Glossa

Glossa is the revolutionary AI translation platform built to shatter language barriers in churches and live events. It's not just another translation app—it's a real-time, voice-first solution designed specifically for the dynamic environment of worship services. As the pastor speaks, Glossa's cutting-edge AI instantly captures the audio, transcribes it, and translates it into over 100 languages simultaneously. Congregation members simply connect via their smartphones and listen through earbuds in their heart language, creating an inclusive, unified worship experience without the logistical nightmare and high cost of traditional interpretation equipment or volunteer translators. Built for churches of all sizes—from small immigrant congregations to large international ministries—Glossa delivers ultra-low latency to keep translations perfectly in sync with the speaker. With a setup that requires just a laptop and an internet connection, you can be ready to connect your community in under 10 seconds. Glossa empowers every member to fully participate, receive the Word clearly, and feel at home, all for a simple, transparent price that makes global ministry accessible to everyone.

Real-Time Voice Translation with Ultra-Low Latency

Glossa's core engine delivers lightning-fast audio translation, ensuring the spoken translation in a listener's earbuds stays perfectly synchronized with the live speaker. This ultra-low latency is critical for maintaining the natural flow and emotional impact of a sermon, allowing congregation members to follow along without distracting delays. The AI processes speech, transcription, and translation in fractions of a second, creating a seamless and immersive experience.

Biblically-Trained AI for Accurate Context

Unlike generic translation tools, Glossa's AI has been specifically trained on biblical texts, theological vocabulary, and church context. This specialized training ensures highly accurate translations of scriptures, hymns, and sermon terminology, preserving the intended meaning and nuance of the message. It understands and correctly handles complex religious concepts, names, and phrases that standard translators often miss.

No Hardware & 10-Second Setup

Forget about buying, installing, or maintaining expensive radio transmitters and receiver packs. With Glossa, you only need a laptop (or even a phone) and an internet connection. Simply connect your existing audio source—like a stage microphone or soundboard output—and start streaming. Your entire congregation can access translations instantly on their own devices, eliminating capital expenditure and technical complexity.

Voice Cloning for a Natural Experience

Available on higher-tier plans, Glossa's pioneering voice cloning technology allows the translated speech to be delivered in a synthetic version of the original speaker's voice. This means your pastor's unique tone, cadence, and emotional inflections can be carried into other languages, making the translated message feel more personal, authentic, and engaging for listeners compared to a standard robotic text-to-speech voice.

Multilingual Sunday Services

Transform your weekly worship service into a truly inclusive event. Glossa allows churches with diverse, international congregations to deliver the sermon, announcements, and prayers in real-time across dozens of languages. Every attendee, whether a lifelong member or a first-time visitor, can fully understand and engage with the service in their native language, fostering deeper connection and community growth.

International Conferences & Church Events

Host large-scale events, conferences, or crusades with a global audience seamlessly. Glossa scales effortlessly to accommodate thousands of simultaneous listeners, each selecting their preferred language. This removes the need for hiring multiple human interpreters for different language booths, drastically reducing costs and logistical overhead while ensuring consistent, clear communication for all participants.

Mission Trips & Outreach Programs

Equip mission teams and outreach programs with instant translation capabilities. Whether conducting street evangelism, community meetings, or small group Bible studies in a foreign country, team members can use Glossa to bridge the language gap in real-time. This facilitates clearer communication, builds immediate rapport with local communities, and ensures the message is delivered accurately and effectively.

Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Ministries

Serve immigrant and refugee communities by providing immediate access to services in their heart language. Churches can welcome new families and individuals without a delay for finding volunteer translators. Glossa ensures these communities can receive spiritual care, practical help, and the gospel message with clarity from day one, helping them feel valued, understood, and integrated.

How does the pricing work? What is a "translation hour"?

Glossa uses a unique "translation hour" metric. You are only billed for the time when speech is actively being translated. Silence, music, and songs do not count. One translation hour equals one hour of audio translated into one language. For example, a 1-hour sermon streamed and translated into 3 languages consumes 3 translation hours. This fair-use model ensures you only pay for the value you actually use.

What equipment do I need to use Glossa?

You need minimal equipment: just a device (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) with an internet connection to run the streaming dashboard, and a way to capture your audio. You can connect Glossa directly to a microphone, your church's soundboard output, or even use your device's built-in mic. Your congregation needs only their personal smartphones and headphones.

How do attendees access the translation?

It's incredibly simple for your congregation. You share a unique link or QR code for your live stream. Attendees open this link on their smartphone's web browser—no app download required. They then select their preferred language from a menu and choose to listen via audio translation or read live captions. They can use their own earbuds for a personal listening experience.

Is Glossa accurate enough for theological content?

Yes. A key differentiator for Glossa is its AI, which is specifically trained on a vast corpus of biblical texts, theological resources, and church terminology. This specialized training allows it to handle scriptures, names, worship terms, and complex sermon concepts with much higher accuracy and contextual understanding than general-purpose translation tools like Google Translate.

Glossa offers simple, transparent pricing to fit churches of any size and budget. All plans include support for 100+ languages and unlimited listeners, and you only pay for active speech translation (silence and music are free).

Pay As You Go: Perfect for smaller churches or occasional use. Only $5 per translation hour per language. Try 4 Hours Free.

Standard Plan: $99/month, includes 25 translation hours per month. +$4 per extra hour. Includes 24/7 phone support.

Advanced Plan: $299/month (Most Popular), includes 100 translation hours per month. +$3 per extra hour. Adds Voice Cloning, Integrations (OBS, ProPresenter), and Custom Branding.

Premium Plan: $499/month, includes 250 translation hours per month. +$2 per extra hour. Includes all Advanced features for high-volume needs.

Annual billing is available for all monthly plans, offering savings of up to 18%.