UDTalk vs Life log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Speech recognition translation
- Handwriting recognition translation
- Automatic language translation
- Wi-Fi and internet connectivity
- Cross-device communication
- Supports deaf communication
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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/
Life log
This app allows you to easily record your daily thoughts and memories with a familiar social media-like interface. Review your entries by timeline, calendar, or in bulk to reflect on your life.
- SNS-style note-taking
- Daily, monthly, yearly review
- Timeline view
- Calendar view
- Bulk reading of entries
- Photo recording (premium)
- Passcode lock (premium)
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A handy diary and memo app that I created after being asked by a friend to make it! It's so comfortable to be able to take notes with the same feeling as using your usual SNS app! You can easily take notes with the same sense of tweeting on SNS, and later you can review them on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis. By taking detailed notes and reviewing them later, they can be read as significant diary entries! For viewing the notes, there are three options: ・Timeline format ・Calendar format ・Bulk reading Please feel free to choose the one that suits your lifestyle! We paid special attention to usability during implementation. I would be grateful if it could be of even a little help in your note-taking life. 【Premium Service】 ■ Unlocked Features Removal of in-app advertisements Photo recording Customization of theme backgrounds Passcode lock function ■ Duration It will be automatically renewed one month from the application date. You will be charged through your iTunes account. ■ Automatic Renewal You can stop the automatic renewal if it is at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. The procedure for automatic renewal can be done between 24 hours before the end of the subscription period and the end of the period. ■ Confirmation and Cancellation App Store App -> User icon in the upper right corner of the ToDay tab -> Subscription Here, you can cancel or configure automatic renewal and check the renewal date. ■ Please note: Automatic renewal of the premium plan cannot be canceled within the app. You will be charged through your iTunes account. Cancellation for the current month is not accepted. ■ Terms of Use and Privacy Policy We do not provide any personally identifiable information to third parties. We take utmost care in managing personal information and handle it as follows: Support Correspondence: No personally identifiable information is sent in support emails. Detailed Link: https://note.com/kojiro79/n/n7c8899db1c9b ■ Disclaimer While we make every effort to provide support for any issues or inconveniences in usage, the developer shall not be held responsible for any damages incurred by the user through the use of this application. --- Thank you for reading until the end! All reviews are read by the developer personally and always bring encouragement. We take into consideration the feedback received in reviews to consider new features, so we would be happy if you could leave a review when you have time! We will continue to update the app to ensure everyone can have a comfortable memo experience. Thank you for your support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UDTalk at 5.0 against Life log's 4.0. UDTalk also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. UDTalk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Life log sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
UDTalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
UDTalk ships an update every 2 weeks, Life log monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UDTalk | Life log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shamrock Records, Inc. | yasuhiro kojima |
Customer experience
UDTalk
Life log
In-app purchases
UDTalk
- Compact Plan (1 week)$1.997 Days
- Compact Plan (1 month)$2.991 Month
Life log
- Premium plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month








