Image Translator vs Realtime Translate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Image Translator
Instantly translate text from photos in over 40 languages. Supports translation to over 100 languages with natural voice playback. Offline access to past translations is available.
- Translate text from photos
- Supports 40+ input languages
- Translates to 100+ output languages
- Natural voice playback
- Offline translation history
- AI text recognition
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Take a photo of any text in any language, and translate it! - Supports over 40 languages. Any alphabet type, any font. - Translate to more than 100 different languages. - Speaks the translation out in a natural voice. - Remembers earlier translations, providing playback without internet. Image Translator uses advanced AI techniques to find the text in the image. Either translate directly using your camera, or use any images stored on your phone. Image translator also stores the previous translations in its database and allows you to prepare a set of translations in advance. You can then play them back later without the need for internet and data roaming costs.
Realtime Translate
Instantly translate text from your camera, voice, or keyboard across over 100 languages. Communicate globally with real-time voice-to-voice dialogues and translate websites or augmented reality content. This app turns your device into a powerful, portable translation tool.
- Camera translation for menus and logos
- Real-time voice-to-voice conversation translation
- Website translation within Safari
- Augmented Reality (AR) translation
- Keyboard translation for messaging
- Apple Watch voice translation
- Supports over 100 languages
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The perfect translation and dictionary application for camera and voice translation in more than 100 languages. Turn your phone into a real-time translation device. Choose two languages and communicate easily anywhere in the world. Language is no longer an obstacle! Main feature: • Translation in more than 100 languages. • Conversation translator, voice to voice dialogue. • Camera translator for menu or logo. • Website translator, translate website in Safari. • AR Translator, translate in Augmented Reality. • Keyboard Translator for Messaging. • Voice Translator for Apple Watch. • Share Translator for copying and share. • App Shortcuts, use Siri and Spotlight to run translator. • Family Sharing, share subscriptions with your family. Information about auto-renewal: • Subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and automatic renewal can be turned off by going to the user's "Account Settings" after purchase. • When a user purchases a subscription, any unused portion during the free trial period will be confiscated. • Payment will be deducted from the iTunes account when confirming the purchase. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. The cost depends on the plan selected. Privacy Policy: https://translatorteam.blogspot.com/2020/11/blog-post_24.html Support policy: https://translatorteam.blogspot.com/2020/11/blog-post.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Image Translator at 4.5 against Realtime Translate's 3.6. Image Translator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Image Translator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Realtime Translate sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Image Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 200 and 233 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Image Translator's written reviews are positive against 37% of Realtime Translate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Image Translator ships an update every 2 days, Realtime Translate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Image Translator | Realtime Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (200 ratings) — better | 3.6 (233 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 200 | 233 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sparkling Design and Infotech Private Limited | FYMobile |
Customer experience
Image Translator
Realtime Translate
In-app purchases
Image Translator
- Remove the ads$1.99
Realtime Translate
- Unlimited Translation Feature$0.997 Days
- Unlimited Translation Feature$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Translation Feature3 Days trial$9.997 Days
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- Unlimited Translation Feature3 Days trial$11.997 Days
- UNLIMITED TRANSLATION FEATURE7 Days trial$37.991 Year
- Unlimited Translation Feature.$67.991 Year
- Unlimited Translation Feature3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Unlimited Translation Feature3 Days trial$71.991 Year
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