Comparison

Google Chrome vs Translate

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

Head to head
About

Google Chrome

This web browser offers fast and secure internet access, integrating Google Search and Lens for quick information retrieval. It provides robust security features like enhanced protection and password management, and syncs your data across devices for seamless browsing.

Highlights
  • Fast and secure browsing
  • Google Search and Lens integration
  • Enhanced protection mode
  • Password manager
  • Cross-device sync
  • Tab groups
  • Autofill
Features
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Chrome helps you do what’s possible on the web. Download the fast, secure browser by Google. GET THE BEST OF GOOGLE IN CHROME • SEARCH WITH GOOGLE - Search and get answers on Google fast. Use your voice to search hands-free. • GOOGLE LENS - Search what you see on your screen or with your camera. • GOOGLE TRANSLATE - Explore the web in 130+ languages. Translate entire sites in one click. BROWSE WITH BEST-IN-CLASS SECURITY • ENHANCED PROTECTION MODE - Browse confidently with the highest level of Chrome’s security. • SAFETY CHECK - Get peace of mind with proactive safety alerts. • GOOGLE PASSWORD MANAGER - Securely generate and save passwords for fast sign-in, and get alerts if your passwords are at risk. ACCESS YOUR CHROME ACROSS DEVICES • SYNC ACROSS DEVICES - Save your things (like bookmarks, tabs, and passwords) and easily access them when you sign in to Chrome on your phone, computer or tablet. • TAB GROUPS - Create tab groups to stay organized across devices. • AUTOFILL - Save time typing by autofilling your saved payments, addresses and passwords. Feature availability varies by country and language. Compatibility varies. Check responses for accuracy.

About

Translate

Instantly translate spoken words, typed text, and text captured by your camera between numerous languages. This app offers real-time conversation translation, offline capabilities, and a built-in dictionary for enhanced understanding.

Highlights
  • Text translation with integrated keyboards
  • Camera translation for real-time and photo text
  • Automatic speech detection for conversations
  • Voice translation with audio output
  • Offline translation mode
  • Built-in dictionary for translated words
  • Face-to-face conversation view
Features
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Translate lets you quickly and easily translate your voice and text between languages. Designed to be the best and easiest-to-use app for translating phrases, conversations, and even the text around you. Translate combines high-quality translations with an intuitive design, so that translating is quick and easy. Features • Text translation — Text translation is fast, simple, and intuitive. All supported languages include their keyboards so you don't have to download or manually switch between them • Dictionary - Tap a word in a completed translation to see the definition in the built-in dictionary • Translate camera — Translate text around you using the camera view. Translate text in real-time, pause the view to zoom in for a closer look, or translate text in photos from your Photos library • Auto Translate — Translate speech without tapping the microphone button in a conversation. Auto Translate automatically detects when you start speaking and when you stop, so the other person can just respond • Voice translation — Translate your voice from one language to another. The app detects which of the two selected languages you're speaking and provides the translated text and audio in the other language • Conversations — In the Conversation tab, tap the single microphone button to speak, and automatic language detection will transcribe what you say in chat bubbles on the correct side of the conversation • Face to face view — Change the conversation view when chatting face to face so that each person can see the conversation from their own side • Live Translation with AirPods (iPhone only) — Hear, hands-free, in your preferred language with AirPods to help you bridge language barriers in person • On-device mode - Enable a fully offline experience in Translate and for downloaded languages. Keep your translations private without needing to turn off your internet connection • Favorites — For phrases you use frequently and want to keep, save them to your Favorites for easy access later • New in iOS 27: Hindi language support Translate currently supports translation between any combination of these languages: • Arabic • Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified) • Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional) • Dutch • English (US) • English (UK) • French (France) • German (Germany) • Hindi • Indonesian • Italian (Italy) • Japanese • Korean • Polish • Portuguese (Brazil) • Russian • Spanish (Spain) • Thai • Turkish • Ukrainian • Vietnamese NOTE: The languages listed above are supported in the most recent operating system. Not all languages may be available in previous operating systems. Live Translation with AirPods requires an iPhone running iOS 26 paired with AirPods 4 (ANC) or AirPods Pro 2 and later and is supported in English (US, UK), French (France), German (Germany), Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish (Spain).

Screenshots

Google Chrome4 screens
Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Google Chrome at 4.7 against Translate's 2.3. Google Chrome also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 22%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). Translate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 25) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Google Chrome sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Translate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Google Chrome holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Chrome has 3.9M ratings behind it against 9.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Google Chrome's written reviews are positive against 22% of Translate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Chrome ships an update weekly, Translate every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Google Chrome versus Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle ChromeTranslate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9M ratings) — better2.3 (9.9K ratings)
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better21.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9M — better9.9K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size408 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGoogleApple

Customer experience

Google Chrome

All ratings3,885,386 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews7,526 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative34.0%

Translate

All ratings9,909 ratings
Positive28.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative63.8%
Written reviews1,564 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative67.2%

User reviews

Google Chrome

From 3.9M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Seamless syncing across devices
  • 🔒 Robust security features
  • 💡 Useful integration with other Google services

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Unreliable search results
  • 💤 Slow page loading
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 🤔 Counterintuitive UI changes

Translate

From 9.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate translations
  • 👍 Helpful for travel and communication
  • 🔒 Secure with on-device processing
  • 💡 Integrates well with other apps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent language detection
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
  • 👎 Limited language options
  • 👎 Confusing and unintuitive UI

Bugs and requests

Google Chrome

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard issues and lags
  • Inconsistent behavior when closing tabs
  • Unreliable bookmark syncing
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable UI and layout options
  • Improved tab management and session recovery
  • Better support for extensions and add-ons
  • Enhanced password management and syncing

Translate

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Translation not available error
  • Typing text causes it to disappear
  • Microphone not working consistently
  • Offline mode issues with downloading dictionaries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options including regional variations
  • Implement a quick language swap button
  • Allow users to save preferred language pairs
  • Integrate camera translation like Google Lens
  • Provide audio pronunciations for translated words

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Google Chrome

Subscriptions16
  • 100 GB2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 100 GB1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
  • 200 GB1 Month trial2 variants$2.991 Month
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  • 200 GB2 variants$2.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (400 GB)$4.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)$9.991 Month
  • 100 GB2 variants$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • 100 GB1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • 5 TB$24.991 Month
  • 200 GB1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • 2 TB1 Year trial$99.991 Year
  • 30 TB2 variants$149.991 Month
  • Google AI Ultra (30 TB)2 variants$249.991 Month
  • 5 TB$249.991 Year
None

Translate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Google Chrome free?
Google Chrome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translate free?
Translate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Google Chrome or Translate?
Google Chrome is rated higher. Google Chrome averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9M ratings, while Translate averages 2.3 from 9.9K ratings.
Do Google Chrome or Translate have ads?
Google Chrome shows ads; Translate does not.
Which is updated more often, Google Chrome or Translate?
Google Chrome ships an update weekly, and Translate every 9 months. Most recently, Google Chrome was updated on October 1, 2026 and Translate on October 1, 2026.

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