Kaleo alternative for churches: Livefy vs Kaleo
Kaleo is a church translation app with monthly plans priced by hours of streaming. Looking for a Kaleo alternative? Here is how the two compare on what each one publishes. Livefy wrote this page; every fact about Kaleo comes from withkaleo.com as published on 17 October 2026, with a link to the page it was read on.
In short: The translated voice plays in the phone’s own browser, no app. Kaleo needs its app for the voice. Livefy is the better choice for churches that want the voice on guests’ phones with no app, any number of languages at once, and guides for OBS Studio, vMix and ProPresenter.
| Livefy | Kaleo | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price | $45 a month for 10 hours, or $40 for 5 hours with no plan | $24 a month for 5 hours, with translation into 2 other languages source |
| About 10 hours a month, one language, paid monthly | $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours) | About $34: the $24 plan (5 hours, translation into 2 other languages) plus 5 extra hours at $2 (our arithmetic). Or $49 for its 10-hour plan, 4 other languages source |
| The same, paid yearly (a month) | $39 a month | Not found on their pages |
| What an hour covers | One hour of translation in one caption language. Pause stops translation during songs | Hours of streaming. Whether each language uses its own hours is not stated source |
| Extra hours | $6 an hour on a plan, $8 without one | $2 or $3 an hour, by plan. Unlimited hours for $149 source |
| Free trial | 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days | Four hours of captions and translations source |
| How guests follow | A QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account | A QR code. Captions in the browser, but the app is needed to hear the voice source |
| Languages | 109 live translated languages, 42 of them new and captions only | 150+ source |
| Translated voice for guests | Yes, in every plan: guests hear it in the phone’s browser, with no app | Yes, in its mobile app only source |
| OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter | OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter: a guide for each, written from a real setup | None of the three named source |
| Pages in Spanish | Yes, a page written in Spanish | None found |
| Unused hours | Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. Bought hours never expire | Not found on their pages |
| Languages at once | Any number on a paid plan (3 on the free trial). Each caption language uses its own hours | Translation into 2, 4 or 150+ other languages, by plan source |
| Refunds | Within 30 days of a payment, the hours of it not used, once per church | A full refund in the first 7 days if you could not start streaming and translated no service. After that, “case-by-case”. No partial refunds for unused days on cancelling source |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no setup fee | Month to month. Cancel at least 7 days before the next billing date source |
Prices change: check withkaleo.com for today’s. Something out of date? Write to hello@livefy.live and we will correct it. Kaleo is a trademark of its owner. Livefy is not affiliated with Kaleo, and Kaleo has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
Features, side by side
| Livefy | Kaleo | |
|---|---|---|
| Upload slides (PDF or pictures) to show with the translation, no presentation software needed | Yes: a PDF or pictures on the screens, with the translation beside or over them, from the console | Partly: captions into ProPresenter through its Kaleo Connect Mac app. No slide upload found source |
| Play a video from the console, its sound translated live | Yes: a video file (MP4) plays on the screens from the console, its own sound is translated live, and the words can be hidden | Not found on their pages |
| A welcome screen made in the app: logo, greeting, languages, QR code | Yes: made on the Phones & screens page, shown from Slides | Partly: a ready-made announcement graphic with the church’s QR code source |
| Feeds existing FM or infrared headsets, one language per feed | Yes: the Audio feed, one language per feed, into the mixer or the transmitter | Partly: its API lists a translated speech playback output. No guide for headsets found source |
| One service feeds several rooms, each with its own language, QR code and screen link | Yes: an overflow room or a kids room, each with its own language, QR code and screen link | Not found on their pages |
Where Livefy is ahead
- The translated voice plays in the phone’s own browser, no app. Kaleo needs its app for the voice.
- Any number of languages at once on every paid plan. Kaleo translates into 2 other languages on its $24 plan and 4 on its $49 plan.
- Guides for OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter, each written from a real setup. Kaleo names none of the three.
- A refund of the hours not used, within 30 days of a payment, set out in the terms. Kaleo refunds in full in the first 7 days if you could not start streaming and translated no service, and case by case after that.
- A page written in Spanish.
- Not found on Kaleo’s pages: a video played from the console with its sound translated live, or one service feeding several rooms.
Where Kaleo is ahead
- Cheaper for about 10 hours in one or two languages: about $34 on its $24 plan with 5 extra hours at $2 (our arithmetic), against Livefy’s $45. Unlimited hours for $149.
- 150+ languages, against Livefy’s 109.
- Extra hours at $2 or $3, against Livefy’s $6.
- Its iPhone app can send captions to Bluetooth hearing aids.
Who Livefy suits better than Kaleo
Churches that want the voice on guests’ phones with no app, any number of languages at once, and guides for OBS Studio, vMix and ProPresenter.
Questions
Is Livefy cheaper than Kaleo?
For about 10 hours a month in one language, paid monthly: Livefy $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours); Kaleo about $34: the $24 plan (5 hours, translation into 2 other languages) plus 5 extra hours at $2 (our arithmetic). Or $49 for its 10-hour plan, 4 other languages, as published on 17 October 2026.
Does Kaleo have a free trial?
Kaleo: four hours of captions and translations. Livefy: 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days.
Do guests need an app with Kaleo?
Kaleo: a QR code. Captions in the browser, but the app is needed to hear the voice. Livefy: a QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account.
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