Comparison

Talking Words vs PA Driver’s Practice Test

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

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About

Talking Words

Features
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The App is helpful to the people who want to listen the talking notes including two parts. For example, one part for one language, the other part for another languages. Or one part includes one word, the other part includes the description for this word. Or one part for one information, the other part for another information. Both of the information of the two parts could directly get from our camera by long press each of the text field. The user could input the international words by paste or typing with the soft keyboard. Easy to talk the information from our camera with live text just by long press the text field. Easy to manage the information from our camera with live text by notes list. Easy to export the information from our camera with live text to iCloud Drive, text file or email. In the latest iOS devices, when we need to input the text content, we could just long press the text field, the live text scan button will be displayed, so we could capture the text content from the camera directly. In iOS 16, The languages currently supported by Live Text include English, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and German, Japanese, and Korean. From the setting form, the user could select the talking speed, the talking volume, the repeat times of talking each word and the repeat times of talking words list. Any language could speak English. If the user input the English and select the Japanese as the language, the app will talk with the Japanese English. We could input one sentence in each part. In the landscape, the text field will become longer, so it will be easier to input long contents. Long Press the single cell in the main list view, the indicted note will be talked repeatedly. To stop, tap the stop button at the bottom corner. Tap the Tall All button in the main list view, all the notes will be talked one by one repeatedly. When the App is talking, we press the home key or lock the device, the App will continue to talk in the background status. If you want your phone could talk to the call instead of your talking, then this App may be the one of the best choices. This edition could talk two parts of text notes to the coming phone call with two different languages. The iOS version should be 13.0 or later. First , accept the coming phone call, then in the main list view, long press the single cell or tap the talk button at the bottom left corner. Then, the other people could listen the talking of this app from his or her phone

About

PA Driver’s Practice Test

Prepare for your PennDOT driver's knowledge test with realistic practice questions. This app also provides valuable information for licensed drivers to stay safe and informed on the road. Share your scores with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Realistic practice tests
  • Driver knowledge test preparation
  • Information for licensed drivers
  • Score sharing
  • Stay safe and informed
Features
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Use this PennDOT app for a realistic representation of the actual driver’s knowledge test. Download the app for practice questions that will help you prepare for your PennDOT driver’s knowledge test, or refresh your knowledge and become a better driver! The application will also host valuable information for licensed drivers to stay safe, informed and compliant on the roads. When you’re done, you can share your scores with your friends and family via Facebook, Twitter or email.

Screenshots

Talking Words4 screens
PA Driver’s Practice Test1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PA Driver’s Practice Test at Free against Talking Words's $0.99. Talking Words's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

PA Driver’s Practice Test is free to download; Talking Words costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Words ships an update every 5 months, PA Driver’s Practice Test every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Talking Words versus PA Driver’s Practice Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking WordsPA Driver’s Practice Test
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—89.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—1.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈Executive Office of The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Bugs and requests

Talking Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PA Driver’s Practice Test

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Answers don't match the real test
  • Freezing issues on the results screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Support for other languages
  • Ability to review past questions

In-app purchases

None

Talking Words

No in-app purchases

None

PA Driver’s Practice Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Words free?
Talking Words costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PA Driver’s Practice Test free?
PA Driver’s Practice Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talking Words or PA Driver’s Practice Test have ads?
Neither Talking Words nor PA Driver’s Practice Test shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Words or PA Driver’s Practice Test?
Talking Words ships an update every 5 months, and PA Driver’s Practice Test every 10 months. Most recently, Talking Words was updated on October 2, 2026 and PA Driver’s Practice Test on October 18, 2026.

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