Jimaku

Follow a conversation in English or Japanese with live translated captions on your iPhone. Use Jimaku to catch up with friends at home or ask for directions on your next trip. Read Japanese speech in English, or English speech in Japanese. Choose the direction for the person speaking and take turns, with your phone close enough to hear. Your latest caption stays on screen after the speaker finishes, so you can read at your own pace. Scroll back through recent captions and tap one to check the original words. Choose the Japanese script that suits you: hiragana, furigana readings above kanji, or natural Japanese. Add names of friends and places to help Jimaku recognise unfamiliar words. Open Transcript to revisit the conversation in both languages. You can re-read a phrase you missed, share the session as text, or clear it from your device. On iOS 26 or later, use REC to save audio on your iPhone and create an improved bilingual transcript. Export it as text or an SRT subtitle file. On supported Apple Intelligence devices, this pass can also correct recognised speech on device. Check the results for mistakes. Speech recognition and translation run on your iPhone. You may need internet access to download Apple's language models before use. Jimaku keeps your session transcript on your device until you clear it; you choose whether to share it. You can use the app without an account. One purchase includes its features, with no subscription or ads. For clearer captions, keep your phone near the speaker and take turns. Background noise and overlapping voices can cause mistakes. Jimaku listens through the microphone. Let people know before listening or recording. Requires an iPhone with iOS 18 or later, held in landscape. Recording and improved transcripts require iOS 26. Language model availability depends on your device and iOS version.