Rylo: Live Call Captioning
What is Rylo?
Rylo is a utility app that provides real-time, AI-generated captions on phone calls for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. It also includes Rylo Live Transcribe, which captions in-person conversations, and supports typed responses with text-to-speech.
Pricing. Rylo: Live Call Captioning is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Making phone calls to doctors or appointment lines
- Captioning family dinners or in-person conversations
- Reviewing saved call transcripts on your device
Screenshots
Why this app is in B tier
Rylo scores 78 out of 100: rating 92, rating count 76, App Store search rank 43, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Phone calls made accessible. Rylo provides real-time, AI-powered call captions on every phone call for anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss. Captioned calls are private and accurate. MAKE AND RECEIVE ANY CALL Rylo works like your native phone app, but with speech-to-text call captions. If you prefer to type your responses, you can choose a voice and use our text-to-speech feature. No interpreters. No relay services. No strangers listening in. LIVE CAPTIONS FOR REAL LIFE Our built-in feature, Rylo Live Transcribe, captions in-person conversations instantly: family dinners, doctor's appointments, airports, or anywhere else you don't want to miss a word. YOUR PRIVACY IS PROTECTED Captions are generated with end-to-end encryption. No human involvement. No one reading your calls but you. BUILT FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, BY THE DEAF COMMUNITY Rylo was built with direct input from the Deaf and hard of hearing communities. Every feature exists because someone in the community needed it. Accessibility matters. KEY FEATURES ■ Live caption calls with transcripts ■ Live captioning for in-person moments (Rylo Live Transcribe) ■ Personal dictionary for custom words and phrases ■ Quick keyb
Compare in Phone Calling
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | B | B | B |
| Score | 78 / 100 | 79 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.4 ★ | 4.6 ★ |
| Ratings | 4.2K | 10.8K | 3.2K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 2.3 ★ · 20 reviews | — |
| Last update | 3d ago | 22d ago | 146d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free download | Free download |
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Questions about Rylo
Do I need an interpreter or relay service to use Rylo?
The listing says Rylo works without interpreters or relay services, and that captions are generated by AI with no human involvement.
Which languages does the captioning support?
The listing states multilingual captioning in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Hebrew, and Italian.
Are my calls and captions private?
The listing says captions are generated with end-to-end encryption and that no one reads your calls but you. Transcripts can be saved privately on your device.
Is Rylo free?
Rylo is free to download.
What is Rylo good for?
Rylo is built for making phone calls to doctors or appointment lines, captioning family dinners or in-person conversations, reviewing saved call transcripts on your device. It sits in the phone calling list on AppTierList.
Is Rylo worth it?
Rylo is B tier, ranked #12 of 25 phone calling apps with a score of 78 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 4,163 ratings. Good, and 11 apps rank above it.
How does Rylo compare to Quo (formerly OpenPhone)?
Rylo is B tier at 78; Quo (formerly OpenPhone) is B tier at 79. Quo (formerly OpenPhone) ranks higher. Rylo is free to download, Quo (formerly OpenPhone) is free to download.
How often is Rylo updated?
Rylo was updated 3 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Phone Calling (B tier, #12)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 78 / 100
- Rank in list
- #12 of 25
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 4,163
- Current version
- (3 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Utilities
- Good for
- Making phone calls to doctors or appointment lines, Captioning family dinners or in-person conversations, Reviewing saved call transcripts on your device
- Requires
- iOS 16.6 or later
- Size
- 111 MB
- Age rating
- 12+
- Languages
- 1
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking · how it is computed