interplex vs Sorenson Forum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View interplex databases
- Includes sample database
- Share databases via Airdrop
- Search glossaries and expressions
- Multi-glossary searches
- Dropbox synchronization
- In-app purchase for editing
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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.
Sorenson Forum
Facilitate inclusive communication in meetings and events with real-time audio and caption translation. Supports up to 25 languages for diverse audiences, accessible via any device without extra hardware.
- Real-time audio translation
- Live captioning
- Supports 25 languages
- Bi-directional conversation
- QR code and PIN invitations
- Cross-platform accessibility
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The world is ready for your ideas. Share them with Sorenson Forum for iOS. Forum is an interpreting app that allows users to participate in meetings, events, lectures, and group experiences with audio and captions in their preferred language. Present and communicate with your diverse audience — with 25 guests’ preferred languages supported — for inclusive connection and understanding. Setup is simple. First, register for an account. Then you create a session and share the unique QR code or PIN with guests. Each person joins on their computer or mobile device — no other hardware required. The software is platform agnostic and supports mobile language translation via smartphones, tablets, and laptop web browsers. — Interpreted Languages Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Dutch, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — FAQs Q: Can the app interpret sessions in multiple languages simultaneously? A: Yes, the app can simultaneously deliver audio and/or captions in any or all the languages it supports, including regional dialect translation. Q: How fast is Sorenson Forum? A: Our expertly trained AI typically produces interpreted audio and captions nearly instantaneously. Q: How does Sorenson Forum work? A: You create a session and invite guests to join on their mobile device or computer. Each user chooses their language, and the app uses advanced AI to deliver audio and captions. In addition, unlike most event captioning apps, Forum is bi-directional and can even let you converse with your multilingual audience members. — *The app requires acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For more details go to sorenson.com. Terms of Service:https://sorenson.com/legal/forum-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://sorenson.com/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sorenson.com/legal/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: interplex at 100% against Sorenson Forum's 0%. interplex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Sorenson Forum's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. interplex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sorenson Forum sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
interplex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sorenson Forum has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of interplex's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sorenson Forum's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | interplex | Sorenson Forum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Hartner | Sorenson Communications, Inc. |
Customer experience
interplex
Sorenson Forum
In-app purchases
interplex
- Edit Mode$4.99
Sorenson Forum
- Personal Monthly$24.991 Month
- Professional Monthly$59.991 Month
- Forum Basic Monthly$99.001 Month
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- Premium Monthly$129.991 Month
- Forum Basic Yearly$249.003 Months
- Forum Pro Monthly$299.001 Month
- Forum Pro Yearly$739.003 Months
- Pay as you go Pro - Hourly$60.00
- Pay as you go - Hourly$75.00









