Comparison

TalkLink vs Squawk

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

Head to head
About

TalkLink

This app turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie for instant group or one-on-one voice communication. It offers features like emergency alerts, integrated messaging, and low data usage, making it ideal for teams, friends, and family.

Highlights
  • Group Push-to-Talk
  • One-on-One Voice Chat
  • Emergency Alerts
  • Integrated Messaging
  • Low Data Usage
  • Bluetooth Headset Support
Features
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TalkLink turns your phone into a modern walkie talkie. Press, talk, and your family, team or friends hear you instantly. Coordinate your crew at work, keep the family together at a crowded event, or start a group voice chat with friends. TalkLink gives you fast, secure push to talk with clear audio. Use it as a two-way radio, an intercom for your business or a private voice messenger. KEY FEATURES Group Push to Talk Talk to up to 50 people at once. Create private channels for your team, family or friends and reach everyone with one button. Private 1-on-1 Calls Don't need everyone to hear? Start a private, low-latency PTT call with just one person. Emergency Alerts In an emergency, send a high-priority alert and your location to your group or chosen contacts with a single tap. Built-in Messaging Can't talk right now? Send a message or your location so you never lose touch. WHY TALKLINK? • Low data usage • Works in the background • Bluetooth headset and button support • Light, dark and system themes TalkLink is free to download. Group channels need a plan based on channel size, and 1-on-1 calls need credits or an individual subscription. Download TalkLink, press and start talking! Terms of Use: https://ahmetmvural.com.tr/terms-of-use/

About

Squawk

Features
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Squawk turns your iPhone into a real walkie-talkie over the internet. Grab a channel code, share it, hold the big orange button — everyone on the channel hears you live. One speaker holds the floor at a time, exactly like a real radio net. REAL RADIO FEEL • Band-passed, gently overdriven voice — sounds like a handheld, not a phone call • Squelch tails, roger beeps and optional carrier hiss • Busy tone when the channel is taken; a 30-second cap keeps anyone from hogging the air • TX LOCK latches the transmitter open for hands-free talking TALK ACROSS LANGUAGES • Tell Squawk what language you speak; it travels with your transmissions • Listeners can force any transmission to be transcribed and translated into the language THEY choose — eight languages available • TEXT mode shows a live intercept transcript; VOICE mode has an interpreter speak the translation right on the channel, radio voice and all • Transcription and translation run on-device (translation requires iOS 18) SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • No accounts, no contacts access, no tracking — a channel code is all you share • Voice is relayed live over an encrypted connection and never stored • Keep listening in the background — transmissions play while you use other apps or lock the screen Channels are open to anyone who knows the code — like real radio. Choose a code that's hard to guess, or generate one with the dial.

Screenshots

TalkLink4 screens
Squawk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squawk at none against TalkLink's 15. Squawk also leads on ads (none vs shown). TalkLink's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TalkLink sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Squawk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkLink ships an update weekly, Squawk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TalkLink versus Squawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkLinkSquawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmet Muhammet Vural (AN)START.IT

In-app purchases

15 purchases

TalkLink

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
  • Aylık Premium 41 Kullanıcı$284.991 Month
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  • Aylık Premium 42 Kullanıcı$294.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 43 User$300.001 Month
  • Monthly Premium 44 User$309.001 Month
  • Monthly Premium 45 User$314.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 46 User$319.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 47 User$329.001 Month
  • Monthly Premium 48 User$334.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 49 User$344.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium 50 User$350.001 Month
One-time3
  • Mini Pack — 1,800 Credits$1.99
  • Standard Pack — 6,000 Credits$4.99
  • Mega Pack — 18,000 Credits$11.99
None

Squawk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkLink free?
TalkLink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squawk free?
Squawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TalkLink or Squawk have ads?
TalkLink shows ads; Squawk does not.
Which is updated more often, TalkLink or Squawk?
TalkLink ships an update weekly, and Squawk fortnightly. Most recently, TalkLink was updated on October 24, 2026 and Squawk on October 14, 2026.

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