# Talkawa: Two-Way Translator — Face-to-face voice interpreter

> Face-to-face voice interpreter (iPhone/iPad app by Panlab Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talkawa-two-way-translator/id6819810386 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Panlab Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797991866)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-11-05

## What is Talkawa?

Why does this app exist?

The reason is simple. When we travel, we feel that really talking with local people matters: it is how we get to experience what we can't at home, like their culture, the way they communicate and how they live. But often the language gets in the way and the conversation never goes deep. Especially somewhere with no language in common, the other person may not know our language, and we may not know theirs, so the conversation stays within a very narrow range.

You could say we made this app while travelling, and the aim was exactly that: to talk with local people more deeply. Even without a common language, we talked a lot more with it. Chatting and asking questions in restaurants and all kinds of shops became much easier, and we heard many different stories. It made things so much easier for us that we felt it was a good app, and we wanted to share it.

There are so many translator apps out there. Why use ours? Where it works best is conversation, and the translation is more accurate:

First, for now the app only runs on Apple phones, because it uses Apple's built-in speech-to-text, so that part is free.

Second, the worst problems usually come from the raw speech-to-text. When two people speak different languages and everything goes through a translation, one wrongly heard word changes the meaning, and the other person has no idea what you said. So before translating, we added an AI step that first tidies up the words and the meaning, and only then translates, so the translation comes out more accurate.

Because the app is made for conversation, every translation comes as both voice and text: it is read out, and it is on screen for the other person to read. Hold the button and speak, one line each, with the phone between you: the app and the phone become a tool that breaks the language barrier.

We hope you travel more, talk with more people, and experience more different ways of living.

Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, English, Mandarin (Traditional / Simplified), Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi, Dutch, Turkish.

Terms of Use: https://talkawa.com/terms?lang=en
Privacy Policy: https://talkawa.com/privacy?lang=en

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Plus Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Plus Yearly | $49.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25,000 tokens | $1.99 | one-time |
| 250,000 tokens | $14.99 | one-time |
| 75,000 tokens | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Talkawa safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Talkawa.

## Is Talkawa legit?

Talkawa: Two-Way Translator appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Talkawa is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-11-03

No release notes.

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