Comparison

Translator with Speech vs Translate

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

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About

Translator with Speech

Instantly translate text into 88 languages with spoken pronunciations. Features optional speech-to-text for 23 languages, allowing spoken input. Offline playback of saved translations is also available.

Highlights
  • Translate 88 languages
  • Speech to text input
  • Pronounces translations
  • Offline translation playback
  • Transliteration support
  • Sleek user interface
Features
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Use this cool talking translator to instantly translate any text into any of 88 languages! It also pronounces the translation for you. The new optional SPEECH TO TEXT feature allows you to translate your English SPOKEN text into any of many languages supported by this app. Stop typing, start speaking! In this update, you can translate text spoken in 23 major languages (optional). Now in the app store for 4 years, with almost 3 million downloads, and an average user rating of 4.5! Thank you all! Unlike other translation apps, this one does not solely depend on one web translator. It produces superior spoken translations! This translator also stores previous translations in its database and allows you to prepare a set of translations in advance and play them back later without the need for internet and expensive data roaming. The application features: -Translation into any of 88 languages -Optional speech to text allows you to record your text in 23 languages and convert it into any of the many listed languages. -Remembers earlier translations, providing playback without internet -Just click to playback. Very useful when trying to tell that taxi driver where you want to go. -Localization for 10 major languages -Transliteration support for non-latin character sets -Sleek user interface Supported languages: -Afrikaans -Albanian -Arabic -Armenian -Azerbaijani -Basque -Belarusian -Bengali -Bosnian -Bulgarian -Catalan -Cebuano -Chichewa -Chinese -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 -Korean -Lao -Latin -Latvian -Lithuanian -Macedonian -Malagasy -Malay -Malayalam -Maltese -Maori -Marathi -Mongolian -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 Speech translation is provided for the following languages: - Afrikaans - Albanian - Arabic - Armenian - Bosnian - Catalan - Chinese - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Esperanto - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Haitian Creole - Hindi - Hungarian - Icelandic - Indonesian - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Latin - Latvian - Macedonian - Norwegian - Polish - Portugese - Romanian - Russian - Serbian - Slovak - Spanish - Swahili - Swedish - Tamil - Thai - Turkish - Vietnamese - Welsh This application requires access to the internet to create a new translation. For the voice to text feature, the app has to be given access to use the microphone.

About

Translate

Features
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TranslateIt is your pocket translator for travel. Talk to anyone, photograph any menu or sign, paste any text — translate across 60+ languages, with full on-device offline support that never sends anything to a server. KEY FEATURES Voice translation in 35+ languages Press and hold the mic, speak naturally, release. TranslateIt transcribes what you said, translates instantly, and reads the result aloud. Hand your phone across the table so locals can reply — TranslateIt auto-detects the language they spoke and translates the other way. Photo translation with two-step OCR Photograph a menu, sign, business card, museum label, or receipt. The extracted text appears immediately, then the translation arrives a moment later. Tap the photo to view it full-screen with pinch-to-zoom — perfect for checking small print before translating. Type or paste text from any app Type a word you forgot, paste a passage, or send text from any iOS app via the Share Sheet — Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, WhatsApp. Highlight, tap Share, choose TranslateIt, done. Tap-to-listen on every translation Speaker icons next to both the original and the translation play it aloud in a natural voice. Useful for pronunciation practice and for letting your conversation partner hear it spoken correctly. Offline mode — free forever, no subscription Tap the Cloud/Local pill at the top of the Audio or Translate tab to bypass the network entirely. Apple's on-device Translation framework handles the translation, Vision handles photo OCR — all on your iPhone, no data sent anywhere, no daily cap. Falls back automatically when there is no connection. Apple Watch companion Translate from your wrist with the bundled watchOS app. Tap to start recording, tap to stop, hear the translation played back automatically. Cloud mode; requires a paired iPhone with internet. 60+ languages Voice covers 35: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Catalan, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Hindi, Persian, Croatian, Tamil. Text and photos extend to 68 by adding Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Swahili, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Mongolian, Nepali, Sinhala, and many others. Privacy first Cloud translations are processed and discarded — never stored beyond the request. Offline translations never leave your device. Use the app as a guest, no account required. System Translate app (iOS 18.4+) Set TranslateIt as your Default Translation App in Settings → Apps. Long-press any selected text in iOS and translate it directly with TranslateIt — no app switching. PRICING • 7-day free trial of all cloud features — no account needed • After trial: subscription unlocks cloud features (richer translations, history sync, 60+ languages) • Offline mode (Local) is FREE forever — no subscription, no quota, no signup • Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly; cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/terms.html Support: support@myphonetools.com

Screenshots

Translator with Speech4 screens
Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Translate at none against Translator with Speech's shown. Translate also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Translator with Speech's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Translator with Speech sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Translator with Speech ships an update every 5 weeks, Translate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Translator with Speech versus Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranslator with SpeechTranslate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparkling Design and Infotech Private LimitedLangtian Du

Bugs and requests

Translator with Speech

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Translations not always accurate, especially for complex sentences
  • Voice recognition issues, especially for non-English languages
  • Crashes or freezes when switching between languages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options, especially less common ones
  • Improve voice recognition and pronunciation features
  • Allow disabling of voice output for privacy
  • Provide offline translation capabilities
  • Add ability to save/export translations

Translate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Translator with Speech

One-time10
  • English Language Speech Input$0.99
  • Spanish Speech Input$0.99
  • French Speech Input$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Italian Speech Input$0.99
  • Japanese Speech Input$0.99
  • Russian Speech Input$0.99
  • Remove the ads$0.99
  • Chinese Language Speech Input$0.99
  • Translate text from your Camera$0.99
  • Speech input for all languages$2.99
2 purchases

Translate

Subscriptions2
  • TranslateIt Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TranslateIt Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Translator with Speech free?
Translator with Speech is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translate free?
Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Translator with Speech or Translate have ads?
Translator with Speech shows ads; Translate does not.
Which is updated more often, Translator with Speech or Translate?
Translator with Speech ships an update every 5 weeks, and Translate every 9 days. Most recently, Translator with Speech was updated on October 27, 2026 and Translate on October 10, 2026.

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