Talking Translator vs LUCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Translator
This app acts as a portable translator, converting spoken words into text and then translating them into your chosen language in real-time. It supports numerous languages for both speech recognition and translation, with an offline mode available. The app also offers voice output for translated text, benefiting users with hearing impairments.
- Speech recognition in 32 languages
- Real-time on-the-fly translation
- Over 30 dictation and translation languages
- 99% speech recognition accuracy
- Offline translation mode
- Voice acting of translated text
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Translator Duo turns your phone into an interpreter for two people. You start talking and the translation appears before you finish the sentence — the other person is already reading. It works with no internet. Speech and text are translated on the device itself, so it holds up on a plane, abroad without a local SIM, and anywhere the signal runs out. What it does • Speech recognition in 59 languages • Translation that keeps pace with your speech • Punctuation added on its own • Dialogue mode: two people take turns, each reads their own half of the screen • Photo translation: snap a menu, a shop sign or a street sign — the translation lands right on top of the text, in its place • Live camera translation: point the camera and the words change as you go • Recognized text can be edited in both halves of the screen • The translation read out loud, automatically if you like • History with search and favorites • Dark theme • No ads How to use it 1. Pick the two languages 2. Tap the bottom microphone for yourself and the top one for the other person 3. Text and translation appear as you speak To use it offline, download the language once — over Wi-Fi, in a few taps. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/itranslate-app/terms Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/itranslate-app/privacy-policy
LUCC
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"Tell me who are Your mates and I will tell You who You are, and if I know what is Your talent I know what You can become." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe People are used to Linkedin (or other minor networking platforms) to get in touch with others. Yet those platforms only “scratch the surface” of networking opportunities. They only sync people over the digital platform, where the experience basically ends at the virtual stage: real physical follow-ups are often very unlikely to happen. Tribe Intelligence provides people who attend meetings and events (both on business or personal basis) with a tool to optimise the proximity experience of those moments. Each event gets boosted and amplified beyond its time boundaries into a long lasting continuous mutual enriching experience for its participants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LUCC at none against Talking Translator's 2. Talking Translator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 38 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Talking Translator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LUCC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking Translator ships an update every 2 weeks, LUCC every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Translator | LUCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (281 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 281 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexey Beschetnikov | Fil Blue sarl |
In-app purchases
Talking Translator
- 1 Month Translate7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Translate 1 Year7 Days trial$32.991 Year
LUCC
No in-app purchases









