Comparison

LiveTranslate vs Clearly

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

Head to head
About

LiveTranslate

This app provides real-time voice translation, converting spoken words into text and audio in another language. It's useful for travel, international communication, and language learning, offering both free and premium subscription options.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice transcription
  • Real-time voice translation
  • Two-way language translation
  • Play translated speech aloud
  • Saved translation history
  • Adjustable font sizes
Features
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LiveTranslate turns spoken words into clear translations in real time. Choose a speech language and a translation language, tap the microphone, and see the original transcript and translated text together. Use it when travelling, studying, meeting international colleagues, helping customers, or having everyday conversations across languages. Key features - Real-time voice transcription and translation - Two microphone buttons for both language directions - Play translated speech aloud - Saved history with search, language filters, favourites, and delete - Adjustable font sizes for original and translated text - Monthly recording usage tracking with Premium unlimited access Free users can record up to 120 minutes each month. Unused time does not carry over. Premium unlocks unlimited recording while the subscription is active. Available languages may vary depending on Apple speech recognition and translation support. ■ PREMIUM subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Subscription options: Monthly subscription - free trial, then renews monthly. Unlock all features / remove ads. Yearly subscription - free trial, then renews yearly. Unlock all features / remove ads. Privacy Policy: https://newkline.com/apps/avrx/privacy_en.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://newkline.com/apps/avrx/terms.html

About

Clearly

Features
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Clearly turns anything you read into natural speech — and into a way to learn the language while you listen. Everything runs on your device, offline. NEW — Read the web in Safari. Turn on the Clearly Safari extension and listen to ANY web page right where it is — 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 — 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 — meaning, pronunciation, and an example sentence. A reader and a quiet language tutor in one. WHY CLEARLY • NEW: Read any web page in Safari with the Clearly extension — select a sentence and listen, with live highlighting • 100% on-device and offline — no account, no internet, nothing leaves your iPhone • Natural speech in 31 languages, powered by on-device Supertonic TTS • Sentence-by-sentence playback with live highlighting • Tap to translate (literal + natural) and explain words, on-device with Apple Intelligence • Private summaries and titles, generated on your device • Import from the clipboard, text files, web pages, and X GREAT FOR • Reading and listening practice in a new language • Turning articles, notes, and documents into hands-free listening • Reading support and accessibility • 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.

Screenshots

LiveTranslate4 screens
Clearly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clearly at none against LiveTranslate's 2. Clearly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LiveTranslate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Clearly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTranslate ships an update every 4 months, Clearly weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
LiveTranslate versus Clearly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTranslateClearly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB406 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNewkline Co., Ltd.MINTECH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LiveTranslate

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Membership3 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Clearly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTranslate free?
LiveTranslate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clearly free?
Clearly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiveTranslate or Clearly have ads?
Neither LiveTranslate nor Clearly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTranslate or Clearly?
LiveTranslate ships an update every 4 months, and Clearly weekly. Most recently, LiveTranslate was updated on August 14, 2026 and Clearly on September 13, 2026.

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