Khmer ASR vs Khmer Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Khmer ASR
This application uses AI to convert spoken Khmer into written text. Developed by Cambodian researchers, it employs advanced learning methods for complex script languages with limited digital data.
- Speech to text conversion
- Khmer language support
- AI-powered
- Deep learning methods
- Statistical learning methods
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Khmer Automatic Speech Recognition (Khmer ASR) is an application that uses Artificial Intelligence technology to automatically convert speech and audio files in Khmer into written text. This application was entirely developed by a team of young researchers from Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (formerly known as National Institute of Posts, Telecommunications, and ICT) of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, using a combination of Statistical Learning and Deep Learning methods, which are the new automation approaches for converting speech into written text for complex script languages with less digital data.
Khmer Compass
This utility app offers a stylish compass, a handy flashlight, and an SOS light feature. It also displays your current location's address and opens a map to that spot.
- Nice design compass
- Flashlight
- SOS light
- Display current location address
- Open map of current location
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Khmer Compass provides features: - nice design compass - flashlight - SOS light - display address of your current location - open map of your current location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Khmer ASR at 4.2 against Khmer Compass's 3.0. Khmer ASR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Khmer Compass's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
Khmer ASR holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Khmer ASR has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Khmer ASR ships an update fortnightly, Khmer Compass every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Khmer ASR | Khmer Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Institute of Posts, Telecommunications and ICT | Rotha He |
In-app purchases
Khmer ASR
No in-app purchases
Khmer Compass
No in-app purchases
