Comparison

Proportional Scale vs Readable Voice

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

Head to head
About

Proportional Scale

Easily calculate new image dimensions while preserving aspect ratio to avoid distortion. This tool helps graphic designers, photographers, and professionals accurately resize images for various needs, including blueprinting and sign making.

Highlights
  • Scale image dimensions
  • Maintain image proportions
  • Fraction modes
  • Percent mode
  • Image scale tool
  • Image preview
Features
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Have you ever resized an image that resulted in image stretching or unwanted distortion. Proportional Scale App makes it easy to calculate new image dimensions and maintain the aspect ratio; leaving no distortion or stretching. How To Use: * Enter the dimensions of the image to be scaled. * Change the scale ratio with slider or text entry. * Use the scaled image to resize the image. “As a graphic designer I have the need to scale images all the time. This works great and is easy to use.” - SadieGirl22 “I scale photos all the time and usually have to calculate both dimensions. With this app I can find both dimensions quicker. It saves me time and it looks great.” - Bowz Features: * Scale image dimensions * Maintain image proportions * Fraction Modes * Percent Mode * Image scale tool Image Scale Tool: This tool lets the user select an image and scale it to an exact pixel size. The tool will show an image preview to help the user know how big the new size actually is. "I work for a blueprint company and sign shop. We are always looking at size limitations imposed by the customers. This is the best answer to all the "what if it was" questions. Also the customer and I can see quickly how pixilated an image would become if it gets blown up too big without expensive graphic software. Some software developers go above and beyond, thank you for adding this great feature to an already amazing app." - DarVader55 Get Proportional Scale Today!

About

Readable Voice

This app converts audio and video files into text using advanced machine learning. It supports nearly 100 languages and dialects, with on-device processing for privacy and offline use. Users can also translate transcribed text into other languages.

Highlights
  • Transcribe audio and video to text
  • Supports nearly 100 languages
  • On-device processing, no internet needed
  • Translate transcribed text
  • Batch transcription
  • Record audio directly in app
Features
Read full description

Turn spoken words into something you can use. Find a quote in an interview. Revisit a lecture. Create subtitles for a video. Readable Voice turns audio and video into editable, searchable text on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad—with transcription performed entirely on your device. Your recordings stay yours. Transcribe offline, without uploading your audio to a transcription service. Buy once on the App Store and enjoy Readable Voice on all three platforms. No subscription. No per-minute fees. • From recording to readable text Import audio or video, or record directly in the app. Transcribe in nearly 100 languages, with automatic language detection to help you get started. Supports popular formats including MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, MOV, and MP4. • Follow the conversation Interview Mode detects different voices and labels their passages. Give speakers names and colors, correct assignments, and let Readable Voice suggest familiar voices from other recordings. Ideal for interviews, meetings, podcasts, and research conversations. • Find the moment that matters Search your transcript, play individual passages, and follow highlighted text as you listen. Check a quote or revisit an explanation without replaying the entire recording. • Make it your own Correct words directly in the app. Work with continuous text or timestamped segments, split and merge passages, and adjust speaker labels to prepare a transcript that is ready to share. • Get more from difficult recordings Optional speech enhancement reduces background noise before transcription and may improve results from noisy or lower-quality audio. • See the key points Use Apple Intelligence to generate an overview, chapter summaries, and action items from your transcript. Jump back to the source passages to review the details, then share the summary.* • Share words. Create subtitles. Export plain text, text with timestamps, speaker-labeled interview transcripts, or CSV files. Create SRT and WebVTT subtitle files for your videos, or export audio as WAV or MOV that already contains all the subtitles oder Film der schon alle Untertitel enthält. • Handle a whole collection Add multiple files or entire folders, including subfolders, and let Readable Voice work through them. Automatically start transcription when files are imported and receive a notification when processing finishes. On iPhone and iPad, you can also import videos directly from Photos. • Make transcription part of your workflow Use Shortcuts to import, transcribe, retrieve, export, and open transcripts. Optional Siri and Spotlight integration helps you find saved transcripts through system search.* Made for the things you want to remember. Students can turn recorded lectures into text to review before an exam. Journalists and researchers can find and check interview quotes. Teams can revisit discussions and extract stated follow-up tasks. Video creators can prepare subtitles. And anyone can turn voice memos, personal reflections, or family stories into words to keep and share. Record it. Read it. Put it to work. *Summaries and Siri/Spotlight transcript search require iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27 or later. Summaries also require a supported device with Apple Intelligence enabled and its model ready, and a supported transcript language. Transcription accuracy varies with the language and recording quality. For best results, use clear speech and minimize background noise.

Screenshots

Proportional Scale2 screens
Readable Voice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Proportional Scale at $1.99 against Readable Voice's $9.99. Proportional Scale also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Readable Voice's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On review sentiment, 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

Proportional Scale costs $1.99 and Readable Voice $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Readable Voice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proportional Scale ships an update every 5 months, Readable Voice weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Proportional Scale versus Readable Voice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProportional ScaleReadable Voice
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCourtney & CompanyDaniel Witt

Customer experience

Proportional Scale

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative22.2%

Readable Voice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

Proportional Scale

No in-app purchases

None

Readable Voice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proportional Scale free?
Proportional Scale costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readable Voice free?
Readable Voice costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proportional Scale or Readable Voice?
Readable Voice is rated higher. Proportional Scale averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Readable Voice averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Proportional Scale or Readable Voice have ads?
Neither Proportional Scale nor Readable Voice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proportional Scale or Readable Voice?
Proportional Scale ships an update every 5 months, and Readable Voice weekly. Most recently, Proportional Scale was updated on October 23, 2026 and Readable Voice on October 24, 2026.

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