Comparison

French Translator Dictionary + vs Cam Translate

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

Head to head
About

French Translator Dictionary +

Translate text, voice, and photos between French and English offline. Access a comprehensive dictionary, verb conjugator, phrasebook, and learning tools. Ideal for travelers and language learners needing reliable translations without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline phrase, photo, voice, and text translation
  • Extensive French English dictionary with 753,000+ entries
  • Comprehensive verb conjugator for French and English
  • Phrasebook with 20 categories
  • Vocabulary quizzes and flashcards
  • Offline pronunciation with accent options
  • Apple Watch and iPad Split Screen support
Features
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The #1 French English Translator & Dictionary for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch ◇ Offline Translator & Dictionary ◇ Verb Conjugator ◇ Phrasebook ◇ Vocabulary Quizzes ◇ Flashcards ◇ Loved by Millions "Apps from Vidalingua are hugely popular... they're free and they work offline, handy when you're actually abroad." New York Times Selected by Apple as "What's Hot" in over 40 countries. “This app packs an undeniable allure for travelers.” iPhone App Review USER REVIEWS “This app includes more reliable features than any of the others I’ve tried. The customer service people are great.” “My students are ditching their books for iPads so I looked at apps and websites with quality material. This is the app I recommend.” “I use this everyday to help me with my work. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a translator better than google translate.” “Great for Travel. Very helpful to find words and phrases without an internet connection.” “I've tried several apps and this is the best one I found so far. After trying the free version, I purchased the Plus upgrade.” French Translator Dictionary + by VidaLingua transforms your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into an advanced language assistant, always ready to help. It includes features you won’t find in any other app and it’s trusted by millions of users who have given it the highest ratings of any app in its category. FEATURES • Offline Phrase Translator using advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), augmented by the Human Intelligence (HI) of our linguists, to deliver the best translations of any app. • Photo Translator. Take a picture and translate any text in the image. • Voice Translator. Say a phrase in one language and translate it to another. • Text Translator. Type or copy text and generate accurate translations. • French English Dictionary with over 753,000 offline entries. Includes numerous translations, usage examples, part-of-speech, images, and gender for French nouns. Compiled and updated by professional linguists. • Best verb conjugator of any app including 7,679 French verbs, 4,318 English verbs. Over 1,329,730 verb forms in all! • Phrasebook with 20 categories such as Conversation, Asking Directions and Making Friends. • Multiple-choice vocabulary quizzes. • Flashcards. Create study lists based on dictionary favorites. • Offline pronunciation in French & English. Settings for speed and accent (France, Canada, US, UK, Australia, South Africa, Ireland). • iPad Split Screen support so you can drag & drop words from other apps into French Translator & Dictionary + to translate them. • Apple Watch support with voice lookups so you can say a word and find translations quickly. • Advanced voice recognition to enter words and phrases hands-free. Useful for practicing pronunciation. • Helpful dictionary features such as single index search, reverse lookup and sharing entries with friends. • Integrated access to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and other online sources for dictionary words. • Dictionary word attachments for notes, images and audio clips. • My Phrases section of phrasebook to add your own translations. • Vidalingua Pro includes more dictionary examples, more verb forms, a bigger phrasebook and no ads. By upgrading, you’ll be supporting our team of linguists, developers and customer success partners who greatly appreciate your support! Terms of Use can be found at https://vidalingua.com/terms USER REVIEWS “My go to app for everything French and English! “This has been an extremely useful app as I prepare for a language exam and review verb conjugations.” “I love this app so much! It is a complete package for finding almost anything starting from words to phrases in French.” At Vidalingua, we consider every user a partner to help us make the best app in the world for learning a language. Download French Translator & Dictionary + for free and start learning today! Marc Bolh Founder Vidalingua

About

Cam Translate

Instantly translate text from images and spoken words across over 80 languages. This app uses advanced AI and cloud technology to accurately recognize and translate content from photos, signs, and conversations, making it ideal for travelers and language learners.

Highlights
  • Image text translation
  • Speech recognition and translation
  • Supports over 80 languages
  • AI-powered LLM technology
  • Cloud image recognition
  • Input text translation
Features
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Cam Translate, a new generation photo translation APP based on a large model, supports translation between more than 80 languages. Cam Translate uses the latest in-depth neural network of large language model (LLM), combined AI with cloud image recognition technology, to recognize text in images with high accuracy and to translate texts in multiple languages. When you travel or go abroad, street signs, books, recipes, and photos can be translated into the language you need. Cam Translate has both speech recognition and translation functions. It uses multimodal speech recognition technology to easily identify speech content and translate by speaking, completely freeing your hands! Support input text translation, including Sanskrit, Hebrew, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, Hindi, Mayan and other languages, translation support more than 80 languages. List of languages ​​supported by translation: English, Cantonese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Spanish, Thai, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Estonian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovene, Swedish, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Croatian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Persian, Filipino, Lao, Latin, Burmese, Esperanto, Turkish, Mongolian, Hebrew, Malay, Tibetan, Uighur, Hokkien, Sanskrit, Fijian, Ukrainian, Kongo, Hmong, Afrikaans, Nepali, Hindi, Turkmen, Slovak, Bengali, Mari(Russia), Catalan, Kazakh, Belarusian, Irish, Icelandic, Low German, Khmer, Kalaallisut, Georgian, Montenegrin, Kirghiz, Kashmiri, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ganda, Letzeburgesch, Kinyarwanda, Macedonian, Kekchí, Maori, Norwegian, Tajik, Welsh, Hawaiian, Syriac, Armenian, Chinese(classical).

Screenshots

French Translator Dictionary +4 screens
Cam Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: French Translator Dictionary + at 93% against Cam Translate's 33%. French Translator Dictionary + also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (682 vs 12). Cam Translate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. French Translator Dictionary + sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cam Translate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

French Translator Dictionary + holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: French Translator Dictionary + has 682 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of French Translator Dictionary +'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Cam Translate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

French Translator Dictionary + ships an update every 6 months, Cam Translate every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
French Translator Dictionary + versus Cam Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrench Translator Dictionary +Cam Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (682 ratings) — better1.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings682 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAscendo Inc.泽辉 王

Customer experience

French Translator Dictionary +

All ratings682 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.8%

Cam Translate

All ratings12 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative63.6%

Bugs and requests

French Translator Dictionary +

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Text translation feature not working consistently
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve pronunciation quality and allow voice customization
  • Expand dictionary coverage to include more specialized vocabulary
  • Offer a one-time purchase option to remove ads and unlock all features

Cam Translate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

French Translator Dictionary +

Subscriptions2
  • French Translator Pro 1-month$4.991 Month
  • Vidalingua Pro French 1-year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Extended Phrase Book$2.99
  • Extended Verb Conjugator$2.99
  • Extended Dictionary$4.99
2 purchases

Cam Translate

One-time2
  • 108 times photo translation$0.99
  • Permanently Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is French Translator Dictionary + free?
French Translator Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cam Translate free?
Cam Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, French Translator Dictionary + or Cam Translate?
French Translator Dictionary + is rated higher. French Translator Dictionary + averages 4.7 out of 5 from 682 ratings, while Cam Translate averages 1.8 from 12 ratings.
Do French Translator Dictionary + or Cam Translate have ads?
Both French Translator Dictionary + and Cam Translate show ads.
Which is updated more often, French Translator Dictionary + or Cam Translate?
French Translator Dictionary + ships an update every 6 months, and Cam Translate every 3 months. Most recently, French Translator Dictionary + was updated on September 23, 2026 and Cam Translate on September 23, 2026.

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