Comparison

iPanels vs LiveSub

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

Head to head
About

iPanels

Features
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iPanels app is a LED program editor, it can edit LED text and send to LED Moving Sign via bluetooth communication.

About

LiveSub

Features
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LiveSub turns your iPhone into a real-time subtitle and translation device for meetings, lectures, and conversations โ€” powered entirely by Apple's on-device AI, with no internet required. Speak naturally. LiveSub listens, transcribes, and translates instantly using Apple's built-in Speech Recognition and Translation frameworks โ€” all processed locally on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to any server. Your conversations stay completely private. LIVE TRANSLATION See the original speech and translation side by side as words are spoken. Supports Japanese, Korean, English, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), French, German, Spanish, and more. FULL TRANSCRIPT Every session is automatically saved as a text file. Review, share, or export transcripts anytime from the History screen. IMPORT AUDIO FILES Already have a recording? Import any audio file to get a full transcript and translation without real-time capture. SESSION HISTORY Browse past sessions, select multiple transcripts, share or delete them โ€” all in one place. COMPLETELY PRIVATE No account required. No subscription. No data collection. All speech recognition and translation run on your device using Apple's built-in frameworks. LANGUAGE SUPPORT โ€ข Chinese (Traditional) โ†” Japanese, Korean, English, and more โ€ข Japanese โ†” Chinese, English, Korean โ€ข English โ†” Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, and more โ€ข 20+ supported language pairs REQUIREMENTS โ€ข iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or later โ€ข Translation language packs can be downloaded once in Settings โ†’ General โ†’ Language & Region โ†’ Translation Languages

Screenshots

iPanels1 screens
LiveSub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LiveSub at every 3 days against iPanels's every 4 months. iPanels's advantage is iOS requirement (11.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPanels ships an update every 4 months, LiveSub every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
iPanels versus LiveSub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPanelsLiveSub
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Panels Elec. Co., Ltd.YenChang Lin

In-app purchases

None

iPanels

No in-app purchases

None

LiveSub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPanels free?
iPanels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveSub free?
LiveSub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iPanels or LiveSub have ads?
Neither iPanels nor LiveSub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPanels or LiveSub?
iPanels ships an update every 4 months, and LiveSub every 3 days. Most recently, iPanels was updated on October 25, 2026 and LiveSub on October 8, 2026.

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