Keyboard Translator Simple vs Scribe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keyboard Translator Simple
Translate text directly from your keyboard within any application. This tool allows for quick communication across multiple languages without switching between apps. It's ideal for messaging, social media, and note-taking.
- Real-time translation
- Translate within any app
- Supports multiple languages
- Direct keyboard input
- Useful for messaging and social media
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Translate while you type — directly from your keyboard, in every app. Write in your language, tap Translate, and the translation is inserted right where you are writing: WhatsApp, Messages, Instagram, email, notes and any other app. No more copying and pasting between apps. • 46 languages, with automatic language detection • Quick Phrases: save the sentences you use most and insert them already translated with one tap • 9 keyboard themes, from classic to colorful • History of your translations, with copy and share • Accents with a long press, auto-capitalization, key click sounds • The layout follows the language you write in (QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY) Privacy: what you type is sent to the translation service only when you tap Translate. We never store what you write. Note: Full Access must be enabled for the keyboard to reach the translation service. This is how iOS works for every keyboard that needs the internet. PREMIUM (optional subscription) Translate Keyboard is free to use with ads. Premium is an optional yearly subscription that removes all ads, unlocks every keyboard theme permanently and raises your daily translation limit. It starts with a 3-day free trial. How the subscription works – Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase, after the free trial ends. – The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. – You can manage or cancel it at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. The unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. – The price shown in the app is the one that applies to your country. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/site/termofuseapp/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scribe
Enhance your language learning with custom keyboards that offer instant translation, verb conjugation, and noun pluralization. Get grammar rule reminders and context-aware annotations directly on your keyboard.
- Translate words or phrases
- Verb conjugation charts
- Noun pluralization
- Noun gender and preposition case annotations
- Pronoun declension assistance
- Supports 7 languages
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Scribe is a pack of iOS and iPadOS keyboards for language learners! It provides features to help users remember grammar rules so they can effectively communicate without ever leaving their keyboard. Included Languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Current Features: - The Translate feature can translate single words or phrases from English into the language of the current keyboard. - With the Conjugate feature, a user is presented with the grammar charts for an entered verb instead of the keyboard. Pressing an example in the charts inserts the chosen conjugation into the text field. - The Plural feature allows a user to enter a noun and then insert its plural into the text field. - Scribe further annotates noun genders and preposition cases in the command bar to help users understand the context of what they're typing. Annotations are displayed once a user has typed a given word and pressed space, by pressing the Scribe key while a word is selected as well as under autocompletions and autosuggestions. - For languages with pronoun declension, Scribe also allows for the case annotation to be clicked and then the user can select the pronoun they want based on case, subject and object. Being fully open-source including data from Wikidata, the Scribe team loves to get both feedback and contributions. Please visit us at https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scribe at 5.0 against Keyboard Translator Simple's 2.7. Scribe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Keyboard Translator Simple ships an update every 6 months, Scribe every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Keyboard Translator Simple | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | luca calciano | Andrew McAllister |
Customer experience
Keyboard Translator Simple
Scribe
In-app purchases
Keyboard Translator Simple
No in-app purchases
Scribe
No in-app purchases
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