Intent vs Sester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intent
This app facilitates seamless communication across language barriers with AI-powered translation for text and voice messages. It preserves tone and cultural nuance, helping users connect with loved ones and colleagues globally.
- AI-powered message translation
- Real-time text translation
- Voice message transcription and translation
- AI input and tone guidance
- Context-aware reply suggestions
- Preserves emotion and tone
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Intent — chat, call, and live in any language. Intent breaks the language barrier across every conversation in your life. Whether you're texting family abroad, on a call with a partner overseas, sitting in a foreign meeting, or meeting a stranger in a taxi — Intent translates in real time, so you stay close, present, and understood. Auto-translate every message Cross-language relationships shouldn't fade because translating is a hassle. Intent automatically translates every incoming and outgoing message into your preferred language. Family group chats, long-distance partners, international friends — everyone types in their own language, everyone reads in theirs. Translation feels invisible, the conversation feels native. Voice & video call translation Cross-language calls, as intimate as talking in your mother tongue. Real-time bilingual subtitles appear on screen while you hear the other person — listen and read at the same time. Perfect for calls with parents who don't speak English, partners across borders, or high-stakes conversations where every word matters. Live Caption — never miss a word Meetings, lectures, classrooms — even when you don't understand the language, you can follow every sentence. Place your phone on the table and Intent generates rolling bilingual subtitles in real time. Stay in the room, not behind it. Face to Face — talk to anyone, anywhere One phone between you and a stranger, and you can have a real conversation. Split-screen interface shows your language right-side up to you, and the other person's language flipped toward them. Cafés, taxis, restaurants, hotels — travel and life without the language wall. Stay close across languages Distance and language shouldn't dilute the people you love. From "miss you" to "get some rest" — Intent carries care across continents, in every language your family and friends speak. Be present in every social moment When everyone around the table is laughing, you laugh too. Live Caption keeps up with group dinners, parties, and casual gatherings, so you're never the one quietly nodding along. Built for the way you already chat Text, photos, voice messages — Intent translates them all, with transcripts for voice notes and "Translated" tags on every bubble. The complete chat experience, fully cross-language. Download Intent and turn every conversation — text, call, room, or table — into your language. Terms of Use (EULA): https://intent.app/terms-of-service
Sester
Compete with friends to complete a summer bucket list of 250 uniquely American experiences. Discover over 650 activities, food, and sports challenges. Log your progress with photos and climb the leaderboard.
- 250 uniquely American experiences
- Over 650 items (food, places, activities, sports)
- Compete with friends
- Daily Campfire challenges
- Log completions with photos
- Leaderboard rankings
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Sester is the summer bucket list app for people who want to experience the best America has to offer. Spend your summer competing with friends as you attempt to log 250 uniquely American experiences. With over 650 items across food, places, activities, and sports, whether you live in Boston or Shreveport there's something for everyone. Check in daily for the Campfire, a shared challenge that changes every day. Log completions with a photo, earn points, and see how you stack up on the leaderboard. Baseball. Hot dogs. Bucket lists. Late nights with your friends. Go be an American kid again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sester at 5.0 against Intent's 4.5. Intent's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sester holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Intent has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Intent | Sester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GroupUltra | JACK MAXWELL BRUNDAGE |
Customer experience
Intent
Sester
In-app purchases
Intent
No in-app purchases
Sester
No in-app purchases









