Cardzilla vs Hearview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardzilla
Display your messages in large, clear text for easy reading across distances. This app offers a no-scroll design that automatically resizes text as you type, saving all your cards automatically. It's ideal for silent communication or grabbing attention without sound.
- Large and clear text display
- Automatic text resizing
- No scroll design
- Automatic card saving
- Save favorite messages
- Quick swipe navigation
- Shake to save and erase
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A fast & simple way to display your messages in large text. Communicate across distances. Pass messages silently. Grab attention when sound isn't an option! CARDZILLA Features • Large & clear text, easy to read. • No scroll design, text automatically resizes as you type! • All cards are automatically saved, never lose anything. • Save favorite messages for quick access. • Quick navigation with swipe interface. • Shake to quickly save-and-erase! CARDZILLA is built for speed and ease of use. Just start typing as soon a blank card appears. Text will resize as you type, no scrolling ever!
Hearview
This AI-powered tool provides instant, real-time subtitles and translation for speech and videos. It supports over 140 languages for recognition and translation, making communication accessible and barrier-free for various needs.
- Real-time speech recognition
- Live subtitles for videos
- Real-time translation
- Face-to-face text mode
- Supports 140+ languages
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Hearview — Live Captions & Real-Time Translation Hearview is an AI-powered communication app that turns speech into clear, readable text and translates conversations in real time. Whether you are talking face to face, watching a video, attending a meeting, or communicating across languages, Hearview helps you understand spoken content more easily. ◉ Real-Time Speech-to-Text See speech converted into clear, readable text in real time. With support for more than 140 languages, Hearview makes everyday conversations easier to follow. ◉ Real-Time Translation Recognize speech in more than 140 languages and translate it into more than 90 languages in real time. Ideal for multilingual conversations, meetings, classes, travel, and everyday communication. ◉ Live Captions for Videos Watch videos on your phone with automatically generated live captions. Follow spoken content even when official captions are unavailable. ◉ Face-to-Face Communication Type a message and flip the text toward the person sitting across from you—without turning your phone around. This mode is useful in quiet environments or whenever text-based communication is easier. Hearview is designed for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as anyone who needs live captions, speech-to-text, real-time translation, or multilingual communication support. Download Hearview and make everyday communication clearer, easier, and more accessible. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.hearview.ai/policies/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cardzilla at 4.6 against Hearview's 3.6. Cardzilla also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (91% vs 60%). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Hearview sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per month. Cardzilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cardzilla holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Cardzilla's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hearview's.
Cardzilla ships an update every 4 weeks, Hearview every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardzilla | Hearview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (76 ratings) — better | 3.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tim Kettering | Xiao-I Plus Inc. |
Customer experience
Cardzilla
Hearview
Bugs and requests
Cardzilla
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on two-finger swipe up (iPad Air 2, iOS 11.2)
- App no longer has mic icon (reported in 2019)
- Notes lost when switching apps (reported in 2020, contradicted by other reviews)
Requested features
15 requests- On-screen keyboard visibility toggle
- Adaptive text size options (fixed or auto-overflow)
- Language translator
- Setting for microphone to stay on
- Option to disable shake-to-erase
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- Dark mode option
- Ability to set notes to 'scroll'
- Option to contact developer
- Add time/date stamps to saved notes
- More color options for background/text
- Support for Apple Watch
- Offline speech-to-text functionality
- Yellow background option for DeafBlind users
- Option to make text size smaller
- Improve text size scaling for longer inputs
Hearview
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cardzilla
No in-app purchases
Hearview
- Duration Pack Monthly$59.991 Month
- Duration Pack · 1 Hour$1.00
Questions
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