Comparison

Speeches App vs Known Names

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

Head to head
About

Speeches App

Prepare and deliver speeches with ease using this app. It acts as a portable teleprompter, helping you organize notes, time your delivery, and practice for any occasion. Import text files, sync across devices, and get feedback before you present.

Highlights
  • Portable teleprompter for speeches
  • Organize speaker's notes
  • On-screen timing meter
  • Import text files
  • Sync speeches via iCloud
  • Swipeable cue cards for delivery
Features
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Speeches is an App for preparing and delivering speeches and pitches. Prepare speaker's notes and deliver a great speech — perfectly timed — no matter what the occasion. Be it a wedding speech, sermon, business presentation, or evening at the debating club, navigating your notes is that much easier with Speeches as your portable teleprompter. Prepare your notes directly in Speeches on your iPhone or iPad, or import a text file from Mail or another App (e.g. Dropbox, Files). You can also email your speech to solicit feedback from friends and colleagues, and your speeches sync between devices with iCloud. Speeches helps with your preparation. Organize notes, set a speech duration, and practice to make sure you can finish on time. Having difficulty with a particular section? Jump to any note and continue from there. Once your speech is prepared, it's time to deliver. Speeches presents your notes as easy to navigate cue cards. No more juggling of paper notes, or fiddly scrolling in an App not designed for the pressure of public speaking. Just swipe back and forth. Simple gestures keep you focussed on speaking, and not on negotiating your notes. Speeches goes well beyond paper notes when it comes to keeping track of your time. The onscreen timing meter shows at a glance exactly how far along you are. A second bar shows your progress through the notes. By comparing the two, you can see if you are going too fast or too slow. In short, Speeches is the App you need to write, practice and deliver your next speech with precision and confidence. F E A T U R E S – Universal app optimized for both iPhone and iPad – Keep speeches in sync between your devices with iCloud – Prepare speaker's notes on your iOS devices – Swipe through cue cards to practice your speech – Unique timing meter shows time and progress through notes – Set speech duration down to the second – Import text files from Mail, Files and Dropbox – Split any note in two while editing – Mail your speeches to others – Customize font and font size of notes – Set speech category

About

Known Names

This app helps you remember names and important details about people you meet. Quickly log information after an encounter and easily search by name, workplace, or location to recall who they are. Build stronger connections by genuinely remembering individuals and the details they share.

Highlights
  • Quickly log new names and details
  • Add personal notes and unique identifiers
  • Search by name, workplace, or meeting location
  • Browse a timeline of past meetings
  • Build stronger personal and professional relationships
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We’ve all been there. You meet someone new, and within minutes (or even seconds) their name is gone. Awkward, right? Known Names helps you fix that for good. It’s your personal memory helper for names, designed to make recalling names and details effortless and natural. Remember Every Name When you meet someone new, quickly make a note of their name in Known Names. It only takes seconds, and just jotting it down reinforces your memory, so you’re far less likely to forget. And if you do, our app is right there for you. Add the Details That Matter Write down what makes people unique: where they work, hobbies, family, their dog's name, whatever you want to remember. Next time you see them, you’ll remember. And they’ll notice. Search by Where You Met Trying to recall someone, but not sure of their name? Just search by location. Whether it’s a conference, office, coffee shop, or neighborhood gathering, the faces and names of everyone you’ve met there instantly appear. Instant Recall Search by name, workplace, where you met, or simply scroll your timeline of recent meetings. Even if you don’t remember one single detail, Known Names still makes it easy because all you need to do is scroll through your past meetings to find who you’re looking for. Build Genuine Connections This isn’t about using an app to pretend you know someone's name. The act of writing it down, revisiting it, and recalling it later cements it into long-term memory. You don’t just fake remembering, you genuinely do. Remembering the details people share with you deepens your connection with them as they can see you actually care. Known Names is more than a contacts list. It’s a tool for building stronger relationships, whether in business, community, or everyday life. Download Known Names today and start remembering people for real. •••••••••••• Who it’s for • Professionals who network often • Travelers meeting new people in different cities • Teachers, coaches, and leaders who want to remember everyone in their circle • Anyone who values making others feel seen and remembered Your Memory, Supercharged With Known Names, you’re not just storing contacts, you’re creating stronger relationships. Because remembering someone’s name isn’t a trick. It’s a sign that you value them.

Screenshots

Speeches App4 screens
Known Names4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Known Names at Free against Speeches App's $4.99. Known Names also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Speeches App's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Known Names is free to download; Speeches App costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Known Names holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speeches App has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, Known Names every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Speeches App versus Known Names: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeeches AppKnown Names
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Mental FacultyJubulah, LLC

Customer experience

Speeches App

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative55.9%

Known Names

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speeches App

No in-app purchases

None

Known Names

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speeches App free?
Speeches App costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Known Names free?
Known Names is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speeches App or Known Names?
Known Names is rated higher. Speeches App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Known Names averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Speeches App or Known Names have ads?
Neither Speeches App nor Known Names shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speeches App or Known Names?
Speeches App ships an update every 2 months, and Known Names every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speeches App was updated on November 6, 2026 and Known Names on October 30, 2026.

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