Comparison

World Map + vs Google Translate

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

Head to head
About

World Map +

Access essential world maps for quick reference and navigation. Explore political, detailed, and time zone maps, with interesting facts about countries. Works online and offline, ideal for students, travelers, and curious minds.

Highlights
  • Quick access to essential world maps
  • Political, Detailed, and Time Zones Maps
  • Easy map switching
  • Offline and online functionality
  • Fascinating world facts
Features
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Explore the World at Your Fingertips Unlock a powerful pocket atlas designed for quick reference, easy navigation, and fascinating world facts. Whether you're a student, traveler, quiz enthusiast, or curious explorer, this app brings essential world maps to your device in seconds. Did You Know? =========== South Sudan became the world's 195th country after gaining independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. Discover more interesting facts as you explore the globe. Features: ======= - Quick access to essential world maps - Includes Political World Map, Detailed World Map, and World Time Zones Map - Easy map switching — just tap the top-left corner of the screen - Works both offline and online — perfect for use on the go Whether you're studying geography or planning your next adventure, this app makes it easy to view the world in a whole new way. Download now and explore the world — no passport required.

About

Google Translate

Instantly translate text, voice, and images between hundreds of languages. Features include offline translation, real-time conversation translation, and the ability to save frequently used phrases.

Highlights
  • Text translation
  • Offline translation
  • Instant camera translation
  • Photo translation
  • Voice translation
  • Conversation translation
  • Phrasebook
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Translate between up to 249 languages. Feature support varies by language: • Text: Translate between languages by typing • Offline: Translate with no internet connection • Instant camera translation: Translate text in images instantly by just pointing your camera • Photos: Translate text in taken or imported photos • Dictation: Translate spoken words and phrases • Conversations: Translate bilingual conversations on the fly • Transcribe: Continuously translate someone speaking a different language in near real-time • Handwriting: Draw text characters instead of typing • Phrasebook: Star and save translated words and phrases for future reference Permissions notice: • Microphone for speech translation • Camera for translating text via the camera • Photos for importing photos from your library Translations between the following languages are supported: Abkhaz, Acehnese, Acholi, Afar, Afrikaans, Albanian, Alur, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Avar, Awadhi, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Balinese, Baluchi, Bambara, Baoulé, Bashkir, Basque, Batak Karo, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Belarusian, Bemba, Bengali, Betawi, Bhojpuri, Bikol, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Buryat, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chamorro, Chechen, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Chuukese, Chuvash, Corsican, Crimean Tatar (Cyrillic), Crimean Tatar (Latin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dhivehi, Dinka, Dogri, Dombe, Dutch, Dyula, Dzongkha, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Ewe, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, Fon, French, French (Canada), Frisian, Friulian, Fulani, Ga, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hakha Chin, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hiligaynon, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Hunsrik, Iban, Icelandic, Igbo, Ilocano, Indonesian, Inuktut (Latin), Inuktut (Syllabics), Irish, Italian, Jamaican Patois, Japanese, Javanese, Jingpo, Kalaallisut, Kannada, Kanuri, Kapampangan, Kazakh, Khasi, Khmer, Kiga, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, Kituba, Kokborok, Komi, Konkani, Korean, Krio, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latgalian, Latin, Latvian, Ligurian, Limburgish, Lingala, Lithuanian, Lombard, Luganda, Luo, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Madurese, Maithili, Makassar, Malagasy, Malay, Malay (Jawi), Malayalam, Maltese, Mam, Manx, Maori, Marathi, Marshallese, Marwadi, Mauritian Creole, Meadow Mari, Meiteilon (Manipuri), Minang, Mizo, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nahuatl (Eastern Huasteca), Ndau, Ndebele (South), Nepalbhasa (Newari), Nepali, NKo, Norwegian, Nuer, Occitan, Odia (Oriya), Oromo, Ossetian, Pangasinan, Papiamento, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Quechua, Qʼeqchiʼ, Romani, Romanian, Rundi, Russian, Sami (North), Samoan, Sango, Sanskrit, Santali (Latin), Santali (Ol Chiki), Scots Gaelic, Sepedi, Serbian, Sesotho, Seychellois Creole, Shan, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Susu, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Tahitian, Tajik, Tamazight, Tamazight (Tifinagh), Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tetum, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tongan, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswana, Tulu, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tuvan, Twi, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Venda, Venetian, Vietnamese, Waray, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Yakut, Yiddish, Yoruba, Yucatec Maya, Zapotec, Zulu

Screenshots

World Map +4 screens
Google Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Google Translate at none against World Map +'s shown. Google Translate also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (84K vs 8K). World Map +'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Map + holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Translate has 84K ratings behind it against 8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of World Map +'s written reviews are positive against 41% of Google Translate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Map + ships an update every 5 months, Google Translate weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
World Map + versus Google Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld Map +Google Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better4.3 (84K ratings)
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews — better41.1% of reviews
Number of ratings8K84K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppventionsGoogle

Customer experience

World Map +

All ratings8,025 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews452 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral8.6%
Negative43.6%

Google Translate

All ratings83,720 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews1,449 reviews
Positive41.1%
Neutral11.2%
Negative47.6%

User reviews

World Map +

From 8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗺️ Quick reference for travel
  • 🌍 Excellent world map resource
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🎓 Helpful for learning geography

Room to improve

  • 🗺️ Lacks detailed maps and zooming capabilities
  • 🐛 Interactive map not functioning properly
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated map information
  • 💰 Paid version not worth the upgrade

Google Translate

From 84K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Spoken Cantonese & Jyutping recently added
  • 🚀 Fantastic for translating on the go
  • 👍 Easy to navigate
  • 👍 Useful for learning languages
  • 👍 Offline translation available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate translations for some languages
  • 🐛 Buggy camera/image translation
  • 🐛 Inconsistent translation of formal/informal language
  • 🐛 Slow performance, especially offline
  • 🐛 Cluttered interface, poor UX design

Bugs and requests

World Map +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Interactive map not loading
  • Incorrect country/city names or locations
  • App crashes or freezes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more detailed maps with country/state boundaries
  • Improve interactive map functionality
  • Keep map data up-to-date with latest changes
  • Offer better value in paid version

Google Translate

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera translation not working without internet connection
  • Inability to select and translate specific text in images
  • Inconsistent translation of words with multiple meanings
  • Predictive text feature providing inaccurate suggestions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language support, especially for minority languages
  • Improve accuracy of translations, especially for Asian languages
  • Allow manual selection of text in image translation
  • Add option to toggle between formal and informal language
  • Improve offline performance and functionality

In-app purchases

None

World Map +

No in-app purchases

None

Google Translate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Map + free?
World Map + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Google Translate free?
Google Translate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Map + or Google Translate?
World Map + is rated higher. World Map + averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Google Translate averages 4.3 from 84K ratings.
Do World Map + or Google Translate have ads?
World Map + shows ads; Google Translate does not.
Which is updated more often, World Map + or Google Translate?
World Map + ships an update every 5 months, and Google Translate weekly. Most recently, World Map + was updated on September 25, 2026 and Google Translate on September 25, 2026.

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