Comparison

Voice Translate vs Puhu

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

Head to head
About

Voice Translate

Instantly translate spoken conversations and text across dozens of languages. This app offers voice input and output, allowing for seamless communication with people who speak different languages, making it ideal for travel and learning.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-voice conversation
  • Text translation via keyboard
  • Supports 36 languages for voice input/output
  • Over 100 languages for text translation
  • Share translations via mail/SMS
  • Edit translations
Features
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Amazing Voice Translation App with BUILT IN voice input & output SMART TECHNOLOGY and professional MULTI LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS Did you know that YOU CAN SPEAK 36 LANGUAGES ??? With Translate Voice BE SURE YOU CAN !!! JUST TALK AND LISTEN THE TRANSLATIONS ! Perfect if you want to: - learn a new language. - travel to a foreign country. - chat with people who don't speak your language. With Voice Translator you can: SMART VOICE INPUT TECHNOLOGY! - Instantly start a voice to voice conversation into one of our 36 languages and dialects. NATURAL SOUNDING VOICE OUTPUT! - If you're old school you can always bring up the keyboard and hear the translations. 36 languages and dialects are supported. Share translations... - Simply click on a send button to mail or SMS the translation. Edit translations... - you can always use your keyboard to edit translations. Voice input supported languages : (speech\speech) English (US, UK, Australia, Canada) Spanish (Spain) Spanish (United States) Spanish (Mexico) French (France,Canada) Finish German Italian Japanese Chinese (traditional,simplified, Taiwan / Hong Kong) Catalan Korean Dutch Norwegian Swedish Danish Portuguese (Portugal,Brazil) Polish Russian Arabic Turkish Greek Romanian Indonesian Hebrew Hungarian African Czech Malay Voice output supported languages & dialects: English (US,UK,Australia,Canada) Spanish (Spain,Mexico) French (France,Canada) Finish German Italian Japanese Chinese (Traditional,Simplified, Taiwan / Hong Kong) Catalan Korean Dutch Norwegian Swedish Danish Portuguese (Portugal,Brazil) Polish Russian Arabic Turkish Indonesian Hebrew African Czech Latin Malay Translations supported languages & dialects: Afrikans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Taiwan / Hong Kong) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Esperanto Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Georgian German Greek Gujarati Haitian Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Javanese Сanadian Khmer Korean Laos Latin Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Marathi Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Now more than 100 languages available for translation! Voice recognition for 36 languages! Voicing for 36 languages! Note: The Free version may be subject to limitations (ex. number of daily translations) and the limitations are subject to change. * Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-month Subscription 3-month Subscription 1-year Subscription * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. * Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. For complete access to all features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Location – so that automatic language selection can be enabled for your host country when traveling. *Microphone & Speech Recognition – so that speech-to-speech translations will work. EULA https://datacomprojects.com/api/Eula?bid=com.smartloftapps.voicetranslator&p=iOS Privacy Policy: https://datacomprojects.com/api/PrivacyPolicy?bid=com.smartloftapps.voicetranslator&p=iOS

About

Puhu

Features
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Turn messy speech into clean, ready-to-send text — instantly. Puhu is a voice-to-text app that listens to how you actually talk — rambling, pausing, backtracking — and turns it into clean, properly formatted text you can send right away. NO MORE EDITING No more re-typing your voice memos. No more editing rambling dictation. Just speak, and get back exactly the kind of text you need. HOW IT WORKS Tap record and speak naturally Puhu transcribes your speech Choose a format: Email, Message, Note, Bullet Points, or Summary Copy, share, or use it right away 100% ON-DEVICE — YOUR PRIVACY, GUARANTEED Your voice and transcripts are processed entirely on your device using Apple's on-device AI. Nothing is ever sent to a server. No accounts, no cloud storage, no tracking. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU TYPE Puhu includes a custom keyboard extension, so you can use it directly inside Messages, Mail, WhatsApp, or any app with a text field — no need to copy and paste. MULTILINGUAL Fully supports Finnish, Turkish, and English — both for voice recognition and the app interface itself. FEATURES • One-tap voice recording with live transcript • 5 smart formatting styles: Email, Message, Note, Bullets, Summary • Custom keyboard extension for use in any app • Home screen widget for quick access • Siri Shortcut support • Apple Watch companion app • Export your history as Text or PDF • Edit transcripts before sharing • 100% on-device — no internet required REQUIREMENTS AI formatting requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer (Apple Intelligence compatible device). Voice recording and transcription work on all supported iOS devices. Download Puhu and start speaking your mind — clearly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://peraresearch.com/terms-puhu

Screenshots

Voice Translate4 screens
Puhu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puhu at none against Voice Translate's shown. Puhu also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Voice Translate's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voice Translate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Puhu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Translate ships an update every 2 months, Puhu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Voice Translate versus Puhu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice TranslatePuhu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (132 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings132 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttributeERDI TASPUNAR

Bugs and requests

Voice Translate

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Voice output stopped working
  • No audible translation
  • Speech to text issues
  • Voice to voice translation not working
  • App gets stuck/slow
Show 7 more
  • Inconsistent voice translation
  • App hangs/loads forever when speaker icon is pressed
  • Purchased app now shows ads and prompts for subscription
  • Support is unresponsive
  • Purchases not restored on new phone
  • App freezes/locks up with buffering
  • No sound from the app

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add Persian voice language
  • Option to delete history/clear cache
  • Ability to switch languages easily
  • Improve speed and performance
  • Enable voice output
Show 5 more
  • Fix voice to voice translation
  • Make app more user-friendly
  • Restore purchases on new devices
  • Add dark mode
  • Allow switching between input languages easily

Puhu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Voice Translate

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Month$4.991 Month
  • 3 Premium Months3 Days trial$8.993 Months
  • Premium Year$23.491 Year
2 purchases

Puhu

Subscriptions2
  • Puhu Pro$3.991 Month
  • Puhu Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Voice Translate free?
Voice Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puhu free?
Puhu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voice Translate or Puhu have ads?
Voice Translate shows ads; Puhu does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Translate or Puhu?
Voice Translate ships an update every 2 months, and Puhu every 2 days. Most recently, Voice Translate was updated on November 1, 2026 and Puhu on November 6, 2026.

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