Comparison

Snap & Translate vs Documents Translator

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

Head to head
About

Snap & Translate

Instantly translate objects and text by simply taking a picture. This app recognizes items and scanned text, providing translations in seconds. It's ideal for language learning, travel, and understanding foreign text.

Highlights
  • Translate objects from photos
  • Scan and translate printed text
  • Supports 46 languages
  • Listen to pronunciation
  • Copy and share translations
  • Object recognition
Features
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Snap & Translate makes translations faster and easier than ever before! All you have to do is take a picture! Snap an object, let the app recognize what it is, and learn the translation. You can also take a photo of printed text and the app will scan and translate it for you in seconds! You’ll find Snap & Translate helpful in: • learning new languages by simply taking pictures of the surrounding area • navigating unfamiliar cities, airports and stations • reading menus and recipes, books and articles, instructions and manuals • communicating with foreigners in their language How the object mode works: - take a picture - see the name of the object in your photo - get the translation into the language you’ve chosen - listen to the pronunciation, copy and share the translation anywhere How the text mode works: - take a picture of printed text - see the text recognized and translated into the chosen language - listen to the pronunciation, copy and share the translation anywhere Translations are supported between 46 languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh. ***Note: The Free version may be subject to limitations (ex. number of daily translations), which are subject to change*** Take advantage of the Premium Features: - Unlimited translations - Ads-free translation experience Сhoose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: * 1-month Subscription * 3-month Subscription with a 3-day trial * 1-year Subscription *Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription in the iTunes settings at least 24- hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. *Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. *You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by cancelling your subscription through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. For complete access to all Snap & Translate features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Camera – so that you can translate text and object names after taking a pic; *Photos – for you to be able to translate text and object names in your existing pics. Forget about language barriers! Enjoy a whole new way of translating the world around you! Simply Snap & Translate! EULA: http://www.apalon.com/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: http://apalon.com/privacy_policy.html AdChoices: http://www.apalon.com/privacy_policy.html#4

About

Documents Translator

Translate text, documents, photos, and websites in over 140 languages. Communicate in real-time with voice conversations or use your camera to translate signs and menus. Offline mode available for use without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Translate text, voice, photos, and websites
  • Supports over 140 languages
  • Real-time camera translation
  • Offline translation mode
  • Safari browser extension
  • Keyboard translator integration
  • Favorite translations
Features
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Documents Translator is ready to use every time you need to translate text, documents, photos, webpages, street signs, or when you need to ask for directions in a different language. • Translate text, voice, photos, and websites, all in one app. Remove all communication barriers, translate in more than 140 languages • With Documents Translator, you can translate content shared from any app or scanned from documents, or you can have voice conversations with anyone. You can turn your camera into a real-time translator or translate websites directly from Safari, or chats directly from the keyboard. The app supports an offline mode, enabling you to use it in remote locations without an internet connection. FEATURES • Translate text in more than 140 languages from books, scanned documents, and web pages. Share content from any app • Translate in real time with your camera and from photos: find your way, read street signs, instructions, and directions in real time. Scan documents or menus. • Real-time voice conversations: Talk on the street, ask for directions, connect with people around the world • Offline translation: Communicate anywhere in the world, even in remote areas with no internet connection • Translate any website with the Safari browser extension: translate automatically after page load or manually, only when you want to • Turn your keyboard into a translator - no need to jump between apps to translate messages or emails from any app • Favorite translations for fast access. Read aloud or enlarge content for better usability SUPPORT We read your support emails every day, day by day. Write with confidence any question, feedback, or complaint, and you will receive an answer in a very short period of time. 140+ SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Nyanja (Chichewa), Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino), Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu We offer two auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time payment option: • Basic, a 1-month subscription • Premium, a 12-month subscription • Lifetime access: one-time payment only Prices may vary by location. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless canceled. • Payment will be charged to the Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal for the amount of your current subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. All costs for subscriptions are mentioned above. Privacy Policy https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use https://alexdenk.eu/subscriptions-terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Snap & Translate4 screens
Documents Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Snap & Translate at 10K against Documents Translator's 79. Snap & Translate also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Documents Translator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 30%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Snap & Translate sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Documents Translator sells 5 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

