Comparison

interplex vs IU Interpreter App

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

Head to head
About

interplex

Access and manage your interplex databases on your iPhone. Includes a sample database and allows for easy sharing via Airdrop. Synchronize with Dropbox for seamless updates across devices.

Highlights
  • View interplex databases
  • Includes sample database
  • Share databases via Airdrop
  • Search glossaries and expressions
  • Multi-glossary searches
  • Dropbox synchronization
  • In-app purchase for editing
Features
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Now you can view your interplex databases on your iPhone. Packaged with the application is the Sample database that comes with interplex. Using Airdrop, sharing interplex databases with other users is a breeze. You can search glossaries, expressions, and even do multi glossary searches. Expressions can also be viewed in each of the defined languages. With Dropbox connectivity, you can modify databases on your Mac, PC, or iPad and then immediately synchronize them to your iPhone or iPod Touch and vice versa. Databases are stored at Dropbox in /Apps/interplex. The Edit Mode In-App Purchase allows you to edit all aspects of your interplex databases.

About

IU Interpreter App

Book and receive language interpretation services, either in-person or virtually. Access over 10,000 contracted linguists covering 200+ languages, including ASL. Manage all appointments and payments directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Book in-person or virtual interpretation
  • Access 10,000+ linguists
  • Supports 200+ languages including ASL
  • Automated scheduling system
  • Manage appointments and payments
  • Attach verification forms
Features
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Interpreters Unlimited (IU) has launched a smart phone app exclusively for booking language services. The IU app is used to book and deliver interpreter services anywhere they are needed, in person or virtually via video or phone. With the IU app, customers have access to the entire pool of IU’s contracted linguists, over 10,000 of them, covering 200+ languages including American Sign Language (ASL). The app is custom designed and developed by IU, as one of the largest Language Service Providers in the United States, for their clients and contracted interpreters specifically. It uses IU’s proprietary auto scheduling system on the back end which can book a linguist within minutes. All appointment management is handled completely inside of the app, customers simply input the details of their event and the app goes to work. Some benefits of the app include: -Get paid quicker by entering your end times on your mobile device right away. -Ability to photograph any verification forms and attach it directly to the event. -Accept jobs immediately, including accepting multiple jobs at once. -Ability to look at past jobs, present and future events. -Ability to call the IU office and have the IU team look at requests live in the system. -A secured environment and secure system. The IU app is an ideal tool connecting interpreters with businesses and professionals who need languages services for everything from law firms and courts to education, healthcare, insurance, and everything in between. Users only pay for the interpreting services that they schedule through the app. With no sign-up fee, no usage fee, and no monthly charge to use, the IU app is the ultimate tool for professionals and their businesses when language services are needed.

Screenshots

interplex4 screens
IU Interpreter App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IU Interpreter App at none against interplex's 1. IU Interpreter App also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. interplex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IU Interpreter App 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 interplex against 5.0 for IU Interpreter App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

interplex ships an update every 3 weeks, IU Interpreter App every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
interplex versus IU Interpreter App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterinterplexIU Interpreter App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEric HartnerInterpreters Unlimited, Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

interplex

One-time1
  • Edit Mode$4.99
None

IU Interpreter App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is interplex free?
interplex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IU Interpreter App free?
IU Interpreter App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, interplex or IU Interpreter App?
interplex and IU Interpreter App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do interplex or IU Interpreter App have ads?
Neither interplex nor IU Interpreter App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, interplex or IU Interpreter App?
interplex ships an update every 3 weeks, and IU Interpreter App every 8 days. Most recently, interplex was updated on September 30, 2026 and IU Interpreter App on July 5, 2026.

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