[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":307},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-en-pocketalk-vs-call-translation":3},{"ui":4,"article":45},{"blogName":5,"blogTagline":6,"home":7,"blog":8,"topics":9,"allArticles":10,"updated":11,"published":12,"by":13,"minRead":14,"summary":15,"toc":16,"faq":17,"related":18,"sources":19,"readMore":20,"languages":21,"empty":22,"ctaTitle":23,"ctaText":24,"ctaButton":25,"ctaHeader":26,"sceneTitle":27,"sceneLabel":28,"scenePlay":29,"scenePause":30,"sceneReplay":31,"sceneTranscript":32,"sceneSpeaker":33,"sceneTranslation":34,"speakerA":35,"speakerB":36,"aiNote":37,"authorPage":38,"authorArticles":39,"breadcrumb":40,"skip":41,"helpCenter":42,"terms":43,"privacy":44},"Akume Blog","Guides to live translation in Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams calls: how it works, what each platform offers and how to talk across languages.","Home","Blog","Topics","All articles","Updated","Published","By","{n} min read","In short","In this article","Questions and answers","Read next","Sources","Read","Language","New articles are on the way.","Hear it in a real call","Start a live translated call in your browser and hear Akume translate each speaker in real time.","Try the free demo","Try the demo","How a translated call goes","Scripted example, not a recording","Play","Pause","Replay","Transcript","Said","Translation","Speaker 1","Speaker 2","Prepared by the Akume editorial team with the help of AI tools. Platform facts come from official documentation, dated in the text.","About the author","Articles","Breadcrumb","Skip to content","Help center","Terms","Privacy",{"id":46,"bl":47,"hreflang":47,"slug":48,"path":49,"blogPath":50,"blogName":5,"title":51,"h1":51,"description":52,"topic":53,"topicName":54,"topicPath":55,"keywords":56,"publishAt":58,"updatedAt":58,"readingMinutes":59,"image":60,"author":61,"summary":78,"faq":82,"sources":101,"toc":117,"segments":140,"scene":155,"cta":175,"alternates":177,"related":217,"breadcrumbs":243,"draft":250,"jsonld":251},"pocketalk","en","pocketalk-vs-call-translation","\u002Fblog\u002Fpocketalk-vs-call-translation\u002F","\u002Fblog\u002F","Pocketalk Alternative for Zoom and Teams Calls","Pocketalk is built for face-to-face talk. See what its Sentio and Subtitles products do in Zoom or Teams, and when an in-call translator fits better.","devices-vs-call-bot","Devices vs. call bot","\u002Fblog\u002Ft\u002Fdevices-vs-call-bot\u002F",[46,57],"pocketalk alternative","2026-10-09",5,"\u002Fog.png",{"id":62,"name":63,"byline":64,"avatar":65,"path":66,"bio":67},"aki-kume","Aki Kume","Aki Kume · Akume editorial","\u002Fblog\u002Fauthors\u002Faki-kume.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fauthors\u002Faki-kume\u002F",{"en":68,"es":69,"pt-br":70,"de":71,"fr":72,"it":73,"tr":74,"zh-tw":75,"ja":76,"ru":77},"Aki Kume is the pen name of the Akume editorial team. We write about live translation in video calls: what Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams can do with languages, and how to hold a conversation when not everyone speaks the same one. Platform facts come from official documentation and are dated in each article.","Aki Kume es el seudónimo del equipo editorial de Akume. Escribimos sobre traducción en vivo en videollamadas: qué pueden hacer Zoom, Google Meet y Microsoft Teams con los idiomas y cómo mantener una conversación cuando no todos hablan la misma lengua. Los datos de cada plataforma provienen de su documentación oficial y llevan fecha en cada artículo.","Aki Kume é o pseudônimo da equipe editorial da Akume. Escrevemos sobre tradução ao vivo em videochamadas: o que o Zoom, o Google Meet e o Microsoft Teams fazem com idiomas e como manter uma conversa quando nem todos falam a mesma língua. Os dados das plataformas vêm da documentação oficial e têm data em cada artigo.","Aki Kume ist das Pseudonym der Akume-Redaktion. Wir schreiben über Live-Übersetzung in Videocalls: was Zoom, Google Meet und Microsoft Teams mit Sprachen können und wie ein Gespräch gelingt, wenn nicht alle dieselbe Sprache sprechen. Angaben zu den Plattformen stammen aus deren offizieller Dokumentation und sind in jedem Artikel datiert.","Aki Kume est le nom de plume de l’équipe éditoriale d’Akume. Nous écrivons sur la traduction en direct dans les appels vidéo : ce que Zoom, Google Meet et Microsoft Teams savent faire avec les langues, et comment mener une conversation quand tout le monde ne parle pas la même. Les informations sur les plateformes proviennent de leur documentation officielle et sont datées dans chaque article.","Aki Kume è lo pseudonimo della redazione di Akume. Scriviamo di traduzione dal vivo nelle videochiamate: cosa possono fare Zoom, Google Meet e Microsoft Teams con le lingue e come portare avanti una conversazione quando non tutti parlano la stessa. I dati sulle piattaforme provengono dalla documentazione ufficiale e sono datati in ogni articolo.","Aki Kume, Akume editör ekibinin takma adıdır. Görüntülü görüşmelerde canlı çeviri hakkında yazıyoruz: Zoom, Google Meet ve Microsoft Teams dillerle neler yapabiliyor ve herkes aynı dili konuşmadığında bir görüşme nasıl sürdürülür. Platform bilgileri resmî belgelere dayanır ve her yazıda tarihlidir.","Aki Kume 是 Akume 編輯團隊的筆名。我們撰寫視訊通話即時翻譯的相關內容：Zoom、Google Meet 與 Microsoft Teams 在語言方面能做到什麼，以及當大家說不同語言時如何順利溝通。各平台資訊取自官方文件，並在每篇文章中註明日期。","Aki Kume は Akume 編集部のペンネームです。ビデオ通話でのリアルタイム翻訳について、Zoom・Google Meet・Microsoft Teams が言語面で何をできるのか、そして話す言語が違う相手とどう会話を進めるのかを解説しています。