World Map + vs Google Translate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Quick access to essential world maps
- Political, Detailed, and Time Zones Maps
- Easy map switching
- Offline and online functionality
- Fascinating world facts
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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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
World Map + ships an update every 5 months, Google Translate weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | World Map + | Google Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (84K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews — better | 41.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8K | 84K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #1 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 295 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appventions | |
Customer experience
World Map +
Google Translate
User reviews
World Map +
From 8K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
World Map +
No in-app purchases
Google Translate
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is World Map + free?
Is Google Translate free?
Which has better reviews, World Map + or Google Translate?
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