PewTranslateAbout
About PewTranslate
PewTranslate puts the sermon into the listener's own language, as text and speech, on the listener's own phone. This page says who is behind it and how to reach us.
Who runs PewTranslate
PewTranslate is run by Song Zhi Jun (宋志军), an independent developer working as a sole proprietor in China. No larger company stands behind it: the same person builds the product and reads the email.
Why it exists
Many churches welcome people who do not follow the language of the sermon. A volunteer interpreter is not there every Sunday, and headset systems cost money and need someone to hand them out. PewTranslate turns the preacher's voice into text and speech in each listener's language, on a phone they already carry. See how it compares with the other options.
What it does today
- A personal translator: one phone listens to the speaker, then shows and reads the translation aloud.
- A church broadcast: one laptop sends the sermon to every phone that scans the church's QR code. How it works.
- Many listener languages, listed on the languages page, and pay-per-use pricing with no subscription (pricing).
What it does not do
It is machine translation. For vows, pastoral conversations and other moments where every word matters, a human interpreter is the better choice. The speaker's device and the listeners' phones need an internet connection.
How to reach us
Accounts are not open yet. To ask a question or request early access, email hello@pewtranslate.com.
Keep reading
- How Live Church Translation WorksHow PewTranslate works on a Sunday: start the stream on a laptop, listeners scan a QR code, and each phone shows and speaks the sermon in its own language.
- Pricing: US$5 per Hour per LanguagePewTranslate costs US$5 an hour for each language someone listens to, billed by the minute of speech. New accounts will get US$20 of free credit.
- Compare Church Translation OptionsLive translation next to volunteer interpreters, headset systems and phone translator apps: cost, setup and what each listener gets.