Translator vs Translate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Translator
Translate text, voice, and images across over 100 languages. Features include real-time voice translation and the ability to translate text directly from photos and screenshots. Your translations can be synced to iCloud.
- Text translation (100+ languages)
- Voice translation
- Photo translation (camera/screenshots)
- iCloud sync
- Supports 100+ languages
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Translate menus, signs, and conversations — no internet needed. Just point your camera and get instant results, even on a plane or in remote areas. Camera Translate — Point & Read Aim at any menu, sign, or document. Real-time AR overlay shows the translation right on screen. Or snap a photo and let OCR extract and translate the text automatically. Fully Offline — Works Anywhere Download language packs and translate without Wi-Fi or mobile data. No roaming charges, no dead zones, no worries. Voice Translate Speak naturally and get instant speech translation for face-to-face conversations. Text Translate Type or paste any text for quick, accurate results. iCloud Sync Translation history syncs across all your devices automatically. Perfect for travel, reading foreign menus, understanding street signs, or chatting with locals. Download once, use anywhere.
Translate
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TranslateIt is your pocket translator for travel. Talk to anyone, photograph any menu or sign, paste any text — translate across 60+ languages, with full on-device offline support that never sends anything to a server. KEY FEATURES Voice translation in 35+ languages Press and hold the mic, speak naturally, release. TranslateIt transcribes what you said, translates instantly, and reads the result aloud. Hand your phone across the table so locals can reply — TranslateIt auto-detects the language they spoke and translates the other way. Photo translation with two-step OCR Photograph a menu, sign, business card, museum label, or receipt. The extracted text appears immediately, then the translation arrives a moment later. Tap the photo to view it full-screen with pinch-to-zoom — perfect for checking small print before translating. Type or paste text from any app Type a word you forgot, paste a passage, or send text from any iOS app via the Share Sheet — Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, WhatsApp. Highlight, tap Share, choose TranslateIt, done. Tap-to-listen on every translation Speaker icons next to both the original and the translation play it aloud in a natural voice. Useful for pronunciation practice and for letting your conversation partner hear it spoken correctly. Offline mode — free forever, no subscription Tap the Cloud/Local pill at the top of the Audio or Translate tab to bypass the network entirely. Apple's on-device Translation framework handles the translation, Vision handles photo OCR — all on your iPhone, no data sent anywhere, no daily cap. Falls back automatically when there is no connection. Apple Watch companion Translate from your wrist with the bundled watchOS app. Tap to start recording, tap to stop, hear the translation played back automatically. Cloud mode; requires a paired iPhone with internet. 60+ languages Voice covers 35: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Catalan, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Hindi, Persian, Croatian, Tamil. Text and photos extend to 68 by adding Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Swahili, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Mongolian, Nepali, Sinhala, and many others. Privacy first Cloud translations are processed and discarded — never stored beyond the request. Offline translations never leave your device. Use the app as a guest, no account required. System Translate app (iOS 18.4+) Set TranslateIt as your Default Translation App in Settings → Apps. Long-press any selected text in iOS and translate it directly with TranslateIt — no app switching. PRICING • 7-day free trial of all cloud features — no account needed • After trial: subscription unlocks cloud features (richer translations, history sync, 60+ languages) • Offline mode (Local) is FREE forever — no subscription, no quota, no signup • Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly; cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/terms.html Support: support@myphonetools.com
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Verdict
Translator and Translate are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Translator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Translator ships an update fortnightly, Translate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Translator | Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 培 李 | Langtian Du |
In-app purchases
Translator
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$17.491 Year
- Lifetime Access$29.99
Translate
- TranslateIt Monthly$4.991 Month
- TranslateIt Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
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