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Chat in your language. They read it in theirs.
Swaeve Talk is a messaging app with translation built in. Start a chat with a phone number or email, type or talk in your own language, and the other person reads and hears it in theirs.
What Swaeve Talk does
Every message translated
Text, replies and group chats arrive in each person's own language, with the original one tap away.
Voice notes that translate
Record in Hausa or Swahili, they read it in English, with the original a tap away.
Free voice and video calls
Call anyone in Talk for free. For a call with live translation, start a meeting in Swaeve Meet.
Photos and documents
Send a photo of a sign, a menu or a letter and Swaeve translates the text in it.
Start like iMessage
Start a chat with someone's phone number or email. No invite codes.
Safe by design
Scam warnings, reporting and blocking keep chats with strangers safe.
Never miss a call
Missed calls show in your notifications, on Home and in the chat in red, with a Call back button.
Built for business
An away message, quick replies, scheduled messages, location and contact cards, each read in the customer's language.
Verified badges and public pages
Verified people and businesses get a badge, show first in search, and can share a swaeve.com/@name page with a Message on Swaeve button.
Sell with a catalogue
Verified businesses show products with photos and prices (in each customer's currency), with a QR code for the shop and visit numbers.
Labels and broadcast lists
Tag customers as new, paid or pending, and send one message to many customers, each reading it in their own language.
A team inbox and business hours
Staff answer customers as the business, and customers who write after hours are told when you open.
Groups that stay organised
Pinned messages, admins, mentions, starred messages, read receipts you can turn off, and chat export.
Who it's for
Families across borders, traders with customers abroad, friends who don't share a language.
Questions
Does the other person need Swaeve?
Yes, they create a free account, and each of you reads in your own language.
Which languages does Swaeve Talk support?
78 languages, including Hausa, Swahili, Zulu, French, Arabic, Portuguese and Chinese. Messages written in Yoruba, Igbo or Pidgin are understood too.
Is Swaeve Talk free?
Yes. Translated chats and voice notes, and voice and video calls, are included in the Free plan.
How do I get a verified badge on Swaeve?
Swaeve gives badges to long-standing, active members and to people who bring many friends who use Swaeve. New applications are paused while Swaeve moves to automatic ID checks; Settings → Get verified shows where you stand.
Will I know if I missed a call?
Yes. You get a missed-call notification, Home shows it until you open the chat, and the chat shows it in red with a Call back button.