– It offers real-time, high-accuracy speech translation in over 100 languages
– It is a minimalist, scalable AI app leveraging OpenAI infrastructure with no user data, no backend and pure efficiency
– The app has multiple use cases like in travel, customer support, and even international dating
Gurugram and Dubai, June 16th, 2025: KapTable AI, founded in 2023 by Indian fintech investor turned operator Arjun Gopinath in Dubai, has announced the launch of BabelEar, an AI-first real-time in-ear translation app. The app breaks down spoken-language barriers in real time. When you hear someone talk, BabelEar listens and plays back the translated speech in your choice language almost instantly. It offers real-time, high-accuracy speech translation in over 100 languages. It is a minimalist, scalable AI app built on OpenAI infrastructure currently with no user data, no backend and pure efficiency. The company aims to have 1 million downloads by the end of 2026.
The app has multiple use cases like in travel, customer support, and even international dating. Data shows that for everyday conversations like asking for directions, ordering food, or small talk, BabelEar is typically around 70-90% accurate, though idioms, technical jargon, or subtle cultural nuances can still slip through. The company is also exploring use cases at airports and health facilities, and has had discussions with businesses and governments for paid versions specifically tailored and hosted on their premises. As AI gets better, the company expects accuracy to increase. If the user puts on Airpods or Earbuds, BabelEar can make multilingual communication seamless.
Unlike traditional translation apps that use language pair models, BabelEar translates whatever is heard into the language the user chooses. BabelEar doesn’t collect any user data and operates on a BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) model where users only pay for what they use through OpenAI API costs. BabelEar is available on Android and iPhone interfaces. The company is also working on integration Google Gemini with the app.
“I believe that in the future, no one should need to learn a second or third language unless they want to. We’ve already seen the transformative benefits of technology solving intractable problems in India—in payments, welfare systems where tech has reduced leakages by orders of magnitude, and digital identity. I’m hopeful that AI can achieve the same breakthrough in the language space,” said Founder Quote BabelEar.
Data privacy is core to BabelEar, allowing users to be able to freely talk and use the app without being concerned about data security. BabelEar currently only tracks the number of downloads from the App Store. Audio data is processed through OpenAI’s WebRTC service, and by default, ChatGPT API data is not used to train OpenAI models. The company may look at adding some analytics in the future—for instance, when BabelEar is used and for how long. However, it will fundamentally never listen to or read user conversations.
Going forward, BabelEar will be adding features like offline translation packs, voice cloning for more natural-sounding translations, Deeper domain packs (medical, legal) via opt-in modules, auto-mute function, expanded customization and accessibility options and Google API integration (in BYOK model).
