Captify Pro
On sale · United States ·
Captify Pro shows live captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing wearers on a binocular green waveguide at 640x480. 1,500 nits, 37 g, IPX4 and about 4 hours on 180 mAh.
Specifications
| Field | Value | How we know |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | OFFICIALCaptify | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Category | OFFICIALSingle color display | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Form factor | OFFICIALGlasses frame | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Status | OFFICIALOn sale | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Maker country | OFFICIALUnited States | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Release | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Announcement | OFFICIALJan 12, 2026 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Display type | OFFICIALBinocular diffractive waveguide, monocromático verde | How we know: Captify Inc.[1] |
| Display color | OFFICIALGreen, a single color | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Resolution | OFFICIAL640x480 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Field of view | OFFICIAL30° | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Brightness | OFFICIAL1500 nits | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Image in both eyes | OFFICIALYes | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Camera | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Video | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Microphones | OFFICIAL2 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Speakers | OFFICIAL2 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Wi-Fi | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Bluetooth | OFFICIAL5.3, alcance de cerca de 10 m / 30 pés | How we know: Captify Inc.[2] |
| Chip | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Memory | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Storage | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| System | We have not checked | How we know: OPEN QUESTION |
| Developer access | OFFICIALClosed to third parties | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Prescription lenses | OFFICIALYes | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Battery | OFFICIAL180 mAh | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Claimed battery life | OFFICIAL4 h | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Weight | OFFICIAL37 g | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Water protection | OFFICIALIPX4 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
| Price | OFFICIAL$699.00 | How we know: Captify Inc. |
Notes
- 1.Display type. Binocular diffractive waveguide, monochrome green [OFFICIAL, captify.glass/products/captify-pro]
- 2.Bluetooth. 5.3, with a range of about 10 m or 30 feet [OFFICIAL, captify.glass/products/captify-pro].
US$699 on captify.glass on 2026-09-06, a promotional price off the US$849 list. PCMag Australia recorded a US$899 MSRP on 2026-04-29. Premium costs US$15 a month; Standard is free.
What we measured in the lab
We did not measure this device in the lab.
Our review
For
- PCMag Australia found the live captions accurate and the glasses easy to use
- PCMag Australia praised dozens of language options for captions and translation
- The prescription range runs from minus 20.00 to plus 6.00 sphere, per Captify's own page
- Captify's site confirms shipping to over 190 countries
- At 37 grams and IPX4, it is light enough for daily wear, per Captify's spec sheet
Against
- PCMag Australia called the price high relative to what the glasses do
- Battery lasts about 4 hours per charge, per Captify's own spec sheet
- PCMag Australia found captions render as one large block of text, not like natural speech
- PCMag Australia said picking a translation language is a bit impractical
- There is no public SDK: Captify's own app is the only way to control it, per its spec notes
Captify Pro is a pair of captioning glasses from Captify Inc., a US company founded by Tom Pritsky, who has bilateral hearing loss, and Jason Gui, a veteran of earlier ventures Vigo and Vue. A binocular green waveguide at 640x480 and 30 degrees of field of view, rated 1,500 nits, shows live captions and translation, picked up by two microphones, aimed at deaf and hard-of-hearing wearers rather than general consumers.
PCMag Australia tested a unit and gave it 3 out of 5, calling the captioning accurate and the glasses easy to use, with dozens of language options. The same review flagged a high price, a battery lasting only about 4 hours per charge, captions rendered as a single large block of text instead of flowing like natural speech, and a translation-language picker that felt a bit impractical.
Captify controls the glasses entirely through its own iOS and Android app, and its spec notes list no software development kit, so nobody outside the company can build anything on top of it. The frame accepts a wide prescription range, from minus 20.00 to plus 6.00 sphere, and Captify's site confirms shipping to more than 190 countries.
At US$699, a promo price off a US$849 list, and only 4 hours of runtime, this is not a device for someone wanting general-purpose smart glasses or a platform to develop on. It reads as a single-purpose accessibility tool.
Verdict
PCMag Australia gave the Captify Pro 3 out of 5, calling the captions accurate and easy to read but the price high and the battery short. Built for deaf and hard-of-hearing wearers, it is closed to outside developers, so it does one job and nothing more.
Sources
- Captify - homepage · Captify Inc. · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Captify Pro - product page · Captify Inc. · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Captify - About Us · Captify Inc. · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Captify Pro Review: Pricey Live Captioning Smart Glasses That Keep Things Basic · PCMag Australia · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Your Eyes Will Thank You: 5 Must-See Smart Glasses From CES That Make the Future Bright · PCMag UK · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Zhihu post citing the Captify Pro (the original source for this batch's inventory) · Zhihu (usuário não identificado) · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026
- Hear With Your Eyes: Five AR Live Captioning Glasses · HearingTracker · retrieved on Sep 05, 2026