One device, two sides
Each person gets a screen side oriented toward them, so the device can sit between you during the conversation.
In-Person
Translate face-to-face on one device
Put one device between two people, take turns speaking, and hear translated voice with captions on the opposite side.
What is In-Person mode?
In-Person mode is a shared-device translator for face-to-face conversations. Choose the other language, place the device between you, and take turns speaking.
Take turns speaking
Only one person speaks at a time. This keeps the translation direction clear and helps reduce overlap.
Hear translated voice
TolkTime translates each turn into voice for the other person, helping preserve tone and emotion.
Read captions
Each side can follow captions for what was said and what was translated.
You are in control
Choose the language, start and stop turns, and end the session when the conversation is finished.
How In-Person mode works
Choose the language, take turns speaking, and let each side read and hear the translated result.
Pricing for In-Person
Start with 10 free minutes. After that, $7.50 adds 60 minutes of In-Person translation time.
10 minutes free
New accounts start with 10 free minutes, so you can try a real face-to-face conversation before adding balance.
1 hour for $7.50
In-Person normally uses balance at 1x, so 60 balance minutes provide about 60 minutes of active In-Person translation after rounding.
Trust and Privacy
TolkTime is built for live translation, not for storing your face-to-face conversations.
Built for live turns
TolkTime processes each spoken turn for live translation. We do not record or store the conversation audio on TolkTime servers.
What we do store
For billing and session history, we store the session duration and the languages used.
Translation can be imperfect
Accents, specialist terms, background noise, unclear speech, and overlapping voices can reduce translation accuracy.
For best results
Face-to-face translation works best when each turn is clear, calm, and spoken by one person.
Speak clearly
Clear speech, a quiet environment, a stable connection, and one speaker at a time improve results. Names, specialist terms, accents, overlapping speech, and background noise can reduce accuracy.
Respect the turn
In-Person mode is turn-based. Only one person speaks at a time, and each turn has a 60-second maximum.
Other modes
In-Person mode is for face-to-face conversations on one shared device. TolkTime also has modes for remote browser Calls and one-way listening.
Multilingual Calls
Host a remote browser Call, share one link, and let guests join without an account.
Learn about multilingual CallsLive Audio Translator
Listen to speech around you and follow translated subtitles with optional translated voice.
Explore Listener modeStart translating face-to-face
Choose the language, place the device between you, and take turns speaking.