Comparison

Language Translator vs OkTalk

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

Head to head
About

Language Translator

Translate words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs between numerous languages using a powerful translation service. Quickly switch between languages and easily share translated text via email. Ideal for language learning, travel, or general curiosity.

Highlights
  • Translate words, phrases, and paragraphs
  • Supports numerous languages
  • Automatic source language detection
  • Quick language switching
  • Email translated text
Features
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Translates words, phrases, sentences and whole paragraphs of text between different languages using Googles language translation service. It can even detect your source language (except Chinese). Whether you want to learn a foreign language, fresh up your skills, travel abroad or just curious this iPhone web application will help. Use the switch button to quickly flip source and destination texts. It's easy to create a new email with the translated text. Supported Languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese (no auto detection), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Islandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish

About

OkTalk

Instantly translate conversations, text, images, and even your surroundings using augmented reality. This app supports over 110 languages and offers offline translation for text, making it ideal for travel and international communication.

Highlights
  • Voice translation
  • Camera translation
  • AR translation
  • Translator keyboard
  • Offline text translation
  • Translation widget
  • Phrasebook
Features
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OkTalk Translator is a handy translator for travels, business and study. You will get instant translation to 110 languages by Voice, Text, Camera or Keyboard. This powerful combination will give you an opportunity to feel confident in every corner of the world. * Voice Translation Translate conversations and separate phrases by Voice recognition function. Use text translations for words, sentences and long texts. * Camera Translation Bring the camera on the object and find its translation to any of language. Camera recognizes as objects as well as text on the objects: menus, signboards, magazines etc. * AR Translation Translate the world around you with augmented reality. * Translator Keyboard Now you can translate right in your Messenger or email! No need for additional jumping over tabs and apps. Write in your native language and send in any language just clicking one single button on the keyboard! * Offline Mode No Internet connection? No problem! Text translations are available in the offline mode. * Translation Widget Set up widget on your iPhone. Easy and fast access to the translations without even opening the app. * Apple Watch Install Widget in your Apple Watch and get translations even faster and in more comfortable way! * Phrasebook Over 2000 most used phrases are included. * Siri Shortcuts Add shortcuts to Siri to get your translations even faster. How can you use OkTalk Translator? Apply a smart assistance in café, restaurants, shop, pharmacy, taxi and hotel booking during your trips. Use OkTalk as personal facilitator having small talks and asking for direction. Translate boards and signs through camera, get help from locals using simultaneous voice translation. Here is a list of available languages for translate: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sesotho, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu Premium access: With OkTalk Premium Plan you get unlimited access to all features OkTalk Translator has in stock. Acquiring of Premium access will allow you: - Remove ads - Get unlimited camera translations - Use advanced Voice to Voice translations - Unlimited Intelligent Object recognition Here are 4 subscription options: - 7-day subscription after 3-day trial period costs $7,99 USD; - 7-day subscription after 3-day trial period costs $4,99 USD; - an annual subscription costs $59,99 USD. - 1 year subscription after 3-day trial period costs $79,99 USD; - 1 month subscription after 3-day trial period costs $19,99 USD; Please note, The exact cost may vary depending on your location. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan. Private Policy http://zappsmobi.com/privacy.html Terms of Use http://zappsmobi.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Language Translator4 screens
OkTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OkTalk at 4.5 against Language Translator's 2.6. OkTalk also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). Language Translator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (47% vs 27%). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. OkTalk sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Language Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OkTalk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OkTalk has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Language Translator's written reviews are positive against 27% of OkTalk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Language Translator ships an update every 13 months, OkTalk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Language Translator versus OkTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguage TranslatorOkTalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.5 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better26.8% of reviews
Number of ratings52.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB260 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasZapps Mobi

Customer experience

Language Translator

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.0%
Negative42.7%

OkTalk

All ratings2,113 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative60.9%

User reviews

Language Translator

From 5 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick translations
  • 💡 Useful for learning languages
  • 🌍 Supports many languages

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate translations
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection
  • 📢 Cluttered with ads
  • 🔍 Limited functionality

OkTalk

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Great translation quality
  • 👍 Helpful for users with speech impairments
  • 💯 Best app for language learning

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow performance

Bugs and requests

Language Translator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or disappears after download
  • Translations default to incorrect languages
  • Ads prevent access to main translation features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages (e.g. Pashto, Telugu, Turkish, etc.)
  • Provide offline mode
  • Include pronunciation guides
  • Allow copying/pasting of translations

OkTalk

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App doesn't open or launch
  • Translations not working properly
  • Keyboard not showing up

Requested features

3 requests
  • Keyboard integration for all users
  • Offline translation capabilities
  • Swap option for language switching

In-app purchases

None

Language Translator

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

OkTalk

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Special Offer3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Live Translator Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Annual Premium Plan$59.991 Year
  • OkTalk Pro for 1 year3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Language Translator free?
Language Translator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OkTalk free?
OkTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Language Translator or OkTalk?
OkTalk is rated higher. Language Translator averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while OkTalk averages 4.5 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Language Translator or OkTalk have ads?
Both Language Translator and OkTalk show ads.
Which is updated more often, Language Translator or OkTalk?
Language Translator ships an update every 13 months, and OkTalk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Language Translator was updated on August 26, 2026 and OkTalk on September 23, 2026.

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