# What to Eat: Menu Translator — Travel: restaurant food photos

> AI-powered menu scanner and translator with real dish photos for dining out. (iPhone/iPad app by DNNR Tech.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-to-eat-menu-translator/id6738074847 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DNNR Tech](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668952055)
- Category: Food & Drink, Travel
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 97 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-11-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-to-eat-menu-translator/id6738074847/reviews.md

## What is What to Eat?

Point your camera at a menu you cannot read and find out what every dish actually is - translated into your language, with real photos.

What to Eat turns one photo of a foreign restaurant menu into something you can order from. The app finds the dish names on the menu and marks them right on your photo. Tap a marker and you get the name in your language plus real photos of that dish, so you know what is coming before it reaches your table.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Photograph the menu
Hold your phone over the menu and press Scan Menu. No typing, no login, no account.

2. Dishes are marked on your photo
Each dish name is pinned to the spot where it appears, so you never lose track of the line you are reading.

3. Tap a dish
Read the translation and look at real photos of the dish. An unfamiliar name becomes an actual meal.

TRANSLATE MENUS INTO 14 LANGUAGES
English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian and Portuguese. Choose your language once and the app remembers it.

MADE FOR REAL TRAVEL MOMENTS
- The handwritten board outside a tiny place in Tokyo
- A laminated menu in Bangkok with no English and no pictures
- A tapas list in Seville where every name sounds great and means nothing
- A ramen ticket machine, a Vietnamese street stall, a German Gasthaus
- And at home too: the neighbourhood restaurant whose menu is only in Chinese

NEW IN VERSION 2.0
- If a scan fails, tap Try again - your photo is kept, so you do not have to walk back to the menu and shoot it a second time
- Camera access turned off? The app explains why and opens Settings for you
- A back button on the scanner screen
- Popular dishes come back faster from a shared results cache
- Your translation language is remembered between trips
- A new Settings screen for language and app info
- Results keep this scan separate from your earlier scans
- Live progress for each dish while it is looked up
- Changing language no longer interrupts scanning

WHY TRAVELERS KEEP IT ON THE HOME SCREEN
- Order what you actually want instead of pointing at a random line
- Steer around ingredients you would rather not eat
- Try the dish you would never have picked, because now you can read its name
- Every menu you scan stays in your history, so you can find that dish again after the trip

Useful for tourists, food lovers, exchange students, business travelers and anyone who eats where the menu is in another language - from street food stalls and night markets to cafes and fine dining.

No sign-up. No account. Open the app, photograph the menu, order with confidence.

An internet connection is required to scan and translate menus.

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Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://dnnr.us/privacy-policy

## Key features

- AI menu scanner and recognition
- Instant menu translation
- Real dish photos
- Camera-based translation
- No login or registration required
- Supports multiple languages

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-to-eat-menu-translator/id6738074847/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Not good

*2026-01-09*

Ads ads ads, doesn’t work

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. As a free app made by a solo developer, ads help cover the cost of processing images and providing menu translations and food photos. I’m looking for ways to keep the app free while minimizing ads. I’ve also recently improved performance on slower internet connections, so please try the latest version and let me know how it works for you.

## Frequently asked questions about What to Eat

### What to Eat has ads?

Yes, What to Eat contains advertisements. This is common for free applications that offer extensive features without a direct purchase cost.

### How does What to Eat translate menus?

What to Eat uses advanced AI-powered OCR to recognize text from menu photos. It then instantly translates the text into your chosen language, displaying real dish photos alongside.

### What languages does What to Eat support?

What to Eat can translate menus into English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and more. The app aims to break down language barriers in restaurants worldwide.

### Can I use What to Eat offline?

The provided description does not specify offline functionality. However, menu translation typically requires an internet connection for AI processing.

### What devices is What to Eat available on?

What to Eat is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices.

### How often is What to Eat updated?

The latest version of What to Eat was released on April 29, 2026, indicating recent development activity. Updates aim to improve accuracy and add features.

### What is the age rating for What to Eat?

What to Eat has an age rating of 4+. This suggests it is suitable for young children and does not contain mature content.

### Does What to Eat require an account to use?

No, What to Eat is free to use with no account or registration required. You can simply open the app and start scanning menus immediately.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2026-08-21

Menu scanning on the road is smoother now.

- Retry a failed scan without retaking the photo
- If camera access is off, a one-tap button opens Settings
- Back button on the scanner
- Popular dishes load faster from a shared cache
- Your translation language is remembered
- New Settings screen
- Results separate this scan from earlier ones
- Live progress for every dish
- Switching language no longer blocks scanning
- Stability fixes, including a crash on devices with no camera

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-20

Fix minor bugs to secure stability

### 1.1.9 — 2026-05-21

Improved food menu recognition quality

### 1.1.8 — 2026-04-29

Minor bug fix and improve stability

### 1.1.7 — 2026-04-20

- Tap markers directly on your scanned menu to view translated names and real images instantly
- Improved menu exploration experience

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