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Live Captions
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Live Captions (also called ekto) is an iOS app that turns speech into live translated text captions to help people understand conversations, meetings, and li...

apps.apple.com · 4 public sources · Updated about 6 hours ago

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How Live Captions Grew

Live translated captions app for international students and deaf users

How did Live Captions grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Live Captions lists word of mouth, App Store optimization, and Apple Ads among its marketing channels. Apple Ads are paid search ads inside the App Store, and App Store optimization involves choosing the store name, subtitle, and texts so the app ranks in App Store search.

Channels

4 channels · grouped by how Live Captions grows
  • SEO

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Marketing channels: [App store optimization](https://trustmrr.com/channels/app-store-optimization), [Blog](https://trustmrr.com/channels/blog), [SEO](https://trustmrr.com/channels/seo), [Word of mouth](https://trustmrr.com/channels/word-of-mouth)”
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    “The seller lists word of mouth, App Store optimization and Apple Ads as the channels. ASO, App Store optimization, means choosing the store name, subtitle and texts so that the app ranks in App Store search.”
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  • Word of mouth

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Marketing channels: [App store optimization](https://trustmrr.com/channels/app-store-optimization), [Blog](https://trustmrr.com/channels/blog), [SEO](https://trustmrr.com/channels/seo), [Word of mouth](https://trustmrr.com/channels/word-of-mouth)”
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    “The seller lists word of mouth, App Store optimization and Apple Ads as the channels.”
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  • Leveraging existing platforms

    · 1 mention
    “Mobile app: Yes Apple App Store: [App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6740196773)”
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  • Google Ads

    · 1 mention
    “The seller lists word of mouth, App Store optimization and Apple Ads as the channels. Apple Ads are paid search ads inside the App Store.”
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How 3,362 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Live Captions’s highlighted.
  • Social media
    64%
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    63% ◀
  • Search/SEO
    58% ◀
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    37%
  • Content/Inbound
    36%
  • Partnerships
    32%
  • Events
    24%
  • Paid ads
    23% ◀
  • Outbound/Sales
    18%
  • Press/PR
    17%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    12% ◀
  • Podcasting
    4%
  • Influencer partnerships
    3%