# MediBabble Translator

> Medical interpretation app for healthcare providers to communicate with non-English speaking patients. (iPhone/iPad app by NiteFloat, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibabble-translator/id355398880 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NiteFloat, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/355398883)
- Category: Medical, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.95/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 128 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2011-02-09
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibabble-translator/id355398880/reviews.md

## What is MediBabble Translator?

Welcome to MediBabble, a free, professional-grade medical interpretation app for healthcare providers. MediBabble is a history-taking and physical exam application designed to improve the safety, efficiency, and quality of care for non-English speaking patients. A timely and accurate history is the cornerstone of medical diagnosis and treatment; the relative difficulty of obtaining one with non-English speakers is a significant barrier to care.

MediBabble currently downloads with English and Spanish included. Additional languages –– French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, German, and Haitian Creole –– are available as free downloads from within the application.

Features 
- Contains thousands of translated questions and instructions all playable as high-quality audio recordings
- Thoughtfully organized by symptom to facilitate comprehensive or targeted medical history-taking all the way from chief complaint to review of systems
- A thorough physical exam section provides phrases used to prepare, position, instruct and educate patients during an exam
- Seven languages currently available: English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian and Haitian Creole
- Tested in large university and county hospital settings, including emergency departments, inpatient wards, intensive care units, and perioperative environments
- Does not require internet connectivity once downloaded
- All content written and reviewed by a panel of physicians
- Each phrase closely reviewed by at least two medically-trained native speakers for accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and accessibility to patients of varying levels of education and health literacy

For Attending and Community providers
- Easily and intuitively organized for obtaining rapid, focused histories
- Reduce the steep costs of relying exclusively on translator phones for communication with your non-English speaking patients 
- Avoid the pitfall of relying on your patient's family and friends for translation

For Nurses
- Useful for admissions, initial assessments, physical examinations and routine follow-up questioning
- Easy to switch between languages when caring for multiple non-English speaking patients
- Avoid the pitfall of relying on your patient's family and friends for translation
- Nursing-specific content module coming soon!

For House Staff
- Allows rapid and targeted patient evaluation without having to wait for live interpreters or navigate cumbersome translation phones
- Facilitates timely-follow up history-taking after initial assessment
- Easily switch languages between patients at the press of a button
- Avoid the pitfall of relying on your patient's family and friends for translation

For Medical Students
- Clearly laid out scripts for obtaining histories for the most common medical and surgical complaints (useful even with English-speaking patients, as a prompt and a learning tool)
- Facilitates comprehensive history-taking from HPI to ROS

For Hospital Administrators
- Reduce the steep costs of relying exclusively on live translation services for communication with non-English speaking patients 
- Improve patient satisfaction

## Key features

- Thousands of translated medical questions and instructions
- High-quality audio recordings
- Organized by symptom for history-taking
- Physical exam phrases
- Multiple languages available
- Offline functionality
- Content reviewed by physicians and native speakers

## Recent user reviews (10 of 52)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/medibabble-translator/id355398880/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Unable to Download Other Patient Languages

*2023-09-28*

I love you app and am appreciative of the hard work you put into making it. 

One technical glitch I’ve been having that I would love your assistance with: I am unable to change patient’s language to anything but English and Spanish. 

I have tried on Wi-Fi, on 5G, deleting the app, and on other apple products without success.

### 1/5 — Need more than Spanish

*2023-09-16*

Houston and South Texas has a lot of Vietnamese; Taiwanese in Corpus

### 2/5 — Great app except it is only for Spanish

*2022-06-23, version 2.1.0*

Took a look, I like its features alot. But it only comes in Spanish.  No other languages are available as of June 2022.

### 5/5 — Great, but no diagnosis translation

*2022-03-17, version 2.1.0*

This is a great app for history and physical. However, diagnosis and treatment sections are missing. It would be very helpful if some diagnoses were added eventually.

### 5/5 — Awesome awesome app

*2022-02-01, version 2.1.0*

Very well organized with good translations

### 5/5 — Physicians Assistant and Final Year medical student.

*2020-08-27, version 2.1.0*

This app has helped me on countless occasions when a translator was not available and a complete history needed to be obtained quickly and thoroughly. 
I hope more languages will be added in the future.

### 1/5 — Not helpful

*2020-08-03, version 2.1.0*

Only work in Spanish . I am looking for Cantonese and it’s doesn’t work. Will delete the app.

### 5/5 — Love the app-bug on autoimmune

*2019-07-24, version 2.1.0*

Awesome app.  Very useful.  Now, there’s a bug under Family History under Question 2, on Autoimmune Disease. It turns app off when you click it. Hope you can fix it soon!  Thanks!

### 5/5 — The best medical translate

*2017-05-07, version 2.1.0*

I really like this app,

### 5/5 — The best app so far

*2015-12-10, version 2.0*

This is exact what I need!

## Frequently asked questions about MediBabble Translator

### What does MediBabble Translator do?

MediBabble Translator is a medical interpretation app designed for healthcare providers. It helps improve communication with non-English speaking patients by providing thousands of translated medical questions and instructions with high-quality audio recordings. This facilitates more accurate and efficient history-taking and physical examinations.

### What languages are available on MediBabble Translator?

The app currently includes English and Spanish upon initial download. Additional languages such as French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, German, and Haitian Creole are available as free downloads from within the application. This makes it a versatile tool for diverse patient populations.

### Is MediBabble Translator free to use?

Yes, MediBabble Translator is a free application. There are no costs associated with downloading the app or accessing the additional language packs. This makes professional-grade medical interpretation accessible to all healthcare providers.

### Does MediBabble Translator require an internet connection?

No, once the app and its language packs are downloaded, MediBabble Translator does not require an internet connection to function. This offline capability ensures that providers can use the app in any clinical setting, regardless of Wi-Fi availability.

### Who is the target audience for MediBabble Translator?

The app is intended for a wide range of healthcare professionals, including attending physicians, community providers, nurses, house staff, medical students, and hospital administrators. It is particularly useful for those who frequently interact with patients who do not speak English.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 2.1.0 — 2017-03-28

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

MediBabble 2.1.0 Release Notes

In version 2.1.0, MediBabble Translator returns to active development with a handful of improvements to usability and performance, including:

• Refresh of the interface for iOS 10
• Improved network security
• 64-bit compatibility
• Improved support for a variety of iPhone and iPad models
• Performance improvements for scrolling, tables, language pack installation, and audio playback
• Loads of bug fixes

There’s a lot more to come in the months ahead, so stay tuned!

 -- Team NiteFloat

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