AI Translation for Everyday Understanding.

Translation for signs, speech, photos, and conversations.

Kenning helps you understand everyday language on supported iPhone and iPad devices. Type a message, speak, import a video, or take a photo; Kenning turns the source into text first, then translates it in the same app.

App Store name: Kenning Local Translation Home Screen name: Kenning For iPhone and iPad
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Offline-Ready Use

Download the speech languages you need before you leave.

If you plan to translate speech without a reliable connection, prepare first. Install the speech recognition assets for the languages you want to speak or transcribe. On supported devices, Kenning checks that the on-device translation model is ready before enabling model-dependent actions.

Good for travel

Prepare the languages you expect to use before a flight, a train ride, or a place with weak signal.

Clear ready states

Kenning shows when it is checking, ready, recording, or processing, so you are not guessing whether the app is stuck.

Private by design

When the system model and speech assets are available, the core flow can stay on your device.

Conversation

Talk one turn at a time, then hear the translation.

Conversation mode is for face-to-face situations where two people do not share the same language. Pick the two languages, record one side, and Kenning translates after the person finishes speaking. It can also play the translated result out loud.

Useful when you need to

  • Ask a simple question while traveling
  • Check directions, prices, or basic details
  • Repeat a sentence back in the other language
  • Keep the latest turn visible while you continue

Photos, Video, And Audio

Bring in the content you already have.

Kenning is not limited to typed text. It can help when the words are inside a photo, a video, or an audio recording.

Photo text translation

Take a photo or import an image. Choose horizontal or vertical text if the layout needs it, then Kenning extracts the text and translates it.

Vertical text support

For vertical writing, you can choose the column order, such as right-to-left or left-to-right, before OCR runs.

Video speech translation

Import a video from Photos. Kenning prepares the audio track, turns speech into text, and sends that text into translation.

Audio speech translation

Use a speech file when you need to translate spoken content from a recording instead of live microphone input.

Translation Style

Make the result sound closer to what you mean.

Some translations need to be plain. Some need to sound more formal. Others should feel conversational. Kenning includes built-in styles and lets you create your own style instructions when you already know how you want the wording to come across.

Style options

  • Standard for general translation
  • Formal Wording for more polished phrasing
  • Conversational for everyday language
  • Custom styles you can add, edit, duplicate, or delete

A Practical Boundary

Use it to understand. Get expert help when the stakes are high.

Kenning is designed for travel, study, daily communication, work reading, photos, speech, and short conversations. For legal, medical, contractual, or other high-risk content, treat the translation as a helpful draft and have the final wording checked by a qualified person.