Comparison

Text on Top Vision vs Earshot

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

Head to head
About

Text on Top Vision

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Live conversation captions
  • Speaker identification by color and name
  • On-device speech processing
  • Private conversation saving and export
  • No account or ads required
Features
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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

Screenshots

Text on Top Vision4 screens
Earshot4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Earshot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text on Top Vision asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Text on Top Vision versus Earshot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText on Top VisionEarshot
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB147 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSander PasveerTyler Mundy

In-app purchases

None

Text on Top Vision

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Earshot

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Text on Top Vision free?
Text on Top Vision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earshot free?
Earshot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Text on Top Vision or Earshot have ads?
Neither Text on Top Vision nor Earshot shows ads.

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