Text on Top Vision vs Earshot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text on Top Vision
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Text on Top is a unique wireless and low cost solution for real-time captioning during a presentation or congress. Typically Text on Top is used to provide captions on top of the presentation. However, this "Vision" App allows an individual (visual impaired) user in the audience to receive the real-time text on an iPad. The user is in full control to adjust the appearance to his/her specific needs.
Earshot
This app provides live, real-time captions for conversations, distinguishing speakers with unique colors and names. It saves and exports transcripts privately on your device, making conversations more accessible.
- Live conversation captions
- Speaker identification by color and name
- On-device speech processing
- Private conversation saving and export
- No account or ads required
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Never miss the moment again. Earshot turns nearby conversation into live captions — with a color and a name for each person talking. Set your iPhone on the table and follow every word at family dinner, at the doctor's office, or over coffee with old friends. A COLOR FOR EVERY VOICE Earshot tells voices apart automatically. Each person gets their own color, so you can see the back-and-forth — not just a wall of words. NAME SOMEONE ONCE. EARSHOT REMEMBERS. Tap a caption to name the person speaking. The next time you talk, they're recognized and labeled by name. Built for the people you talk with every day. KEEP THE CONVERSATION Every session is saved on your phone. Reread it anytime, copy it, or export it as a text file — only when you choose to. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device, using Apple's on-device speech engine. Your audio and conversations are never uploaded. No account. No ads. No analytics. We couldn't read your conversations if we wanted to — they're not on our servers, because we don't have any. ONE PRICE. YOURS FOR LIFE. A single one-time purchase unlocks Earshot forever. No subscription. Made for anyone who's hard of hearing — and for the families who want them back in the conversation. — Earshot requires iOS 26 or later (it uses Apple's on-device speech engine). Captions are generated automatically and may contain errors; please don't rely on them for medical, legal, or emergency communication. Privacy policy: https://earshotapp.tech/privacy Terms: https://earshotapp.tech/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text on Top Vision at none against Earshot's 1. Text on Top Vision also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Earshot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text on Top Vision asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Text on Top Vision | Earshot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sander Pasveer | Tyler Mundy |
In-app purchases
Text on Top Vision
No in-app purchases
Earshot
- Lifetime Unlock$4.99








