Comparison

SeeNSpeak vs Open Spoken

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

Head to head
About

SeeNSpeak

This tool reads aloud text from captured images of various sources like books and signs. It also translates the recognized text into numerous languages, making it beneficial for individuals with vision impairments, language learners, and travelers.

Highlights
  • Reads text from images
  • Translates to over 25 languages
  • Optimized for vision impaired
  • Supports Voice Over
  • Imports and saves images
  • Stores and searches history
  • Exports results to various platforms
Features
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SeeNSpeak is an easy and straightforward to use tool that can read aloud the text from captured images of books, magazines, signs, bottles, or any object with text. You can also translate the captured text to a large selection of target languages. SeeNSpeak is very useful to those with vision impairments, people just learning a new language (young and old), or those people traveling in a foreign country. FEATURES: • Recognizes text from images in just a few seconds with a single tap • Highlights words being spoken in large easy to see format • Translates to over 25 languages • Optimized for the vision impaired • Supports Voice Over • Simple and easy to use interface • Import images from camera roll • Save images to camera roll • Choose speaking voices - including those added for each new release of iOS • Stores results in history that can be recalled at any time • Search for results from history • Export images and text to email, text messages, and social media • Save results to Notes • Supports older versions of iOS • Compatible with iPad and iPhone With a straightforward and intuitive interface, SeeNSpeak was designed for simple operation but with powerful features. Make learning to read fun to your kids again by having their own books speak to them. Helpful to teachers and students who can translate small or large amounts of text in an instant. For those individuals with vision impairments, SeeNSpeak provides a tool to assist in everyday tasks such as reading a menu or reading a magazine article. For those who travel, you can translate street signs, postings in public buildings or local travel guides. Supported recognition languages: • Arabic • Czech • Danish • Dutch • English • Finnish • French • German • Greek • Hungarian • Italian • Japanese • Korean • Norwegian • Polish • Portuguese • Russian • Spanish • Swedish • Turkish Supported translation languages: • Arabic • Chinese • Czech • Danish • Dutch • English • Finnish • French • German • Greek • Hebrew • Hindi • Hungarian • Indonesian • Italian • Japanese • Korean • Norwegian • Polish • Portuguese • Romanian • Russian • Slovak • Spanish • Swedish • Thai • Turkish

About

Open Spoken

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Open Spoken is an open-source app to transcribe audio from the microphone into text. It's designed to help communicating with the hearing impaired by showing transcribed text on the device screen. It uses Apple’s speech recognition so it supports any language supported by Apple’s Speech Recognition engine. Supported languages (as of iOS 16): - Arabic - Chinese - Croatian - Danish - Dutch - English - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Hindi - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Malay - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Slovak - Spanish - Swedish - Thai - Turkish - Ukrainian - Vietnamese

Screenshots

SeeNSpeak4 screens
Open Spoken3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Spoken at none against SeeNSpeak's 3. Open Spoken also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. SeeNSpeak sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Open Spoken asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SeeNSpeak ships an update every 15 months, Open Spoken every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and February 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SeeNSpeak versus Open Spoken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeeNSpeakOpen Spoken
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 14 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1814.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVidere Applications LLCTal Aviram

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SeeNSpeak

One-time3
  • 100 Credit Bundle$0.99
  • 500 Credit Bundle$3.99
  • 1000 Credit Bundle$6.99
None

Open Spoken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SeeNSpeak free?
SeeNSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Spoken free?
Open Spoken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SeeNSpeak or Open Spoken have ads?
Neither SeeNSpeak nor Open Spoken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SeeNSpeak or Open Spoken?
SeeNSpeak ships an update every 15 months, and Open Spoken every 14 months. Most recently, SeeNSpeak was updated on June 1, 2026 and Open Spoken on February 19, 2026.

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