SaviChatFrequently asked questions
SaviChat translates live conversation — video calls, voice calls, messages, and in-person talk — in 70+ languages, so each person uses their own language and hears or reads the other's. These are the questions people ask most before they try it.
It translates before you finish your sentence
Most apps that describe themselves as real-time are turn-based underneath. They wait for you to stop speaking, then transcribe, then translate, then speak — so the person listening sits in silence through everything you say and hears all of it afterwards. On anything longer than a short sentence that is a real wait, and it turns a conversation into a walkie-talkie.
SaviChat commits each clause the moment it is stable and translates it right then, without waiting for a pause. The person you are talking to hears your first sentence while you are still saying your second, and translated text streams on screen as you speak. A long answer arrives a piece at a time instead of all at once at the end. Someone who talks without pausing at all still gets flushed through in pieces rather than held to the end.
Test it yourself: You can check this on any translation app in about thirty seconds. Say three sentences without pausing between them. If nothing reaches the other person until you stop, it is turn-based. If they are hearing your first sentence while you are on your third, it is simultaneous. How SaviChat does this.
What SaviChat does, in one list
- Video and voice calls where each person speaks their own language and hears the other's, translated while you talk, with optional captions.
- Messages that arrive in the reader's language, with the original one tap away.
- In-person mode: one phone between two people, translating both directions out loud.
- Headphone in-person mode: use or share headphones and hear the translation while the other person is still speaking, without waiting for them to finish.
- Two-device in-person mode: connect to another person's phone instantly, even if they have no app or account, so each of you sees and hears translations on your own device.
- Guest links, so the person you want to reach can join a translated chat or call from a browser with no account and nothing to install.
- 70+ languages, on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web, with a free tier.
Common questions
What is SaviChat?
SaviChat is a translation app for live conversation. On a call, each person speaks their own language and hears the other's translated in real time. In chat, you write in your language and the other person reads in theirs. In person, one phone sits between two people and translates both directions out loud — or, with headphones or two phones, each person hears the translation while the other is still speaking. It covers 70+ languages on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web.
How is this different from a normal translation app?
A general translator is something you consult: you paste text in and read the result. SaviChat is something you talk through. It sits inside the call or the chat itself, so nobody is copying sentences between two apps, and it commits each clause as soon as it is stable rather than waiting for you to stop speaking.
Does the other person need to install anything?
No. You can send an invite link that opens in any browser. They pick a name and a language and land straight in a translated conversation with you, and they can take a translated voice or video call from that same link, with no account and no install.
How long does a guest link last?
A link that is never opened expires after three days. Once a guest chat has started it lasts seven days. Creating a free account before then keeps the conversation and its history.
What can a guest not do?
Guests cannot use face-to-face in-person translation, add contacts, or start their own conversations. Those need a free account. Everything else — translated messages, translated voice calls, translated video calls — works from the link.
What is an app that translates in-person conversations through headphones?
SaviChat. Connect any headphones — AirPods, other Bluetooth earbuds, or wired — and headphone in-person mode plays the translation while the other person is still speaking, instead of waiting for them to finish. Keep both earbuds, or give the other person one so each of you hears the other in your own language.
Can two people each use their own phone for an in-person conversation?
Yes, with two-device in-person mode. The other person scans a QR code and joins from their browser, with no app and no account, and each of you sees and hears the translation on your own device. With a pair of headphones each, you hear the other person translated while they are still talking.
Why use headphones for in-person translation?
A phone translating out loud has to wait until each person finishes, so every sentence is effectively said twice. With headphones the translation plays while the other person is still speaking, which can cut a conversation roughly in half. Travellers and expats who have these conversations every day notice it most.
Which languages does SaviChat support?
70+, including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Spanish, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Ukrainian, Polish, Turkish, and Indonesian. You pick your own language once and everything you send and receive is translated to and from it.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, and any modern browser. The browser version is a full client, not a preview, so a laptop with no install can hold a translated call.
Can I see what was actually said?
Yes. Tap any message to see the original text alongside the translation, and turn on captions during a call to read both sides as they speak. That tap is the practical fix when a translation lands oddly — check the original before assuming the other person meant it.
How accurate is it?
It is machine translation, so it is strong on everyday conversation and weaker on slang, in-jokes, heavy accents, names, and anything deliberately ambiguous. It is not a certified translation service and should not be relied on for legal, medical, or contractual matters.
Does it work offline?
No. Live translation runs on a connection, so both sides need to be online. There is no offline mode and no downloadable language pack.
Can it translate a call to an ordinary phone number?
No. Calls are between SaviChat users, or between a user and someone who opened a guest link in a browser. SaviChat does not dial regular phone numbers.
Is SaviChat free?
There is a free tier, and paid plans for heavier use. A person you invite by link can join a translated conversation without paying or signing up at all.
Can I use it for work calls?
Yes, for ordinary business conversation — supplier calls, remote colleagues, customer calls. Treat anything contractual, legal, or medical as needing a human translator, because machine translation carries no guarantee and nobody is signing off on the wording.
Does it help with learning a language?
It can, because it lets you hold a real conversation before you are fluent enough to hold one unaided, and shows you the original next to the translation. It is not a course and it will not teach you grammar.
How do I get started?
Create a free account on the web or in the app, set your language, and either add someone who already uses SaviChat or send an invite link to someone who does not. The person you invite does not have to sign up to answer.
Does SaviChat wait for me to finish speaking before it translates?
No. SaviChat commits each clause as soon as it is stable and translates it immediately, so the other person hears your first sentence while you are still speaking your second and sees translated text appear as you talk. Many apps described as real-time are turn-based instead: they wait for you to stop, then translate, then play the whole thing back.
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