Comparison

Tervo vs ChatterFish

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

ChatterFish

Features
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ChatterFish is your real-time conversation translation companion, designed to help people understand each other across different languages. Whether you are travelling, meeting new people, working with international colleagues, or helping friends and family communicate, ChatterFish listens to spoken conversations and translates them so everyone can follow along. With ChatterFish, you can make multilingual conversations feel more natural, simple, and accessible. Supports the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Key Features: - Real-Time Conversation Translation Listen to spoken conversations and translate them into different languages as they happen and presents them in a conversational display highlighting language changes so you can follow the conversation. - Designed for Natural Conversations ChatterFish is built for everyday speech, helping you follow conversations without constantly stopping and typing. - Great for Travel Understand people around you when travelling, asking for directions, ordering food, checking into hotels, or exploring new places. - Useful for Work and Meetings Communicate easily with colleagues, customers, and partners who speak different languages. ChatterFish is also great for translating video conference calls, helping you follow multilingual conversations during online meetings. - Simple and Easy to Use Open the app, choose your languages, and start translating conversations quickly. - Friendly Multilingual Communication Help reduce language barriers and make conversations easier for everyone involved. Who ChatterFish Is For: - Travellers - International teams - Students - Language learners - Families and friends - Customer-facing professionals - Anyone who needs live conversation translation ChatterFish helps turn spoken conversation into understanding. Download ChatterFish and start communicating across languages today.

Screenshots

Tervo4 screens
ChatterFish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChatterFish at weekly against Tervo's every 2 months. ChatterFish 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 ChatterFish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tervo ships an update every 2 months, ChatterFish weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tervo versus ChatterFish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTervoChatterFish
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFOUAD LIADYIan Stephenson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tervo

Subscriptions1
  • Tervo Pro$3.991 Month
1 purchases

ChatterFish

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Tervo free?
Tervo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChatterFish free?
ChatterFish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tervo or ChatterFish have ads?
Neither Tervo nor ChatterFish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tervo or ChatterFish?
Tervo ships an update every 2 months, and ChatterFish weekly. Most recently, Tervo was updated on October 6, 2026 and ChatterFish on October 24, 2026.

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