<p>First launch asks a short quiz about how you want to use VocaLingo, then can personalize tool suggestions. You can replay that flow from Settings.</p><h2 id="how" data-toc-id="how">How to replay the tour</h2><ol><li><p>Open <strong>Profile</strong> → <strong>Settings</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Tap <strong>Take the tour again</strong>.</p></li><li><p>The onboarding quiz opens again. Answer or skip. Your account data stays in place.</p></li></ol><div data-type="horizontalRule"><hr></div><h2 id="faq" data-toc-id="faq">Frequently asked questions</h2><details><summary>Does replay change my settings?</summary><div data-type="detailsContent"><p>No. It only shows the tour UI again.</p></div></details><details><summary>Guest mode?</summary><div data-type="detailsContent"><p>The tour works for guests and signed-in users.</p></div></details><details><summary>Missed tour on first launch?</summary><div data-type="detailsContent"><p>Use Take the tour again anytime from Settings.</p></div></details><details><summary>Web, iOS, Android?</summary><div data-type="detailsContent"><p>Available on all three platforms.</p></div></details><details><summary>Where are tool docs?</summary><div data-type="detailsContent"><p>See Help Center at help.vocalingo.app or <a href="https://help.vocalingo.app/en/articles/6688695-what-is-vocalingo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-organization-id="68e49ded4cb333da2acbd364" data-help-center-id="mh93la1hlr66vdku" data-slug="6688695-what-is-vocalingo" data-article-id="6688695" data-locale="en" data-hash="">What is VocaLingo</a>.</p></div></details><h2 id="related" data-toc-id="related">Related articles</h2><ul><li><p><a href="https://help.vocalingo.app/en/articles/6688695-what-is-vocalingo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-organization-id="68e49ded4cb333da2acbd364" data-help-center-id="mh93la1hlr66vdku" data-slug="6688695-what-is-vocalingo" data-article-id="6688695" data-locale="en" data-hash="">What is VocaLingo</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://help.vocalingo.app/en/articles/3516227-changing-the-start-screen-and-tab-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-organization-id="68e49ded4cb333da2acbd364" data-help-center-id="mh93la1hlr66vdku" data-slug="3516227-changing-the-start-screen-and-tab-order" data-article-id="3516227" data-locale="en" data-hash="">Changing the start screen and tab order</a></p></li></ul>

Replay the first-launch quiz and personalized tool suggestions from Profile Settings.

Replay the onboarding tour

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Everything you need to know before your first use: how to sign up, how tokens work and where to begin.

Getting Started

VocaLingo is an AI app for audio, video, text, photo translation, captions and calls.

What is VocaLingo

Sign in with email, Google or Apple, or start as a guest and upgrade later.

How to create an account

A step-by-step walkthrough from file upload to translated result.

Your first audio translation

Tokens are VocaLingo's internal currency. Learn about balance, welcome bonus, payment and spending.

How tokens work

30 welcome tokens on first full-account login. Store review can add 50 more when offered.

New user bonus tokens

Formats, device upload limits, Paste link limits (up to 2 GB) and supported platforms for all VocaLingo tools.

Supported file formats, sizes and sources

Set up a personal verified number or virtual number for AI Calls.

My Numbers: verify and virtual numbers

Verify a personal number (quote plus 10 tokens on confirm) or buy a virtual number for AI Calls.

Use AI call coaching with presets and custom instructions instead of live translation.

AI Assistant mode during calls

Six AI-powered tools to translate, transcribe and analyze audio and video.

AI Tools

Translate audio files and voice messages to any language with voice cloning.

Translate Audio

Automatic speech recognition, translation and summary in Translate Audio.

How Translate Audio works

Share a voice note into Translate Audio. Photos go to Text Translator. Videos can open Video to Text or Chat.

How to share audio from messengers

Speech recognition, translation models, voiceover providers, Qwen styles and token estimates.

Translate Audio settings: voice, models, and cloning

Translate and dub videos with background processing and lip sync support.

Translate Video

Translate video with HeyGen lip sync or ElevenLabs dubbing, choose settings, and receive the result in History.

How Translate Video works

Download a translated video to your device, save it to gallery or share it directly from the app.

How to download, save and share translated videos

Translate Video settings: audio-only overlay vs lip sync, Enhanced Cloning quality and pricing.

