Hear the speaker, not the crowd.
Give every attendee clear audio, live captions, and translation in their own language, on the phone already in their pocket. You run it from a phone or your sound board. They just scan a QR code. No app, no hardware, no receivers to hand out.
Free to try. No credit card required. No app for your audience. See pricing
Two ways to go live
However your session runs, your audience joins the exact same way.
Start from your phone
Open PocketStage, tap start, and talk. Your phone is the source, so there's nothing to plug in and no hardware to rent. Slip in your earbuds and present hands-free.
Run it from your sound board
Your AV tech opens PocketStage in a laptop browser, then feeds it the board output through any USB audio interface. Nothing to install. Studio-clean audio, captions, and translation straight from the mix you already run.
What your audience gets
The moment they scan in, every attendee can hear you and read along.
Hear every word
The speaker's voice streams straight to each listener's earbuds, cutting through crowd noise, PA echo, and bad room acoustics.
Read live captions
Every word is transcribed in real time, so anyone can follow along by reading, however loud the room gets.
Follow in their language
Captions translate instantly into the language each listener picks, so a multilingual audience all follows the same talk.
Joining takes one tap
No downloads, no logins, no receivers to sign out. If they can scan a QR code, they can listen.
Start your session
Open PocketStage on your phone, or run it on a laptop fed from your sound board. Pick the language you're speaking.
Share the QR code
Put it on a slide, a badge, or a sign by the door. Anyone can scan it to join.
Everyone taps once and listens
Each person hears you live through their own earbuds and reads captions in the language they choose. No app, no account, no receiver to hand back.
A cost-effective path to ADA accessibility
The ADA expects many venues to provide effective communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Live captions and clear audio sent to each attendee's own phone help you meet that need, at a fraction of the cost of assistive-listening receivers, rented headsets, or on-site captioners.
Effective communication, built in
Real-time captions and clear audio give deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees an equal way to follow every keynote, lecture, and panel, one of the auxiliary aids and services the ADA expects venues to offer.
No receivers, no per-seat rental
Skip the assistive-listening hardware, the check-out desk, and the interpreter or captioning invoices. Attendees listen and read on the phones already in their pockets, so accessibility costs a fraction of the traditional setup.
PocketStageis a tool to help you meet accessibility requirements, not legal advice. Full ADA compliance depends on your venue's overall setup.
Built for your kind of event
See how PocketStage fits what you run.
Accessibility & ADA
Captions and clear audio on attendees' own phones, no receivers to rent.
Houses of worship
Help every member hear the sermon, with live captions and translation.
Live translation
Each attendee reads along in the language they choose, in real time.
Conferences & trade shows
Clear session and booth audio through a loud floor, at any scale.
Guided tours
The guide's voice in every visitor's earbuds, with translation, no headsets.
Keynotes
Every seat hears the main-stage talk, with captions and translation, back row included.
Also great for classrooms and lectures, and government or public meetings.
Simple, usage-based pricing
Free to try, then pay only for what you use as you grow. No hardware, and never a per-seat fee for your audience.
Free
Try it free and see how it works. No credit card required.
- 500 participant-minutes / month
- Up to 5 listeners per session
- 30-minute session limit
- 1 live session at a time
- Translate 1 language per session
- 1 workspace
Starter
For a single venue or a regular small event.
- 3,000 participant-minutes / month
- Then $0.04 / participant-minute
- Up to 50 listeners per session
- Unlimited session length
- 1 live session at a time
- Translate up to 2 languages per session
- Up to 3 team members
- Email support
Pro
For conferences and teams running events often.
- 15,000 participant-minutes / month
- Then $0.03 / participant-minute
- Up to 200 listeners per session
- Unlimited translation languages
- 3 concurrent live sessions
- Up to 10 team members
- Events, co-presenters, custom listener branding
- Priority support
Business
For large or multi-track events and organizations.
- 60,000 participant-minutes / month
- Then $0.02 / participant-minute
- Up to 600 listeners per session
- Unlimited translation languages
- Unlimited concurrent sessions
- Unlimited team members
- SSO + usage analytics
- Priority support with SLA
Enterprise
Volume pricing, procurement, and dedicated support. Custom volume, security review, and dedicated support.
A participant-minute is one person (speaker or listener) connected for one minute. Every plan includes live captions and translation. Start on Free, no credit card.
Frequently asked questions
How do listeners join? Do they need an app or an account?+
They scan a QR code or open a link and tap once to listen in their browser. Nothing to install, no sign-up, no receivers to hand out. It works on the phone already in their pocket.
Do I need any special hardware?+
For a booth or breakout, no. You talk into your phone and your audience listens on theirs. For a keynote run off a sound board, you just need a laptop and a basic USB audio interface to feed it the board output. Either way, there is nothing for your audience to install or carry.
How is pricing measured?+
By participant-minutes: one person, speaker or listener, connected for one minute. Every plan includes live captions and translation. Start free, no credit card.
Which languages are supported?+
Captions and translation cover English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Hindi today, with more on request.
Is my audio recorded?+
No. Audio is streamed live and never stored, and captions are generated in real time rather than saved as transcripts.
Can I use it for accessibility?+
Yes. Live captions help deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees follow along, and live translation opens talks to multilingual audiences, with no extra hardware.
Does this help with ADA compliance?+
It can be a big part of it. The ADA expects many venues to provide effective communication and assistive listening for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. PocketStage delivers live captions and clear audio to each attendee's own phone, covering those needs without renting receivers or hiring on-site captioners. Full compliance depends on your venue's overall setup, so treat it as a cost-effective tool toward it, not legal advice.
Ready to be heard?
Start a session from your phone or your sound board, and let your audience listen in seconds.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or a venue you'd like to use PocketStage at? Send us a note.