Talking Location vs LifeSpots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Location
This app provides multiple ways to hear location details spoken aloud. Options include timed announcements, gestures like pinching or shaking, and proximity sensor activation. Customize which location data is read and the speaking order.
- Timed location announcements
- Gesture-based activation (pinch, shake)
- Proximity sensor for spoken location
- Customizable spoken location data
- Adjustable speaking speed and order
- Wizard solution for combined actions
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The app will provide six kinds of solutions for talking the location information. The cover solution is only available for iPhone. 1 Talk by the timer 2 Talk by pinch gesture 3 Talk by shaking the device 4 Talk by covering the top screen of iPhone. (use the iPhone proximity sensor) not available for iPad 5 Talk by tapping the Add button at the bottom right corner. 6 Talk by using wizard solution. With the wizard solution, the timer solution, pinch solution,shake solution and cover solution could work at the same time. The user could customise the action of wizard solution. For example, only enable timer and pinch solution work at the same time 7 Use the default language of device as the main talking language. 8 In the main list view, tap the single cell, the detail information about the location will be displayed. The app will could talk the location longitude, latitude or the detail information such as the location name,locality,Thorough fare, sub locality, sub thorough fare. From the setting view, we could select the timer interval from 1 minutes or more. We could also select the talking speed rate. And decide whether to talk the longitude,latitude or the detail location information. The user could indict which detail items could be talked. The user also could select the different talking order. Usage: Tap the left first button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location on the timer interval. Tap the left second button in the bottom toolbar, the app will be the wizard solution. In this situation, the shake, pinch, proximity (iPhone only)detection and timer could work at the same time.The user could customise the action of wizard solution from the setting view. Tap the left third button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location when the user pinch on the table list view. In iPhone,tap the right second button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location when the user covers the iPhone screen by hands or by other objects such as one book.In iPad,shake the device, the app will talk the location. Tap the right first button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location at once. The top left item is the action menu button. It includes the Clear All Data item and Edit Data Item. When tap the Edit Data item, the list data will be editable status. After that, tap the action menu button, the list data will be normal status. For iPhone, the shake solution item move to the action menu list. If the user uses the proximity solution or enable the proximity feature of the wizard solution, then the APP will talk the location information when the user covers the top screen of iPhone from the main view, the setting view or the detail information view. If the user uses the pinch solution, shake solution or the timer solution, then the APP will talk the location information when the App is in the main view. Notice for the first time usage: From the setting view, select the timer interval for the timer solution if 1 minute interval is not acceptable.Then,indict which detail items we want the APP to talk. This edition could talk the current location information to the upcoming phone call with the iphone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or newer. First , accept the coming phone call, after that when this app is talking, the phone owner could hear the talking from the phone. The people in the calling could hear the talking in the call.
LifeSpots
Discover local government, charity, and nonprofit services, including volunteer opportunities. Find support for various groups like women, youth, veterans, and animals, and locate resources during emergencies. The app works offline for essential navigation.
- Find nearby services by location or type
- Discover local events
- Subscribe to organizations for updates
- Receive notifications
- Offline navigation for essential services
- Support for various demographics and needs
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LifeSpots helps you find services provided by government, local charities and nonprofits near you. Or you can find volunteer opportunities. Find services for women, youth, elderly, veterans and animals. Find where to go after a natural disaster. And more… - Find nearby services by location or type of service - Find local events held by the organizations near you - Subscribe to organizations or services so you’ll always know what is available - Receive notifications about services, organizations, events or incidents Government, nonprofits and charities solve many of the challenges we face in our daily lives, and yet until now you had no idea where or what services were available. Now you can find everything in one place. If you lose your internet connection, the app will continue to work. It will show you services on the map near you and allow you to use whatever map you have on your phone to help you navigate to the services you need. When you go back online the app will pull in any new services. Here are some of the types of services provided by organizations you will find in the app: - Women - Youth - Family - Veterans - Disaster - Advocacy - Health - Animals - Environment - Faith based - Education - Arts & culture LifeSpots is constantly adding cities, organizations and services! If you don't find any in your area, check again soon. In order to show you what services are nearest to you when you need them, the app needs to keep track of your location. The app will also let you know about events, services and new organizations where you are, depending on your interests. Please note: Continued running of GPS in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LifeSpots at 4.0 against Talking Location's 3.0. LifeSpots also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Talking Location's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LifeSpots holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LifeSpots has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Talking Location ships an update every 5 months, LifeSpots every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Location | LifeSpots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方 沈 | trellyz Limited |
Customer experience
Talking Location
LifeSpots
In-app purchases
Talking Location
No in-app purchases
LifeSpots
No in-app purchases








