Comparison

有道翻译官 vs 拍照取字

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

Head to head
About

有道翻译官

This app offers translation for 107 languages, supporting various needs like learning, work, and travel. It features advanced neural machine translation for improved accuracy, with options for photo, voice, real-time AR, and offline translation.

Highlights
  • 107 language translation
  • Offline translation
  • AR real-time translation
  • Simultaneous interpretation
  • Photo translation
  • Web page translation
Features
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支持107种语言翻译,满足学习翻译、工作翻译、出国翻译、旅游翻译、旅行翻译等需求。支持拍照翻译、语音翻译、同传翻译、实景AR翻译、在线翻译、离线翻译。有道翻译官的中英互译采用业界最先进的有道神经网络翻译引擎技术YNMT,相比传统的机器翻译,翻译准确率显著提升,翻译更准确。学英语用网易有道词典,翻译就用有道翻译官。 【翻译功能】 翻译语种:支持英语、日语、韩语、法语、俄语、西班牙语等107种语言翻译,覆盖186个国家,英语翻译、出国翻译、旅行翻译、旅游购物都不用担心。 离线翻译:支持离线翻译功能的免费词典翻译应用,出国旅游旅行没有网络也能正常翻译英语、日语、韩语、法语、西班牙语、葡萄牙语、越南语等。 AR翻译:实景AR翻译,无需拍照,摄像头扫描即可实时翻译。 同传翻译:流式语音识别,随说随译。 网页翻译:轻松浏览外文网页。 拍照翻译:强大的OCR摄像头取词和拍照翻译功能,一拍即译,无需手动输入便可快速翻译英语、日语等多种语言,满足出国翻译、旅行翻译、旅游购物翻译、英语学习翻译等需求。 文本翻译:输入文本即可翻译,支持107种语言翻译。

About

拍照取字

This app uses OCR technology to accurately extract text from images in 12 languages. It supports direct translation, text searching, and exporting recognized content to TXT or PDF formats. Recognized text can also be used to initiate calls, emails, or web searches.

Highlights
  • Image text scanning and recognition
  • Multi-language text translation
  • High recognition accuracy (99%+)
  • Export recognized text to TXT/PDF
  • Search unrecognized characters
  • Initiate actions from recognized text
Features
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——【拍照取字】—— 拍照取字,一款照片/图片文字识别神器,高效精准识别12种常用语言文字,支持图片文字直接翻译、识字搜索、读、识别结果合并导出TXT/PDF。 ——【核心功能】—— 1,图片文字扫描识别 2,多语言文字翻译! ——【应用特色】—— 1,高达99%以上的标准文字识别准确率。 2,支持识别文字合并并导出TXT/PDF。 3,支持多国语言翻译。 4,识别除艺术字以外的一切标准文字。 5,支持多语言拍照识别。 6,识别结果支持拨打电话、发送邮件、访问网址、看日历事件、 查地理位置、查班机号、查货物号码等 ——【功能详解】—— 识字搜索:对不认识的字,拍照取字,再进行“识字搜索”(百度搜索),可以获取生字的字典解说。 识别结果支持分享:分享到微信、微信朋友圈、QQ、QQ空间和邮件发送。 文字识别支持语言:中文、英文、韩语、日语、法语、德语、葡萄牙语、意大利语、西班牙语、俄语。 文字翻译支持语言:中文、英语、粤语、文言文、日语、法语、俄语、韩语、泰语、西班牙语、阿拉伯语、意大利语、希腊语等。

Screenshots

有道翻译官4 screens
拍照取字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 拍照取字 at none against 有道翻译官's shown. 拍照取字 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 有道翻译官's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 5) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 有道翻译官 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and 拍照取字 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

有道翻译官 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 有道翻译官 has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of 有道翻译官's written reviews are positive against 100% of 拍照取字's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

有道翻译官 ships an update fortnightly, 拍照取字 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
有道翻译官 versus 拍照取字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter有道翻译官拍照取字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing NetEase Youdao Computer System Co.,LtdShanghai Quentin network technology co. LTD

Customer experience

有道翻译官

All ratings1,675 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews417 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative26.4%

拍照取字

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

有道翻译官

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Microphone/voice recognition issues in simultaneous translation
  • Inconsistent sync between mobile and desktop versions
  • Inability to copy individual translated words

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add pinyin support for English speakers
  • Introduce new language support like Cantonese
  • Implement a sentence collection/note-taking feature

拍照取字

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

有道翻译官

Subscriptions4
  • 有道翻译官连续包月会员1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • 有道翻译官会员连续包月7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 有道翻译官连续包月会员1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • 有道翻译官SVIP会员-连续包月1 Month trial$5.991 Month
One-time6
  • 6充值币$0.99
  • 有道翻译官会员1个月$3.99
  • 有道翻译官会员1个月$4.99
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  • 有道翻译官会员12个月$19.99
  • 有道翻译官会员24个月$24.99
  • 有道翻译官会员24个月$29.99
5 purchases

拍照取字

One-time5
  • 1元兑换30次$0.99
  • 8元兑换500次$0.99
  • 永久VIP会员$1.99
Show 2 more
  • 12元兑换500次$2.99
  • 30元兑换1500次$4.99

Questions

Is 有道翻译官 free?
有道翻译官 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 拍照取字 free?
拍照取字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 有道翻译官 or 拍照取字?
有道翻译官 is rated higher. 有道翻译官 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while 拍照取字 averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do 有道翻译官 or 拍照取字 have ads?
有道翻译官 shows ads; 拍照取字 does not.
Which is updated more often, 有道翻译官 or 拍照取字?
有道翻译官 ships an update fortnightly, and 拍照取字 weekly. Most recently, 有道翻译官 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 拍照取字 on November 2, 2026.

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