Pacific Block vs Translator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Block
Enhance your web browsing experience by blocking intrusive images, videos, and audio. This utility speeds up website loading, conserves data, and reduces energy consumption on your Apple devices.
- Blocks website images
- Blocks website video
- Blocks website audio
- Faster website loading
- Reduced data usage
- Reduced energy consumption
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Browse the web in Safari with fewer distractions, faster load times, and less data. Pacific Block works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: • Blocks website images • Blocks website video • Blocks website audio • Helps websites load faster • Reduces data used when loading websites • Reduces energy used when loading websites
Translator
Translate text instantly and privately using on-device AI. Works completely offline, requiring no internet connection or account. Supports text, voice, and camera input across 13 languages.
- 100% Offline translation
- Private by design, no data collection
- Camera translation with overlay
- Voice input and transcription
- Translation history
- Supports 13 languages
- Instant language swapping
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Translate text instantly using Apple Intelligence. Works completely offline. No internet required. No account needed. Just type, speak, or point your camera and translate. 100% OFFLINE Everything happens on your device using Apple Intelligence. No servers. No cloud. No waiting for a connection. Translate anywhere, on a plane, in the subway, or in the middle of nowhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your text never leaves your device. No data collection. No tracking. No analytics. What you translate stays between you and your phone. CAMERA TRANSLATION Point your camera at any text, signs, menus, documents, take a photo and tap on the text you want translated. The translation appears right on top of the original text. Perfect for traveling. VOICE INPUT Tap the microphone and speak. Your words are transcribed on-device and ready to translate. Works with all supported languages. TRANSLATION HISTORY Every translation is saved automatically. Go back and find any previous translation whenever you need it. SIMPLE AND FAST - Type, speak, or scan text - Pick your languages - Tap translate - Done That's it. No tutorials. No onboarding. No learning curve. 13 LANGUAGES - English - Spanish - French - German - Italian - Portuguese - Japanese - Korean - Chinese - Arabic - Russian - Dutch - Thai SWAP INSTANTLY Switch between source and target languages with one tap. Your translated text becomes the new input automatically. COPY WITH ONE TAP Copy translations to your clipboard instantly. Paste anywhere. REMEMBERS YOUR LANGUAGES Your last used language pair is saved and ready when you open the app. POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE Uses the same on-device AI that powers Apple's built-in features. Fast, accurate, and constantly improving. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS No monthly fees. No usage limits. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just a translator that works. PERFECT FOR - Travelers who need translations without roaming - Reading signs, menus, and labels in foreign languages - Language learners practicing vocabulary - Quick translations when you're offline - Anyone who values privacy Requires iPhone with Apple Intelligence (A17 Pro or newer). Download Mini Translate. Translate anywhere. Stay private. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Translator at 5.0 against Pacific Block's 4.5. Translator also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Pacific Block's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Pacific Block costs $2.99 and Translator $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Translator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pacific Block has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Pacific Block's written reviews are positive against 50% of Translator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacific Block | Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pod 98, LLC | Alejandro Pacheco |
Customer experience
Pacific Block
Translator
In-app purchases
Pacific Block
No in-app purchases
Translator
No in-app purchases
