EarPal Translator vs ListenARApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
ListenARApp
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ListenAR helps you understand and speak Arabic when the other language is Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Turkish, English, or Hebrew. It is built for real moments—listening in a conversation, reading a menu, or checking a message—not for translating one hundred languages you will never use. LANGUAGES (TODAY) • Live speech and Apple Watch: Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Turkish, English, and Hebrew → Arabic • Camera and Vision: read and translate many languages in photos into the language you choose, often Arabic • Six focused live pairs built around Arabic conversations WHY LISTENAR INSTEAD OF A GENERIC TRANSLATOR • Purpose-built for Arabic conversations, not a cluttered world map • Live tab keeps up while people talk—tap Start, see Arabic on screen, scroll history, copy or hear lines again • Apple Watch app mirrors live translation on your wrist when your phone is nearby • Camera points at signs, labels, and menus with on-device text recognition • Vision translates text already in your photos or the first frame of a short video • Optional AI (your own OpenRouter key) only when you need it—for photos in Vision or harder wording—not for every sentence LIVE • Choose Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Turkish, English, or Hebrew, tap Start, and speak • Arabic appears as people talk; partial lines update, then finalize • Session history stays on your iPhone; star favorites to find them later • Typed translator in Live (keyboard icon) for pasted text ↔ Arabic without the mic • Works with the watch mic: record on Apple Watch, transcribe and translate on iPhone when paired TALK • Talk tab for Arabic ↔ your partner language (RU, UK, TH, TR, English, or Hebrew) • Type or speak Arabic and see the translation on the other side • Full two-way microphone conversation mode is still growing; Talk today is best for quick back-and-forth typing CAMERA • Live camera view for menus, street signs, packaging, and labels • On-device detection plus translation toward Arabic or another language you pick • Handy when you are moving and do not want to type VISION • Pick a photo or short video from your library • AI reads the text and translates into your chosen language (Arabic by default) • Requires enabling AI in Settings with your own OpenRouter API key PRIVACY • ListenAR does not run a central server for your conversations • Translation history and favorites stay on your device • Speech and on-device Apple translation are handled on your iPhone using Apple frameworks • Optional AI sends text (not raw audio) to OpenRouter only when you turn it on and supply your own API key • Your API key is stored in the device Keychain • Feedback is sent only when you choose to send it from the Feedback tab • You can clear history and diagnostic logs from Settings APPLE WATCH • Companion app for live translation on the wrist • Now and History tabs, session status, and notifications when new Arabic lines arrive from the phone session • Install the iPhone app first; the watch app installs with it REQUIREMENTS • iPhone requires iOS 18 or later for Apple on-device translation and the Talk tab • Microphone permission for Live and watch audio • Camera permission for the Camera tab • Photo library access for Vision • Internet needed for optional AI, first-time language pack downloads, and feedback ListenAR is a communication aid. It is not a replacement for professional interpreters in medical, legal, emergency, or safety-critical situations. Verify anything important with a qualified human when it matters. ListenAR — by Ameen AB & Hmam K.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ListenARApp at none against EarPal Translator's 3. ListenARApp also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. EarPal Translator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ListenARApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
EarPal Translator ships an update weekly, ListenARApp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EarPal Translator | ListenARApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvaro Escarcha Esteban | Hmam Kaadna |
In-app purchases
EarPal Translator
- EarPal Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- EarPal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- EarPal Pro Lifetime$39.99
ListenARApp
No in-app purchases
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