Comparison

Youdao Dictionary vs DeepL Translate

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

Head to head
About

Youdao Dictionary

This AI-powered language tool offers comprehensive translation and dictionary services for over 100 languages. It features real-time speech translation, document translation with formatting preservation, and AI-driven study plans for language exams. Users can also build personalized vocabulary lists and practice speaking with AI.

Highlights
  • AI-powered translation for 124 languages
  • Comprehensive dictionary with 1.85M+ words
  • Real-time speech and document translation
  • AI study plans for language exams
  • Personalized vocabulary builder
  • Photo translation with AR capabilities
Features
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网易有道词典,10亿+用户在用的专业AI查词翻译助手,支持124种语言翻译 依托网易有道20年教育科技积累、有道子曰大模型和权威词典资网易有道词典,10亿+用户的语言学习专业AI助手,支持124个语种。 全新上线AI模式,复杂语言学习任务,一个入口全搞定! 四六级备考:从查词背词到刷题冲刺,AI帮你规划备考节奏,哪里薄弱补哪里! 【查词翻译】牛津、韦氏、柯林斯等9本权威正版词典全收录,185万+词汇一网打尽。权威释义、地道例句、固定搭配、词根词源一查就懂;复杂用法、长难句还能继续追问。查得准是基础,学得透才是真本事! 【单词本】查词后一键收藏,打造你的专属单词本。四六级等全学段海量词书随心挑,随时随地背一背,碎片时间也能轻松涨词汇量。 【拍照翻译】:拍一下就能翻译教材、试题,还能总结内容、讲解知识点,不懂的地方接着问。 【四六级真题备考】:海量四六级真题,整套模拟、单项突破都能练。不只解析正确答案,更教会你解题思路~AI量身制定备考计划,每天安排得明明白白!还能根据练习表现动态调整计划,告别盲目刷题。 留学学习:上课听得懂、论文读得快、口语说得溜,AI帮你留学学习更有底气! 【同传翻译】124个语种实时同传,适配各种口音和语速。双语字幕、专业术语、课堂重点实时提示,教授语速再快,也能稳稳跟上~课后AI自动生成记录、总结和思维导图,两小时的课十分钟吃透复习重点! 【文档翻译】117个专业学科术语库,专业内容也能精准翻译,图表、公式等复杂排版1:1还原。翻译完还能总结重点、继续提问,读教材、啃文献,不用再逐句硬翻啦! 【口语练习】和AI实时对话、实时打分,日常闲聊、旅行交流、面试模拟,想聊什么都能练!发音、词汇、语法全面提升,开口越来越自信~ 旅游办公:开国际会议、读外文资料、出国旅行,语言不通也不用慌! 【同传翻译】实时翻译会议内容、提炼重点,还能帮你识别谈判意图,规避潜在风险,跨国会议心里更有底! 【文档翻译】行业报告、工作邮件、商务合同等都能翻译,翻完就能用,干活儿快人一步! 【拍照翻译】出国看不懂菜单路牌?用拍照翻译一键搞定,走到哪儿都不怕语言关! 专业实力:20年语言教育积累,专业能力持续进化! 【技术实力】网易有道自研教育领域大模型「子曰」,翻译质量全球领先。 【用户认可】QuestMobile连续3年行业用户规模NO.1。 【行业荣誉】DBC德本资讯「2025百大AI产品」、量子位「2025年度人工智能杰出产品」、极客公园「2025中国最具价值AGI创新机构TOP 50」源,为学习、办公、考试、留学、出国等跨语言场景提供一站式服务 【权威词典,专业查词、地道发音】 ·覆盖《全新牛津词典》《新牛津英汉双解大词典第2版》《韦氏大学英语词典》《柯林斯高级英汉双解大词典》《世纪汉英大词典》、《韩中大词典》《中韩大词典》、《现代汉语规范词典》《古代汉语字词典》等权威词典,覆盖词汇量185万+ ·内置六大专业术语库,覆盖经济、金融、医学、数学、物理、化学领域 ·提供专业释义、网络释义、地道发音指导、双语例句等查询能力,帮助理解真实语境、固定搭配、地道用法和表达 ·满足四六级、考研、GRE、托福、雅思、商务英语等语言学习和职场查词需求 【办公及学习全场景AI翻译】 ·AI同传翻译:包括同传翻译、耳机同传等模式,支持124个语种实时语音翻译,适配多种口音和语速。会后保存原文译文,并生成AI纪要和思维导图 ·拍照翻译和实景AR翻译:支持离线使用英日韩语词典,拍照或摄像头扫描即可实时翻译 ·文本翻译:支持109种语言,英日韩等常用语言可离线使用 ·文档翻译:内置百万级专业术语量,1:1保留原文排版,支持Word、PDF等文件整篇翻译导出 ·对话翻译:支持自动识别语言,即说即译 【个性化单词本,背单词更高效】 ·支持个性化单词本,可自定义词书,收藏重点词、生词、易错词,方便背单词和复习 ·内置四六级、考研、雅思、托福、初高中等丰富词库,适配不同学习阶段和备考目标 【四六级真题题库,考前刷题模考】 ·内置四六级、高中、初中等不同阶段真题题库,适配考前练习和模拟测试需求,帮助学生刷题巩固、查漏补缺,熟悉考试节奏 【累计10亿+用户的专业选择,深受行业认可】 ·网易有道深耕教育科技与语言学习领域20年,推出国内首个教育垂直领域大模型「子曰」翻译大模型。2025年3月经国际权威测试集 WMT 和 Flores200 验证,有道子曰翻译大模型【翻译质量问鼎全球第一】 ·2023-2025连续3年获评【Quest Mobile行业用户规模NO.1】 ·获评DBC德本资讯【2025百大AI产品】、量子位【2025年度人工智能杰出产品】、极客公园【2025中国最具价值AGI创新机构TOP 50】 服务条款:https://c.youdao.com/dict/law/youdao_dict_service.html 隐私协议:https://c.youdao.com/dict/law/youdao_dict_privacy.html

