Comparison

Tervo vs EarPal Translator

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

Head to head
About

Tervo

Features
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Tervo is your real-time speech translator. Simply press listen, and Tervo instantly translates conversations around you into subtitles in your language. How it works: • Place your phone near the speaker • Tap "Listen" to start • Read live translations as subtitles on your screen Perfect for: • Traveling abroad and understanding locals • Attending meetings or conferences in foreign languages • Watching live events without missing a word • Learning new languages naturally • Communicating with people who speak different languages Features: • Real-time translation with minimal delay • 16 supported languages • Clean, distraction-free subtitle display • Translation history to review past sessions • Works offline-free with no internet required for core features Supported languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Romanian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Turkish Download Tervo and break language barriers instantly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tervo.live/terms Privacy Policy: https://tervo.live/privacy

About

EarPal Translator

This app offers private, on-device translation for spoken conversations and text. It identifies speakers, provides live or polished translations, and translates signs and menus via camera. All processing happens locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device speech and text translation
  • Live and accurate translation modes
  • Multi-speaker identification with color-coding
  • Camera translation for signs and menus
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud processing
  • Supports over 30 languages
Features
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EarPal is the private interpreter for the world around you. Just tap Listen and EarPal hears the conversation, identifies each voice, and shows you a live translation in your language. Open the camera and EarPal reads any text it sees and translates it in place — menus, signs, packaging, screenshots from your library. No buttons to push, no turn-taking, no recording — just understanding. EVERYTHING ON-DEVICE Audio, photos, and recognised text never leave your iPhone. EarPal uses Apple's on-device speech, vision, and translation models, plus a state-of-the-art on-device speaker recognition engine. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. MULTI-SPEAKER, COLOR-CODED EarPal can follow several people at once. Each voice gets its own color in text mode — or its own distinct synthetic voice when you're listening through AirPods. Finally, you can sit at a dinner table with locals and follow the actual conversation. CAMERA TRANSLATION Point your camera at any text and watch translations land over each block in real time. Snap a still photo or pick from your library to translate menus, signs, screenshots, forwarded messages — all on-device. TWO LISTENING MODES - ACCURATE: waits for the speaker to finish their sentence, then shows a polished translation - LIVE: streams a rolling translation as words arrive, like live subtitles 30+ LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Arabic, Hindi, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English (multiple variants). ACCESSIBILITY Live captions of conversations, color-coded by speaker, in your own language. Built for travelers, language learners, mixed-language families, and deaf or hard-of-hearing users. PRICING THAT MAKES SENSE - Free: 60 minutes of listening per month, all features, 2 voices, photo + gallery translation included - Pro Monthly: €1.99 - Pro Yearly: €14.99 (best value, 7-day free trial) - Pro Lifetime: €39.99 — pay once, never again Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period (monthly or yearly) at the price shown above unless cancelled at least 24 hours before. Manage anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY PROMISE EarPal does not collect or upload your audio, photos, or transcripts. Speech recognition, speaker identification, OCR, and translation all happen on your iPhone. Built by a solo iOS developer who got tired of translation apps that either spy on you, lock everything behind a $9.99/week subscription, or both. Privacy Policy: https://frostdev.eu/privacy Terms of Service: https://frostdev.eu/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tervo4 screens
EarPal Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EarPal Translator at weekly against Tervo's every 2 months. EarPal Translator also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Tervo's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tervo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and EarPal Translator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tervo ships an update every 2 months, EarPal Translator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tervo versus EarPal Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTervoEarPal Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFOUAD LIADYAlvaro Escarcha Esteban

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tervo

Subscriptions1
  • Tervo Pro$3.991 Month
3 purchases

EarPal Translator

Subscriptions2
  • EarPal Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • EarPal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • EarPal Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Tervo free?
Tervo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EarPal Translator free?
EarPal Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tervo or EarPal Translator have ads?
Neither Tervo nor EarPal Translator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tervo or EarPal Translator?
Tervo ships an update every 2 months, and EarPal Translator weekly. Most recently, Tervo was updated on October 6, 2026 and EarPal Translator on October 28, 2026.

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