Comparison

TranslationTone vs xhour

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

Head to head
About

TranslationTone

Features
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Speak your language. They hear theirs โ€” in your voice. TranslationTone translates your phone calls and messages in real time, then speaks the result in a clone of your own voice. Not a flat robotic read-out: your voice, your tone, in a language you never learned. WHAT YOU CAN DO Live translated calls โ€” talk normally. The person on the other end hears you in their language, sounding like you. Translated messages โ€” send a text or a voice message; it arrives in their language. Voicemail โ€” miss a call and they can still leave you a message, translated. Photo text โ€” send a photo and the text inside it is read and translated. Practice mode โ€” say a phrase, get scored on your pronunciation, and hear it played back in your own voice. WHO IT IS FOR Families split across languages. Calling parents or grandparents you can't fully talk to. Partners meeting each other's relatives for the first time. Travellers who need more than a phrasebook. Anyone who has ever handed the phone to someone else because they couldn't manage the call themselves. 30 LANGUAGES Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese. WHY IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT Most translation apps hand your words to a generic synthetic voice, and everyone on the call can tell. TranslationTone builds a voice profile from a short recording you make in the app, then speaks the translation with it. The person you called hears you โ€” your pitch, your pacing, your tone โ€” just in a language you don't speak. GETTING STARTED Record a short voice profile, pick your language, and call. New accounts start with free minutes, so you can hear how it sounds on a real call before paying for anything. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS A subscription is optional. TranslationTone works without one โ€” use your free minutes, or buy minute packs as you go and they never expire. Monthly Pro Subscription (optional) โ€” US$19.99 per month, auto-renewing. Includes 400 translated call minutes each month, plus a discounted rate for any additional minutes. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.translationtone.com/privacy CARRIER NOTICE TranslationTone places calls over the internet (VoIP). Some mobile operators restrict or charge extra for VoIP calls, and standard data rates apply. Please check your agreement with your operator before you subscribe.

About

xhour

Features
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Everyone is good at something. Someone needs exactly that. Trade it on xhour. Exchange services, not money: - Publish what you can do โ€” or what you're looking for. - Find people by category: Education, Home, Tech, Wellness, Sport, Food, Creative, Animals, Advice, Transport and Manual. - Send a proposal and agree the rest between you: how much, online or in person, and when. - Keep a history of every exchange, with reviews from both sides. Share what you're up to: - Post photos and videos to your feed and your profile. - Discover people worth following in Explore. - Message anyone directly, with photos, videos and voice notes. - Stay on top of follows, likes, comments and proposals as they happen. xhour is free to use.

Screenshots

TranslationTone4 screens
xhour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xhour at none against TranslationTone's 9. xhour also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). TranslationTone's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TranslationTone sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. xhour asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TranslationTone ships an update every 10 days, xhour every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
TranslationTone versus xhour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranslationTonexhour
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTranslationTone LLCADRIAN STOIA

In-app purchases

9 purchases

TranslationTone

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$19.991 Month
One-time8
  • 60 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$1.79
  • 60 Minutes Translation Call Time$5.39
  • 180 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$5.49
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  • 300 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$8.99
  • 180 Minutes Translation Call Time$14.99
  • 600 Mins Translation Call Time(Pro)$17.99
  • 300 Minutes Translation Call Time$23.99
  • 600 Minutes Translation Call Time$35.99
None

xhour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TranslationTone free?
TranslationTone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xhour free?
xhour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TranslationTone or xhour have ads?
Neither TranslationTone nor xhour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TranslationTone or xhour?
TranslationTone ships an update every 10 days, and xhour every 3 days. Most recently, TranslationTone was updated on October 10, 2026 and xhour on October 15, 2026.

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