EZ Translator vs Pinyinize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZ Translator
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Simple! Powerful! Quickly! ◉This app can translate Japanese, Chinese, English 3 languages for each other ◉Just speak your native language into the microphone, you can get two other languages translation instantly. ◉Easily translate with voice recognition input, keyboard input, or just copy and paste text. ◉Properly speaks your select language including the translation result ◉Even long documents can be read aloud. ◉Saving translation history and sending translation by emails are also supported ◉Designed for languages learning, business and foreign traveling ◉The free version offers instant translation up to 30 characters per request, max 300 times request per day. ◉Professional version offers instant translation of up to 3,000 characters per request, unlimited times usage ◉If you find our app is useful, please use the Professional version to support our development and service ■■■ About Paid Service ■■■ The free version has a limit on the number of characters that can be translated and the maximum number of times that can be used in one day. If you want to get the unlimited usage, please consider the paid service. ●Paid service plan: 1 Month PRO Member Service $1.49 / 1 Month 6 Month PRO Member Service $5.49 / 6 Month PRO Member Service provide ulimited usage. No ads are displayed. We are currently selling a 6-month purchase as a new release campaign. ●Restoration when changing device When changing iOS device, the previously purchased paid version can be restored for free. (Setting => restore purchase) Please login to iTunes on iPhone/iPad with the same Apple ID as when you purchased. ●Confirmation and cancellation Open the device settings screen. Select "Users and Accounts" and select an account. Select Subscription. Select the subscription you want to manage, and from this screen you can check the timing of the next automatic renewal and cancel/set automatic renewal. ●About automatic continuous renewed If you do not cancel the automatic renewal within 24 hours before the end date of the period, the contract period will be automatically renewed. You will be charged for automatic renewal within 24 hours after the end of the contract period. ●Notes ・The pruchasing within the application cannot cancel by methods other than the above. ・We do not accept cancellations for the current month. ・You will be charged via your iTunes account. ●Terms of Use https://skygp.co.jp/develop/VoiceTranslator/termsofuse.php ●Privacy Policy https://skygp.co.jp/develop/VoiceTranslator/privacypolicy.php
Pinyinize
This app uses your phone's camera to instantly convert Chinese characters into phonetic Pinyin. It helps you understand menus, addresses, and other Chinese text by displaying the Pinyin with contextual grouping for accurate pronunciation.
- Camera-based character to Pinyin conversion
- Contextual grouping for accurate pronunciation
- Instant translation of Chinese text
- Useful for menus and addresses
- Supports iPhone devices
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Are you studying Chinese and proficient in pronouncing PinYin, but don't ever see any Chinese writing with accompanying PinYin? Have you ever been in a Chinese restaurant, looking at the menu, and wishing you knew how PinYin of the dishes' names to be able to order them from your server in Chinese? Have you ever been in the taxi in China or Taiwan and needed to tell your driver the destination, with the address in hand, but you could not pronounce it? Well guess what - the struggle is over! With the PinYinize, you can use your camera turn Chinese characters into phonetic PinYin at your fingertips! Simply point the in-app camera to the Chinese text you are interested in, take a photo, and the app will automatically convert them into PinYin for you. What about those pesky characters that change in pronunciation based on the change in context? We've got you covered! The PinYinize will display the Chinese characters in your photo by grouping them in helpful boxes that identifies the pertinent context they are in, and helps you pronounce the characters accurately!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinyinize at none against EZ Translator's 2. EZ Translator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. EZ Translator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Pinyinize asks for nothing beyond the download.
EZ Translator ships an update every 6 weeks, Pinyinize monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZ Translator | Pinyinize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LI ZHIHUI | Kyle Watson |
In-app purchases
EZ Translator
- 1 Month PRO Member Service$1.491 Month
- 6 Month PRO Member Service$5.496 Months
Pinyinize
No in-app purchases
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