Comparison

World Ensigns vs Translator X PRO

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

Head to head
About

World Ensigns

Explore a visual encyclopedia of naval ensigns and maritime flags. Quickly identify ship origins using MMSI or call signs, and access detailed country information including location, timezones, and languages. Ideal for sailors and maritime enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Visual encyclopedia of naval ensigns
  • Search by MMSI or call sign
  • Country information (location, timezones, languages)
  • Interactive pages with 1005 flags
  • Visual search by color and attributes
  • IOC code, capital, and coordinates
Features
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World Ensigns is a visual encyclopedia of naval ensigns. The navigation in World Ensigns is intuitive and language independent. Thanks to the numerous index functions of World Ensigns you can easily find flags of ships and their respective countries. World Ensigns includes 260 interactive pages for 242 countries or regions and and includes a total of 1005 flags. In World Ensigns you will find ensigns for all countries and regions that the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) has assigned a MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) to. No matter whether you will encounter a ship whose ensign you don't know or whether you see the MMSI or the call sign of a ship with the AIS function of a ship's chart plotter. World Ensigns can quickly show you the ship's country of origin as well as further information about the countries geographic location, timezones and official languages. In addition to the different flags used in this country you will get information about the geographic location of the country, it's timezones and the official languages. World Ensigns is the ideal compact and mobile reference book for all sailors, motor boat drivers, people on cruise lines, ship spotters, navigators and all with itchy feet: the perfect maritime lifestyle tool. World Ensigns offers you the following features Search functions: • alphabetical search by name of the country • search with known MMSI • search with known call sign • visual search using geometrical attributes and colors Available information for each ensign: • IOC code of the country • international name of the country • capital • visual location and coordinates of the capital • timezone(s) • official languages • groups of MMSI • groups of call signs Types of flags: • naval ensigns • authority flags • navy flags • national flags • optional regional courtesy flags

About

Translator X PRO

Instantly translate text, voice, and images across numerous languages. This tool is ideal for travelers needing to communicate in local languages, offering real-time recognition, pronunciation, and offline capabilities. Learn new phrases with accurate audio playback.

Highlights
  • Real-time text, voice, and image translation
  • Offline translation with built-in voices
  • Supports 115 languages for text
  • Supports 39 languages for speech
  • Object and text recognition via camera
  • History log with phrasebook functionality
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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"Translator X" will help you communicate freely and effectively at any time wherever you go. Our app is a must-have tool for tourists or business travelers, and thus wish to communicate in local languages at the airport, the hotel, or famous places. All you need is to type, say or snap a photo of any phrase in your mother tongue, and the app will automatically recognize, interpret, and pronounce the translation out loud, on the fly! Our app can also turn into a language supporting tool for those who want to learn new phrases and listen to the accurate pronunciation. We show you how to get the most out of all the features and the top-notch technology used in Translator X. How the CAMERA OBJECT mode works: - Take a photo of an object via camera - See the name of the object automatically recognized in the captured image - Get the translation into your target language - Listen to the pronunciation How the CAMERA IMAGE mode works: - Take a photo of printed text via camera - See the printed text automatically recognized in the captured image - Get the translation into your target language - Listen to the pronunciation How the VOICE mode works: - Speak a phrase in your language via a microphone - See the text automatically recognized - Get the translation into your target language - Listen to the pronunciation How the TEXT mode works: - Type a text in your language via keyboard - Get the translation into your target language - Listen to the pronunciation FEATURES: - Apple Speech Recognition Technology allows converting Speech-to-Text in real-time, ensures maximum translation speed - 115 languages for Text-to-Text translations - 39 languages for Speech-to-Speech translations - 74 languages for Speech-to-Text translations - Built-in offline voices without Internet connection needs: help reduce traffic usage and faster translation - Smart & intuitive History log tapes to save conversations & translations. It can also be used as a phrasebook to store your favorite phrases & conversations - iCloud support to sync all history log tapes across all your Apple devices - Log tapes can be editable - Copy to clipboard, Paste & Share log tapes - Export all History log tapes via Email, SMS, Notes, etc - Configurable settings: male or female voice, voice speed, auto-detect end of the speech, auto speak out loud after translation NOTES: * Translation, Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech services provided by Google Translate™ * Voice to Voice translations support: Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwan), Czech, Danish, Dutch (The Netherlands), English (Australian, Canada, India, UK, US), Finnish, French, French (Canada), Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Moldavian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Swedish, Thai, Turkish. * Voice to Text translations support: Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Croatian, Filipino, Icelandic, Latin, Lithuanian, Malay, Persian, Serbian, Slovenian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Zulu.

Screenshots

World Ensigns4 screens
Translator X PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: World Ensigns at 100% against Translator X PRO's 33%. World Ensigns also leads on price ($14.99 vs $19.99). Translator X PRO's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

World Ensigns costs $14.99 and Translator X PRO $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Ensigns ships an update every 17 months, Translator X PRO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
World Ensigns versus Translator X PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld EnsignsTranslator X PRO
Price$14.99 — better$19.99
Rating—4.2 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—31 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimutic UGSkyPaw Co., Limited

Customer experience

World Ensigns

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Translator X PRO

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

World Ensigns

No in-app purchases

None

Translator X PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Ensigns free?
World Ensigns costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Translator X PRO free?
Translator X PRO costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Ensigns or Translator X PRO have ads?
Neither World Ensigns nor Translator X PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Ensigns or Translator X PRO?
World Ensigns ships an update every 17 months, and Translator X PRO every 5 months. Most recently, World Ensigns was updated on October 10, 2026 and Translator X PRO on October 29, 2026.

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