Comparison

Touch The Classic vs Talking

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

Head to head
About

Touch The Classic

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The app's concept is based on a 2013 research by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. The research found that reading excerpts from highly intellectual literature met the requirements that assess the cognitive abilities of readers. Reading increases the ability to recognize the feelings and points of view of interlocutors. Other beneficial properties, even short reading, such as reducing cognitive load and stress, increasing the activity of the cerebral cortex, and others are well-known. Touch The Classic is made in a concise design, which allows you to focus directly on reading. App has 2 modes. The classic mode allows you to read generated excerpts, select excerpt’s size, and also select a genre: fiction or philosophy. The quiz mode is made like a game in which you have to guess the book among 2 or 4 answer options.   Touch The Classic allows you to: 1. Immerse yourself in reading for a short time, which especially helps to switch between different types of mental activity. 2. Find inspiration by touching the greatest writers and thinkers of the past 3. Instantly generate small excerpts from literary masterpieces 4. Play in quiz mode 5. Over 50,000 excerpts 6. Two genres: philosophy and fiction

About

Talking

Connect with empathetic listeners for instant emotional support. Vent your feelings privately and securely without judgment. Earn money by becoming a paid listener.

Highlights
  • Instant emotional support
  • Private and secure calls
  • Choose your listener
  • Pay-as-you-go model
  • Earn money as a listener
  • U.S.-based listener network
Features
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Someone to talk to. Right now. Real human listeners. Judgment-free. Available now. Talking-Buddy connects you with a trained listener for a real conversation — voice or video — when you just need to be heard. Most people don't need therapy in the moment. They need someone to listen. Talking-Buddy gives you structured, supportive conversation with a real person, on your schedule. How it works Browse listener profiles, ratings, and reviews Choose the person you'd like to talk to Start a voice or video call What you get Structured support conversations with trained listeners Judgment-free, non-clinical support Listeners you choose by profile and rating — no random matching Report and block are available after every call Pay-per-call pricing, no subscription Who is it for People feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed · anyone between therapy sessions or without access to therapy · students, professionals, parents, caregivers Become a listener Trained listeners can offer structured support sessions and earn per completed session. Talking-Buddy is a peer support platform — not therapy, not a social network, and not a matching or dating service. There are no romantic profiles, swiping, or interest-based matching; every listener is selected by name from a reviewed profile, never assigned at random. Talking-Buddy® is a registered trademark of AHAN Apps LLC. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

Touch The Classic4 screens
Talking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Talking at Free against Touch The Classic's $0.99. Talking also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Touch The Classic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Talking is free to download; Touch The Classic costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch The Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Talking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Touch The Classic versus Talking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch The ClassicTalking
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB159 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr StarovoitenkoAHAN Apps LLC

In-app purchases

None

Touch The Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Talking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch The Classic free?
Touch The Classic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Talking free?
Talking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch The Classic or Talking have ads?
Neither Touch The Classic nor Talking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch The Classic or Talking?
Touch The Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Talking every 2 months. Most recently, Touch The Classic was updated on September 18, 2026 and Talking on September 1, 2026.

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