Comparison

Travel Phrasebook | Translator vs Hello

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

Head to head
About

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

Learn essential foreign phrases and words for travel with audio pronunciation by native speakers. Practice your speaking skills by recording and replaying your own voice. This app works offline and includes instant search functionality.

Highlights
  • Extensive foreign phrase and word collection
  • Native speaker pronunciation audio
  • Voice recording and playback for practice
  • Offline functionality
  • Instant keyword search
  • Customizable font size
Features
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The “Travel Phrasebook” App has many useful foreign phrases and words (e.g., “Thank you!”, “How much?” or “A table for two, please!”). When you tap a phrase, the app speaks it aloud. There is no guessing as to how to pronounce the words. And if the app is talking too quickly for you, simply tap the snail/turtle icon to hear the words more slowly. Listen to pronunciation recorded by native speaker and then record and play back your own voice to practice your foreign language speaking skills! When traveling to foreign countries, make sure you bring the app with you! Ideally you listen to a phrase and repeat it, but if your accent is terrible, you can play the voice on the app to local people (e.g., a waiter or store clerk). Language barrier while travelling abroad will no longer exist! --- FEATURES --- 1. Many useful foreign phrases & words 2. Pronunciation recorded by native speaker 3. Voice recording & playback 4. No Internet connection required 5. Instant search by keywords 6. Customizable font size Welcome to download the “Travel Phrasebook” app! Easily learn foreign language phrases & words including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Hindi! --- About Bravolol --- Website: http://www.bravolol.com Email: cs@bravolol.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bravolol Twitter: https://twitter.com/BravololApps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravolol

About

Hello

This app provides access to comprehensive language learning courses, including conversational lessons and vocabulary exercises. It utilizes a unique mobile immersion methodology to help users learn quickly and effectively across 13 languages. Access your courses on any mobile device or the web.

Highlights
  • Conversational lessons
  • Vocabulary exercises
  • 13 languages available
  • Mobile and web access
  • Mobile Immersion methodology
  • Interactive animations
Features
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ATTENTION: Hello-Hello Complete is a free download exclusively to Hello-Hello subscribers to access the content from their mobile devices. Only Hello-Hello subscribers have access to our courses from this app. Hello-Hello Complete offers: Conversational Course: 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations that will enable you to start communicating effectively from Lesson 1! Vocabulary: More then 1,000 vocabulary words with exercises to practice all skills you need: Read, Write, Speak, Listen! Access to both courses in 13 Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Indonesian and Hindi. Access to your courses from any mobile device and from the Web! Unique Mobile Immersion methodology developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - ACTFL LEARN FAST! Put your new language to use today! With Hello-Hello you can learn fast because it is: CONVENIENT: learn from your mobile device anytime, anywhere. EFFECTIVE: research-based innovative mobile immersion methodology that develops all skills you need at your own pace. RELEVANT: learn to communicate about real world topics. FUN: animated videos and interactive exercises. UNIQUE MOBILE IMMERSIONTM Hello-Hello’s innovative Mobile ImmersionTM methodology engages and encourages learners of all ages to acquire usable language skills quickly! Mobile ImmersionTM creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills. Mobile Immersion is: VIRTUAL: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language. GUIDED: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills. VISUAL: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities FUNCTIONAL: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast. ________________________________________________________________________ App features: 2 COURSES: Conversational and Vocabulary 13 LANGUAGES: All languages included: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Hindi and Indonesian . WORKS ON ALL DEVICES: Access the course from any mobile device & on the Web. RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's proficiency guidelines are followed by all major schools and universities in the U.S. LEARN TO COMMUNICATE: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. INTERACTIVE ANIMATIONS AND COMIC STRIPS: Beautiful, fun animated lessons! Meet Paul, Mark and Ann! Follow them on a trip and have fun learning! PRACTICE ALL SKILLS: Games and exercises to practice Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening skills! VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with our innovative “Build Your Vocabulary” exercise where you can practice vocabulary in the context of a dialogue. Receive “WORD OF THE DAY” notifications to help you memorizing throughout the day. Practice individual words with our Basic Course featuring 7 different modules for learning. NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! LESSON REMINDERS: Don't worry about remembering to study. We will do that for you! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: Track your lesson and course progress. USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE: Intuitive interface with beautifully designed graphics.

Screenshots

Travel Phrasebook | Translator4 screens
Hello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Travel Phrasebook | Translator at 4.6 against Hello's 3.7. Travel Phrasebook | Translator also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). Hello's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Travel Phrasebook | Translator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hello asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Travel Phrasebook | Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Travel Phrasebook | Translator has 812 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Travel Phrasebook | Translator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hello's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travel Phrasebook | Translator ships an update monthly, Hello every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Travel Phrasebook | Translator versus Hello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravel Phrasebook | TranslatorHello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (812 ratings) — better3.7 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings812 — better63
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB285 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBravolol LimitedHello-Hello LLC

Customer experience

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

All ratings812 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,143 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.1%

Hello

All ratings58 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes after updates
  • Premium features not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Reverse flashcard mode
  • Family sharing improvements
  • Offline access without re-downloading
  • Verify pronunciation accuracy

Hello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

One-time10
  • Learn Spanish (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn German (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn French (Full Version)$4.99
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  • Learn Italian (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Japanese (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Korean (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Chinese (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn English (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Greek (Full Version)$4.99
  • ALL languages pack$19.99
None

Hello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Travel Phrasebook | Translator free?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hello free?
Hello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Hello?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator is rated higher. Travel Phrasebook | Translator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 812 ratings, while Hello averages 3.7 from 63 ratings.
Do Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Hello have ads?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator shows ads; Hello does not.
Which is updated more often, Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Hello?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator ships an update monthly, and Hello every 5 months. Most recently, Travel Phrasebook | Translator was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hello on November 1, 2026.

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