# MENU-PAAN: Menu Translator — Photo scan: know what to order

> Translate foreign menus with photos, explaining dishes and local dining customs. (iPhone/iPad app by PAAN CO., LTD..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/menu-paan-menu-translator/id6770769729 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [PAAN CO., LTD.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896763060)
- Category: Food & Drink, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 63 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai and 2 more
- Released: 2026-07-28
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/menu-paan-menu-translator/id6770769729/reviews.md

## What is MENU?

The trip you had been waiting for. The restaurant you had been looking forward to. And then the menu arrives, and you cannot read a word of it.

So you look for something that sounds vaguely familiar and order the safe option. The plate arrives, and it is not what you pictured. Then you glance at the next table, and their food looks far better than yours.

MENU-PAAN exists so that evening stops happening.

A TRANSLATION ON ITS OWN DOES NOT HELP
Turn the Japanese dish "oyakodon" into English word for word and you get "parent-and-child rice bowl". Accurate, and completely useless. (It is chicken and egg simmered over rice, comfort food in the way a good pot pie is.) MENU-PAAN does not simply swap words. It tells you what the dish actually is: what goes into it, how it is cooked, and how people eat it where you are standing. Where it helps, it compares the dish to something you already know, "similar to mac and cheese", "like BBQ ribs", and shows a reference photo so you can see it before you commit.

JUST TAKE A PHOTO
Point your camera at the menu and that is it. Printed menus, handwritten chalkboards, up to five photos in one go. Several advanced AI models work behind the scenes, one to read the writing, another to explain the food, and the app chooses the right one for you automatically. 50 countries and regions are covered.

NO MORE AGONISING OVER WHAT TO ORDER
Local specialities and the restaurant's signature dishes are marked, and so are dishes likely to suit your taste. Tell the app which foods you would rather avoid, and anything likely to contain them gets a caution mark. You can also show the waiter a card in the local language: "I would rather not eat prawns."

FROM ORDERING TO THE BILL
Build an order list and simply show it to the staff: every dish in the original language, the local language and yours. Ask for sharing plates or water, or say how you would like your meat cooked. Tell the app how many of you there are and roughly what you want to spend, and it will suggest a combination. Useful travel phrases in 17 languages come with pronunciation and can be read aloud. Prices are shown as an approximate figure in your own currency, with exchange rates refreshed every day. When the bill comes, you get a guide to local tax, service charges and what people usually tip.

WEAK SIGNAL? STILL FINE
Menus you have already read stay on your device, so you can look back at them with no connection at all. Photograph the dishes you loved and keep them with your own notes. Share a translated menu with friends by QR code: they do not need the app, it opens in a browser. What you like and what you avoid stays with you and is never passed on.

WHO MADE IT
A former diplomat who now runs restaurants. Four years at the Japanese Embassy in the United Kingdom, and one evening in London, defeated by a menu, he ordered fish and chips again. He is the fourth generation of a restaurant business founded 75 years ago, and he built this for everyone who has had that evening.

WHAT IT COSTS
Try Lite (free) three times a day without an account. Sign up and Lite stays free every day, with three Pro (paid) readings included. There is no monthly charge. Packs are bought once and never expire. Launch pricing is on now; see the app for details.

GOOD FOR
A first trip abroad. Street food and markets. Restaurants with no English menu. Travelling with children or parents. Business meals overseas.

Translations, explanations and caution marks are AI-generated reference information. We cannot guarantee that they are accurate. Always check with restaurant staff about ingredients and allergies.

Order the dish you actually wanted. Enjoy the trip.

## Key features

- Photo menu translation
- Detailed dish explanations
- Reference photos
- Dietary preference filtering
- Order list builder
- Local dining phrases
- Offline menu access

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10 meals | $3.99 | one-time |
| 100 meals | $19.99 | one-time |
| 30 meals | $7.99 | one-time |
| 3-day plan | $2.99 | one-time |
| 1-week plan | $5.99 | one-time |
| 1-month plan | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/menu-paan-menu-translator/id6770769729/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 叔母との旅行で使いました

*2026-08-03*

叔母がどうしても1人は怖い、と着いて行ったオランダ旅行で使ってみました。

私も英語ならギリ分かるくらいで、オランダ語はまったく分からずでしたが…アプリのおかげでローカルなお店にもチャレンジできました。

ハーリング、ビターバレン…事前に知っていた名物が選べることも嬉しかったし、なによりお店のコメントも読めたことで食事がより美味しく感じられました。

叔母からも、一緒に来てくれたから食事も美味しいと、嬉しいコメント。アプリを使っただけなんだけど、叔母にとってはそういうことのようです。

これをきっかけに、海外での食事をより楽しめそうです。

### 5/5 — 海外における食の体験が変わりました

*2026-08-01*

これまで理解できなかったメニュー、きちんと理解した上で、食べたいものを頼めるようになりました。完全に食の体験が変わります。おすすめです。

### 5/5 — ワンストップでの便利さ

*2026-08-01*

メニューの翻訳、特定の言葉の翻訳、提携フレーズの翻訳。翻訳の度に毎回google翻訳などのサービスを行ったり来たり再入力したりする面倒さが、このアプリだと全て集約されているのが秀逸でした。言語のわからない海外レストランでは注文１つとっても緊張するので、少ない動作で翻訳できるのは有り難いです。

