Hearlo vs Speak It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hearlo
This app facilitates communication for individuals with speech or hearing disabilities. It offers real-time audio transcription, text-to-speech conversion, and translation in multiple languages, including offline support. A customizable pictogram library and business-specific navigation features enhance accessibility.
- Real-time audio transcription
- Text-to-speech conversion
- Real-time translation
- Multi-language support
- Offline communication
- Customizable pictogram library
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Welcome to Hearlo – The #1 Communication Accessibility App Designed with and for people with speech or hearing disabilities, Hearlo already helps more than 500,000 people in 70 countries to: • Transcribe audio, convert text to speech, and translate in real time. • Communicate in more than 10 languages, even offline. • Use a customizable pictogram library for Augmentative Communication. • Navigate physical spaces of companies that use Hearlo for Business. • …and much more! Hearlo is simple, powerful, and 100% free, forever. Join our #InclusionRevolution and help us make communication accessible for everyone. Follow us: @hearloapp | www.hearlo.app An Asteroid initiative.
Speak It
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Helps you hear the correct pronunciation of sentences and words in multiple languages and the ability to control the tone of voice, speed, volume, and the ability to save and retrieve sentences Features Enter text in one of many languages and hear the pronunciation Ability to check how you pronounce phrases Control pitch and speed of the pronunciations with an easy slide indicator. Ability to load and save text for future use. Ability to import text from txt files from Internet Ability to save sound file of pronunciation of the selected text Ability to translate to any language
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hearlo at none against Speak It's shown. Speak It's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Hearlo ships an update every 3 weeks, Speak It fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearlo | Speak It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASTECH S.A.S. | Eslam Samir |
In-app purchases
Hearlo
No in-app purchases
Speak It
No in-app purchases
