Comparison

Navi vs Open Spoken

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

Head to head
About

Navi

This app provides real-time subtitles and live translation for conversations. It overlays captions onto your view of the world and can translate spoken language into your own, even speaking it aloud. It's free for basic use and offers unlimited translation via subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time subtitles
  • Live conversation translation
  • Spoken translation output
  • Direct device connection
  • Supports many languages
Read full description

Navi adds subtitles and live translation to your conversations! Talk with the people around you, and see exactly what they're saying overlaid on top of the real world. Connect directly to other devices running Navi around you and your captions will appear on their devices instantly. Live translation Navi can translate incoming subtitles from a different language into your own and even speak out the translation in your own language, so you can have an easier conversation with people who speak a different language. Both devices will need an active subscription to use the translation feature. It is free to use without translation, and you can enable unlimited translation with a monthly subscription. The app is especially useful for people who are Hard-of-Hearing or deaf, and it can hopefully make conversations easier for you in your life.  If you have any feedback, please let us know at jordi@goodnooze.com. Supported languages for live translation: Bulgarian Chinese Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Turkish Ukrainian Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and will be charged to your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use & Privacy policy can be viewed at https://impresskit.net/p/5bd7a8b6-dc8e-4ba7-a0f8-c96a074c3234

About

Open Spoken

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Open Spoken is an open-source app to transcribe audio from the microphone into text. It's designed to help communicating with the hearing impaired by showing transcribed text on the device screen. It uses Apple’s speech recognition so it supports any language supported by Apple’s Speech Recognition engine. Supported languages (as of iOS 16): - Arabic - Chinese - Croatian - Danish - Dutch - English - French - German - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Hindi - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Malay - Norwegian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Slovak - Spanish - Swedish - Thai - Turkish - Ukrainian - Vietnamese

Screenshots

Navi4 screens
Open Spoken3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Spoken at none against Navi's 2. Open Spoken also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Navi's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Navi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Open Spoken asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Navi ships an update every 2 days, Open Spoken every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and February 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Navi versus Open Spoken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNaviOpen Spoken
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (108 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings108 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood SnoozeTal Aviram

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Navi

Subscriptions2
  • Week Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Month Subscription$8.991 Month
None

Open Spoken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Navi free?
Navi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Spoken free?
Open Spoken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Navi or Open Spoken have ads?
Neither Navi nor Open Spoken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Navi or Open Spoken?
Navi ships an update every 2 days, and Open Spoken every 14 months. Most recently, Navi was updated on September 11, 2026 and Open Spoken on February 19, 2026.

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