. Talk back in the conversation

With the option to use Ava to voice your text, non-voicing Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can actively participate in conversations, meetings, and gatherings with a natural-sounding voice. When using Nagish, Deaf people are unable to talk back in the conversation, meaning that it’s always a one-way conversation unless you have an interpreter available. With Ava Voice, Deaf people can interject their ideas and responses seamlessly into any conversation.

#4. Sound Detection

It’s frustrating when you can’t understand the full context of a conversation. That’s why we designed Sound Detection. During your live captions, Ava will notify you of any disruptive or distracting noise. Noises like a door knock, phone ringing, baby crying, or dog barking will all be alerted during your live captions. When using Nagish, you only get your live captions, and you deserve the full context.

#5. Available on mobile & web

Not only can you have captions available on your mobile device, you also have the option to caption via Ava Web or Ava Desktop. Since your transcripts are hosted on the cloud, you can access any conversation through mobile, web, or desktop. With our adjustable desktop app, you can caption over any video or podcast, or you can caption during a video call through a seamless integration. Never worry about full autonomy again. 

Quick comparison guide

Check out how Nagish stacks up against Ava with each individual feature.

Features Ava Nagish
Live captions on the Web & Mobile
iOS App
Android App
Free Plan
Live captions with SpeakerID
Text-to-Speech (with natural-sounding voices)
Sound Detection
Group Conversations with SpeakerID
Personal Dictionary
Picture-in-Picture
Adjustable text size and display theme
Type to show large text
Translate in 20+ languages
ADA-Compliant Transcriptions
ADA-Compliant (99% accurate) Live Captions
Video Call Integration (for Zoom, Google Meets, and Microsoft Teams)
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.