How is LiveSunday different from Voco for church translation?
Voco is a church-first live transcription and translation tool sold on a weekly or monthly UK subscription. Attendees scan a QR code or open a permanent church link, with no app and no per-seat fees. LiveSunday delivers the same phone experience with pay-as-you-go hourly pricing or a $59 Pro plan.
The two differ on what comes out of the phone. Voco is text only today, with audio output on the roadmap as a paid add-on. LiveSunday adds spoken translation on Advanced. They also differ on how usage is described, with Voco publishing weekly rhythm guidance rather than a hard hour cap. This page compares both.
How does LiveSunday compare to Voco?
| Feature | LiveSunday | Voco |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 100+ | 200+ |
| Starting price | Pay-as-you-go ($5/hr) or $59/mo (Pro) | Starter £6/week or £24/month |
| Included hours (entry plan) | 12 hrs/mo on Pro ($59) | About 90 minutes a week guidance on Starter |
| Operator setup | Browser dashboard on any laptop | Chrome or Firefox on any OS; laptop mic, phone mic, or sound desk |
| Listeners | Unlimited | Unlimited, no per-seat fees |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | Yes, 7-day trial with no card |
| Spoken translation (TTS) | Yes on Advanced ($99/mo) | Not yet; text only, audio planned as a paid add-on |
| Streaming integrations | OBS, ProPresenter, vMix, EasyWorship | OBS Browser Source, ProPresenter Web Items (Church plan and up) |
| Custom vocabulary | Church-specific vocabulary + profanity filter | Word boost for names and biblical terms + profanity filter |
| API access | Advanced ($99/mo) | Signal API on Pro (£88/month) |
Why do teams choose LiveSunday over Voco?
1.Spoken translation is available today
Voco is a text product right now. Attendees read captions in their language, and audio output is listed on the roadmap as a future paid add-on. LiveSunday includes captions on every plan and spoken translation on Advanced at $99/month with 25 hours. If part of your congregation prefers to listen with earbuds rather than read, that is the deciding feature.
2.Weekly rhythm pricing versus session hours
Voco Starter is £6/week or £24/month and is described as covering one main weekly service with one or two regular language groups and about 90 minutes of weekly live use. Church is £12/week or £48/month for multiple Sunday services, unlimited languages, and about 5 live hours a week. Pro is £22/week or £88/month with unlimited hours. Voco says plans describe rhythm, not a hard wall, and there are no mid-service cut-offs. A church running two 75-minute services a week is past the Starter guidance and lands on Church at £48/month, which at current exchange rates sits in the same range as LiveSunday Pro at $59/month for 12 session hours. LiveSunday also has pay-as-you-go at $5/hour for churches that translate occasionally.
3.A US self-serve path with dollar pricing
Voco publishes GBP pricing and a 7-day trial with no card. LiveSunday publishes USD pricing with self-serve signup and no trial clock. Both let you stream a first service without a sales call. For a North American organization the difference is billing currency and a plan structure built around hours rather than weekly rhythm.
4.Language catalog and what counts as coverage
Voco publishes 200+ translation languages, which is a larger headline than LiveSunday's 100+. LiveSunday pairs its catalog with 60+ transcription source languages and includes 3 simultaneous languages on Pro and 5 on Advanced. Voco Starter suggests one or two regular language groups, and Church removes the language limit. For Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Portuguese, and Korean, both cover the usual options.
Should you choose LiveSunday or Voco?
Choose LiveSunday if
- You want spoken translation on phones now, not text only with audio on a roadmap.
- You prefer session-hour pricing in dollars, with pay-as-you-go at $5/hour or Pro at $59/month with 12 hours.
- You want vMix or EasyWorship overlays alongside OBS and ProPresenter.
- You want API access at $99/month on Advanced rather than £88/month on Pro.
Choose Voco only if
- You are in the UK, bill in pounds, and want a weekly subscription as low as £6.
- Text captions are enough for your congregation and you do not need spoken translation.
- You want unlimited live hours on a flat monthly plan (Voco Pro at £88/month).
Learn more
- LiveSunday vs Aurelo — desktop operator app and euro plans vs browser setup
- LiveSunday vs OneAccord — pricing, languages, setup, and Sunday moderation
- AI live translation for churches — the full product walkthrough for real-time sermon translation
- Real-time captions for churches — live captions on phones, screens, and livestreams
- Pricing — pay-as-you-go, Pro, and Advanced plans
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