Translator, Transcribe vs Clearly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Translator, Transcribe
This app provides real-time voice translation for conversations and live translated captions for lectures and meetings. It also offers transcription services with AI-generated summaries and action items, with offline capabilities for supported languages.
- Real-time voice translation
- Live translated captions
- Transcription and AI meeting notes
- Offline translation
- Support for 60+ languages
- Private by design
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Spoken helps you understand and be understood in any language β in conversations, meetings, lectures, and more. REAL-TIME VOICE TRANSLATION Talk naturally with someone who speaks another language. Spoken translates both sides of the conversation in real time, with translated text and natural voice output. LIVE TRANSLATION & CAPTIONS Listening to a meeting, lecture, conference, or tour? Turn on Listen mode and follow whatβs being said with live translated captions in your own language. TRANSCRIPTION & AI MEETING NOTES Turn spoken sessions into text. When a session ends, Spoken can create a concise summary and action items β even when the original conversation was in another language. WORKS OFFLINE Download supported language packs and keep translating without a connection. Speech recognition, translation, and voice output can run directly on your device. 60+ LANGUAGES Translate and understand more than 60 languages. Natural voice output is available in 30+ languages, with additional support added over time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN With offline language packs, supported speech processing happens directly on your device. Your conversations are never used for advertising. Spoken is built for travel, international teams, business meetings, studying abroad, lectures, conferences, and everyday conversations across languages. Feature availability varies by language. Voice output is available in 30+ languages; some languages support text translation only. Terms of Service: https://getspoken.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getspoken.app/privacy
Clearly
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Clearly turns anything you read into natural speech β and into a way to learn the language while you listen. Everything runs on your device, offline. NEW β Read the web in Safari. Turn on the Clearly Safari extension and listen to ANY web page right where it is β no copy-paste, no importing. Select a sentence, tap play, and Clearly reads aloud from there in a natural voice, highlighting each line and scrolling to follow along. Pause, skip sentences, and change the speed from a control bar on the page. It's the fastest way to turn articles, blogs, news, and docs into hands-free, fully on-device listening. Paste text, open a .txt file, drop in a web link, or bring in an X post. Clearly pulls out the article, reads it aloud in a natural voice, and gives you a quick summary β all on your device. Tap any sentence to start listening from there, with the sentence highlighted as it plays. Pause on something you don't fully understand and open Interpret: Clearly shows a literal translation and a natural one, then explains the words you pick β meaning, pronunciation, and an example sentence. A reader and a quiet language tutor in one. WHY CLEARLY β’ NEW: Read any web page in Safari with the Clearly extension β select a sentence and listen, with live highlighting β’ 100% on-device and offline β no account, no internet, nothing leaves your iPhone β’ Natural speech in 31 languages, powered by on-device Supertonic TTS β’ Sentence-by-sentence playback with live highlighting β’ Tap to translate (literal + natural) and explain words, on-device with Apple Intelligence β’ Private summaries and titles, generated on your device β’ Import from the clipboard, text files, web pages, and X GREAT FOR β’ Reading and listening practice in a new language β’ Turning articles, notes, and documents into hands-free listening β’ Reading support and accessibility β’ Anyone who wants private, offline text-to-speech Translation, word explanations, and summaries use Apple Intelligence and need a supported device. No accounts. No tracking. Your text stays with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clearly at none against Translator, Transcribe's 9. Translator, Transcribe's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Translator, Transcribe sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Clearly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Translator, Transcribe ships an update every 5 days, Clearly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Translator, Transcribe | Clearly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 β better | 26.2 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murat Kul | MINTECH |
In-app purchases
Translator, Transcribe
- Traveler Weekly$4.997 Days
- Pro Weekly$5.997 Days
- Max Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
- Max Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$119.991 Year
- Small Minute Pack$3.99
- Medium Minute Pack$9.99
- Large Minute Pack$14.99
Clearly
No in-app purchases