Documents Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snap & Translate has 10K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Snap & Translate's written reviews are positive against 54% of Documents Translator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snap & Translate ships an update every 4 months, Documents Translator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Snap & Translate versus Documents Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnap & TranslateDocuments Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10K ratings)4.7 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews53.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better79
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApalon AppsDenk Alexandru

Customer experience

Snap & Translate

All ratings10,009 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews621 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative64.6%

Documents Translator

All ratings79 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative41.3%

User reviews

Snap & Translate

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works amazingly well
  • 🚀 Clever
  • 👍 Brilliant translator
  • 👍 Helpful and easy
  • 👍 Amazing!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow and, at times, inaccurate
  • 🔒 Kind of useful but should be free
  • 🔒 Not good
  • 🐛 Not the best for Chinese to English
  • 🔒 Scam

Documents Translator

From 79 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and quick translation processing
  • ✅ Accurate translations across multiple languages
  • 👍 Easy and intuitive user interface
  • 📱 Seamless keyboard integration for in-app translation
  • 🌍 Supports numerous languages and dialects

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription pricing model
  • 🔐 Aggressive paywall and frequent upgrade prompts
  • 📱 Inconsistent translation quality between phone and desktop versions
  • 🚫 Very limited free tier functionality
  • ❌ Misleading free app claims with hidden costs

Bugs and requests

Snap & Translate

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Billing when I never installed
  • Doesnt work
  • Impossible to use
  • Not worth the money
  • Snap and can't translate
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  • Didn't translate
  • Upgrade catastrophe
  • Limited
  • Doesn't work for Arabic
  • Mistranslation
  • App doesn't recognize a lot of things
  • Fails to translate
  • Can't take a picture
  • I have removed this app, still charged my renew fee
  • Zero Work
  • Lies
  • Won't read Chinese

Requested features

1 request
  • Add Urdu Language

Documents Translator

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when typing or entering text
  • Unexpected force closes and crashes
  • Camera/document scanning feature not working
  • Touch ID support not properly implemented
  • App freezing during long text selection
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  • Translation errors with specific languages
  • Keyboard shortcut not functioning properly
  • Subscription charging issues and duplicate billing
  • Nag screen appears too frequently
  • App stops working after updates

Requested features

10 requests
  • Swap/exchange button for quick language switching
  • Dark mode for better user experience
  • Sound/pronunciation feature for all languages
  • Favorite language shortcuts for quick selection
  • Dictionary function for vocabulary learning
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  • Document upload and file conversion on mobile
  • OCR functionality for document scanning
  • Formal/informal language preference options
  • Better PDF formatting preservation
  • Cross-device synchronization of settings

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Snap & Translate

Subscriptions9
  • Translator Without Limits$2.991 Month
  • Translator Without Limits$3.991 Month
  • Translator Without Limits$4.991 Month
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  • Translator Without Limits3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Translator Without Limits3 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • Translator Without Limits3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Translator Without Limits$14.991 Year
  • Translator Without Limits$19.991 Year
  • Translator Without Limits2 variants$24.991 Year
5 purchases

Documents Translator

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$24.99
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is Snap & Translate free?
Snap & Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Documents Translator free?
Documents Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snap & Translate or Documents Translator?
Documents Translator is rated higher. Snap & Translate averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Documents Translator averages 4.7 from 79 ratings.
Do Snap & Translate or Documents Translator have ads?
Neither Snap & Translate nor Documents Translator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Snap & Translate or Documents Translator?
Snap & Translate ships an update every 4 months, and Documents Translator every 3 weeks. Most recently, Snap & Translate was updated on November 5, 2026 and Documents Translator on November 3, 2026.

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