Comparison

NEO MAGAZINE vs SpeechSplendid

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

Head to head
About

NEO MAGAZINE

This app delivers the UK's premier magazine dedicated to anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture. Explore in-depth features, breaking news, and reviews on DVDs, books, and games. Discover exclusive interviews and industry insights.

Highlights
  • Anime and manga features
  • Latest news and reviews
  • Japanese popular culture coverage
  • Exclusive interviews
  • Industry insights and previews
  • Back issue purchases
Features
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The UK’s leading anime, manga and Japanese popular culture magazine, NEO is packed with features and also delivers the latest news and reviews of the latest DVD, book and games releases. NEO provides for a full spectrum of topics are every issue - from Hong Kong chop-socky movies to the latest from Japanese animation, from videogames to manga books, from the most mainstream to the most underground. The magazine’s team of professional full-time and freelance writers maintain excellent industry relations to bring readers the most up-to-date and cutting edge news, reviews, features and previews. Neo also features a regular column from Jonathan Clements, author of the Anime Encyclopaedia. Since its launch in 2004, NEO has become a major source for consumers to obtain exclusive news about releases and events – its pages are always full of information readers simply can’t get anywhere else. Examples include our exclusive interviews Jackie Chan at the Cannes Film Festival, and with the team behind the UK dub of Millennium Actress. NEO has also been actively involved with promoting the anime industry in the UK, both by maintaining a presence both at retail and by its involvement in major national conventions such as the London Expo. NEO magazine also hosts its own annual industry awards. NEO is a fully independent magazine, and is widely respected as the most authoritative voice on the subject in the UK, and constantly strives to publish a magazine that fans simply cannot be without. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

SpeechSplendid

This app helps you improve your public speaking skills by analyzing short speech recordings. It uses AI to provide feedback on linguistic, behavioral, and facial emotion performance, offering insights into pace, filler words, tone, and expressions.

Highlights
  • AI-powered speech analysis
  • Linguistic performance metrics
  • Behavioral performance insights
  • Facial emotion analysis
  • Simple recording interface
  • Practice speeches
Features
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Why SpeechSplendid? Giving a good speech is hard...really hard. SpeechSplendid seeks to curb this problem through smart and intuitive speech analysis. Anytime before a big speech or presentation, upload a short snippet of the speech to the app and receive effective feedback for improvement. What you'll love about SpeechSplendid: SIMPLE DESIGN Simply choose a short recording of a speech that has your face clearly in frame, and watch the analysis happen. POWERFUL TOOLS SpeechSplendid leverages generative AI and other powerful artificial intelligence tools to deliver you effective and meaningful analysis on... -Linguistic performance (words per minute, filler language) -Behavioral performance (tone and topic composition) -Face emotion performance (facial expressions throughout the speech). Download SpeechSplendid and practice your speeches today!

Screenshots

NEO MAGAZINE2 screens
SpeechSplendid4 screens

Verdict

The call

NEO MAGAZINE and SpeechSplendid both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SpeechSplendid's written reviews are positive against 63% of NEO MAGAZINE's. SpeechSplendid also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 23) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). NEO MAGAZINE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and rating 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

Both are free to download. NEO MAGAZINE sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. SpeechSplendid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NEO MAGAZINE against 4.9 for SpeechSplendid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeechSplendid has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of NEO MAGAZINE's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeechSplendid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEO MAGAZINE ships an update every 8 months, SpeechSplendid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
NEO MAGAZINE versus SpeechSplendid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEO MAGAZINESpeechSplendid
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelect Publisher Services LtdNanditha Kondapalli

Customer experience

NEO MAGAZINE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative30.0%

SpeechSplendid

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

23 purchases

NEO MAGAZINE

Subscriptions2
  • NEO MAGAZINE$19.996 Months
  • NEO MAGAZINE1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time21
  • NEO Issue 92 (id:404210)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 93 (id:363190)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 94 (id:363732)$2.99
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  • NEO Issue 95 (id:363069)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 100 (id:363484)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 114 (id:363386)$2.99
  • Issue 157 (id:419703)$2.99
  • Issue 158 (id:419705)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 79 (id:363618)$2.99
  • NEO Issue 102 (id:363568)$2.99
  • Issue 238 (pp:1025952)$4.99
  • Issue 241 (pp:1025934)$4.99
  • Issue 243 (pp:1025922)$4.99
  • Issue 246 (pp:1025904)$4.99
  • Issue 248 (pp:1025892)$4.99
  • Issue 239 (pp:1025946)$4.99
  • Issue 247 (pp:1025898)$4.99
  • Issue 242 (pp:1025928)$4.99
  • Issue 240 (pp:1025940)$4.99
  • Issue 244 (pp:1025916)$4.99
  • Neo 6 back issue bundle$19.99
None

SpeechSplendid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NEO MAGAZINE free?
NEO MAGAZINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeechSplendid free?
SpeechSplendid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NEO MAGAZINE or SpeechSplendid?
NEO MAGAZINE is rated higher. NEO MAGAZINE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SpeechSplendid averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do NEO MAGAZINE or SpeechSplendid have ads?
SpeechSplendid shows ads; NEO MAGAZINE does not.
Which is updated more often, NEO MAGAZINE or SpeechSplendid?
NEO MAGAZINE ships an update every 8 months, and SpeechSplendid every 2 months. Most recently, NEO MAGAZINE was updated on September 9, 2026 and SpeechSplendid on June 1, 2026.

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