About

DeepL Translate

Instantly translate text from your camera, photos, speech, or files. Explore alternative translations, save favorites, and hear translations read aloud. Offers advanced features like glossary and tone selection with a paid plan.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera translation
  • Photo translation
  • Speech dictation and text-to-speech
  • File translation
  • Alternative translations
  • Saved favorites and history
  • Glossary and tone selection (paid)
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- Real-time camera translation: point your camera at text to instantly translate what you see - Photo translation: translate text in taken or imported photos - Dictation: translate what you speak out loud - Text to speech: hear your translated text read out loud - File translation: translate text from files - Quick detection: translations begin as you type - Alternative translations: explore different options for single words and short phrases - Favorites: save words and phrases for future reference - History: easily find, edit, and reuse past translations - Transliteration: read translations of non-Latin languages, such as Japanese or Russian, in the Latin alphabet - Glossary: translate key words and phrases as defined by you or your organization (available with a paid plan) - Tone: choose a formal or informal tone (available with a paid plan) - Handwriting: draw text characters instead of typing (available on iPad) - DeepL Write: get intelligent writing suggestions to help you create clear, error-free, and impactful texts with ease Feature support varies by language. Currently available: Acehnese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Aragonese, Armenian, Assamese, Aymara, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Bosnian, Breton, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese (simplified)*, Chinese (traditional)*, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, English (American)*, English (British)*, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French*, Galician, Georgian, German*, Greek, Guarani, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian*, Japanese*, Javanese, Kapampangan, Kazakh, Konkani, Korean*, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Kyrgyz, Latin, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Lombard, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maithili, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian (bokmål), Occitan, Pangasinan, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese*, Portuguese (Brazilian)*, Quechua, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish*, Spanish (Latin American), Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tsonga, Tswana, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa *Also available for DeepL Write Free to download - access core features without cost! - Enjoy more translation features with a DeepL account - Log in to your organization's team account via SSO - To unlock all features, you may need a DeepL paid plan Terms & Conditions: https://www.deepl.com/app-terms Privacy Policy: https://www.deepl.com/privacy DeepL Support: https://www.deepl.com/support

