MakaseteTalk vs Pointalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MakaseteTalk
This text-to-speech app offers a familiar chat interface for quick voice output. It supports outputting voice to phone calls and includes translation for multilingual communication, aiding those with speech difficulties or language barriers.
- Chat-like text input
- Voice output to calls
- Multilingual translation (JP, EN, CN)
- Offline translation
- Voice customization
- Word and data registration
- Call functionality
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"Makasete Talk" is a chat-like text-to-speech application. With its familiar chat-like appearance, you can quickly input text and output voice. The voice can also be output to callers on regular phones and Internet phones. Even those who are unable to speak due to illness or disability can use the application for conversation and voice communication. The translation function allows users to talk and communicate in Japanese even when text is input in English or Chinese, making it very useful for emergency calls to foreign visitors to Japan. ■Recommended for people who ・People who have difficulty speaking due to illness or physical condition ・Speech training for people with autism ・Tourists who cannot speak the local language ・People who want to study a language ・People who are looking for a seamless text-to-speech application ■Main functions ・Word registration and recall ・Registration and recall of my data ・Location information acquisition ・Contacts registration, outgoing calls ・Translation output (Japanese, English, Chinese) ・Offline translation ・Voice customization (gender, pitch, speed) ・View and playback history of voice output ・Creation and sharing of voice files ・Output voice to the other party during a call This application uses Google Translate for translation, Offline translation uses ML Kit. Terms of Use (https://www.dgs-j.com/terms/) Privacy Policy (https://www.dgs-j.com/privacypolicy/)
Pointalk
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Pointalk is a bedside communication board for people who cannot speak and the people caring for them. Use it when a patient is intubated, after a stroke or surgery, or when patient and staff do not share a language. It is designed for iPad in landscape and also runs on iPhone. Two languages on one screen The patient's language is shown large on top and the staff language small underneath. Choose each from Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish and French. Speak board Cards such as Water please, I need the toilet, It hurts and I'm scared. Tap a card to show it big and read it aloud with the device voice. Often used cards gather at the top. Pain Pick a level from 0 to 10, then tap where it hurts on the front or back of a body figure. Location and level are summarized in one line. Question sets Four built-in sets, Rounds, Needs, Before meals and Feelings, and you can write your own. The patient taps Yes or No and the next question appears. A Yes can lead to follow-ups such as how much it hurts and where. Bed rounds Register room and bed numbers, then ask bed by bed in order. Answers are saved automatically to each bed's records. When the round is done you get a per-bed summary you can share as text. Names are never entered. Board A screen to stand beside the bed: a large clock and date, hospital name and logo, today's schedule, visiting hours, how to call the nurse and short notes, all in the patient's language. When a scheduled time arrives a large popup announces it. Letter board Write with a finger on the handwriting board, or tap letters one at a time. For unsteady hands Turn on press and hold to select so brushing fingers do nothing. Flip the screen 180 degrees to show it to someone sitting across. Records and privacy Everything stays on the device and is never sent anywhere. No personal identifiers such as patient names are stored. You can erase everything in Settings, and export hospital settings and question sets as a file to move to another device. Ads appear only on the staff screens for choosing a set and editing, never on the screens the patient sees. This app is a communication aid and does not replace diagnosis or treatment. Contact: mall77@naver.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pointalk at none against MakaseteTalk's 1. Pointalk also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). MakaseteTalk's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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. MakaseteTalk sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Pointalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
MakaseteTalk ships an update every 3 months, Pointalk every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MakaseteTalk | Pointalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, inc. | Bumjoon Lee |
In-app purchases
MakaseteTalk
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Pointalk
No in-app purchases









