Microsoft Translator vs Page Translator
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
Page Translator
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Page Translator turns printed pages, PDFs, photos and copied text into readable translations. Scan a page with your camera, open a photo or PDF, or import text from another app. Choose a source and target language from more than 50 languages, then translate the content on your device. Live Page Viewer keeps the original page visible while translations stay connected to the source. Tap a line for a quick translation, press and hold for a paragraph, or translate the whole page in a clear, scrollable reading layer. Use Show on Page to return to the matching passage in the original image. Translation cards can be moved, copied, closed, retried and reset without losing the source page. FEATURES • Scan pages with the camera • Use page-alignment guides, tap-to-focus and zoom • Open photos from your photo library • Choose individual photos when using limited Photos access • Import selectable-text or scanned PDFs • Import PDFs up to 25 MB and five pages • Recognise paragraphs, numbered lists and natural sentence structure • Choose automatic or manual source-language recognition • Translate individual lines • Translate complete paragraphs • Translate the whole page in a readable view • Show translated passages on the original photo • Download and manage language packs • Search languages by name • See installed language packs and download progress • Cancel, retry and resume translation • Save pages to history • Organise scanned pages into books • Edit recognised text • Copy or export text to other apps • Choose an accent colour and customise page behaviour • Send pages to Page Reader to hear them read aloud Page Translator makes the meaning of a page easier to understand — whether you are travelling, studying, working or reading something new.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft Translator at none against Page Translator's 1. Microsoft Translator also leads on ads (none vs shown). Page Translator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. Page Translator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Microsoft Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Microsoft Translator ships an update every 6 weeks, Page Translator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Translator | Page Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (158K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 158K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | THE CLEVER APP COMPANY LIMITED |
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
Page Translator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Translator
No in-app purchases
Page Translator
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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