Reverse video vs Backwards Talk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reverse video
This app allows you to play videos backward, creating a magical effect without sound. You can easily reverse any video, save it, or share it with friends. Additionally, it offers the ability to add captions with customizable text colors.
- Reverse video playback
- Add text captions
- Customizable text colors
- Save favorite colors
- Quick video processing
- Share videos
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Play your video in backward with this reverse video app! Super quick process. Choose a video, reverse it and save or share it with your friends. The reverse video will not have sound so it will become a magical video when you play it. Instant play reverse video and replay also allowed. More advanced, you can add a caption with any text color to selected video as well. It allows you to save your favorite text color as well for a future video. Any normal user can use this very simple application. You don't need to be smarter to use this. Feel free to contact us for any query on mayihelpu4app@gmail.com
Backwards Talk
This app reverses typed phrases, allowing you to record yourself speaking them backward. It then plays back your recording forwards, so you can hear how close you were to the original. It's a fun and addictive way to challenge your speaking and listening skills.
- Reverse typed phrases
- Record yourself speaking backwards
- Hear playback forwards
- Challenge friends
- Train your ear
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Ever wondered what you sound like... backwards? With Backwards Talk, you type a phrase, the app flips it, and you try to say it in reverse. Then, it reverses your recording—so you can hear how close you got to the original phrase. It’s weird, hilarious, and oddly addictive. It’s like a party trick for your brain. • Type any phrase • Get it reversed instantly • Record yourself trying to say it backwards • Hear it played back—forwards! Perfect for challenges with friends, training your ear, or just laughing at your own weird noises. “correct” has never sounded so wrong.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reverse video at 4.3 against Backwards Talk's 2.3. Reverse video also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). Backwards Talk's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Reverse video holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reverse video has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Reverse video's written reviews are positive against 33% of Backwards Talk's.
Reverse video ships an update every 12 months, Backwards Talk every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reverse video | Backwards Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (28 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Softnoesis | Sebastian Ekstrom |
Customer experience
Reverse video
Backwards Talk
In-app purchases
Reverse video
No in-app purchases
Backwards Talk
No in-app purchases
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