Comparison

Say It Backwards App Lite vs HomeSim

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Record any sound
  • Play audio in reverse
  • Explore phonetic palindromes
  • Experiment with reversed speech
  • Surprising reversed audio effects
Features
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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 ... :)

About

HomeSim

Enhance your flight simulation experience by using your mobile device as a touchscreen interface for X-Plane 12. Control essential functions like autopilot, radio management, and flight instruments, freeing up your main display and simplifying complex operations.

Highlights
  • Touchscreen control for X-Plane 12
  • RMU, AFCS, and PFD interfaces
  • Landing gear, flaps, and brake controls
  • Basic engine instrument display
  • View management for main display
  • Flight plan data entry simplification
  • Multi-device support
Features
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HomeSim is a touchscreen interface for use with X-Plane12 Flight Simulator! HomeSim provides a way of using an iPad, iPhone, or both to control most of the functions that would normally require the use of a keyboard and mouse, custom button assignments, or dedicated hardware to control. HomeSim includes: An RMU (Radio Management Unit), An AFCS (Automatic Flight Control Sysytem, or autopilot), A PFD (Primary Flight Display), Landing Gear, Flaps, and Parking Brake controls, Basic Engine Instruments, A VIEW management window for changing the main display of the X-Plane, and an interface to simplify data entry for flight plans on G1000 equipped aircraft. All of the controls use the typical gestures of a touchscreen to make changing frequencies, identifiers, autopilot modes, and navigation displays much quicker, allowing you the ability to practice procedures, like instrument approaches, while devoting little thought to how to properly set things up - the controls generally mimic the devices in real planes, while adding functionality that will increase your situational awareness. More than one iOS device can be connected to X-Plane at a time so that you can have different devices act as dedicated hardware. Free your main visual from the internal cockpit view by using your iOS device for the Flight Instruments, Navigation, and Engine Instruments. Practice using autopilot functions that you are unfamiliar with, and get aquainted with more sophisticated airplanes without having to look around the cockpit for the new controls. Using controls that will work with any aircraft (as long as the aircraft has an autopilot and radios) will free you from thinking about the differences between aircraft, and start to find more similarities - making you a better pilot. Enjoy flying X-Plane more by paying less attention to how to operate the simulation, and more attention to operating your flight! Kingswell Productions, and HomeSim are not affiliated with Laminar Research (the makers of X-Plane).

Screenshots

Say It Backwards App Lite1 screens
HomeSim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Say It Backwards App Lite at Free against HomeSim's $19.99. Say It Backwards App Lite also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). HomeSim's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Say It Backwards App Lite is free to download; HomeSim costs $19.99 up front. Say It Backwards App Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HomeSim asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeSim 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 1, 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 33% of HomeSim's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Say It Backwards App Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, HomeSim every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Say It Backwards App Lite versus HomeSim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSay It Backwards App LiteHomeSim
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.5 (9.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerpl aygroundKingswell Productions

Customer experience

Say It Backwards App Lite

All ratings9,777 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative29.0%

HomeSim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

HomeSim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Say It Backwards App Lite

One-time1
  • Remove Ads. Support developer!$4.99
None

HomeSim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Say It Backwards App Lite free?
Say It Backwards App Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeSim free?
HomeSim costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Say It Backwards App Lite or HomeSim?
HomeSim is rated higher. Say It Backwards App Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while HomeSim averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Say It Backwards App Lite or HomeSim have ads?
Say It Backwards App Lite shows ads; HomeSim does not.
Which is updated more often, Say It Backwards App Lite or HomeSim?
Say It Backwards App Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, and HomeSim every 7 months. Most recently, Say It Backwards App Lite was updated on September 22, 2026 and HomeSim on September 21, 2026.

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