Comparison

Microsoft Translator vs Photo To PDF

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Photo To PDF

Features
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Photo To PDF turns the photos and paper around you into clean, shareable PDFs. Point the camera at a receipt, a contract or an ID card, or pick images you already have, and you get a properly cropped, properly sized document in seconds. It all happens on your iPhone or iPad, offline. SCAN ANYTHING • Auto edge detection finds the page and crops it for you • Auto-enhance fixes lighting and contrast on every capture • Color, grayscale and black & white modes • Flash, grid overlay, HDR, stabilization and a capture timer • ID Card mode lays the front and back of a card onto one page • Capture one page or a whole stack in a single session PHOTOS INTO ONE PDF • Pick any number of photos from your library and merge them into one document • Import an existing PDF to add its pages or keep it in your library • JPG, PNG and HEIC in, PDF out EDIT BEFORE YOU EXPORT • Crop and rotate any page • Drag pages into the order you want • Add or remove pages at any time • Rename a document and give it a color READ THE TEXT OFF A PAGE • On-device text recognition pulls the words out of any scan • Copy the text, or share it straight from the sheet • Nothing is sent anywhere to do it SIGN WITH YOUR OWN SIGNATURE • Draw your signature once, in the color you want • Drop that same signature onto any page, then size and place it • Saved signatures stay on the device KEEP IT ORGANIZED • Folders, plus Recents, Favorites and Imported filters • Search by name, or say what you are looking for with voice search • History shows what you created and when • A storage screen shows exactly what the app is using WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS • Home Screen widgets: Documents, Document Previews, Quick Actions and Document Count • Lock Screen widgets and Control Center buttons • Siri and Shortcuts: scan, import, search and open your latest scan by voice • Save to Photo To PDF from any app's share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents stay on this device. Nothing you scan, and no text read from it, is ever uploaded • Optional 4-digit passcode with Face ID or Touch ID • Auto-lock immediately, or after 1, 5 or 15 minutes • Works with no internet connection at all THIRTEEN LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Thai, Turkish and Simplified Chinese. FREE AND PRO Free gives you three PDFs a day at Low or Standard quality, plus the scanner, the page editor, text recognition, folders, search, Quick Actions, the Control Center buttons, and creating signatures. Pro adds: • Unlimited PDF creation, with no daily limit • High (300 DPI) and Ultra HD (600 DPI) page quality • Export and share your PDFs • Placing a signature on a page • Password Protection with Face ID • The Documents and Document Previews widgets • Priority support Pro is available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. Manage your subscription, or turn off auto-renew, in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/ptp-termofuse/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ptp-privacypolicy/home Questions, or something not working? Settings → Contact Support writes to us directly.

Screenshots

Microsoft Translator4 screens
Photo To PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft Translator at none against Photo To PDF's 3. Microsoft Translator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo To PDF sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Microsoft Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Microsoft Translator versus Photo To PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft TranslatorPhoto To PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (158K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings158K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationBhavik Gevariya

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

Photo To PDF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Microsoft Translator

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo To PDF

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Microsoft Translator free?
Microsoft Translator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo To PDF free?
Photo To PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Microsoft Translator or Photo To PDF have ads?
Photo To PDF shows ads; Microsoft Translator does not.

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