OmniWord alternative for churches: Livefy vs OmniWord
OmniWord is live sermon translation for churches: captions on congregants’ phones by QR code and on the house screen, priced by language-hour of active speech. Looking for a OmniWord alternative? Here is how the two compare on what each one publishes. Livefy wrote this page; every fact about OmniWord comes from omniwordapp.com as published on 19 October 2026, with a link to the page it was read on.
In short: 109 languages, against 20. Livefy is the better choice for churches that want more languages, hours that roll over, and slides, videos and a headset feed from one console.
| Livefy | OmniWord | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price | $45 a month for 10 hours, or $40 for 5 hours with no plan | $4 an hour per language, pay as you go ($20, $50 or $100 packs). Pro $49 a month with 15 language-hours ($39 a month yearly) source |
| About 10 hours a month, one language, paid monthly | $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours) | $40 pay as you go (10 hours at $4, our arithmetic). Pro is $49 a month for 15 language-hours source |
| The same, paid yearly (a month) | $39 a month | $39 a month for Pro ($468 billed yearly), 15 language-hours source |
| What an hour covers | One hour of translation in one caption language. Pause stops translation during songs | A language-hour: active speech in one language with a connected listener or a screen overlay. Silence is not billed source |
| Extra hours | $6 an hour on a plan, $8 without one | $4 an hour per language ($3 on Premium) source |
| Free trial | 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days | $20 of credit on sign-up, which expires in 30 days (5 hours at $4, our arithmetic) 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 phone browser: no app and no account source |
| Languages | 109 live translated languages, 42 of them new and captions only | 20 source |
| Translated voice for guests | Yes, in every plan: guests hear it in the phone’s browser, with no app | Yes: an optional spoken translation on the phone, which the listener turns on source |
| OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter | OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter: a guide for each, written from a real setup | ProPresenter, OBS and vMix through overlay links, with help-centre guides. ProPresenter Direct on a Mac source |
| Pages in Spanish | Yes, a page written in Spanish | Yes: the site switches to Spanish from its language menu, and the help centre has a Spanish version source |
| Unused hours | Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. Bought hours never expire | “Unused subscription hours do not roll over to the next billing cycle unless explicitly stated by your plan.” source |
| Languages at once | Any number on a paid plan (3 on the free trial). Each caption language uses its own hours | Unlimited active translation languages on every plan, each billed source |
| Refunds | Within 30 days of a payment, the hours of it not used, once per church | A 14-day money-back guarantee on a first purchase, only if under 2 hours were used. Otherwise non-refundable source |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no setup fee | Pay as you go with no monthly fee, or monthly or yearly plans (20% off yearly). Cancelling takes effect at the end of the period source |
Prices change: check omniwordapp.com for today’s. Something out of date? Write to hello@livefy.live and we will correct it. OmniWord is a trademark of its owner. Livefy is not affiliated with OmniWord, and OmniWord has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
Features, side by side
| Livefy | OmniWord | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: translated captions over the slides already running in ProPresenter, OBS or vMix. No slide upload found (its PDF upload is the sermon manuscript, to help the translation) 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: the QR code copied as an image with a custom message, for slides or bulletins 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 | Not found on their pages |
| 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 | Partly: one room per venue or campus, each with its own live address and history source |
Where Livefy is ahead
- 109 languages, against 20.
- Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. OmniWord’s unused subscription hours do not roll over.
- A refund of the hours not used, within 30 days of a payment. OmniWord refunds a first purchase within 14 days, and only if under 2 hours were used.
- Not found on OmniWord’s pages: slides uploaded to the screens, a video played from the console with its sound translated live, or a feed for headsets.
Where OmniWord is ahead
- Cheaper for about 10 hours: $40 pay as you go (our arithmetic), against Livefy’s $45. Pro is $49 a month for 15 language-hours, or $39 a month yearly.
- Extra hours at $3 or $4, against Livefy’s $6.
- Only active speech is billed, not silence or the dead air between songs, with nothing to press. At Livefy you press Pause.
- A bigger free start: $20 of credit, 5 hours at $4 (our arithmetic), against Livefy’s 4 without a card.
- Sermon tools after the service on Premium (manuscript, summary, YouTube copy), and SRT and bilingual PDF exports.
Who Livefy suits better than OmniWord
Churches that want more languages, hours that roll over, and slides, videos and a headset feed from one console.
Questions
Is Livefy cheaper than OmniWord?
For about 10 hours a month in one language, paid monthly: Livefy $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours); OmniWord $40 pay as you go (10 hours at $4, our arithmetic). Pro is $49 a month for 15 language-hours, as published on 19 October 2026.
Does OmniWord have a free trial?
OmniWord: $20 of credit on sign-up, which expires in 30 days (5 hours at $4, our arithmetic). Livefy: 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days.
Do guests need an app with OmniWord?
OmniWord: a QR code, captions in the phone browser: no app and no account. Livefy: a QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account.
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