Audio-only mode and Enhanced Cloning

Transcribe audio files, recordings and links from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

Speech to Text

Upload audio, record in the app or paste a link to get a full transcript and a short summary.

How Speech to Text works

Record speech in Speech to Text. After the transcript you can record a spoken reply.

Recording audio in the app

Paste a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok link and VocaLingo will download the file automatically on the server.

Importing audio from a link

Extract text transcription and AI summary from video files.

Video to Text

Upload a video or paste a link to get a full transcript, speaker labels, detected language and a structured summary.

How Video to Text works

Generate a structured summary from any transcribed video: title, overview, key moments, takeaway and speaker quotes.

Video summary

Get structured analysis of any text: topic, key points, tone and summary.

Text Analysis

Upload audio or paste text to get a structured analysis: topic, key points, tone, speech features and a summary.

How Text Analysis works

A guide to choosing between Text Analysis and AI Chat depending on what you need from your audio or text content.

When to use Text Analysis vs AI Chat

Convert text to natural-sounding audio using standard or custom cloned voices.

Text to Speech

Turn text into audio. MiniMax and ElevenLabs up to 10 000 characters, OpenAI about 4 000.

How Text to Speech works

A guide to all available voice types in Text to Speech: OpenAI voices, standard MiniMax voices and Custom Voices.

Standard voices vs OpenAI voices

How to select a custom voice in Text to Speech and what to expect on first use.

Using custom voices in Text to Speech

Control tone, pace and style of OpenAI voices in Text to Speech using natural-language instructions and eight ready-made presets.

Voice instructions and presets

Every tool result is saved automatically. Learn how to reopen past results, use What next?, and manage history limits.

History: saving, restoring and deleting results

Live two-way voice interpreter. Models: Gemini 2.5 Flash default, Gemini 3.7 Flash, GPT 5.6 Luna, GPT-4o.

How Tourist Translator works

Translate typed or dictated text. Gemini 3.7 Flash default. Photo translation is a separate article.

How Text Translator works

Call phone numbers with live translation or AI Assistant on web, iOS and Android. Incoming and outgoing calls, numbers, pricing.

How AI Calls work

Add stylized or translated subtitles. Standard ASS pricing update June 2026.

How Add Captions works

One-tap shortcuts after STT, VTT, Translate Audio and more: Chat, TTS, Captions, Save voice.

Continue in another tool (What next?)

Rewrite menus, signs and screenshots in Text Translator. Nano Banana 2 or GPT Image 2.

How to translate text from a photo

Voice and text AI assistant with web search, image generation and file support.

AI Chat

Chat with GPT 5.6, Claude, Gemini and others. Attach files, generate images, use starter prompts.

What VocaLingo Chat can do

Compare chat models: Auto, GPT 5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.7 Flash, DeepSeek V4, Grok 4.6, MiniMax M3.

Choosing an AI model

Attach up to 5 files, 50 MB each. DeepSeek V4 has no attachments. Share from other apps on iOS and Android.

Attaching files in chat

Talk to the AI in real time. Barge-in supported — interrupt the AI anytime.

Voice mode

One-tap chips for attached audio or video, plus starter prompts in an empty chat.

Action chips: translate, transcribe, analyze, clone voice

Chat can search the web. Some models do it natively. Extra cost is small when search runs.

Web search, deep research and URL reading

Generate images with Nano Banana or GPT Image models, plus quizzes, flashcards and maps.

Image generation, quizzes, flashcards and maps

How AI Chat remembers facts across sessions, sets push notification reminders, and how to manage your saved chat history.

Memory, reminders and chat history

What the context limit warning means, why it appears, and when it makes sense to start a new chat session.

Chat limits and when to start a new chat

How to download audio and video results from AI Chat, choose video format, and share files with other apps.

Downloading and sharing files from chat

How to create projects, upload files to the knowledge base and let AI search your documents.

Projects and Knowledge Base in Chat

Use AI to run code, analyze data files, create charts and generate downloadable files.

Code Interpreter in Chat

Clone your voice for use in Text to Speech and audio translation.

Custom Voices

Custom Voices are AI clones of your voice. Learn how they work, where you can use them and how to manage them.

What are Custom Voices

Step-by-step guide to recording your voice or uploading an audio file to create a Custom Voice.

