Comparison

Kaarma vs TranslationTone

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

Head to head
About

Kaarma

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Kaarma brings your circle together for real moments. See what's happening around you, create a plan in a few taps and get together with your friends, right now or later this week. โ€œWe should catch up.โ€ Everyone says it, almost nobody does it. With Kaarma, you see who's free, you suggest something, and the plan comes together. No fifty-message group chat required. OUTINGS AND EVENTS NEARBY โ€ข Open the live map and spot events around you in real time. โ€ข See who's hosting and who's free right now. โ€ข Feeling spontaneous? Save your spot and join in. SPONTANEOUS OR PLANNED, IN A FEW TAPS โ€ข Free right now? Switch on your availability and start an instant event. โ€ข Or plan ahead, with a date, time and place that work for your friends. โ€ข Public or private: you decide who can see it. โ€ข Can't agree on where or when? Run a vote before locking in the plan. SHARE YOUR PASSIONS โ€ข Set the vibe with up to three tags per event: Chill, Cozy, Party, Outdoor, Food & Drinks, Workout, Artsy, Local, Techy, Eco... โ€ข Terrace drinks, a training session, a gallery opening or a game night: find plans that feel like you. YOUR CIRCLE, CLOSE AT HAND โ€ข Create your circles and join the ones that matter. โ€ข Invite friends with a simple link: they join the event in one tap. โ€ข Availability, RSVPs and vote results update in real time. Everyone knows where the plan stands. MOMENTS WORTH KEEPING โ€ข Every event has its own chat to sort out the last details. โ€ข Share photos and videos in the event's Media tab. YOUR WEEK, ALL IN ONE PLACE โ€ข See your past, live and upcoming events at a glance. โ€ข Search for a place or an event right on the map. YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR RULES โ€ข Your location stays under your control: share it when it helps, hide it, or switch it off completely. โ€ข Report content or block a user at any time. โ€ข Kaarma is published by Kaarma SA, a Swiss company based in Geneva. Kaarma is free, and ready when you are.

About

TranslationTone

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Speak your language. They hear theirs โ€” in your voice. TranslationTone translates your phone calls and messages in real time, then speaks the result in a clone of your own voice. Not a flat robotic read-out: your voice, your tone, in a language you never learned. WHAT YOU CAN DO Live translated calls โ€” talk normally. The person on the other end hears you in their language, sounding like you. Translated messages โ€” send a text or a voice message; it arrives in their language. Voicemail โ€” miss a call and they can still leave you a message, translated. Photo text โ€” send a photo and the text inside it is read and translated. Practice mode โ€” say a phrase, get scored on your pronunciation, and hear it played back in your own voice. WHO IT IS FOR Families split across languages. Calling parents or grandparents you can't fully talk to. Partners meeting each other's relatives for the first time. Travellers who need more than a phrasebook. Anyone who has ever handed the phone to someone else because they couldn't manage the call themselves. 30 LANGUAGES Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese. WHY IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT Most translation apps hand your words to a generic synthetic voice, and everyone on the call can tell. TranslationTone builds a voice profile from a short recording you make in the app, then speaks the translation with it. The person you called hears you โ€” your pitch, your pacing, your tone โ€” just in a language you don't speak. GETTING STARTED Record a short voice profile, pick your language, and call. New accounts start with free minutes, so you can hear how it sounds on a real call before paying for anything. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS A subscription is optional. TranslationTone works without one โ€” use your free minutes, or buy minute packs as you go and they never expire. Monthly Pro Subscription (optional) โ€” US$19.99 per month, auto-renewing. Includes 400 translated call minutes each month, plus a discounted rate for any additional minutes. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.translationtone.com/privacy CARRIER NOTICE TranslationTone places calls over the internet (VoIP). Some mobile operators restrict or charge extra for VoIP calls, and standard data rates apply. Please check your agreement with your operator before you subscribe.

Screenshots

Kaarma4 screens
TranslationTone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kaarma at none against TranslationTone's 9. TranslationTone's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TranslationTone sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Kaarma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaarma ships an update every 2 weeks, TranslationTone every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Kaarma versus TranslationTone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaarmaTranslationTone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.416 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size95 MB23 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperKaarma SATranslationTone LLC

In-app purchases

None

Kaarma

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

TranslationTone

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$19.991 Month
One-time8
  • 60 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$1.79
  • 60 Minutes Translation Call Time$5.39
  • 180 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$5.49
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  • 300 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$8.99
  • 180 Minutes Translation Call Time$14.99
  • 600 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$17.99
  • 300 Minutes Translation Call Time$23.99
  • 600 Minutes Translation Call Time$35.99

Questions

Is Kaarma free?
Kaarma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TranslationTone free?
TranslationTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kaarma or TranslationTone have ads?
Neither Kaarma nor TranslationTone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaarma or TranslationTone?
Kaarma ships an update every 2 weeks, and TranslationTone every 10 days. Most recently, Kaarma was updated on October 28, 2026 and TranslationTone on October 31, 2026.

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