### 5/5 — 海外旅行の必須アプリ！

*2026-07-31*

フィリピン旅行で利用しました。一般的な料理だけでなく、現地のローカルなご当地メニューまでしっかり翻訳してくれて感動！
面倒な会員登録なしで、ゲストモードですぐに使えるのも良かったです。
特に気に入ったポイント：
 待ち時間も楽しい： 翻訳中の残り時間表示に加え、豆知識が出てくるので待たされている感がありません。
 画像検索連携： 翻訳された料理名からそのまま画像検索ができ、実際のメニュー写真と答え合わせができるのが非常に便利でした。
 広告なし： 無料版なのに煩わしい広告が一切なく、ストレスフリーです。
ユーザー目線で作られている素晴らしいアプリだと思います。次の海外旅行でも絶対に使います！

### 5/5 — 痒い所に手が届くアプリ

*2026-07-29*

フランス語、イタリア語、スペイン語含めた12ヶ国語対応しているため、ヨーロッパ周遊旅行の心強い味方です。

## Frequently asked questions about MENU

### How does MENU-PAAN translate menus?

MENU-PAAN uses advanced AI models to read printed or handwritten menus from your photos. It then explains the dishes in detail, going beyond literal translations to describe ingredients, cooking methods, and cultural context.

### Can MENU-PAAN help me avoid certain foods?

Yes, you can tell MENU-PAAN which foods you prefer to avoid. The app will then mark dishes that are likely to contain those ingredients with a caution symbol.

### Does MENU-PAAN work offline?

Once you have translated a menu, it is saved on your device and can be accessed offline. This allows you to refer back to translated menus even without an internet connection.

### What languages does MENU-PAAN support for dining phrases?

MENU-PAAN includes useful travel phrases in 17 languages. These phrases come with pronunciation guides and can be read aloud to help you communicate with restaurant staff.

### How does MENU-PAAN handle currency conversion?

Prices are displayed as approximate figures in your own currency. The app refreshes exchange rates daily to provide you with the most up-to-date conversion.

### Can I share translated menus with friends using MENU-PAAN?

Yes, you can share a translated menu with friends via QR code. They can access the translated menu in a web browser without needing to have the app installed themselves.

### Does MENU-PAAN have ads?

No, MENU-PAAN does not contain advertisements, providing an uninterrupted user experience.

### What is the age rating for MENU-PAAN?

MENU-PAAN has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for users aged 12 and older.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.6 — 2026-09-02

Thank you for using MENU-PAAN.

• We have reviewed the wording throughout the app in every language, correcting mistranslations and inconsistencies. The number of supported languages, which had been stated incorrectly, has also been put right.

We have also made smaller fixes to behaviour and layout. Should anything come to mind, we should be glad to hear from you through Feedback in Settings.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-08-28

Thank you, as always, for using MENU-PAAN.

On the screen where you read about each dish, you can now pinch to change the size of the text.

For those who prefer larger text, we have tidied the layout: in the usage history the last character of a date no longer falls to the next line, and button labels no longer break in the middle of a bracket.

On first launch the text now starts at the same size as the setting on your device; previously it began one step larger. The size inside the app can be changed at any time from "AA", at the top right.

We have fixed a fault that left travellers on the one-month plan without the notice of days remaining, and another that showed internal codes in the usage history.

Should anything come to mind, we should be very glad to hear from you through Feedback in Settings.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-16

Thank you, as always, for using MENU-PAAN.

Georgian has been added to the staff phrasebook, which now covers 18 languages. We have also fixed an issue where the index did not always jump to the group you tapped.

Short notes on a dish are now kept separately from the dishes you have marked as memorable. Both can be added or removed from a long press, and dishes without a note no longer show an empty field.

We have revised how the "For you" and "Caution" labels are decided, so that the same ingredient written in a different way, or a menu written in the local language, is less likely to be misread. When a suggested order is ready, the app now takes you straight to the order list.

Menus can now be translated where the signal is weak. If the photo cannot get through, the menu is read on your device instead. The app tells you when this happens, since accuracy can be lower, and no translation is deducted.

Cautions for foods you avoid are now shown in the words you entered.

We have also fixed smaller issues, including how history photographs load and how price digits are corrected. Should anything come to mind, we should be very glad to hear from you.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-13

Thank you, as always, for using MENU-PAAN.

Loading a menu is now simpler. There are fewer confirmations after you take a photo, and handwritten or vertical menus are read automatically in the best way. For menus that omit the trailing digits of prices, a new setting lets you correct the displayed prices by ×1,000 or ×10,000.

The handy phrases to show restaurant staff have grown considerably. Greetings, numbers and other basics are now included, with pronunciation guides in the list, and order and bill phrases can be enlarged with a tap.

We have also refined the accuracy of descriptions tailored to your tastes, and improved how the app behaves on unstable connections. Should anything come to mind, we should be very glad to hear from you.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-09

Thank you for using MENU-PAAN.

Prices are now shown in the currency of the destination you have chosen, consistently across a menu. Translations also finish a little sooner, and we have tidied up spacing and text sizes throughout the app.

Should anything come to mind, we should be very glad to hear from you.

## More apps by PAAN CO., LTD.

- [RESTO-PAAN: Multilingual Menu](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/resto-paan-multilingual-menu/id6792642702)

All apps by PAAN CO., LTD.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896763060

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