Comparison

Translate vs Yosuga

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

Head to head
About

Translate

Instantly translate text from images using advanced OCR technology. Automatically detect languages and overlay translations directly onto the original image. Supports object recognition and text-to-speech for audio playback.

Highlights
  • Advanced OCR technology
  • Automatic language detection (69 languages)
  • In-image text overlay
  • Object recognition and translation
  • Text-to-speech audio output
  • Gallery image support
Features
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This application uses the most advanced OCR technology to recognize and translate any object in any language. Camera Translator automatically detects 69 languages in the image, you don't have to specify input language when taking translation. Camera Translator displays the translated text right on the original one. It's very easy to understand the meaning of the text on the image. Select "object mode" to detect objects & translate them to other languages: Take a photo or choose from your gallery. The app will recognize the objects and translate them into any language. Take a photo of any object with text on it or select a photo from your gallery. The app will scan the text and translate it into any language. Automatically converts text to speech to listen audio. Select "Text Mode" to recognize text at camera image and share Translations between the following languages are supported: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, 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 (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu

About

Yosuga

Features
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Read later, for real. Yosuga brings your saved links back on the day you pick. The articles, videos, and places you meant to get to come back that day, instead of disappearing into a read-later pile. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add from the share sheet Works with Safari and any other app. Tap Share, then Yosuga. The title and site name fill in automatically. You can also copy a link and paste it in the app. 2. Pick a day Today, tomorrow, the weekend, next week. It shows up in that day’s Up Next. You can also decide later. 3. One notification, on that day On days with something scheduled, you get one notification. It names the item, so you know what’s up without opening the app. Set the time in Settings. Nothing scheduled, no notification. 4. Mark it done Open it in the app, then tap Read. The button matches the type: Read, Watched, Visited, Bought, Made. There’s no confirmation dialog. Tapped by mistake? Just undo. EVERY DAY - Swipe for Read, Another day, or Not for me - Overdue items show a plain count, like “+2 days,” with no nagging - Arrange spreads undated saves over this week’s open days - See and search everything you’ve saved in Queue - A Home Screen widget shows today’s Up Next, with a done button on each item - Done items clear automatically after 30 days No folders, no tags. For everything on today’s list, there are three choices: finish it, move it to another day, or let it go. YOSUGA PRO Adding, dates, notifications, and the widget are free, with no limit on saves. Pro adds tools that help you actually finish what you save. - Reader: just the text, without ads or menus - Listen: hear it read aloud, with each sentence highlighted as it goes - Resume: pick up where you left off - Detailed notifications: separate times for weekdays, days off, and each type - Stats: 12 weeks of history, plus when you tend to actually get to things - Offline and backup: read without a connection, and export your data Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and it renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVACY - No account needed. There’s no Yosuga server; what you save stays on your device. - No behavior tracking and no ad networks. - Syncs across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud, at no extra cost. Terms of Service: https://rinro.jp/yosuga/legal/terms-of-service/index.en.html Privacy Policy: https://rinro.jp/yosuga/legal/privacy-policy/index.en.html

Screenshots

Translate4 screens
Yosuga4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Translate at none against Yosuga's 3. Translate also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Yosuga's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yosuga sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Translate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Translate ships an update every 6 months, Yosuga every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Translate versus Yosuga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranslateYosuga
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperUniCom TechnologyRINRO

Bugs and requests

Translate

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on some devices
  • Inconsistent performance across platforms

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust translation speed
  • More language options
  • Improved camera functionality for translation
  • Customizable settings (e.g., font, colors)

Yosuga

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Translate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Yosuga

Subscriptions2
  • Yosuga Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yosuga Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Yosuga Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Translate free?
Translate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yosuga free?
Yosuga is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Translate or Yosuga have ads?
Translate shows ads; Yosuga does not.
Which is updated more often, Translate or Yosuga?
Translate ships an update every 6 months, and Yosuga every 3 months. Most recently, Translate was updated on November 3, 2026 and Yosuga on October 24, 2026.

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