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24 alternatives to Melo#
Melo: instant voice translation for real conversations
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Pinch▲535Hey HN! I’m Christian, daily lurker and some might remember our original launch post (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42935355). Today we're launching Pinch for Mac, which we believe is a step-change improvement in real-time AI translation. Our vision is to make cross-lingual conversations feel as natural as regular conversations. TL:DR During an online meeting, the app instantly transcribes and translates all audio you hear, and allows you to decide when you translate your voice and when you don't. It's invisible to others (like Granola), and works everywhere without any…
2025 · startpinch.com · its alternatives →
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The Banana App▲133Speak human - Where every word finds its way home
Mar 2026 · thebanana.app · its alternatives →
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Felo Translator▲353Advanced AI translation, Android beta releases
2024 · felo.me · its alternatives →
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Google Translate▲296Translate languages in real-time on your mobile phone
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The app store for voice native apps that lives in your notch
Aug 2026 · voiceos.com · its alternatives →
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Real-time speech-to-speech translation API
Jun 2026 · krisp.ai · its alternatives →
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Kokori▲101Transform text to speech with a powerful macOS app
Jan 2026 · kokori.app · its alternatives →
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A few years ago, right after high school, I decided to try to make a simultaneous translation app for Android as a side project, it took longer than expected (about 2 years) and I had to make a lot of compromises (I had to use Google's API and therefore make users use a developer key because at the time there were no free solutions for speech recognition and translation that had good quality). At the end of university, I decided to pick it up again and finally, using OpenAi's Whisper for speech recognition and Meta's NLLB for translation (with both running locally on the phone), I managed to…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · lalo.li · its alternatives →
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Mate Translate▲176Translate voice and text Into 100 languages on all devices
2016 · insttranslate.com · its alternatives →
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PHLO by PLIVO▲103Visually integrate Voice and SMS into your apps in minutes.
2018 · plivo.com · its alternatives →
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TranslateAir▲155Instant AI-Powered translation for macOS
2025 · translateair.com · its alternatives →
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Dictura▲81Hold a key, speak, release- translated text at your cursor
Mar 2026 · dictura.com · its alternatives →
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Instant Voice & Text Translator with Speech and Dictionary
2015 · bendingspoons.com · its alternatives →
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Free Instant Voice Translator for Multilingual Conversations
2025 · talkpersona.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · nexmo.com · its alternatives →
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