Put in your earbuds
Pop in any earbuds — yours or theirs. Puente works with what you already have. No new hardware, no setup.
Real-time AI translation through shared earbuds. No account. No subscription. Works offline.
"You're at the doctor."
"Your mom speaks only Spanish."
"The nurse speaks only English."
"You're holding both their phones."
"Translating word by word."
"Everyone is waiting."
How It Works
Three steps. No setup. No learning curve. If you've ever shared earbuds, you already know how to use Puente.
Pop in any earbuds — yours or theirs. Puente works with what you already have. No new hardware, no setup.
Give one to the other person, keep one for yourself. You're both connected — you through your phone, them through that earbud.
Hold the button. Speak naturally. The other person hears your words in their language — instantly. No awkward pauses.
Works in 144 languages. Default: Spanish ↔ English. Change in 3 seconds.
Features
Every feature works on the free tier. Full quality, same translation — no feature walls, ever.
You finish a sentence. The other person hears the translation in their language almost before the silence. No robotic pause, no loading spinner. It feels like a real conversation because it is one.
⚡ <2s average latencyHospital basement. Rural clinic. International flight. Construction site with no bars. The translation runs right on your phone — no internet, no cloud, no waiting. Eight languages, always available.
🔆 Works with zero barsPuente learns your vocabulary, your phrases, the way you talk. Use it at your taqueria every day and it gets better at taqueria conversations. Your personal dictionary grows with you — and it never leaves your phone.
🧠 Adapts to your languageSet your phone flat on the table. Puente listens for both voices and switches automatically — no tapping, no holding, no fumbling. Walk up to a counter, set it down, have a full conversation. That’s it.
📷 Table Mode · Hands-freeSpanish, English, Mandarin, Arabic, French, Tagalog, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Yoruba — and 135 more. Switch in a few taps. No extra downloads. The whole world in your pocket.
🌎 144 languages availableNo account. No email. No cloud storage of your words. Conversations stay on your device — you own them, you control them, you can delete them instantly. We never see what you say. Ever.
🔒 Zero data on our serversYou finish a sentence. They hear it in their language almost before the silence. No robotic pause, no spinner — just a real conversation.
⚡ <2s average latencyHospital basement. Rural clinic. International flight. Translation runs on your phone — no internet ever needed. Eight languages, always available.
🔆 Works with zero barsPuente learns your vocabulary and the way you talk. Use it every day and it gets better for your conversations — your personal dictionary grows with you.
🧠 Adapts to your languageSet your phone flat on the table. Puente listens and switches automatically — no tapping, no holding, no fumbling.
📷 Table Mode · Hands-freeSpanish, Tagalog, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Arabic, French, Mandarin — and 137 more. Switch in a few taps. The whole world in your pocket.
🌎 144 languages availableNo account. No email. No cloud. Your words stay on your phone and we never see them. You can delete everything in one tap.
🔒 Zero data on our serversWorks with what you have
Puente doesn’t come with hardware. It works with the earbuds you already own — AirPods, Galaxy Buds, cheap ones from the gas station, whatever.
You wear one. The other person wears the other. That’s all there is to it — both of you hear the translation in real time.
No extra pairing. No setup steps. If your earbuds work with your phone, they work with Puente. Open the app and start talking.
AirPods, Galaxy Buds, Beats, $12 ones from Amazon — doesn’t matter. If they play audio, Puente works.
You finish a sentence. They hear the translation in their language almost instantly. No waiting, no awkward pauses.
Privacy & Offline
Most translation apps work by sending your words to a server — a stranger’s computer somewhere, logging what you said, who you said it to, and when. Puente doesn’t. The translation happens right on your device. No audio leaves. No conversation gets stored on our end. We built it this way on purpose — because the people who need translation the most are often the ones with the most to lose if their words get out.
Why Puente
Every other translator app makes you choose between features, privacy, or price. Puente doesn’t make you choose.
| Feature | Puente | Google Translate | iTranslate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time earbuds mode | ✓ | × | × |
| Works fully offline | ✓ 8 languages | Limited | × |
| No account required | ✓ | × | × |
| Zero audio stored on servers | ✓ | × | × |
| Learns your vocabulary | ✓ | × | Basic |
| Formal/casual register detection | ✓ | × | × |
| Table Mode (hands-free) | ✓ | × | × |
| Profession-specific vocabulary | ✓ | × | × |
| Price | $4.99 lifetime | Free (logs your data) | $7.99/month |
Pricing
Every tier gets the same full-quality translation — LLM rewrites, register detection, formality control, all of it. The free tier is capped by time, not by features. Paying buys more of the same great experience.
Each pack adds specialized vocabulary, domain glossary, and the right register for your profession. Works on the free tier — no Pro required. Stack as many as you need.
Passes work without Pro. Buy right before you need it — no commitment.
Love the app? Buy the team a taco 🌮 — $1.99 in-app. No feature. Just gratitude.
“No account needed. No subscription. Ever.”
— Puente brand promise
Our Story
"A first-generation immigrant with a $200 Android phone can use it in a loud taqueria in 4 seconds."
Puente was built in Houston — a city where half the population speaks a language other than English at home.
The app's name means "bridge" in Spanish. It's not a metaphor. It's the thing itself — two people, one connection, no friction.
Built for taqueria counters and hospital waiting rooms. For job interviews and parent-teacher nights. For anywhere two people need each other and language gets in the way.
Puente. Bridge. Connection.
Free to download. Works in 144 languages.
No account. No subscription.
Built with ❤️ in Houston, TX