Voice translation, deeply.
Engineering and product writing from the team building real-time translated phone calls.
Calling family abroad? Talk to anyone in any language, on any phone
No app on grandma’s side. No "what time is it for you?" tutorials. Just a phone call where each person speaks their own language.
How to make a translated business call from any phone
Interpreters cost $1.50–$3.50/min and need to be booked. Owaa is a fraction of that, on-demand from any phone. The trade-offs explained.
The hidden cost of language barriers in customer support — and how AI phone translation fixes it
Hiring native speakers per language doesn’t scale. Real-time phone translation lets the same agent serve 110 languages with one phone line.
Owaa Translate Mode: real-time speech translation for in-person conversations
Beyond phone calls — Owaa Translate Mode handles in-person conversations. Two devices, one shared room. Listen + Talk modes, low latency.
Outbound AI phone agents: when AI dials a business on your behalf
You give the agent a task. It dials a business in their language. It collects exactly what you asked, then ends the call. No more language tax on basic logistics.
Why real-time voice translation on a phone call is so hard
Why a phone call between two languages is harder than it sounds — and what "real-time" actually means in production.
When to use translated phone calls — and when not to
Translated calls are great for many things. Not for everything. A practical decision guide.
Voice-preserving translation: capability, consent, and the ethics of cloning
Voice matching vs voice cloning vs biometric capture — and why consent design matters more than the model.