各プラットフォームの情報は公式ドキュメントに基づき、記事ごとに日付を記載しています。","Aki Kume — псевдоним редакции Akume. Мы пишем о переводе в реальном времени в видеозвонках: что умеют Zoom, Google Meet и Microsoft Teams с языками и как вести разговор, когда собеседники говорят на разных языках. Сведения о платформах взяты из официальной документации, в каждой статье указана дата.",[79,80,81],"Pocketalk's handheld works face-to-face but cannot join video meetings; use Sentio or Subtitles for two-language calls, or an in-call translator for three+ languages.","Pocketalk's Sentio (browser) and Subtitles (Windows) limit video calls to two languages at a time, so check the current manual before buying.","An in-call translator like Akume joins the meeting as a participant, translating for groups where several languages meet at once.",[83,86,89,92,95,98],{"q":84,"a":85},"Is there a Pocketalk alternative for Zoom or Teams calls?","Yes. Pocketalk's own Sentio service (browser) and its Subtitles app (Windows) cover online meetings, but each works with two languages at a time. If several languages meet in one call, a translator bot that joins as a participant, such as Akume, is built for that case.",{"q":87,"a":88},"Can the Pocketalk handheld translate a Zoom or Teams meeting?","Not on its own. The device listens through its microphone and plays through its speaker, so it has no connection to the meeting audio and cannot speak into the call. For meetings, Pocketalk points to Sentio and its Subtitles software.",{"q":90,"a":91},"What does Pocketalk Sentio do in an online meeting?","Sentio is a browser-based live translation service. Its manual describes an 'Interpret PC\u002FBrowser Sounds' mode for Zoom and Teams that captures the computer's audio. It interprets between two selected languages at a time, switches off after 5 minutes without speech, and needs Entire Screen sharing for sound recognition.",{"q":93,"a":94},"How many languages does Pocketalk support?","It depends on the model and the product. Pocketalk's August 2026 release lists 91 languages with voice and text on the S2 model, and Sentio takes 42 source languages into 77 target languages. Akume handles 60+ languages, with 2 to 10 in one meeting.",{"q":96,"a":97},"Do I need to install anything to use an in-call translator?","With Akume you paste a meeting link and the translator joins as a participant. Listeners open a link in a browser, with no account or install. Check the setup of any competing tool yourself, because meeting-platform rules change.",{"q":99,"a":100},"Which is better for a city hall or school counter?","For a person standing at the desk, the handheld is the simpler tool: no setup, just pick languages. For a video call with that same resident (follow-up consultation), an in-call translator keeps the translation inside the meeting and handles multiple family members.",[102,105,108,111,114],{"title":103,"url":104},"Pocketalk S2 release notes and product page (Aug 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pocketalk.com\u002Fen\u002F",{"title":106,"url":107},"Pocketalk Sentio online manual: online meetings","https:\u002F\u002Fmanual.pocketalk.com\u002Fsentio\u002Fnoqr\u002Fen\u002Findex.html",{"title":109,"url":110},"Pocketalk Subtitles for Zoom and Teams (PC Watch, Jan 2022, in Japanese)","https:\u002F\u002Fpc.watch.impress.co.jp\u002Fdocs\u002Fnews\u002F1384597.html",{"title":112,"url":113},"Pocketalk S2 deployment in NHS hospitals (press release, Aug 2026)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techno-edge.net\u002Frelease\u002Fprtimes2\u002F20260805\u002F24160.html",{"title":115,"url":116},"Amagasaki city: Pocketalk for School and Pocketalk S in schools (in Japanese)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp\u002F_res\u002Fprojects\u002Fdefault_project\u002F_page_\u002F001\u002F040\u002F733\u002F250325-03.pdf",[118,122,125,128,131,134,137],{"id":119,"text":120,"level":121},"what-pocketalk-does-well","What Pocketalk does well",2,{"id":123,"text":124,"level":121},"pocketalk-products-for-online-meetings-sentio-and-subtitles","Pocketalk products for online meetings: Sentio and Subtitles alternatives",{"id":126,"text":127,"level":121},"why-holding-the-handheld-to-a-laptop-does-not-work","Why holding the handheld to a laptop does not work",{"id":129,"text":130,"level":121},"pocketalk-vs-phone-app-vs-in-call-translator","Pocketalk vs phone app vs in-call translator",{"id":132,"text":133,"level":121},"how-an-in-call-translator-works","How an in-call translator works",{"id":135,"text":136,"level":121},"japan-counters-city-halls-and-schools","Japan: counters, city halls and schools",{"id":138,"text":139,"level":121},"when-to-choose-which","When to choose which",[141,144,147,149,151,153],{"t":142,"html":143},"html","\u003Cp>Pocketalk is a handheld translator for talking to someone in the same room, and by itself it cannot join a Zoom or Teams call. If you want a Pocketalk alternative for video meetings, there are two routes. Pocketalk's own meeting products, Sentio in the browser and Subtitles on Windows, cover two languages at a time. A translator that joins the call as a participant covers a group where several languages are in the room. Which one fits depends on how many languages and people are on your calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"what-pocketalk-does-well\">What Pocketalk does well\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The handheld is a small touchscreen device with a built-in microphone and speaker. You pick two languages, one person speaks, and the device shows the translation as text and reads it aloud. It needs