Comparison

AI Translator vs Foundry

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

Head to head
About

AI Translator

Instantly identify and translate objects, text, and locations in over 100 languages using your phone's camera. Ideal for travelers, language learners, and the visually impaired, offering voice and text translation options.

Highlights
  • Object recognition
  • Text translation
  • Location identification
  • Flower identification
  • Food identification
  • Voice and text options
  • Over 100 languages
Features
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Translate the world around you, no internet required. Point your camera at an object, a sign, or a menu and AI Translate tells you what it is and what it says, in your language, instantly and entirely on your device. Works offline, so it keeps working on the plane, on the metro, and anywhere without a signal or roaming plan. AI Translate is the ideal companion for traveling abroad, learning a new language, or simply understanding what's around you. Every translation can be spoken aloud with natural voices, making it a helpful tool for the visually impaired as well. THREE WAYS TO TRANSLATE SCAN: Aim at anything and see its name with the translation right beneath it. Recognizes over a thousand everyday objects and includes pronunciation hints for Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, and Greek. TEXT: Hold the camera over signs, menus, labels, or pages and the translation appears right on the screen. Tap to pause and read. You can also import a photo from your library. TRANSLATE: Type or speak. Tap the microphone and watch the translation appear as you talk. The source language is detected automatically, and every result can be copied, shared, or read aloud. WORKS OFFLINE Download a language pack once and everything runs on your iPhone: object recognition, text recognition, and translation. No account, no data plan, no waiting on a server. It's also why your text, photos, and camera images never leave your device. MORE • 59 languages, all available offline • Choose both languages on every screen with one tap • Save words from Scan to your own list, with pronunciation in both languages • Natural voices: uses the best Enhanced or Premium voice on your iPhone, with your own choice in Settings • Translation history for quick reuse • Fully localized in 11 languages, following your iPhone's language HOW IT WORKS 1. Open AI Translate and pick the language to translate FROM and TO. 2. Choose Scan, Text, or Translate from the buttons at the bottom. 3. Point, type, or speak. The translation appears instantly. FREE AND PREMIUM The free version includes 15 translations per day and the language packs for your language pair. AI Translate Premium removes the daily limit and unlocks all 59 offline languages. • Monthly: $1.99 per month • Yearly: $12.99 per year • Lifetime: $29.99, one-time purchase Prices may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your device's Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://framesixty.com/translate/terms Privacy Policy: https://framesixty.com/translate/privacy

About

Foundry

This app serves as a digital hub for industry-themed projects and events, connecting students with professional opportunities. It aims to prepare learners for the workplace by facilitating industry collaborations and hosting technology outreach events.

Highlights
  • Industry project collaborations
  • Digital event hosting
  • Technology outreach events
  • Cyber-security and STEM focus
  • Professional identity assertion
  • Widening participation in digital skills
Features
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Developed through a research-led design process, the industry-themed Foundry feels entirely unlike traditional learning spaces, intended as an ‘other space’ on campus where students can assert their professional identity through work with industry on paid projects that fit around their studies; delivering against a core objective of the IoC to ensure university learners are ready for the workplace. Aside from being home to our ‘Enterprise Studios’, the Foundry is also a digital event space, soon to be hosting a high-profile calendar of technology outreach and engagement events across cyber-security, computer science, creative technologies and STEM subjects designed to widen participation around coding and digital skills. The Foundry was a designated host-site for Bristol for the 2019 Global Game Jam, quickly becoming the largest jam site in the UK.

Screenshots

AI Translator4 screens
Foundry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AI Translator at 4.4 against Foundry's 1.0. AI Translator also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Foundry's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ads 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. AI Translator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Foundry asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Translator has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of AI Translator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Foundry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Translator ships an update every 11 months, Foundry every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AI Translator versus Foundry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI TranslatorFoundry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.59.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame Sixty Labs, LLCUniversity of the West of England

Customer experience

AI Translator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

Foundry

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AI Translator

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99
None

Foundry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI Translator free?
AI Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Foundry free?
Foundry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AI Translator or Foundry?
AI Translator is rated higher. AI Translator averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Foundry averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AI Translator or Foundry have ads?
Neither AI Translator nor Foundry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Translator or Foundry?
AI Translator ships an update every 11 months, and Foundry every 3 weeks. Most recently, AI Translator was updated on November 2, 2026 and Foundry on November 1, 2026.

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