Hello vs HiOla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello
Break down language barriers and connect with people worldwide. This app offers real-time translation for text and voice messages, enabling seamless communication in over 50 languages. Join pen pal exchanges or create multilingual group chats to foster global connections.
- Real-time message translation
- Translated voice messages
- Pen Pal connections
- Multilingual group chats
- Support for 50+ languages
- View untranslated originals
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Imagine a world without language barriers. A world in which all people could communicate easily, bypassing the hurdles of linguistic differences. That world is now a reality; say hello – to Hello. • Chat with anyone in their native language. • Connect fluently with new people via participation in PenPals. • Send automatically translated voice messages. • Create multilingual group chats with up to 10 people. • See untranslated originals or voice message transcriptions with a simple long press on any message. • Support for 50+ languages. • Sign up in seconds with phone number verification.
HiOla
Communicate seamlessly across language barriers with instant, real-time translation for messages and voice calls. This app supports over 60 languages, making global conversations effortless for families, travelers, and international teams.
- Real-time translation across 63 languages
- Voice messages with transcription and translation
- Crystal-clear voice calls
- Smart reply suggestions
- Speech-to-text dictation
- Photo, video, and voice note sharing
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Chat in any language. Every message, instantly understood. HiOla is the messenger for anyone whose most important conversations cross a language line: immigrant families, international couples, travelers, global teams, and anyone who has ever wanted to say something that did not quite fit in English. You type in your language. Your friend reads in theirs. No copy-paste. No switching apps. No awkward pauses. Just conversation. FEATURES - Real-time translation across 63 languages, built into every chat - Voice messages with auto-transcription and translation: speak in one language, listen in another - Smart reply suggestions that understand tone and context - Speech-to-text dictation for faster typing - Photos, videos, and voice notes in any conversation - Beautiful design tuned for every script, including right-to-left languages TRAVEL WITHOUT LANGUAGE STRESS Ask for directions in Tokyo. Order dinner in Rome. Make friends in a hostel in Buenos Aires. HiOla turns every conversation into your native language and lets you reply in your own words. STAY CLOSE ACROSS DISTANCES Message a grandmother in Sao Paulo. Stay close to a partner in Seoul. Keep up with family back home even when the languages do not match. HiOla was built for the conversations that matter most. WORK WITHOUT BORDERS Collaborate with teammates, clients, and partners anywhere in the world. Everyone writes in the language they think in. Everyone reads in the language they are fluent in. BOOK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES Open a HiOla booking link from a business, schedule an appointment, message the business, and keep the conversation in your own language when translation is available. PRIVACY-FIRST AI Translation and smart features are powered by state-of-the-art AI. HiOla never sells your data. Preference learning is opt-in, fully transparent, and can be cleared with one tap. Your conversations belong to you. FREE TO USE HiOla is free to download and use. Consumer in-app purchases are not required in this release. Translation usage limits are handled directly in the app with clear stops when a limit is reached. No conversation should end at a border. Download HiOla and start speaking every language. Terms of Use: https://hiola.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://hiola.app/privacy Support: support@hiola.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello at none against HiOla's 1. Hello also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). HiOla's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. HiOla sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Hello asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hello holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hello ships an update every 3 weeks, HiOla every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello | HiOla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grant Brooks Goodman | Cadus Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Hello
HiOla
In-app purchases
Hello
No in-app purchases
HiOla
- HiOla Premium$6.991 Month
