Silsigan vs Clearly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silsigan
This app provides real-time speech transcription and translation in multiple languages. It supports background recording and saving sessions for later review, making it ideal for lectures, conversations, and travel.
- Real-time transcription and translation
- Line-by-line translation mode
- Save sessions with audio recording
- Share sessions as text files
- Cloud sync across devices
- Background recording
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Silsigan translates speech in real time. Just press record and start talking — see your words transcribed and translated instantly, line by line. HOW IT WORKS Speak in any language. Silsigan detects what you're saying, transcribes it live, and translates it into your chosen target language. You can also translate what’s playing on the device — a Zoom meeting, a YouTube video, or a class recording. TARGET LANGUAGES • Vietnamese • English • Turkish • Chinese • Korean • Japanese • Thai • Malay • Russian • Indonesian • Arabic • Persian FEATURES • Real-time transcription and translation powered by advanced speech AI • Line-by-line mode that pairs each spoken segment with its translation • Save sessions with full audio recording for later review • Share sessions as text files • Cloud sync across your devices • Background recording — keep translating while using other apps • Works for lectures, conversations, meetings, and travel BUILT FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS Silsigan handles long sessions with ease. Record a 2-hour lecture or a quick conversation — the app stays reliable throughout. Pause and resume recording without losing any audio.
Clearly
This app transforms any text into natural speech for hands-free listening and language learning. It offers offline, on-device processing for privacy and accessibility, with features like web page reading and word explanations.
- On-device, offline text-to-speech
- Safari extension for web page reading
- Sentence-by-sentence playback with highlighting
- Tap to translate and explain words
- Private summaries and titles
- Import from clipboard, files, and web links
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clearly at none against Silsigan's 5. Silsigan's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Silsigan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Clearly asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Silsigan against 5.0 for Clearly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Silsigan ships an update every 4 days, Clearly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silsigan | Clearly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hajun Park | MINTECH |
In-app purchases
Silsigan
- 1 Hour$0.99
- 5 Hours$3.99
- 10 Hours$5.99
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- 30 Hours$14.99
- 50 Hour$24.99
Clearly
No in-app purchases









