Comparison

Cam Translate vs WIS

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

Head to head
About

Cam Translate

Instantly translate text from images and spoken words across over 80 languages. This app uses advanced AI and cloud technology to accurately recognize and translate content from photos, signs, and conversations, making it ideal for travelers and language learners.

Highlights
  • Image text translation
  • Speech recognition and translation
  • Supports over 80 languages
  • AI-powered LLM technology
  • Cloud image recognition
  • Input text translation
Features
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Cam Translate, a new generation photo translation APP based on a large model, supports translation between more than 80 languages. Cam Translate uses the latest in-depth neural network of large language model (LLM), combined AI with cloud image recognition technology, to recognize text in images with high accuracy and to translate texts in multiple languages. When you travel or go abroad, street signs, books, recipes, and photos can be translated into the language you need. Cam Translate has both speech recognition and translation functions. It uses multimodal speech recognition technology to easily identify speech content and translate by speaking, completely freeing your hands! Support input text translation, including Sanskrit, Hebrew, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Hindi, Mayan and other languages, translation support more than 80 languages. List of languages ​​supported by translation: English, Cantonese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, Thai, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Estonian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Croatian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Persian, Filipino, Lao, Latin, Burmese, Esperanto, Turkish, Mongolian, Hebrew, Malay, Tibetan, Uighur, Hokkien, Sanskrit, Fijian, Ukrainian, Kongo, Hmong, Afrikaans, Nepali, Hindi, Turkmen, Slovak, Bengali, Mari(Russia), Catalan, Kazakh, Belarusian, Irish, Icelandic, Low German, Khmer, Kalaallisut, Georgian, Montenegrin, Kirghiz, Kashmiri, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ganda, Letzeburgesch, Kinyarwanda, Macedonian, Kekchí, Maori, Norwegian, Tajik, Welsh, Hawaiian, Syriac, Armenian, Chinese(classical).

About

WIS

Instantly translate text from images using your camera. Simply point, click, and get accurate translations. Save translated photos for later use or sharing.

Highlights
  • Camera translation
  • Translate image text
  • Save translated photos
  • Point and click translation
  • Share translated images
Features
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No more fumbling around with bad translation apps, now you can just point, click and translate any text with your camera. You can even save the translated photo to your phone so you can use it later or send it to your friends! What it say? is the easiest camera translation app. Everyone gets 3 free translations per week, unlimited translations are available when you upgrade to the PRO subscription. Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cam Translate4 screens
WIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WIS at 4.5 against Cam Translate's 1.8. WIS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Cam Translate's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Cam Translate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and WIS sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WIS holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WIS has 277 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Cam Translate's written reviews are positive against 54% of WIS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cam Translate ships an update every 3 months, WIS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cam Translate versus WIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCam TranslateWIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (12 ratings)4.5 (277 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews54.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12277 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泽辉 王Bushman, LLC

Customer experience

Cam Translate

All ratings12 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative63.6%

WIS

All ratings277 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Cam Translate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WIS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Does not recognize Japanese menu
  • Rasterized text in shared images is too small
  • Spanish text remains untranslated
  • OCR output is a jumbled mess
  • Misleading free trial/lifetime offers

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve sharing of translated images
  • Support tapping the back of the phone for instant translation

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cam Translate

One-time2
  • 108 times photo translation$0.99
  • Permanently Remove ads$3.99
12 purchases

WIS

Subscriptions10
  • What it say? PRO - All Access$4.991 Month
  • What It Say - Club PRO$4.997 Days
  • PRO - Unlimited Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • PRO - Unlimited Access2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Secret Discount - All Access$9.991 Year
  • Secret Discount - All Access$19.991 Year
  • PRO - Unlimited Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • What it Say? PRO - All Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • PRO - Unlimited Access$29.991 Year
  • What it Say? PRO - All Access$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1 Month Pass - All Access$19.99
  • PRO - Unlimited Access$99.99

Questions

Is Cam Translate free?
Cam Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WIS free?
WIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cam Translate or WIS?
WIS is rated higher. Cam Translate averages 1.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while WIS averages 4.5 from 277 ratings.
Do Cam Translate or WIS have ads?
Cam Translate shows ads; WIS does not.
Which is updated more often, Cam Translate or WIS?
Cam Translate ships an update every 3 months, and WIS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cam Translate was updated on September 23, 2026 and WIS on September 9, 2026.

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