Comparison

Camera Translator vs Snap

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

Head to head
About

Camera Translator

Instantly translate text from photos, documents, and signs using advanced AI and OCR technology. Supports over 100 languages and offers offline access for seamless communication anywhere.

Highlights
  • Translate text from photos and documents
  • AI and OCR technology
  • Supports over 100 languages
  • Scan and detect text from PDFs and images
  • Edit scanned text
  • Offline mode
Features
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All-in-One Camera Translator – Instant Photo & Text Translation! Translate text, photos, and documents with the Camera Translator app. Powered by AI translation and advanced OCR technology, the app supports over 100 languages, helping you communicate wherever you are. Point the app camera at any text on photos, signs, or documents, and tap to instantly translate it into your target language. Whether it’s a restaurant menu, street sign, or research paper, the Camera Translator makes translation seamless and reliable. Top Features: - Support 100+ languages - Recognize text documents with lots of formats. - Scan & Detect text from PDFs and images (JPG, PNG, and more) - Edit scanned text inside the app. - Offline Mode: Access key features even without an internet connection. - AI translation support. This app works best for: - Travelers: Instantly translate signs, menus, and directions. - Students: Textbooks and notes into translations to your preferred language. - Professionals: Work smarter by converting documents into the language you need. Supported Languages Afrikaans (Suid-Afrika),Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia),Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia),Català (Espanya),Čeština (Česká republika),Dansk (Danmark),Deutsch (Deutschland),English (Australia),English (Canada),English (Great Britain),English (India),English (Ireland),English (New Zealand),English (Philippines),English (South Africa),English (United States),Español (Argentina),Español (Bolivia),Español (Chile),Español (Colombia),Español (Costa Rica),Español (Ecuador),Español (El Salvador),Español (España),Español (Estados Unidos),Español (Guatemala),Español (Honduras),Español (México),Español (Nicaragua),Español (Panamá),Español (Paraguay),Español (Perú),Español (Puerto Rico),Español (República Dominicana),Español (Uruguay),Español (Venezuela),Euskara (Espainia),Filipino (Pilipinas),Français (Canada),Français (France),Galego (España),Hrvatski (Hrvatska),IsiZulu (Ningizimu Afrika),Íslenska (Ísland),Italiano (Italia),Lietuvių (Lietuva),Magyar (Magyarország),Nederlands (Nederland),Norsk bokmål (Norge),Polski (Polska),Português (Brasil),Português (Portugal),Română (România),Slovenčina (Slovensko),Slovenščina (Slovenija),Suomi (Suomi),Svenska (Sverige),Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam),Türkçe (Türkiye),Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα),Български (България),Русский (Россия),Српски (Србија),Українська (Україна),עברית (ישראל),العربية (إسرائيل),العربية (الأردن),العربية (الإمارات),العربية (البحرين),العربية (الجزائر),العربية (السعودية),العربية (العراق),العربية (الكويت),العربية (المغرب),العربية (تونس),العربية (عُمان),العربية (فلسطين),العربية (قطر),العربية (لبنان),العربية (مصر),فارسی (ایران),हिन्दी (भारत),ไทย (ประเทศไทย),한국어 (대한민국),國語 (台灣),廣東話 (香港),日本語(日本),普通話 (香港),普通话 (中国大陆) Camera Translator offers subscription program for users to have unlimited access to the translator service. Premium Translation Subscriptions: • Subscribed user has unlimited access to the app translate services including speech to text recognizing, translating and text to speech. • Unsubscribed user can only use those services with limited quota per day. • User can subscribe one week (USD $5.99) or one year (USD $34.99) auto renewing subscription. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: https://smartwidgetlabs.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@smartwidgetlabs.com

