Homebound, ill, or far away
Older members, people recovering from illness, and anyone who lives too far out.
Not everyone who wants to be there can be there.
The same live session works from a sofa, a hospital bed, an overflow room, or another country — on the same link, in the same languages, at the same time.
The audience you already have, minus the travel.
Another city, another country
Sister organizations, families abroad, and partner offices, in their own language.
Overflow, foyer, and childcare room
A phone and earbuds is the whole setup.
Attendees who bought the online ticket
The same language access as the people in the hall.
The same link. Nothing extra to run.
A remote listener opens the join link — or your organization's permanent page — picks a language, and listens.
- A link, a QR code, or your page — no account needed to listen
- No extra language-hours — they share the room's lanes
- Works alongside your stream — keep your video where it is
Slide back when the doorbell goes.
In the Koine app a live session can be rewound while it's still running — go back, hear the sentence you missed, then jump forward to live again.
The source can be a link.
Point the booth at a stream, a video, or a podcast episode and it becomes the session source.
Remote listening questions.
Does a remote listener cost extra?
Not in language-hours — they listen on the lanes your room already opened, and you never pay per listener. Each plan is sized for a typical audience per session (75 on Lite, 150 on Standard, 500 on Pro, unlimited on Campus and event passes), and remote listeners count toward it. Nobody is ever cut off; if you regularly run bigger, we suggest the plan that fits.
Do we need to run a video stream as well?
No. Many organizations run Koine on its own for audio and captions. If you already stream video, keep it where it is — people can watch your stream and listen to their language on Koine at the same time.
How far behind is a remote listener?
About the same as someone in the room: a few seconds. Video streams are usually much further behind than that, so remote listeners often hear the translation ahead of your own broadcast.
Can people find our sessions without a link?
Yes, if you want them to. Your organization gets a permanent public page listing what's live now and what's coming, and people can follow it — see your page & followers.