Comparison

Split Speak vs Tablevoice

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

Head to head
About

Split Speak

Features
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Split Speak helps two people have a natural face-to-face conversation across languages. Put the phone on the table between you and talk. The screen splits in two. Each person gets their own half, facing them, in their own language. Tap your microphone, say something, and the translation appears on the other half and is read aloud. On iPhone Duo and iPad the unfolded screen adds a scrolling conversation column on each side, so both people can look back at everything that has been said. DESIGNED FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS • Split-screen table layout for two people sitting opposite each other • Live transcription while you talk, translated as you go • Spoken playback of every translation, with a voice you choose • Conversation history with search • Works on iPhone, iPhone Duo (folded and unfolded) and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN Speech recognition, translation and speech synthesis all run on your device using Apple's built-in frameworks. Nothing you say is uploaded, and there is no account to create. Language packs download once and then work offline. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English (US), English (UK), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. GREAT FOR • Restaurants, shops and hotels while travelling • Meeting a partner's family • Hosting visitors and exchange students • Market stalls, clinics and front desks • Practising a language with a friend

About

Tablevoice

Features
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Tablevoice turns your phone into a real-time, face-to-face interpreter. Put the phone flat on the table between you and the other person and just talk — Tablevoice listens to both sides and shows the translation on a split screen, with the far side rotated 180° so it reads perfectly for the person across from you. FACE-TO-FACE, HANDS-FREE • Split-screen layout: your half faces you, the other half faces them. • Each side reads and hears the translation in their own language. • Designed for a phone lying flat between two people. REAL-TIME, TWO-WAY • Both directions are translated live as each person speaks. • Streaming captions appear as the words are still being spoken. • Spoken translation plays automatically so no one has to look down. AI OR HUMAN — YOUR CALL • Manual mode: hold to talk, full control of each turn. • Hand to AI: let the AI interpreter run the conversation automatically. • Take over: step back in at any moment. Switch between AI and human instantly. BUILT FOR TRAVEL & EVERYDAY • Restaurants, markets, front desks, clinics, meetings — anywhere two languages meet. • Swap the language pair and per-side voices in one tap. • Conversation history you can look back on. BRING YOUR OWN AI Tablevoice connects to your own AI translation server (and optionally your own OpenAI key) — you stay in control of your data and your usage. No account or sign-up required to try it: open the app and tap Demo Mode to see the full experience with sample content, no credentials needed. Your credentials are stored only on your device.

Screenshots

Split Speak4 screens
Tablevoice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tablevoice at 16.0 against Split Speak's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Speak ships an update every 3 months, Tablevoice every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Split Speak versus Tablevoice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit SpeakTablevoice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichiel de GooijerAllianceUnion Technology OU

In-app purchases

None

Split Speak

No in-app purchases

None

Tablevoice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Split Speak free?
Split Speak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tablevoice free?
Tablevoice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Split Speak or Tablevoice have ads?
Neither Split Speak nor Tablevoice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Speak or Tablevoice?
Split Speak ships an update every 3 months, and Tablevoice every 2 months. Most recently, Split Speak was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tablevoice on November 1, 2026.

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