closed-captioner

Closed Captioner

Native iOS app for live speech-to-text captions in portrait. Speak into the mic, see large on-screen text, edit, save history, and optionally share nearby with Huddle.

→ Full product map (features, architecture, ops, known issues): docs/STEERING.md

Item	Value
Display name	Closed Captioner
Bundle ID	RaveSociety.ClosedCaptioner
Min iOS	16.4
Marketing version	1.2
Architecture	MVVM

Features (1.2)

• Live captions (English en-US): long-press mic to start/stop; auto-stops after 15 seconds
• Appearance: Day / Night in Settings → Preferences; six themes (Grove default, Harbor, Ember, Ink, Dusk, Stealth)
• Fonts: System, New York, Avenir Next, Futura, Rounded
• Keyboard edit, eraser with Poof animation, caption history in Activity → Captions
• Optional emojis after speech settles (Preferences → Captions; off by default, experimental)
• Shake (mic off): pickup line; 5s cooldown
• Huddle (nearby Multipeer cc-p2p): share captions over the local network; flick up on the canvas to send; incoming messages stay in the log strip, never the main caption
• Settings: Preferences, KPIs, Activity (Captions + Huddle), Purchases
• Ads (AdMob banners + interstitials) with optional Remove Ads one-time IAP (ClosedCaptioner)

Export to text / PDF / HTML exists in code (ExportManager) but is not exposed in the UI yet.

Main screen controls

Location	Action
Top left	Settings
Top right	Huddle (off: Tap to join; on: ↓/↑ B/s)
Bottom left	Keyboard
Bottom center	Mic (long-press start/stop)
Bottom right	Eraser
Caption canvas	Flick up (±60°) to send when Huddle is on

Day/Night, theme, and font live in Settings → Preferences, not on the main screen.

Architecture (high level)

ContentView
├── SpeechService / MicController
├── AppStateViewModel (theme, day/night, overlays, Huddle prefs)
├── HistoryManager
├── P2PInboxService (Huddle)
├── PremiumManager (StoreKit 2)
└── ControlsView (chrome, banners, Huddle HUD)

Settings → Preferences | KPIs | Activity | Purchases

Details and file map: docs/STEERING.md.

Setup

1. Open ClosedCaptioner.xcodeproj in Xcode
2. Select the ClosedCaptioner scheme
3. Run on a device (speech recognition needs a real device for best results)
4. Grant microphone and speech recognition when prompted
5. For local IAP testing: scheme Run → Options → StoreKit Configuration = ClosedCaptioner.storekit

Agent docs (deploy, Xcode Cloud, IAP, AdMob, Huddle test): AGENTS.md

Requirements

• iOS 16.4+
• Microphone and speech recognition
• Local Network (optional, for Huddle)

License

MIT