About

Snap

Instantly translate text from your camera, photos, documents, and speech across over 130 languages. Understand contracts, communicate with locals, and even create online listings with AI assistance. Works offline for many translation tasks.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera translation
  • Photo and screenshot translation
  • PDF translation and export
  • AI-powered document explanation
  • Two-way voice translation
  • Custom keyboard for translation and grammar
  • Offline translation capabilities
Features
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Read a menu, sign or contract in your own language: point the camera and the translation appears over the real text. Snap is a translator app for iPhone and iPad that translates camera text, photos, screenshots, PDFs, typing and speech between more than 130 languages. Read it • You see the translation drawn over the real text while you move the camera. • You pick a photo or screenshot from your library and translate the text in it. • You translate a PDF and export the result as a PDF. Understand a document • You photograph or import a rental contract, official letter or form and get a plain-language explanation in your language. • You let the AI read the fields of a PDF form, check the answers it drafts, and export the finished PDF. Talk with someone • You use two-way voice mode to translate what each person says and hear the translation read aloud. • You type with Snap Keyboard in any app that allows custom keyboards to translate, correct grammar, change tone and draft replies. Full Access must be turned on. Sell something • You photograph an item and get a title and description sized for Vinted, OLX or Facebook Marketplace. • You paste the text yourself. Snap never posts anything. Keep your translations • Snap saves every translation on your phone together with its photo. Good for • Travelers reading menus, street signs and train timetables. • Anyone who needs to understand a contract, official letter or form in a language they do not read. • Talking with someone at a hotel desk, a pharmacy counter or in a taxi. • Selling used things online without writing the listing by hand. Works offline • You can translate typed text, camera text and photo text with no internet connection after you download the language pair in the language picker. • Offline translation uses Apple's on-device language packs, so the offline languages are the ones Apple supports on your device. • For offline use, choose the source language yourself. Automatic language detection needs a connection. • Text is read from the camera on the phone for Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Devanagari scripts. Other scripts need a connection. • Voice mode, document explanation, PDF form filling, the listing writer, keyboard AI actions and any language pair you have not downloaded need internet. Privacy • No account or sign-in is needed. Snap works as soon as the app opens. • History and your saved form details stay on your phone. • Text is read on the device when possible. Some features send a photo or text to a cloud service to read, translate or explain it. The data travels over an encrypted connection and is not stored on Snap servers. • Usage statistics are collected without translated content. What Snap is not • Snap is not a certified translator. Translations and explanations can contain mistakes. • Snap is not legal advice. Document explanations help you understand a text, and a lawyer checks a contract. • Snap does not post listings or send forms for you. Requires iOS 18 or later. Point Snap at the next menu or letter you cannot read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snap.hopin.it/documents/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Camera Translator4 screens
Snap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Snap at none against Camera Translator's shown. Snap also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 31%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Camera Translator's advantage is ratings volume (23K vs 45) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Camera Translator sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Snap sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Camera Translator against 4.4 for Snap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camera Translator has 23K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Camera Translator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Snap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camera Translator ships an update every 3 weeks, Snap every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Camera Translator versus Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamera TranslatorSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23K ratings)4.4 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFLOWMATIC PTE. LTDViktor Savchik

Customer experience

Camera Translator

All ratings22,790 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews412 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative64.8%

Snap

All ratings45 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Camera Translator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect language translations
  • Camera not working properly
  • App crashes frequently

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve free version functionality
  • Provide more free translation credits
  • Add option to cancel subscription easily

Snap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Camera Translator

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly Premium Translation3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium Translation7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$3.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium Translation3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly 7 day trial7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium Translation$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Translation$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Camera$49.99
13 purchases

Snap

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly Translation$2.991 Month
  • Weekly with keyboard3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Immediate monthly$4.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Immediate Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Quarter 2024$6.993 Months
  • Traductor Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.491 Month
  • Quarterly with keyboard3 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • Quarterly with keyboard3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Quarter Subscription3 Days trial$15.493 Months
  • Traductor Annual Subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Traductor Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Traductor Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Camera Translator free?
Camera Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snap free?
Snap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Camera Translator or Snap?
Snap is rated higher. Camera Translator averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Snap averages 4.4 from 45 ratings.
Do Camera Translator or Snap have ads?
Camera Translator shows ads; Snap does not.
Which is updated more often, Camera Translator or Snap?
Camera Translator ships an update every 3 weeks, and Snap every 6 days. Most recently, Camera Translator was updated on October 30, 2026 and Snap on October 30, 2026.

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