# Voco > Voco is a church translation system for multilingual congregations. Voco is a church translation system for multilingual congregations. Real-time sermon translation in 200+ languages with QR-code access, no app, and no hardware. ## Facts - Website: https://voco.church - Pricing: subscription - Categories: Education - LotsDirectory page: https://lots.directory/products/voco - Listing state: Unclaimed. We listed this product from its public website, and its owner has not claimed it yet. ## Detailed info ## What is Voco? Voco is live sermon translation for churches. Spoken audio becomes translated text on the phones already in the room, in 200+ languages, with no attendee app. ## What Voco does The church starts a live session from the dashboard and uses a laptop microphone, a phone microphone, or a sound-desk feed. Voco turns that speech into live text and translation, then sends it to the congregation reader. Attendees scan a QR code, choose a language, and follow in real time. A display URL can be opened in OBS as a Browser Source, or in ProPresenter as a Web Item, so translations appear as live lower thirds. Missed text is stored server-side and delivered when an attendee reconnects. ## Who Voco is for Churches welcoming multilingual families, international students, refugees, and deaf or hard-of-hearing attendees. The about page also names diaspora churches, city congregations welcoming new arrivals, households that would otherwise need a family member to interpret, international student churches, and smaller churches without a production team. ## How Voco works Use the audio you already have: a phone on the lectern, a laptop mic, or a sound desk or USB interface. Put the QR code on a screen, in the bulletin, or on a welcome slide. People open the link in any browser, choose a language, and read along. Font size, theme, and text-to-speech controls are on the reader. Press Start in the dashboard. Voco listens live, turns speech into text, and delivers translated lines while the sermon is happening. A three-stage pipeline turns spoken words into translated text through speech recognition, neural translation, and delivery. The profanity filter is always on, and word boost can teach a pastor name, a church name, and biblical terms. ## Key features - 200+ languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Mandarin, Farsi, Arabic, Yoruba, Tagalog, and regional variants. - No attendee app and no attendee account. The reader opens in the phone browser, with font size, theme, and text-to-speech controls. - Profanity filter and word boost, plus a built-in theological glossary for names, scripture terms, and church language. - OBS Browser Source and ProPresenter Web Item for live lower thirds. The page says zero plugins. - Reconnect logic stores missed text server-side and delivers it when the attendee reconnects, including after WiFi drops. - Transcript export. Stored transcripts are retained for 90 days and then deleted. Sermon audio is streamed for transcription and translation and is not kept as a permanent recording. - Signal API for Stream Deck and AV remotes on Voco Pro. Guided setup and rehearsal are part of the trial. - Voco Grace Promise: no mid-service cut-off. Plans describe the normal rhythm, and occasional visitors, longer services, and one-off church events are fine. ## Pricing As listed on voco.church, checked 13 October 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms. - 7-day free trial, no card. The trial ends without an automatic charge. - Voco Starter is £6 per week or £24/month for one main weekly service, 1-2 regular language groups, all 200+ languages, unlimited attendees, a QR code, a church link, and a transcript. The pricing page lists about 90 min of weekly live usage. - Voco Church is £12 per week or £48/month for multiple Sunday services plus the odd midweek, about 5 live hours a week as guidance, OBS, ProPresenter, and 3 team seats. - Voco Pro is £22 per week or £88/month for regular midweek meetings, small groups, event weekends, unlimited live hours, the Signal API, and unlimited team seats. - Annual billing costs less than twelve monthly payments. Approximate equivalents are Starter £19/month (£228/year), Church £38/month (£456/year), and Pro £70/month (£840/year). - No contracts. Cancel any time. Weekly billing remains available. Stripe checkout and invoices remain in GBP. Plan changes normally take effect at the start of the next billing period. - Voco Network is a custom plan for campuses, conferences, high-volume events, and networks. Conferences, camps, and multi-day gatherings can ask about an event pack. - The home page says no seat limits. The pricing page lists up to 3 team seats on Church and unlimited team seats on Pro. Voco does not charge by attendee. ## Facts from voco.church, checked 13 October 2026 - The about page names Josh Stannard as founder. - Voco is from the Latin for to call or to invite, and the about page says it is unrelated to voco hotels. - The about page says machine translation is not magic, and it tells churches to stay plainspoken about limits and tradeoffs. - Voco does not charge by attendee, and it does not stop a service halfway through because a sermon runs long or a guest needs another language. Written from Voco's own website ([Homepage](https://voco.church/), [Pricing](https://voco.church/pricing), [Features](https://voco.church/how-it-works), [About](https://voco.church/about)). The maker can claim this listing to edit it. ## FAQ ### What does the congregation need? Attendees scan a QR code and read live translation on their own phones in 200+ languages. There is no attendee app, no account, and no hardware queue. ### What audio setup is enough for a first test? No special hardware. A phone or laptop microphone can run a test, and a sound-desk feed is the cleaner input. A microphone, an internet connection, and a screen or printed QR code are enough for a first test. ### What if WiFi drops during the sermon? Voco stores missed text server-side and delivers it when the attendee reconnects. The page says they will not lose the thread of the sermon. ### Does a plan cut the service off mid-sermon? No. Voco does not cut a service off mid-sermon. Plans describe the normal pattern. Occasional visitors, longer services, and one-off church events are fine. ### What if the first service does not go as planned? Email hello@voco.church, and the pricing page says they will arrange a setup and troubleshooting call. The seven-day trial needs no card and ends without an automatic charge. ### Is sermon audio stored? The about page says audio is streamed for transcription and translation and is not kept as a permanent recording. Stored transcripts are retained for 90 days and then deleted. The about page says they operate under UK GDPR. --- Source: https://lots.directory/products/voco · Machine-readable context by LotsDirectory.