Free podcast player with no app-inserted ads and AI features for listeners
Real-time voice translation powered by AI
Stage
Startup
Startup
Founded
2025
2025
Based in
Not given
US
Pricing model
Not given
Freemium
Pricing
Free: Core player with unlimited offline downloads, OPML import/export, Smart Ad-Skip free with daily cap on supported shows, Podcast Brain free with daily usage allowance. $4.99/month: Lifts caps on Smart Ad-Skip and AI features (Podcast Brain, Synthesis Radio).
Free: 3 minutes per day at livelingo.io/app, no account required. Pro: $19.99 USD per month for 300 minutes per month, translated phone calls, AI meeting memos, PDF export. Pro+: $29.99 USD per month for everything in Pro plus extended translated call minutes.
Key features
Unlimited offline downloads free
Smart Ad-Skip: tap to skip marked ad breaks on supported shows
No account required to start
OPML import and export
Podcast Brain with daily usage caps
CarPlay and Android Auto
Apple Watch support with offline listening
Speed controls, sleep timer, and chapters
YouTube to podcast RSS resolver
AI-generated episode summaries and chapters
Real-time voice translation in 35 languages
Translations stream while you speak with sub-second latency
Translated outbound phone calls with recipient picking up normal call
AI-generated meeting memos
Text-to-speech playback
Saved sessions and PDF export
Works in browser alongside Zoom, Teams, and Meet
One-device two-way mode for in-person conversations
Handles code-switching between languages
What makes it different
Independent app with no media company or ad network ownership
Core listening and offline downloads free with no artificial paywalls
No data selling or ad-based tracking
Open podcast ecosystem with portable subscriptions via OPML
Smart Ad-Skip respects podcasting format and never strips audio
Simultaneous translation that streams while speaking, not after stopping
Translated phone calls where recipients don't need to install anything
Browser-based without plugins or marketplace approval required
Free tier with 3 minutes daily at no cost and no account required
Scored 4.96 on independent comprehension benchmark, highest among tested systems
The Podcast App
LiveLingo