Split Speak
Face-to-face translation
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Real-time translation for face-to-face conversations with a split-screen table layout. Works instantly, with Recommended Quality available after setup.
Split Speak helps two people have natural face-to-face conversations across languages using a simple table-friendly split-screen layout.
Place your iPhone or iPad between two people, choose a language for each side, and tap to speak. Each person sees their own side of the screen upright, making it easy to follow the conversation across a table.
On iPad, a three-column layout gives each person their own scrollable conversation history alongside the live translation, so you can always see what's been said.
DESIGNED FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS
• Split-screen interface for two people sitting opposite each other
• Real-time speech recognition while you talk
• On-device translation for privacy
• Spoken playback of translated text
• Conversation history for quick reference
TWO TRANSLATION MODES
Recommended Quality
For the best Split Speak experience, Recommended Quality provides more natural and more context-aware translations when available on your device.
• Better phrasing for natural conversation
• Better context understanding
• Best for longer or more nuanced speech
• Runs on-device for privacy
• Available after a one-time Apple Intelligence setup
Standard Quality
Standard Quality works right away with no extra setup.
• Ready immediately
• Reliable for everyday translation
• Great fallback while Recommended Quality is being enabled
• Runs on-device for privacy
ONE-TIME SETUP FOR RECOMMENDED QUALITY
Recommended Quality may require Apple Intelligence to be enabled in Settings and an on-device model download. Split Speak clearly explains this in onboarding and settings.
KEY FEATURES
• Real-time translation for face-to-face conversations
• Table-mode split-screen design
• iPad three-column layout with live conversation history
• 20 supported languages
• Adjustable speech playback speed
• Auto-speak options for each side
• Conversation history with search
• Light, dark, and system appearance options
• Haptic feedback
• On-device processing for privacy
GREAT FOR
• Travel conversations
• International meetings
• Restaurants and shopping abroad
• Cross-language family conversations
• Language practice
• Everyday communication on the go
SUPPORTED LANGUAGES
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English (US), English (UK), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
PRIVACY FIRST
Speech recognition, translation, and text-to-speech are handled on-device. Your conversations are not sent to external servers.
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The developer, Michiel de Gooijer, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Michiel de Gooijer
- Size
- 6.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Michiel de Gooijer