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CaptionKit vs Wordly

Why churches choose CaptionKit over Wordly

Wordly is built for company meetings and sold as prepaid hours. CaptionKit is built for churches, with monthly plans and over 200 languages.

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9:41
First Church

He died so that we all can be forgiven and made right before God.

He didn't stay dead.

He rose and he offers every person the gift of life and life eternal upon belief on him.

And this, my friends, is the greatest

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Church-friendly pricing

Wordly starts at about US$1,500 for 10 hours. CaptionKit has flexible monthly plans from $16.

Three times the languages

CaptionKit translates into over 200 languages, while Wordly supports 67.

Works with your setup

CaptionKit has sermon-specific training and works with apps like ProPresenter, OBS and vMix.

CaptionKit vs Wordly

Checked against Wordly's own website and help pages on 28 October 2026. Where they don't publish something, we say so.

CaptionKit compared with Wordly
FeatureCaptionKitWordly
Made for churchesYesPartly
Text translation languages203 languages67 languages
Translations on your screensYes: ProPresenter, OBS, vMix and morePartly: Room monitors and an overlay app
Self-serve free trialYes: 4 free hours, no credit cardNo: Demo, or ask sales
Prices published onlineYes: Build your own planPartly: From about US$1,500 for 10 hours, or by quote
Listeners use their own phoneYesYes
Audio translationYes: 121 languages, plus limited free in-app audioYes: 67 languages
Languages your pastor can preach in90 languages61 languages
Follows language switches mid-serviceYes: Multilingual speech optionYes: Detects multilingual speakers
Embed on your website or appYes: Simplified embedded viewYes: Iframe of its attendee view
Custom keywords for names and termsYesYes
Transcripts after the serviceYesYes
Setup guides and help docsYes: Help centre with step-by-step guidesYes: Help centre

Not sure? Try CaptionKit free to see if it's right for your church. Get started.

When Wordly may be the better fit

We'd rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. Wordly could suit you better if:

  • You also need translation inside Zoom, Teams, Webex or Cvent for meetings and conferences.
  • You need enterprise compliance like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA or single sign-on.
  • You broadcast captions through hardware encoders (608/708).
  • You want AI-written summaries of each session.

What a typical church pays

A church running about 10 hours of services a month, in 3 languages. Build your church's plan with our pricing calculator.

Wordly, published entry rate

~$1,500

For its prepaid 10-hour package, about US$150 an hour

Church packages only available by quote.

CaptionKit, audio and text translations

$97/mo

10 hours a month, 3 languages read aloud

Or $28/mo for text-only translations.

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CaptionKit prices in US dollars, excluding tax, from our current pricing. Wordly's figure uses its published "about $1,500 for a 10-hour package" (wordly.ai/pricing, checked 28 October 2026); your quote from Wordly may be lower.

Try CaptionKit this Sunday

Free trial with no lock-in contracts, and your volunteers can run it after one practice.

  1. Plug in your audio

    Connect your soundboard to a computer and select your audio input type from the dashboard.

  2. Choose your languages

    Add translations to your service and pick from over 200 languages. Try any 3 languages for free during the trial.

  3. Share your session

    Give your congregation access through the QR code or the shareable link. They can follow along on their own devices.

Follow the step-by-step setup guides in our help centre, and check your languages in our full language list.

One QR code for the whole room

Each person scans the code, picks their language and follows the sermon on their own phone, in the browser or the free iOS and Android apps. No accounts, nothing to hand out.

About live translation
9:41
First Church

그분은 우리 모두가 용서받고 하나님 앞에서 의롭게 되도록 죽으셨습니다.

그분은 죽음에 머물지 않으셨습니다.

그분은 다시 살아나셨고, 그분을 믿는 모든 사람에게 생명과 영원한 생명의 선물을 주십니다.

그리고 여러분, 이것이야말로 존재할 수 있는

First Church

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Listen instead of read

Audio translation reads the sermon aloud in natural voices, so people listen through their own headphones. Tap any sentence to jump the audio there. On every plan, the free app can also read translations aloud in the phone's own voice.

About audio translation
9:41
First Church

Él murió para que todos podamos ser perdonados y justificados delante de Dios.

No se quedó muerto.

Resucitó, y ofrece a cada persona el regalo de la vida, y vida eterna, al creer en él.

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Translations on stage and on the stream

Every language gets lower-third and full-screen links for ProPresenter, OBS, vMix, FreeShow or Worship Extreme. Set the font, lines and background to match your stage.

Ustedes son la sal de la tierra, pero si la sal pierde su sabor, ¿cómo recuperará su sabor? Ya no

“With live translation for multilingual congregations and downloadable sermon transcripts, there is much to love about the platform. The service just keeps getting better.”

Mill City Church of Cayce

Questions

Is CaptionKit cheaper than Wordly?

For most churches, yes. Wordly's published entry price is about US$1,500 for a 10-hour package, and its church packages are quoted. A CaptionKit plan with 10 hours a month and 3 text languages is $28 a month, and you can see every price on our pricing page.

Does CaptionKit have audio translation like Wordly?

Yes. Listeners can read, listen or both. CaptionKit reads translations aloud in over 120 languages, and every audio language includes its text translation.

Can we use the same audio setup we use for Wordly?

Yes. CaptionKit takes the same feed from your soundboard into a computer, then runs in the browser or the Mac app.

Can we try CaptionKit while we're still on Wordly?

Yes. Every church gets 4 free hours with no credit card, so you can run both for a Sunday and compare.

Does CaptionKit work for our conferences too?

CaptionKit is made for church services and events: one or more speakers, a room of people on their phones and your stage screens. If you mostly need translation inside Zoom or Teams meetings, Wordly is built for that.

Made for church.

The best way to compare is to try it

4 free hours of live translation, with up to 2 text languages and 1 audio language. No credit card, no sales call.

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Checked on 28 October 2026. Products change, so if something here is out of date, let us know and we'll fix it.