How to record or upload a voice sample

Recording environment, speech style, file requirements and fixes for common voice cloning problems.

Tips for the best voice clone quality

How to manage your custom voices from My Voices in Settings: listen to a preview, rename or permanently delete a voice.

Managing voices: rename, listen, delete

How tokens work, pricing, Premium subscription and purchase management.

Tokens & Payments

Tokens are the in-app currency for AI processing. Learn what they cost, how to earn them and where they are spent.

What are tokens and how they are spent

Approximate token costs for video, audio, photo translation, captions and chat image models.

Token pricing for each tool

Get 1,000 tokens monthly, unlimited history, no watermarks and all AI tools with a Premium subscription.

What is VocaLingo Premium

Buy token packages from Profile via App Store, Google Play, web checkout or YooKassa.

How to buy tokens

Subscribe on iOS, Android or web. Web billing and YooKassa available where offered.

How to subscribe to Premium

Restore App Store or Google Play purchases. Web and YooKassa follow the signed-in account.

How to restore purchases

Read your full token transaction log: charges by tool, rewards, purchases and subscription grants — with statuses and timestamps.

Usage History

Invite friends for 100 / 50 tokens. Device already referred is a separate error. Store review can add 50 tokens.

Referral program: get free tokens by inviting friends

Language, theme, notifications, profile and account management.

Account & Settings

Switch the VocaLingo interface between English and Russian from the Profile settings.

Changing the app language

Switch VocaLingo between light, dark and system themes from the Profile tab.

Changing the theme

Permanently delete your VocaLingo account, all data and token balance from the Profile tab.

How to delete your account

Choose which tab opens when you launch VocaLingo and reorder the bottom toolbar tabs by dragging.

Changing the start screen and tab order

What notifications VocaLingo sends, how to check status and enable push alerts for Video to Text and downloads.

Push notifications

Show or hide content blocks on tool screens: Recognized Text, Translation, Short Version and Choose File.

Display settings

How to update your display name. Email address is linked to your sign-in account and cannot be changed.

Editing your profile

In-app Support messenger, help.vocalingo.app articles, and feedback portal.

Contact support and Help Center

Remove temporary files and web cache without deleting account or history.

Clear app cache

Give Claude Code, Cursor or any AI agent access to VocaLingo: voice cloning, audio and video translation, subtitles and summaries via MCP.

Connect VocaLingo to AI agents (MCP server)

Solutions to common issues with login, files, payments and app features.

Troubleshooting

What to check and do if the one-time sign-in code has not arrived in your email inbox.

I didn't receive the login code

Supported formats and size limits for device upload vs Paste link (up to 2 GB).

File format not supported or file too large

Stuck Translate Video, Video to Text, or Add Captions jobs and how to retry.

Video processing takes too long or failed

Not enough tokens? How to check balance, buy more, and keep using VocaLingo tools.

Not enough tokens

Check store restore, web checkout and YooKassa if tokens or Premium did not appear.

Payment didn't go through

How to enable microphone and camera permissions for VocaLingo on iOS and Android if you denied them at first launch.

Microphone or camera access denied

Custom Voices and Translate Audio Qwen 3-second minimum, MiniMax limits, quality tips.

Voice cloning failed or sounds wrong

Fix missing push alerts including Video to Text ready notifications.

Push notifications not working

Fix voiceover errors in Translate Audio: ttsFailed, short audio, low balance, incompatible provider and stuck jobs.

Translate Audio voiceover failed or is stuck

Troubleshoot link import (up to 2 GB), unsupported URLs, stuck downloads, iOS playback.

Video to Text import or playback problems

Fix referral errors including device already referred.

Promo code activation failed

Fix login errors when device time is wrong. Enable automatic date and time.

Device clock out of sync

Fix no caller ID, call failed, connection lost and balance errors.

AI Calls failed or no number

Fix missing caller ID, failed calls and token errors. Link to My Numbers.

Why the Tools tab shows a VPN hint and how to get stable AI access.

VPN recommended banner for Russia

Step-by-step guides for real tasks: translate voice messages, transcribe meetings and more.

Use Cases & Examples

Share a WhatsApp voice note into Translate Audio. Photos go to Text Translator.

Translate a WhatsApp voice message in 30 seconds

How to paste a YouTube or TikTok link into Translate Video and get a fully dubbed version in your language.