Interpreter vs Wordly for interpreters

Wordly is AI translation for meetings and events. A speaker talks, and the audience reads captions or hears translated audio on their own devices.

In 2026, Wordly was named a sponsor of the Association of National Olympic Committees, translating ANOC events.

It's a one-to-many tool: one speaker, many listeners. Whether AI can replace interpreters is a big question, but Wordly targets conference interpreting, not phone calls.

Interpreter puts every word of your call on screen as people speak, with the tools to act on it. It's built for phone (OPI) and video (VRI) interpreters. It works with call audio you share from Chrome or Edge, any call app on a Mac or Windows computer, and supported Android apps. Nobody else on the call joins or installs anything.

Live translate shows both languages as people speak. Captions only shows what people say, and you click a caption to translate just that line. Each speaker's turns get their own color, side by side or stacked.

Before the call, set the Call topic, like medical, legal or insurance, and add the names and terms you expect to hear. Your glossary sets how a term is translated, up to 200 terms. During the call, press Ctrl K (⌘K on a Mac) for Quick lookup, keep a callback number in Notes, and press Space to pause. Paused time isn't charged. Interpreter is HIPAA compliant, SOC 2 Type II audited and GDPR compliant.

Event organizers, corporate communications teams and organizations that need multilingual access at scale, for town halls, conferences, webinars and international events.

The buyer is usually an event planner or a communications team, not an interpreter.

Professional OPI and VRI interpreters on phone and video calls all day. Medical interpreters with complex terms, legal interpreters with case details, insurance interpreters with policy and claim numbers.

The cognitive load of interpreting is huge. Interpreter keeps the details on screen, so you can focus on the message. The interpreter tools guide has more.

Wordly and Interpreter solve different problems for different people.

Wordly: "I'm running a global sales kickoff and need the whole audience to hear the keynote in their own language." The organizer buys it. The attendees use it.

Interpreter: "I'm on a medical call and the doctor just named three medications, two doses and an allergy. I need that on screen." The interpreter buys it and uses it.

If you found Wordly while looking for translation tools, it won't help with your phone calls. Interpreter was built for consecutive and simultaneous work on live calls.