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Money grabbing
I had this app for a long time, as I used it to help with gaming with people from different countries.
It helped amazingly as we could communicate easily and for no absurd cost, come to find out one day, they disabled the app to force you to change to download the new version which was a 70$ subscription, so I am appalled at the simple cash-grab mentality this once good app is now stuck with... and when this company gets an honest review from a longtime user, the developer tries to play it off like you, the consumer, is incompetent as evidenced by many of their “responses. Therefore I drop my rating, and I would give it zero if I could. (And noted that whoever is in charge of responses should not be...)Show lessH3ADHUNT3R70
Marital assist
I find the app to be invaluable when I don’t remember a certain word or phrase in my Indonesian, which I used while in the military as a linguist. Indonesian Bahasa has about seven different regional dialects, which for an American, makes remembering all of the rules difficult after not using my Bahasa daily like I did thirty plus years ago. Having the translator at my fingertips is greatly appreciated. Any dialectical confusion makes it easy for my wife to correct me with. So, thanks much.
SargeShow lesslaki laki besar
Might work well but not for my purpose
I got the free trial for it to be able to translate a box with Korean writing couldn’t translate. Now I am trying to cancel my subscription before I get charged and when I select manage subscriptions it takes me to broken webpage where I can’t cancel my membership. I can’t do anything on the webpage!
EDIT: After going through I decided to add two stars. The way you cancel in going to manage subscriptions inside your Apple account. There is a way to cancel so it is not fraudulent but they should not have a manage account button if it takes you no where. They should also provide a transparent FAQ section that explains clearly how to cancel the subscription rather then having to go through reviews to figure out how to cancel the subscription.Show lessc.morrow
Developer Response
We are sorry for this inconvenience, however subscriptions are to be cancelled by users manually. You can always cancel it through your device Settings - iTunes & App Store - Apple ID - View Apple ID - Subscriptions - Manage. We have no possibility to help with refunds as we do not have any access to users’ accounts. Thank you in advance! If you have any additional questions - please let us know at speak-translate@apalon.comHuge improvements
I used this app last time I was in turkey and it was awful. I’m back again in turkey and needed a translator app. I downloaded it because it had great reviews. I had forgotten it was the same app as last time.
They have done an amazing job. The app is superb now and the bugs have been ironed out.Asher786
Developer Response
We are sorry to hear that, It's important that we understand how the issue occurred. Please, can you provide more details on this matter to our support service speak-translate@apalon.com? We are willing to help.You have to pay money to translate, nope, don’t download
I downloaded this app to chat with a relative who was in another country. The first few translates were free. I was pretty happy with the app, until I pressed on one of the flags, and the screen for subscription came up.
I was confused and thought I had pressed the wrong button. So I exited out of the subscription screen and pressed the flag again. The screen showed up again. I kept trying the flag and each time same result. Press the flag, subscription screen.
I don’t recommend this app. It would have been a 5 stars if you didn’t need to pay $5.99 every month to translate a few simple words. Don’t download, there are better apps out there.Show lesscatherineti
Speak to the world
This App actually does what it claims .. and easy to use . Perhaps some video instruction is all that would make it perfectOculusQuest64
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your feedback!Had trial and bought actual version. Actual version disappeared.
I got the trial version of this product and used it. Then I bought the actual version. Until now, the icon for the trial and the icon for the actual version were on my phone. I used the paid for version a lot to talk to non-English people. Today there was only one icon and it wants me to accept a trial again. I tried to find the paid for version I bought without success. I want the paid for non-trial version back.
This review rating is not for the product which is okay. It is because I’m being asked to take a trial for something I already paid for.Show lesslacenter
Great App!!
I am a medical provider in a hospice setting and if a translator is needed for patient communication it is often delayed waiting to go through a contracted off site service. Using this app is a life & time saver ... and private. It allows for a better flow of communication so the patient feels that he / she has been listened to and concerns and questions have been addressed... I cannot imagine experiencing a medical crisis in addition to a language barrier... using this app has eliminated that additional stress for these individuals!Show lessEt shoreline
This app is probably the most important tool that I EVER Could have dreamt up
I talk to homeless people and usually they know enough English to speak to and to understand each other. I met Yuliyan Yumetov yesterday Tuesday August 4th, 2020 and we spoke in bits of a few languages (mainly German and English) and we sort of could speak but we couldn’t say what we wanted to Ie speak fluidly and properly.
This morning I met Yuliyan for an early-ish breakfast and brought him a coffee - a simply gesture to show my appreciation of his warmth and kindness (he gave me a towel because I was cold - and it was very warming and wore it back to my flat (temporary office).
I wanted to properly speak to Yuliyan and thought to find an app where he could speak in his language (Bulgarian) and have it translated into English and vice versa . OMG awe just had the most AMAZING conversation!!!
Thank you very much for making this app.
Best Jonathan Dewey (London UK)Show lessYoda4142
Two minds
I’m in two minds about this after paying for a year subscription and then not being able to access it. I now find that I sometimes have to delete the app and reinstall to be able to use it but I can honestly say it’s been the best app for translation that I’ve used so farspoogemeister
Developer Response
Please keep your iOS version upgraded, and if necessary you could reinstall the app. If you have any additional questions - please let us know at speak-translate@apalon.com
