Past Voices vs Hieroglyphs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Past Voices
This app aims to revive endangered languages by providing a platform for learning and engagement. It offers an interactive way to explore and preserve linguistic heritage.
- Language learning platform
- Preservation of linguistic heritage
- Interactive exploration
- Reviving lost languages
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Giving Lost Languages a Voice Again!
Hieroglyphs
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Developed by researcher and author Bill Petty, this comprehensive digital library is the essential mobile reference for Egyptophiles, students, researchers, and professional Egyptologists. The Hieroglyphs app brings the most popular Hieroglyphic dictionary directly to your device, along with other reference books to aid in translation and understanding hieroglyphs and the Middle Egyptian language. Whether you are translating inscriptions in the field or studying at home or school, the Hieroglyphs app provides the tools you need. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Key Features: • Phonograms and ideograms: A comprehensive list of uni-literals, bi-literals, tri-literals, and ideograms (included). • EZGlyph and Proglyph: The easiest, Word-based hieroglyph writer (included). These tools are a $25 value. • Hieroglyphic Sign List: Based on the work of Alan Gardiner. • Hieroglyphic Dictionary: A best sellling Middle Egyptian dictionary, with about 4,000 entries. • Egyptian Glyphary: A Sign List based hieroglyphic dictionary of Middle Egyptian, for easy look-up. • English to Middle Egyptian Dictionary: The most comprehensive dictionary of its kind with about 8,000 entries. • The Names of the Kings of Egypt: The Serekhs and Cartouches of Egypt's Pharaohs, along with Selected Queens. • Curated Library: References Books, Instructional Materials, and Hieroglyphic Texts are being added every month. Introductory Offer: To celebrate the app's release, receive a special 50% introductory discount on all in-app purchases for a limited time. About the Developer: Bill Petty is a dedicated researcher and author specializing in Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Through BFPress, a division of BFGroups, Inc., he provides high-quality resources to make the ancient Egyptian language accessible to everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Past Voices at none against Hieroglyphs's 9. Hieroglyphs's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Hieroglyphs sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Past Voices asks for nothing beyond the download.
Past Voices ships an update monthly, Hieroglyphs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Past Voices | Hieroglyphs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Qiwei Shi | BFGRoups, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Past Voices
No in-app purchases
Hieroglyphs
- edu annual subscription$9.991 Year
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
- Hieroglyphic Dictionary$9.99
- Egyptian Glyphary$9.99
- Sign List$9.99
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- English to Middle Egyptian$9.99
- Lifetime Subscription$9.99
- Names of the Kings of Egypt$9.99
- Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Band 1$9.99
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