an internet connection, which the device gets over Wi-Fi or its own mobile data plan, depending on the model. The number of languages varies by model: Pocketalk's August 2026 release for the S2 says 91 languages with voice and text, while some earlier models list fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That design suits specific places: a reception desk, a ward, a shop counter, a site visit, a trip. Nobody has to open an app or log in. Public bodies use it this way. The city of Amagasaki in Japan has put the Pocketalk S handheld in schools, and an NHS group in southern England has rolled out the S2 across four hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"pocketalk-products-for-online-meetings-sentio-and-subtitles\">Pocketalk products for online meetings: Sentio and Subtitles alternatives\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Pocketalk is also a software company, and this is where many comparison articles go wrong: the handheld cannot join a video call, but the company sells separate products for that. Per its announcements and manuals:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sentio\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a browser-based live translation service. Its manual describes an "Interpret PC\u002FBrowser Sounds" mode for Zoom, Teams and similar platforms, which takes audio from the computer instead of the microphone. Pocketalk's August 2026 release lists 42 source languages into 77 target languages. Limits from the manual: it interprets between two chosen languages at a time, accuracy can drop when both languages are mixed, interpretation stops after 5 minutes without speech, and screen sharing must be set to Entire Screen so the sound can be picked up. Attendees can choose their own viewing language.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Pocketalk Subtitles\u003C\u002Fstrong> (Japan, launched January 2022) shows translated captions on top of Zoom or Teams. It runs on Windows, supports 82 languages, and translates into up to 2 languages at once.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Geneva\u003C\u002Fstrong> serves an audience through a QR code on their own phones, for conferences and classrooms. \u003Cstrong>Pocketalk for School\u003C\u002Fstrong> (75 languages) sends a teacher's speech to each pupil's school device.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Ventana\u003C\u002Fstrong> is an admin panel for managing fleets of devices.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>These products are a real alternative to bolting a handheld onto a laptop. Their limit is the two-language pair: for a call where Portuguese, Japanese and English speakers all talk, you need more than one pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"why-holding-the-handheld-to-a-laptop-does-not-work\">Why holding the handheld to a laptop does not work\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If you try the handheld in a meeting anyway, three things get in the way:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>It hears the room, not the call.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The device only has its microphone. Meeting audio comes out of your speakers, so it is picking up a second-hand copy mixed with room noise.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Its output stays in the room.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The translation plays from the handheld's speaker, so remote participants never hear it.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>It is a pair tool.\u003C\u002Fstrong> It handles one speaker and one listener at a time, which is how it is meant to be used.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"pocketalk-vs-phone-app-vs-in-call-translator\">Pocketalk vs phone app vs in-call translator\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Three tools handle different group sizes and setups. This table shows which fits your meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"blog-table\">\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Pocketalk handheld\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Phone translation app\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>In-call translator like Akume\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Best place\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Same room, travel, counters\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Same room, quick one-off\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Video calls in Zoom, Teams, Meet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Hears the meeting audio\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes, joins as a participant\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Languages at once\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Two\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Two\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>2 to 10 in one meeting (Akume)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Who gets the translation\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The person holding it\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>The person holding it\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Captions in the call; listeners open a link and hear their own language\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Extra hardware\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Yes\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>No\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Setup\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Switch