Google Translate vs Persian Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Translate
Instantly translate text, voice, and images between hundreds of languages. Features include offline translation, real-time conversation translation, and the ability to draw characters. Save phrases for quick access.
- Text translation
- Offline translation
- Instant camera translation
- Photo translation
- Speech translation
- Conversation translation
- Handwriting translation
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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
Persian Dictionary
This offline dictionary and translator app facilitates Persian-English language learning and communication. It offers fast, convenient translations, smart word suggestions, and text pronunciation without an internet connection. Advanced features like a picture dictionary and cross-device sync are available with a premium upgrade.
- Offline English to Farsi translation
- Offline Farsi to English translation
- Smart word suggestions
- Text pronunciation
- Picture dictionary
- Word reminder
- Translate in other apps
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Dict Box - the offline dictionary & translator app for Persian-English learners and speakers. Translate English to Farsi. Translate Farsi to English. No internet connection required. Fast, convenient & easy to use. Very smart word suggestions. All dictionaries in one place. Translate text directly in the web browser and other apps. Text pronunciation. Picture dictionary. Word reminder. Plenty of dictionaries available to install. And a lot more useful features. ***Upgrade to Premium to unlock advanced features*** - Ad-free experience - Urban dictionary - Picture dictionary - Backup & sync across devices & platforms You can pay once for Premium or choose from 2 subscription options - a yearly subscription. - a monthly subscription. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://xung.app/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://xung.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Persian Dictionary at 87% against Google Translate's 42%. Persian Dictionary also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Google Translate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Persian Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Google Translate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Persian Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84K and 87K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Google Translate's written reviews are positive against 87% of Persian Dictionary's.
Google Translate ships an update weekly, Persian Dictionary every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Translate | Persian Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (84K ratings) | 4.8 (87K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84K | 87K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 245 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xung Le | |
Customer experience
Google Translate
Persian Dictionary
User reviews
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
Persian Dictionary
From 87K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive dictionary
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔊 Helpful pronunciation features
- 💡 Useful examples and context
- 🌟 Excellent overall quality
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 📢 Intrusive advertisements
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 💰 Expensive premium version
Bugs and requests
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
Persian Dictionary
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to restore previous purchases
- Inconsistent app behavior after updates
- Scrambled Farsi text in some cases
- Unreliable word lookup and definition retrieval
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to share/sync word lists
- Improved search suggestions
- More example sentences and usage notes
- Offline mode for all features
- Customizable app settings
In-app purchases
Google Translate
No in-app purchases
Persian Dictionary
- Premium Version 1M$5.991 Month
- Premium Version 1Y3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$19.99
Questions
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