Streamlingo vs Voco
Streamlingo vs Voco
Streamlingo assumes headphones and AI voice. Voco assumes reading on a phone. Different bets on how people follow along.
Prices and features verified 2026-07-26 — source
Streamlingo and Voco make different bets about how people actually follow a translated sermon. Streamlingo leads with AI voice — guests scan a QR code and listen through their own headphones. Voco leads with text on screen, with the phone's text-to-speech available on top. Neither is universally right; it depends on your congregation. On price, Streamlingo publishes a range from $48 to $369 a month with a permanent free tier of 1 hour, against Voco's flat £6/week with no cap. Check both vendors' current pricing before deciding.
Vendor-published facts and sources
- pricing: Plans ranging from $48 to $369 per month Source
- trial: Permanent free tier with 1 hour of AI translation per month Source
- languages: 80+ languages Source
- audio: AI voice output; guests scan a QR code and listen with their own headphones Source
Last reviewed 2026-07-26. Vendor facts can change; “not published” never means “not available.”
At a glance
| Feature | Voco | Streamlingo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | ✓£6/week (~£26/month) | ✓From $48/month |
| Free tier | ~7-day trial, then paid | ✓1 hour/month ongoing |
| Usage metering | ✓No time limit on any plan | ~Tiered plans up to $369/month |
| Primary delivery | ✓Text on screen, phone TTS available | ✓AI voice through the listener's headphones |
| Headphones needed | ✓No — reading works without | ~Recommended for audio listening |
| Languages | 155+ | 80+ |
| No attendee app | ✓Yes — QR code, any browser | ✓Yes — QR code |
| Deaf and hard-of-hearing use | ✓Text-first, works without audio | ~Audio-led |
| Scripture detection | ✓Detects references and inserts the published translation | ✗Not described |
| Biblical glossary control | ✓Yes — glossary and word boost | ✗Not described |
| OBS / ProPresenter | ✓Native on Church plan (£12/week) | ✗Not described |
| Transcript export | ✓Bilingual transcript export | ✗Not described |
Where Voco wins
Nobody has to bring headphones
Streamlingo's model assumes the listener has headphones with them. In practice a meaningful share of visitors do not, and asking someone to sit through a sermon holding a phone to their ear is not realistic. Voco's text-first approach works with nothing but the phone already in their pocket, silently, without disturbing the person next to them.
The same feature serves deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees
Because Voco is text-first, the same live output that serves a Spanish speaker also serves a deaf or hard-of-hearing member reading in English. An audio-led product cannot do that. For most churches this doubles the return on the same subscription, and it is why Voco publishes dedicated guidance for deaf and hard-of-hearing use.
No cap, and a lower ceiling
Streamlingo's published range runs to $369/month at the top tier. Voco is £6/week for Starter and £12/week for Church with no usage cap, so the cost does not climb as usage does. Compare on your real monthly hours rather than the entry price of either.
Projection, transcripts and scripture handling
Voco's Church plan includes OBS and ProPresenter output for on-screen captions, plus bilingual transcript export afterwards, and detects spoken scripture references to insert the officially published translation. Streamlingo does not describe these.
Where Streamlingo wins
An honest comparison means showing both sides.
AI voice as the main event
Streamlingo is built around spoken output — guests listen rather than read. For congregations where people speak a language more comfortably than they read it, which is common with several diaspora languages and with older attendees, listening is the better experience. Voco's phone text-to-speech is a secondary route rather than the design centre.
A permanent free hour
One hour of AI translation a month, ongoing and free, lets a church prove the concept with no commitment at all. Voco is paid after a 7-day trial. For a church that only needs translation at a monthly bilingual service, that free hour may genuinely be enough.
Low published entry price
Starting at $48/month, Streamlingo sits at the affordable end of the audio-first tools, which are typically more expensive to run than text-first ones because generating speech costs more than generating text.
Pricing comparison
Streamlingo publishes plans ranging from $48 to $369 per month, with a permanent free tier of 1 hour of AI translation monthly. Voco is £6/week for Starter and £12/week for the Church plan, with no usage cap on either. The more important comparison is not price but delivery: Streamlingo is audio-first and assumes headphones, Voco is text-first and assumes reading. Decide that question with your actual language group before comparing tiers, because it determines whether either product will be used. Streamlingo's figures here were gathered via search rather than a direct fetch, so confirm current terms directly.
Frequently asked questions
Do attendees need headphones with Streamlingo?
Streamlingo is built around AI voice output, so listeners are expected to use their own headphones. Voco is text-first, so attendees read on their phone with nothing else required — though Voco can also read aloud using the phone's built-in text-to-speech if someone prefers to listen.
Which is better for a congregation that prefers listening?
Streamlingo, honestly. It is designed around spoken output. Voco's audio comes from the listener's phone text-to-speech, which is convenient and needs no install but is not as natural as generated speech. If most of your language group would rather listen than read, that should drive the decision.
Can Voco serve deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees too?
Yes, and this is a real advantage of a text-first design. The same live translated text that serves a Spanish speaker also serves a deaf or hard-of-hearing member reading in English, from the same subscription. An audio-led tool cannot do that.
Is Streamlingo's free tier useful?
One hour of AI translation a month, ongoing, is enough for one short service or a proper test. It is a genuine free tier rather than a trial, and Voco has no equivalent — Voco is paid after 7 days.
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