Microsoft Translator vs BiiB
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
BiiB
This AI-powered messaging app automatically translates conversations in real-time, understanding slang and poor grammar for natural communication. It supports voice-to-text, chat history, and web browser access, with no phone number or email required.
- Real-time AI translation
- Voice-to-text functionality
- No phone number or email required
- Web browser access
- Hands-free mode
- Chat history and backup
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BiiB (pronounced “beep”) is an AI-powered messaging app that works like your standard chat app but automatically translates messages in real-time between users while delivering near-perfect translation accuracy using advanced AI. Our AI understands slang, typos, abbreviations, poor grammar, and idioms, ensuring conversations feel natural. No phone number or email is needed, just enter a username and start chatting. It supports voice-to-text, chat history, and doesn’t require your contacts to install the app - they can chat via mobile or PC web browser. It now even includes a hands-free mode, allowing your contacts to listen to incoming messages without touching their phones — perfect for tour guides and conference organizers. Currently supported languages are English, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Thai, Russian, Burmese, Khmer, Mongolian, Malay and Bengali. More languages are being added. List of features: - No email address or phone number required - Only require username and display name - Real-time messaging - Convert speech to text - Web browser access without download - View original message before translation - Chat history - Profile photo - Message reply and forwarding - Photo and video upload - File upload (pdf, txt, docx, pptx, csv, zip, rar, vcf, mp3, wav, xml, json, etc) - Emojis - Block user - Delete chat history - Backup and restore account - Delete account - Group chat - Hands-free mode We do not share your contacts' details with anyone. You can also choose not to share your contacts' information when using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BiiB at 100% against Microsoft Translator's 44%. BiiB also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Microsoft Translator's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (158K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Microsoft Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Translator has 158K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Microsoft Translator's written reviews are positive against 100% of BiiB's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Microsoft Translator ships an update every 6 weeks, BiiB weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Translator | BiiB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (158K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 158K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | BiiB Inc. |
Customer experience
Microsoft Translator
BiiB
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
BiiB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Translator
No in-app purchases
BiiB
No in-app purchases
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