Bascule
Slide
Slide to start
Slide the orb toward whoever speaks first. The conversation starts right away.
Live translation, smarter.
Two people, one iPhone. Speak naturally, tilt the phone to hand over, and Bascule translates out loud — like a real interpreter sitting between you.
The Bascule
Follow your motion.
Bascule is French for a tipping see‑saw. Speak, then tip the phone toward the other person — your words are translated and read aloud on their side, the moment you’re ready.
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Speak naturally.
The orb listens and transcribes. Each pause ends a sentence. Nothing is sent until you hand over.
02
Bascule.
Tilt the phone toward the other person and hold. A soft vibration builds — the countdown is a filling circle, never a number.
03
They hear you.
The translation appears on their side and is read aloud in their language. Then the orb listens to them.
Everything, in one orb
Live translation, smarter. Like never before.
01Live Translation
Words appear as you speak, then come back to life in the other language, read aloud by lifelike voices. Each language is recognized automatically — just talk.
02Offline Live Translation
No signal at the market, airplane mode on the flight? Apple Translate runs right on your iPhone — free, private, and it works offline.
03Smart translation
Apple Intelligence polishes each sentence using the ones before. With Bascule+, OpenAI follows the thread of the conversation, like a real interpreter.
04Interactive translation
Fine‑tune on the go. Swipe the orb to retry or undo while you speak; rephrase or replay after a translation — clearer, simpler, more formal or warmer. You never lose track.
05Translation summaries
Double‑tap a sentence to keep it — an address, a name, a tip. Every conversation ends with an accurate summary: saved passages, place and date, kept on your iPhone.
App translation, three ways
Offline. On‑device AI. Online AI.
Pick the engine that fits the moment. When the connection drops, Bascule falls back to Apple on its own — the conversation keeps going.
🇫🇷 They said · Français
« On se retrouve au resto vers huit heures, ça te va ? »
🇬🇧 You hear · English
“We meet at the restaurant around eight o’clock, is that okay for you?”
Apple TranslateFree, on device, works offline. Languages download the first time you use a pair.
Apple IntelligenceApple translates, then Apple Intelligence smooths each sentence using the ones before. Private, on device.
OpenAI · Bascule+Live transcription, context‑aware translation and natural voices, with your own OpenAI key. Apple takes over offline.
Illustrative example. Apple Intelligence requires a compatible iPhone.
Translation gestures
Natural movements. Nothing to learn.
A clean interface with a single control: the orb. Its color and symbol always show what Bascule is doing.
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Tilt
Tilt to hand over
Tilt toward the other person and hold. A smaller angle reacts sooner.
Tap
Mute in a tap
Tap the orb to turn the mic off or back on. Red ear: the mic is off.
‹ retry · rephrase
Swipe left
Retry, or rephrase
While you speak, it erases and lets you try again. After a translation, it rephrases it — clearer, simpler, more formal or warmer.
undo · replay ›
Swipe right
Undo, or replay
While you speak, it undoes the last sentence. After a translation, it reads it again for the other person.
Hold still
Hold to end
Keep the orb still: a circle fills, the conversation ends, and your summary is ready.
We’re staying near the old cathedral.
The tram stop is Rua da Conceição.★
Breakfast is from seven to ten.
Ask for Maria at the front desk.★
Double‑tap
Keep what matters
Tap a sentence twice to keep it — an address, a name, a tip. Your summary starts from these.
Green earSpeak, the orb transcribes.
Grey pauseThe mic waits for more.
Blue mouthThe translation is read aloud.
Red earTap to turn the mic back on.
Timing & sensitivity
Follows your rhythm.
Some people think out loud, others pause mid‑sentence. Bascule adapts to silence with a pause — and only hands over when you move. Try it.
Silence before the pause symbol. Nothing is sent before the Bascule.
Tilt past the angle and hold to hand over. A smaller angle reacts sooner.
Made for real life
Wherever the conversation goes.
On a date
Lay it flat. Let it flow.
Still Mode turns off sounds and tilting: slide the orb by hand and keep your eyes on each other.
In a meeting
Close the deal in any language.
Keep the key sentences, and leave with accurate notes and a summary.
On vacation
The ultimate vacation app.
The only subscription you need when roaming — and it still works offline.
Date night
Phone flat on the table, Still Mode on. Save the sweet things they said in your notes.
Business meeting
Formal rephrasing, every number and address kept, a summary with your own instructions.
Vacation
Directions, menus, markets. Offline when you have no signal, the place saved in each summary.
Make it yours
Sounds like you. Looks like you.
Custom voices
Sounds like you want.
Thirteen natural OpenAI voices that keep the same tone and accent from one sentence to the next — or Apple voices, right on your iPhone.
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Themes & fonts
Looks like you want.
Four themes, each with a matching icon, and fifteen reading fonts. Pick a theme — this whole page follows.
Reading font
Hello, nice to meet you.
Private by design
Your words stay yours.
No recordings
Bascule never records or keeps audio. The mic is only on during a conversation, never in the background.
On this iPhone
Summaries and saved passages stay on your iPhone. Banking information is never kept in summaries.
Your key, your account
With Bascule+, your OpenAI key stays in this iPhone’s Keychain and goes only to OpenAI. No markup.
Tips & tricks
Get the best results.
Turn on Do Not Disturb.
iOS doesn’t let apps turn it on for you. Set it up once: it turns on when Bascule opens, and off when you leave.
Settings › Focus › Do Not Disturb › Add Schedule › App
Talk toward your end.
iPhone has microphones at the top and at the bottom. Hold it between you and speak toward the end that faces you — each person talks in their own direction.
Set your custom voice.
With Bascule+, pick a natural OpenAI voice. For Apple voices, download the enhanced ones on your iPhone.
Settings › Accessibility › Read & Speak › Voices
Use Still Mode on a table.
Tap the logo on the home screen: no sounds, no tilting. Lay the phone flat and slide the orb by hand. Tap again to turn it off.
Download before you fly.
Languages download the first time you use a pair. Do it on Wi‑Fi, and translate offline anywhere.
FR ⇄ EN
Tune the pause to your pace.
Slow talker? Give silence up to 3 seconds. Want faster hand‑offs? Lower the tilt angle.
Settings › Timing & Sensitivity
Tell the AI how to summarize.
Write your own instructions once, and every summary follows them.
Settings › Summary Instructions · Bascule+
In bullet points, keep every address
Pricing
Free to start. Plus when you roam.
Bascule
Free
Everything you need to talk face to face.
- Apple Translate, on deviceWorks offline
- Apple Intelligence polishingOn compatible iPhones
- Every gesture, Still Mode, Live Activity
- 4 themes, 15 reading fonts
- Up to 5 saved summaries
Bascule+
Translation that sounds human. The only subscription you need when roaming.
- Live transcription, natural voicesWords appear as you speak, read back by lifelike voices
- Context‑aware translationAI follows the thread, like a real interpreter
- Unlimited summaries, your way
- Rephrase your way, swipe actions your way
Monthly 7 days free
CA$7.99
Lifetime
CA$79.99
Live translation, smarter. Like never before.
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