Microsoft Translator vs Sakya Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft Translator
Break down language barriers with this app that translates text, speech, images, and group conversations in over 100 languages. It's ideal for travelers, students, and professionals needing to communicate across cultures.
- Translate text, speech, and images
- Supports over 100 languages
- Real-time group conversation translation
- Navigate conversations with transcripts and chapters
- Intuitive interface
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Break language barriers instantly with Microsoft Translator. Translate text, speech, and images in over 100 languages — for free. Whether you're traveling, navigating daily life, or working across languages, Microsoft Translator helps you communicate quickly and confidently. Key features: • Translate text in 100+ languages • Real-time speech translation • Translate text in images Note: The multi-device conversation feature has been retired. With a simple, intuitive interface and high-quality translations, Microsoft Translator makes it easy to connect with people anywhere in the world. Get started today and communicate without limits. Explore supported languages at https://aka.ms/applanguages
Sakya Calendar
This app offers a minimalist interface to display daily wisdom quotes and important Tibetan Buddhist dates. It helps users identify auspicious days for new beginnings and learn about spiritual masters.
- Daily wisdom quotations
- Holy Sakya dates
- Auspicious days for new beginnings
- Guru Puja and Dakini Puja dates
- Information on spiritual masters
- Day and month navigation
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With its clean, minimalist design, the Sakya Tibetan Calendar App will inspire you daily with words of wisdom from Their Holinesses Sakya Gongma Trichen and Sakya Gongma Trizin Rinpoches. It also informs you of the holy Sakya dates in a brand-new, never-before-made calendar app. This app is created and designed by Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya. - Get daily quotations at a glance in the DAY VIEW. - Scroll down an easy-to-use OCCASIONS list for all the holy days. - Learn which day is your good day to begin anything new, in the LAZA section. - Important days for Guru Puja, Dakini Puja. - Baden (Unfavorable for prayer flag hoisting). - Learn about our great masters on their holy anniversaries and read their brief biographies. - Navigate seamlessly between day and month views.
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Verdict
Microsoft Translator and Sakya Calendar both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sakya Calendar's written reviews are positive against 44% of Microsoft Translator's. Sakya Calendar also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Microsoft Translator's advantage is ratings volume (158K vs 23) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Microsoft Translator against 4.8 for Sakya Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Translator has 158K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Microsoft Translator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sakya Calendar's.
Microsoft Translator ships an update every 6 weeks, Sakya Calendar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Translator | Sakya Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (158K ratings) | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 158K — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Kalden Dunkyi |
Customer experience
Microsoft Translator
Sakya Calendar
Bugs and requests
Microsoft Translator
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when translating certain types of content
- Issues with camera-based translation feature
- Problems with text-to-speech functionality
Requested features
5 requests- Add more language options, including less common ones
- Improve translation accuracy for specialized vocabulary and idioms
- Provide more customization options (e.g. translation speed, font size)
- Integrate with more third-party apps and services
- Enhance offline capabilities for all supported languages
Sakya Calendar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Translator
No in-app purchases
Sakya Calendar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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