Comparison

UDTalk vs YYTranscription

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

Head to head
About

UDTalk

Facilitates universal communication by translating speech and handwriting into text across devices. Ideal for bridging language barriers and supporting interactions with deaf individuals. Connects via Wi-Fi or internet for seamless real-time translation.

Highlights
  • Speech recognition translation
  • Handwriting recognition translation
  • Automatic language translation
  • Wi-Fi and internet connectivity
  • Cross-device communication
  • Supports deaf communication
Features
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UD Talk can deliver to support universal communication in your life. Especially, it is for useful between deaf people and us or other languages, and so on. You can connect other devices using wifi or internet. You can send your speech to other devices using speech recognition, hand writing. Languages is translated automatically (to your native language). For example, if you want to see Japanese content, you can use it. About Auto renewal subscriptions - Items Compact Plan 1 month (It's renewed automatically.): 980 yen 1 week (It's renewed automatically.): 480 yen + 3 days free trial It'll be paid in the Apple ID you use. - About an automatic renewal and accounting. Use will be "automatic continuation renewal". Use is renewed automatically within 24 hours which end and charged for the iTunes account you use. - About a stop of confirmation of setting and an automatic renewal. It's possible to be to turn off an automatic renewal and suspend an automatic renewal of a license from customer's account setting screen before more than 24 hours of a license period end. It's possible to change an automatic renewal from a "Settings > iTunes &App Store > Tap your Apple ID area > View Apple ID > Tap subscriptions "manage". - About cancellation. It isn't possible to do change in the period and cancellation during "Compact Plan" use. - Private policy  http://udtalk.jp/privacy/ - Terms of use  https://udtalk.jp/license_of_app/ - About subscriptions  http://udtalk.jp/compact/

About

YYTranscription

This app converts speech to text in real-time, ideal for meeting notes and interviews. It allows editing, searching transcripts, and even real-time language translation. Improve your meeting efficiency and recall with accurate audio transcription.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech-to-text conversion
  • Edit transcribed text
  • Search transcripts by keyword
  • Send transcripts and audio via email
  • Dictionary registration for accuracy
  • Real-time language translation
Features
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■ Recommended for those who: • Need meeting notes for conferences or online meetings • Want to easily record meeting minutes and audio • Spend too much time creating minutes for long meetings • Want to improve online meeting efficiency • Struggle with unclear audio in online meetings, making communication difficult • Have trouble recalling what was said during meetings, leading to vague follow-up actions • Manually type and record interview or meeting discussions on the spot • Use an IC recorder as a substitute for taking notes ■ Key Features of “YY Transcription”: • Converts speech into text in real-time using voice recognition • Allows you to listen to and edit the transcribed text • Enables you to send transcribed conversations and audio via email • Lets you search recorded meeting transcripts by keyword • Supports dictionary registration for proper nouns and technical terms • Provides real-time language translation Registering words in the dictionary improves speech recognition accuracy. ■ Subscription For subscription terms and policies, please refer to the links below: 1. Privacy Policy: https://yysystem.com/policy 2. Terms of Use: https://yysystem.com/terms-f-2

Screenshots

UDTalk4 screens
YYTranscription3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YYTranscription at none against UDTalk's 2. YYTranscription also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. UDTalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. YYTranscription asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for UDTalk against 5.0 for YYTranscription. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of UDTalk's written reviews are positive against 58% of YYTranscription's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UDTalk ships an update every 10 days, YYTranscription every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UDTalk versus YYTranscription: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUDTalkYYTranscription
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews58.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB185 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperShamrock Records, Inc.株式会社エクォス・リサーチ

Customer experience

UDTalk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative27.8%

YYTranscription

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive58.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative26.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UDTalk

Subscriptions2
  • Compact Plan (1 week)$1.997 Days
  • Compact Plan (1 month)$2.991 Month
None

YYTranscription

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UDTalk free?
UDTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YYTranscription free?
YYTranscription is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UDTalk or YYTranscription?
UDTalk and YYTranscription are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do UDTalk or YYTranscription have ads?
Neither UDTalk nor YYTranscription shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UDTalk or YYTranscription?
UDTalk ships an update every 10 days, and YYTranscription every 3 days. Most recently, UDTalk was updated on November 1, 2026 and YYTranscription on November 7, 2026.

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