Screenshots

Youdao Dictionary4 screens
DeepL Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DeepL Translate at none against Youdao Dictionary's shown. Youdao Dictionary's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 53%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Youdao Dictionary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DeepL Translate sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $10.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Youdao Dictionary against 4.8 for DeepL Translate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18K and 13K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Youdao Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 53% of DeepL Translate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Youdao Dictionary ships an update every 2 weeks, DeepL Translate weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Youdao Dictionary versus DeepL Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoudao DictionaryDeepL Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings)4.8 (13K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better53.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better13K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#177#71 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size448 MB120 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBeijing NetEase Youdao Computer System Co.,LtdDeepL SE

Customer experience

Youdao Dictionary

All ratings17,636 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,027 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative22.6%

DeepL Translate

All ratings13,280 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews705 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral13.5%
Negative33.5%

User reviews

Youdao Dictionary

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient and easy to use
  • 🔍 Comprehensive dictionary with detailed explanations
  • 💯 Accurate translations
  • 📚 Helpful for learning English
  • 🌐 Global pronunciation support

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Mechanical-sounding pronunciation
  • 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 🔒 Restricted features behind paywall
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Cluttered and confusing UI

DeepL Translate

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate translations
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Useful translation history
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Helpful for language learning

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy after updates
  • 👎 Cluttered interface
  • 👎 Inconsistent translations
  • 👎 Limited language support
  • 👎 Subscription required for some features

Bugs and requests

Youdao Dictionary

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to use app in landscape mode
  • Frequent network errors and disconnections
  • Unexpected app closures when switching between features
  • Inconsistent performance on different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable font size and theme
  • Offline mode for dictionary lookup
  • Vocabulary building and review tools
  • Integration with other learning platforms
  • Improved sentence-level translation

DeepL Translate

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera translation not working
  • Disappearing buttons and features
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Connectivity issues
  • Autocorrect interfering with foreign language input

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more languages, especially less common ones
  • Improve translation quality for certain languages
  • Allow offline translation
  • Implement a way to report poor translations
  • Add text-to-speech with adjustable speed
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  • Integrate with other apps for seamless translation

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Youdao Dictionary

Subscriptions4
  • 有道词典会员连续包月1 Month trial2 variants$3.991 Month
  • 有道词典会员-连续包月7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • 有道词典会员连续包月$3.991 Month
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  • 有道词典超级会员2 variants$5.491 Month
One-time3
  • 有道词典会员1个月$4.99
  • 有道词典超级会员1个月$5.99
  • 有道词典会员年卡2 variants$24.99
8 purchases

DeepL Translate

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly3 Days trial$10.491 Month
  • Monthly14 Days trial$13.001 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$23.991 Month
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  • Monthly$38.001 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$104.991 Year
  • Annual14 Days trial$131.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$209.991 Year
  • Annual$384.991 Year

Questions

Is Youdao Dictionary free?
Youdao Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeepL Translate free?
DeepL Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Youdao Dictionary or DeepL Translate?
DeepL Translate is rated higher. Youdao Dictionary averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while DeepL Translate averages 4.8 from 13K ratings.
Do Youdao Dictionary or DeepL Translate have ads?
Youdao Dictionary shows ads; DeepL Translate does not.
Which is updated more often, Youdao Dictionary or DeepL Translate?
Youdao Dictionary ships an update every 2 weeks, and DeepL Translate weekly. Most recently, Youdao Dictionary was updated on November 5, 2026 and DeepL Translate on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Youdao Dictionary or DeepL Translate?
Youdao Dictionary currently peaks at #177 in the App Store charts, and DeepL Translate at #71. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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