on, pick two languages\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Install an app\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Paste the meeting link\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>Zoom, Teams and Meet also have their own built-in translation features, and what they offer depends on your plan and changes often. Check your admin settings for current options before choosing a third-party tool. Akume works inside Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom meetings, but not Zoom Webinar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you are comparing \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftranslator-device\u002F\">other translator devices\u003C\u002Fa> beyond Pocketalk, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftimekettle-review\u002F\">Timekettle\u003C\u002Fa> is another handheld option. For in-call translation, an AI translator like Akume handles any number of languages in the meeting itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"t":145,"text":146,"plain":146},"cta","See in-call translation in action: try the free demo and see how Akume works in a real meeting with multiple languages.",{"t":142,"html":148},"\u003Ch2 id=\"how-an-in-call-translator-works\">How an in-call translator works\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>You give it the meeting link and it joins as a participant. It identifies who speaks which language, translates for each speaker, and shows live captions on its tile inside the call. A separate listener link lets people hear the call spoken aloud in their language in a browser, up to 500 listener connections per session, with no account and no install. A single session can run 2 to 10 of Akume's 65 language variants. The meeting platform and the listener link do the sharing, so nobody passes a device around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 id=\"japan-counters-city-halls-and-schools\">Japan: counters, city halls and schools\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In Japan the handheld has been common at reception desks, municipal offices and schools for years, and it fits those uses well. A resident comes to the window, the clerk picks Japanese and the resident's language, and the conversation happens at the desk. Schools also use browser tools to send a teacher's speech to pupils' devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap appears when the consultation moves online. A follow-up on school enrollment with a Brazilian family, held on Teams so the parents can join from home, has no desk to hold a device at. The call itself needs the translation, as in this example scene:\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"t":150},"engage",{"t":142,"html":152},"\u003Ch2 id=\"when-to-choose-which\">When to choose which\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Pick the \u003Cstrong>Pocketalk handheld\u003C\u002Fstrong> for in-person conversations, travel, counters and site visits.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Pick \u003Cstrong>Sentio or Subtitles\u003C\u002Fstrong> if your meetings only ever involve two languages and you want to stay with Pocketalk.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Pick an \u003Cstrong>in-call translator\u003C\u002Fstrong> when three or more languages share a video call, when many people need to follow in their own language, or when you do not want a participant to manage the tool during the meeting.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>Related reading: other devices such as \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftimekettle-review\u002F\">Timekettle\u003C\u002Fa>, a general \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftranslator-device\u002F\">translator device buying guide\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Ftranslator-earbuds\u002F\">translator earbuds\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblog\u002Fairpods-live-translation\u002F\">AirPods Live Translation\u003C\u002Fa>, which has its own limits in group calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Caside class=\"blog-callout blog-callout--tip\">\u003Cp>Facts about Pocketalk come from its own announcements and manuals, dated above. Product limits change, so check the current manual before you buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Faside>\n",{"t":145,"text":154,"plain":154},"Try Akume in the free live demo: paste a meeting link, pick your languages, and see live captions and spoken translation work in a real Zoom, Teams, or Meet call.",{"pair":156,"scene":158,"platform":159,"roles":160,"lines":163},[47,157],"pt-br","Teams consultation about school enrollment","",{"a":161,"b":162},"Clerk","Parent",[164,168,172],{"who":165,"src":166,"dst":167},"a","I will explain the enrollment procedure for your child. Do you have your residence card with you?","Vou explicar o procedimento de matrícula do seu filho. O senhor está com o cartão de residência em mãos?",{"who":169,"src":170,"dst":171},"b","Tenho sim, está aqui comigo. Preciso levar algum outro documento à escola?","Yes, I have it here. Do I need to bring any other documents to the school?",{"who":165,"src":173,"dst":174},"I will mail the school guidance documents. Once they arrive, please contact the school.","Vou enviar pelo correio os documentos de orientação escolar. 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