Translator with Speech Pro vs Distance App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Translator with Speech Pro
Instantly translate typed or spoken text into 88 languages with this talking translator. It offers superior spoken translations and the ability to store and play back previous translations offline. Ideal for travelers needing quick communication.
- Translate 88 languages
- Spoken text translation
- Offline translation playback
- Stores previous translations
- Transliteration support
- Sleek user interface
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Use this cool talking translator to instantly translate any typed or spoken text into any of 88 languages! It also pronounces the translation for you. New in this version the ability to translate English and 16 other languages to spoken text! Unlike other translation apps, this one does not solely depend on one web translator. It produces superior spoken translations! This Translator also stores previous translations in its database and allows you to prepare a set of translations in advance and play them back later without the need for internet and expensive data roaming. This application features: -Translation into any of 88 languages -Translates English spoken text -Remembers earlier translations, providing playback without internet -Just click to playback. Very useful when trying to tell that taxi driver where you want to go. -Localization for 10 major languages -Transliteration support for non-latin character sets -Sleek user interface Supported languages: -Afrikaans -Albanian -Arabic -Armenian -Azerbaijani -Basque -Belarusian -Bengali -Bosnian -Bulgarian -Catalan -Cebuano -Chichewa -Chinese -Croatian -Czech -Danish -Dutch -English -Esperanto -Estonian -Filipino -Finnish -French -Galician -Georgian -German -Greek -Gujarati -Haitian Creole -Hausa -Hebrew -Hindi -Hmong -Hungarian -Icelandic -Igbo -Indonesian -Irish -Italian -Japanese -Javanese -Kannada -Kazakh -Korean -Lao -Latin -Latvian -Lithuanian -Macedonian -Malagasy -Malay -Malayalam -Maltese -Maori -Marathi -Mongolian -Nepali -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Punjabi -Romanian -Russian -Serbian -Sesotho -Sinhala -Slovak -Slovenian -Somali -Spanish -Sundanese -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Tamil -Telugu -Thai -Turkish -Ukrainian -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese -Welsh -Yiddish -Yoruba -Zulu Speech translation is provided for the following languages: - Afrikaans - Albanian - Arabic - Armenian - Bosnian - Catalan - Chinese - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Esperanto - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Haitian Creole - Hindi - Hungarian - Icelandic - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Latin - Latvian - Macedonian - Norwegian - Polish - Portugese - Romanian - Russian - Serbian - Slovak - Spanish - Swahili - Swedish - Tamil - Thai - Turkish - Vietnamese - Welsh Try Translator With Speech HD, if you are looking for an iPad version of this app. This application requires access to the internet to create a new translation.
Distance App
Calculate the shortest or constant bearing distance between any two points on Earth. Select locations by current position, coordinates, or a database. Visualize direction on a compass rose and share results via email.
- Calculate shortest (orthodrome) distance
- Calculate constant bearing (rhumb line) distance
- Select locations by current position
- Enter latitude/longitude coordinates
- Select from GeoNames database
- Visualize bearing on compass rose
- Email distance results
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Find the distance and direction between any two places on earth. Features: - it calculates the shortest distance (on an orthodrome) or the distance with constant bearing (rhumb line or loxodrome) which you would follow by using a compass - you can select your current location, enter the latitude/longitude coordinates or select from a location from the GeoNames database - the bearing is visualized on a compass rose - e-mail the distance - support for the iPad multitasking (split view, ...)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Translator with Speech Pro at 81% against Distance App's 17%. Translator with Speech Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Translator with Speech Pro costs $0.99 and Distance App $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Translator with Speech Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Translator with Speech Pro has 1.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Translator with Speech Pro's written reviews are positive against 17% of Distance App's.
Translator with Speech Pro ships an update every 3 months, Distance App every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Translator with Speech Pro | Distance App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #167 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sparkling Design and Infotech Private Limited | Piet Jonas |
Customer experience
Translator with Speech Pro
Distance App
Bugs and requests
Translator with Speech Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when translating certain languages
- Voice translation not working for some languages
Requested features
5 requests- Add more languages
- Improve translation accuracy for complex sentences
- Increase volume and slow down speed of voice translations
- Add option to copy/paste translated text
- Provide offline translation capabilities
Distance App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Translator with Speech Pro
No in-app purchases
Distance App
No in-app purchases
