Erkenner vs FoodTranslator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Erkenner
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Erkenner helps you to recognize text from picture. Once you get the text, you can search images or translate from the application. When you get a menu in a restaurant in foreign country and you don't have ideas what it is like, you may want to type it in web search to find images, or to translate. This application makes it easy to do it. You just need to take a picture, select the recognized texts, then tap image or translate button.
FoodTranslator
Understand foreign menus by taking a photo or uploading an image. This app uses AI to translate dish names, descriptions, prices, and allergen information into your language. Save interesting dishes for later review.
- Photo analysis of dishes
- AI-powered translation
- Dish name, price, description translation
- Allergen information
- Save dishes to history/favorites
- Supports multiple languages
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FoodTranslator is an app that helps you easily understand dishes even if you can't read the menu, such as when traveling abroad. Simply take a photo or choose one from your library, and the AI will analyze the image or dish name to display the name, price, description, and allergen information in your language. You can save dishes you're interested in to your history or favorites for later review. Ads are displayed via Google AdMob.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FoodTranslator at every 3 days against Erkenner's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Erkenner ships an update every 10 days, FoodTranslator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Erkenner | FoodTranslator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Murao | Naoki Takahashi |
In-app purchases
Erkenner
No in-app purchases
FoodTranslator
No in-app purchases
