Somerville PD vs Blabby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Somerville PD
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The Somerville PD app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Somerville, MA Police Department. The app also displays organization web and social media content.
Blabby
This app reads typed text aloud in real-time, word by word. Save frequently used phrases as presets and display sentences in large text for easy viewing. Supports multiple languages with quick switching.
- Real-time text-to-speech
- Quick Presets for phrases
- Large text display
- Multi-language support
- No ads or tracking
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Blabby is a text-to-speech app designed to be a joy to use. What you type is read out loud in real time, word by word, so your conversation partners don’t have to wait for you to type the entire sentence. And there’s no need to type the same things over and over! Commonly used phrases can be saved as Quick Presets for one-tap access, or to the Bookmarks. Sometimes text is the most effective way to communicate. Blabby displays your sentences in huge letters, so you can just show someone your screen, even at a distance. Polyglots can easily enable multiple languages and quickly switch between them. English (UK and US), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish are supported. If your language isn’t supported, please email feedback@kaylees.site and let me know. And obviously: no ads, no tracking, no data collection, no account required, no dark patterns. Blabby was built with love and patience. I hope you’ll enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed making it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blabby at every 4 months against Somerville PD's every 66 months. Somerville PD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, 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.
Somerville PD ships an update every 66 months, Blabby every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Somerville PD | Blabby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Somerville | Kaylee Calderolla |
In-app purchases
Somerville PD
No in-app purchases
Blabby
No in-app purchases
