Live Voice Translator + vs PhosphorSSTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Voice Translator +
This app provides real-time voice and text translation across over 60 languages, simplifying travel and communication. It offers a personal travel assistant with cultural insights and local information, enhancing your global adventures.
- Real-time conversation translation
- Voice-to-voice translation
- Text-to-text translation
- Advanced conversation mode
- Intuitive language switching
- Personal travel assistant
- Cultural insights and local information
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Discover the world with confidence using Live Translator! This powerful translation app simplifies your travel experience, enabling seamless communication in real-time across languages. Whether you’re at the airport, grocery store, hotel, on business trips, or exploring new destinations on vacation, Live Translator has got you covered. Key Features: - Real-Time Conversation Translation: Effortlessly engage in conversations across different languages with a simple touch on the device. - Voice-to-Voice Translation: Speak your phrase, and let Live Translator convert it into one of 60+ available languages instantly. - Text-to-Text Translation: Type your message to be translated into over 60+ languages with accuracy and speed. - Advanced Voice-to-Voice Conversation Mode: Enjoy smooth, natural conversations across languages. - Intuitive Interface: Easily switch languages with Touch. - Text-to-Text Translation: Translate written texts accurately in seconds. Supported Languages & Dialects: - Voice-to-Voice & Text-to-Text: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), English (US & UK), French, German, Spanish, Norwegian Bokmål,Italian, Slovak, Dutch, Korean, German, Shanghainese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Chinese (China Mainland), Finnish, French (Belgium), French (France), English (New Zealand), Japanese, Croatian, Cantonese (China Mainland), Hungarian, Turkish, Hindi (India, Translit), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Indonesian, Thai, Ukrainian (Ukraine), Polish, Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Columbia), Dutch (Netherlands), English (South Africa), English (United Arab Emirates), Catalan (Spain), German (Switzerland), Swedish (Sweden), Greek (Greece), Danish (Denmark), Chinese (Hong Kong), English (Canada), Spanish (Mexico), Hindi (India), English (United Kingdom), Malay (Malaysia), Hebrew (Israel), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), French (Canada), English (United States), Chinese (Taiwan), Italian (Italy), English (Philippines), Spanish (Latin America), English (Singapore), German (Austria), Spanish (United States), English (Ireland), French (Switzerland), English (India), Czech (Czech Republic), English (Indonesia), English (Australia), Romanian (Romania). Elevate Your Travel Experience: - 24/7 Personal Travel Assistant: Live Translator supports your adventures worldwide. - Premium Concierge Services: Access cultural insights, local information, transportation guides, and recommended points of interest. Start your journey with Live Translator today and experience worry-free travel! Enhance your trips with cutting-edge translation technology and let Live Translator be your ultimate travel companion. To have access to the "Live Translator Full Access" functionality, you can choose between a weekly and yearly auto-renewable subscription. This is a recurring transaction that will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your subscription. Renewals will be charged the same cost within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. For a detailed understanding of our terms of service and privacy policy, please visit the following links: Terms of Service (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:https://zerovik.com/live-translator-privacy-policy/
PhosphorSSTV
Decode Slow Scan Television (SSTV) signals in real time using your iPhone's microphone. This app transforms audio tones into images, recreating the retro aesthetic of vintage monitors. It supports ten SSTV modes and offers advanced signal analysis tools.
- Real-time SSTV signal decoding
- Supports ten SSTV modes
- Authentic CRT display aesthetic
- Live FFT spectrum analysis
- Automatic VIS code detection
- Image logging with metadata
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PhosphorSSTV decodes Slow Scan Television (SSTV) signals in real time using your iPhone's microphone. SSTV has been the amateur radio image transmission mode since the 1960s. From cold-war era picture transmissions to International Space Station passes, SSTV encodes images as audio tones between 1200–2300Hz. Each scanline is a sweep through frequency space, painting pictures one line at a time across the HF bands. Hold your phone near a shortwave radio tuned to an SSTV signal — or play a recording — and watch the image build scanline by scanline on an authentic phosphor CRT display, just like the original SSTV monitors. No internet connection required. No external hardware. No account. Just your iPhone and a radio. TEN SSTV MODES • Scottie S1, S2, DX — the most widely used SSTV modes on HF worldwide • Martin M1, M2 — popular across European SSTV activity • Robot 36, 72 — YCbCr colour modes, used by the ISS during special events • Robot 8, 12, 24 BW — fast greyscale modes for text, diagrams, and low-bandwidth conditions REAL-TIME DECODING • Progressive scanline rendering — the image builds top to bottom, just like a real SSTV monitor • VIS code detection automatically identifies the transmission mode • Sync-aligned slant correction eliminates timing drift for straight, clean images • Hilbert transform FM discriminator for accurate frequency-to-pixel conversion SIGNAL ANALYSIS • Live FFT spectrum display shows the full 0–4 kHz audio band • Scrolling waterfall reveals the SSTV signal structure in real time • SSTV band markers at 1200 Hz (sync), 1500 Hz (black), and 2300 Hz (white) • Input gain control from 0.1× to 20× IMAGE LOG • Decoded images saved automatically with thumbnails • Full metadata: mode, timestamp, duration, VIS detection status • View full-size, share, or delete • Swipe to delete, tap to view detail AUTHENTIC CRT AESTHETIC • Green and amber phosphor display themes • Scanline overlay, vignette, and glow effects • Monospaced terminal typography throughout • The same retro aesthetic as our PhosphorRTTY and PhosphorCW apps WHERE TO FIND SSTV • 20m band: 14.230 MHz USB — primary worldwide SSTV frequency • 80m band: 3.845 MHz LSB • 40m band: 7.171 MHz LSB • ISS: 145.800 MHz FM during special SSTV events • Or search YouTube/archive.org for SSTV audio recordings to decode PRIVACY PhosphorSSTV makes zero network requests. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics, no ads. Microphone audio is processed entirely on-device and is never recorded or transmitted. See our full privacy policy on our support page. ABOUT SSTV Slow Scan Television was developed in the late 1950s as a way to transmit still images over voice-bandwidth radio channels. Unlike fast-scan television (broadcast TV), SSTV takes seconds to minutes per image, encoding pixel brightness as audio frequency. The 1200 Hz sync pulse marks each line boundary, black is 1500 Hz, and white is 2300 Hz. Every pixel in between is a precise frequency in that range. Amateur radio operators worldwide still use SSTV daily on the HF bands, and the International Space Station periodically transmits commemorative images that can be received with nothing more than a handheld radio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Voice Translator + at 80% against PhosphorSSTV's 0%. Live Voice Translator + also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). PhosphorSSTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Live Voice Translator + is free to download; PhosphorSSTV costs $0.99 up front. Live Voice Translator + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PhosphorSSTV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Voice Translator + ships an update fortnightly, PhosphorSSTV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Voice Translator + | PhosphorSSTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zerovik | Stuart Woolley |
Customer experience
Live Voice Translator +
PhosphorSSTV
In-app purchases
Live Voice Translator +
- Premium Plan, Weekly$4.997 Days
- Premium Plan, Annual6 Months trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Plan, Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
PhosphorSSTV
No in-app purchases
Questions
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