Say It Backwards App Lite vs Simple Reverse Voice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Say It Backwards App Lite
This app lets you record any sound and play it back in reverse. It's a simple tool for entertainment, allowing you to explore phonetic palindromes and discover surprising reversed audio from songs and words. Have fun experimenting with reversed speech and sounds.
- Record any sound
- Play audio in reverse
- Explore phonetic palindromes
- Experiment with reversed speech
- Surprising reversed audio effects
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Say It Backwards app is a sound recorder app with one goal - record a sound and play it back in reverse. Thats it. Such simple tool gives you enormous possibilities. I personally play with my kids and entertain my friends. Check how "NOW" becomes "ONE", and if you practice a little you can learn to say short sentences backwards. Listening to known songs, jingles or other sounds can be surprising. Give it a try with English words: "easy", "Funny enough", "Amor Roma", "say yes" - those are all phonetic palindromes. While making this app I have realized there is a whole conspiration theory about backmasking - give it a search on Youtube or Wikipedia - you will be suprised. My favourite one is "Oh no, you're playing the record backwards. Watch out, you might ruin your needle" ... at least using Say It Backwards app you will not ruin your needle :) Please take a note there are ads being served in a form of a beautiful banner on the top of you screen. If for some reason you prefer to avoid it either purchase full version of my app or board a plane as the ads will not get to you while you are in airplane mode. I do hope you will decide to buy a full version though. Planes do emit tonnes of carbon dioxide you know ... :)
Simple Reverse Voice
Record your voice and play it back in reverse. Experiment with speaking backwards to practice pronunciation or create fun party games with friends. Explore the unique sound of reversed speech.
- Record spoken words
- Play recordings in reverse
- Practice speaking backwards
- Create party games
- Experiment with reversed sound
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You can record spoken words and play them backwards Try using it to practice speaking backwards and conversing Play back the words you normally speak in reverse to check, and try recording them in reverse to see if they sound correct. You may be able to play it as a party game with your friends
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Reverse Voice at 5.0 against Say It Backwards App Lite's 4.5. Simple Reverse Voice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Say It Backwards App Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9.8K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Say It Backwards App Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Reverse Voice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Reverse Voice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Say It Backwards App Lite has 9.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Say It Backwards App Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simple Reverse Voice's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Say It Backwards App Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Reverse Voice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Say It Backwards App Lite | Simple Reverse Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.8K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | pl ayground | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
Say It Backwards App Lite
Simple Reverse Voice
Bugs and requests
Say It Backwards App Lite
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes or freezes the app
- Microphone not working properly
- Playback cuts off or gets distorted
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Ads disrupt the user experience
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to play songs/audio backwards
- Improve audio quality and clarity of playback
- Expand recording time limit
- Provide more customization options
- Integrate with other apps or services
Simple Reverse Voice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Say It Backwards App Lite
- Remove Ads. Support developer!$4.99
Simple Reverse Voice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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