Speech King vs SpeakJoy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speech King
Alter your voice to sound like anyone you desire. This app uses acoustic sound memory to help you train vocalization and pronunciation by repeating sounds and comparing your speech to the original.
- Change your voice
- Practice pronunciation
- Acoustic sound memory training
- Compare original and your speech
- Targeted phonetic sound groups
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Practice American pronunciation by hearing the reference, saying it yourself, and hearing your own voice immediately. Keep the reference fresh in your ear while you listen to your own voice. Three simple controls • Play sound: listen to the American reference. • Hold to record: speak while holding, then release to hear yourself immediately. • Play both: hear the reference followed by your own recording. Targeted phonetic sets Explore 70 targeted phonetic sets, designed and brought together by a professor with 30 years of experience. Practice individual sounds, words and phrases with American Male or American Female reference recordings. See what you hear Compare labeled sound patterns, pauses, recording length, and the rise and fall of each voice on the main screen. These are listening guides, not an accent grade or a pronunciation score. Build a practice habit Return to saved recordings and listen for changes over time. Earn private pools and levels through completed practice rounds. Levels measure participation, not speech quality; there is no shared leaderboard. Private, offline practice No account is required. Voice recordings and practice history stay on your device. Review or delete your recordings in Settings.
SpeakJoy
Master real-world conversations in new languages with this personal companion app. Currently offering English and Chinese, with more languages and features planned for future updates.
- Real-world conversation practice
- Personal language companion
- English language learning
- Chinese language learning
- Future language expansion
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Your personal language companion for mastering real-world conversation in any language of your choice. English and Chinese learning for now. More languages, lessons and improvements will come soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SpeakJoy at 5.0 against Speech King's 4.4. SpeakJoy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Speech King's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SpeakJoy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speech King has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speech King ships an update every 2 weeks, SpeakJoy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speech King | SpeakJoy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big O, LLC. | Inevitable Engine LLC |
Customer experience
Speech King
SpeakJoy
In-app purchases
Speech King
No in-app purchases
SpeakJoy
No in-app purchases
