Timekettle
★ 3.0What it actually doesA real-time translation app designed to work with specialized earbuds, but in practice operates with a 5-10 second delay, requires stable internet connection, and frequently fails to recognize speech in noisy environments.
Actually does
- ✓Language learning
- ✓Translation90% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text70% of reviews
- ✓Free tier(bonus)15% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Text-to-speech30% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Синхронный перевод (без задержки)
- ⚠Сопряжение с умными наушниками
Common complaints
- ✗Translation delay of 5-10 seconds instead of synchronous60% of mentions
«No real synchronous translation like advertised... The delay is quite long — 5-10 seconds depending on internet»
- ✗Earbuds won't connect, frequent connection drops40% of mentions
«After 2 hours... And they wouldn't connect to it anymore»
- ✗Offline mode works poorly, quality is unacceptable25% of mentions
«There is an offline mode, but the quality there is really bad»
- ✗App does not recognize speech against background noise30% of mentions
«If there are background noises (on the street, a working TV, etc.), translation won't work»
- ✗Account login issues, confirmation codes not arriving15% of mentions
«Just created an account for WP2 earbuds and now I can't log in... confirmation code is not arriving»
What people praise
- ★Helps travelers communicate with local people
«As a tourist in China, it really helped me have daily conversations with local people»
- ★Solves the language barrier problem
«Language barrier is gone»
- ★When it works — acceptable quality
«The real-time translation is amazing»
- ★Convenient to use (when it connects)
«So convenient to use. No more language barriers!»