Comparison

Cereal Translator vs TextKit

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

Head to head
About

Cereal Translator

Translate text from other apps in real-time using a floating window or full-screen overlay. Supports over 100 languages, including offline translation for games, comics, and messages.

Highlights
  • Real-time floating window translation
  • Full-screen translation overlay
  • Supports 100+ languages
  • Offline translation capabilities
  • Translate games, comics, and SMS
Features
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Translate screens, games, manga, comics, short dramas, videos, webpages, messages, and more. Cereal Translator: Screen Scan helps you translate foreign-language content on your screen in real time. Whether you are reading manga, playing games, watching short dramas, browsing websites, or checking messages, Cereal Translator scans and displays translated text clearly for easier reading. Key Features Built-in Browser for Manga & Webpage Translation Read foreign-language manga, comics, manhwa, web novels, articles, forums, and other webpages directly inside the app. Translated text can be embedded into the original webpage, making manga and web reading smoother without constantly copying text, taking screenshots, or switching between apps. Inline Manga Translation Translate dialogue, speech bubbles, captions, page text, and other on-screen content while keeping the original page layout easy to follow. Real-Time Floating Window Translation Select an area of the screen and view instant translations in a picture-in-picture floating window. Useful for games, comics, videos, short dramas, social apps, browser pages, and messages. Full-Screen Translation with Overlay Display Translate the entire screen with one tap using shortcut commands. Results can be displayed over the original text area, helping you read foreign-language content more easily. Short Drama & Video Translation Understand subtitles, captions, comments, and on-screen text while watching short dramas, mini dramas, vertical videos, tutorials, and other video content. Game Translation Translate menus, mission text, dialogue, item descriptions, story content, and other text in foreign-language games. Multi-Language Translation Translate between 100+ languages for entertainment, study, travel, work, and daily communication. Custom Shortcuts Create shortcuts for faster access to screen translation and improve your workflow across different apps. Useful for: * Manga, comics, manhwa, and web novels * Built-in browser webpage translation * Foreign-language games * Short dramas and vertical videos * Browser pages and online articles * Chat messages and SMS * Social media content * Study materials * Travel and daily translation Automatic Subscription Service 1. Subscription Types a) Junior Subscription: 1 month b) Medium Subscription: 1 month c) Premium Subscription: 1 month 2. Subscription Prices a) Junior Subscription: $0.99/month b) Medium Subscription: $2.99/month c) Premium Subscription: $7.99/month 3. Subscription Benefits a) Different plans provide different monthly translation quotas. The validity period of the quota is the same as the subscription period. b) Custom shortcuts. c) Subscription badge on the My Page. 4. Payment Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account after you confirm the purchase. 5. Auto-Renewal The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your Apple ID account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. 6. Manage or Cancel Subscription Open iOS Settings > tap your name > Subscriptions > select the subscription > Cancel Subscription. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mpfanyi.net/mpysios.html Auto-Renewal Agreement: https://mpfanyi.net/mpzdxfios.html Feedback If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us through “About Us” in the app, submit feedback, or email us at [215496344@qq.com](mailto:215496344@qq.com).

About

TextKit

Features
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TextKit is a simple and efficient text toolkit that brings text processing, encoding, extraction, developer tools, and language conversion into one app. From everyday text editing to JSON, Base64, regex, timestamps, text comparison, and data extraction, TextKit helps you get things done quickly. 【Text Processing】 • Text Statistics Count characters, words, and lines. • Remove Duplicate Lines Remove duplicate lines instantly. • Case Conversion Convert between different letter cases. • Capitalize Words Capitalize the first letter of each word. • Remove Empty Lines Clean up blank lines. • Trim Spaces Remove spaces from line beginnings and endings. • Merge Spaces Merge consecutive spaces. • Sort Lines Sort lines ascending or descending. • Shuffle Lines Randomize line order. • Reverse Text Reverse text instantly. • Find & Replace Find and replace text quickly. 【Encoding & Formatting】 • JSON Formatter Format and beautify JSON. • JSON Minifier Minify JSON by removing extra spaces and lines. • URL Encode / Decode Encode or decode URL content. • Base64 Encode / Decode Convert between text and Base64. • HTML Encode / Decode Encode or decode HTML entities. • Markdown Preview Preview Markdown content. • XML Formatter Format XML for easier reading. 【Content Extraction】 Quickly extract: • URLs • Email addresses • Phone numbers • Numbers • IPv4 / IPv6 addresses • Dates and times • Domain names • Hashtags 【Developer Tools】 • Timestamp Converter Convert timestamps and date/time values. • Regex Tester Test regular expressions and matches. • Text Compare Find differences between two texts. • Unicode Converter Convert text and Unicode representations. • Escape / Unescape Escape or restore strings. • UUID Generator Generate standard UUIDs. • MD5 / SHA Generate common text hashes. • Base Converter Convert between common numeral systems. 【Language Tools】 • Simplified → Traditional Chinese • Traditional → Simplified Chinese 【Simple & Efficient】 Tools are clearly organized for quick access. Choose a tool, enter your text, and get results without complicated steps. 【Privacy & Security】 For features that support local processing, your text is processed directly on your device without being uploaded to a server. TextKit does not use content entered or processed in its text tools to build advertising profiles. 【TextKit Pro】 TextKit includes free tools and additional features available with TextKit Pro. Upgrade to Pro to unlock more text processing, encoding, extraction, and developer tools. TextKit Pro may offer auto-renewable subscriptions and a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew according to the billing period shown on the App Store unless canceled. Lifetime Pro is a one-time purchase with continued access to the corresponding Pro features. Prices, billing periods, and purchase terms are shown on the App Store purchase page. Whether you’re organizing text and data or working with JSON, Base64, regex, hashes, and timestamps, TextKit puts useful text tools right at your fingertips. 使用条款 (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cereal Translator3 screens
TextKit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cereal Translator at every 5 days against TextKit's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Cereal Translator sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TextKit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cereal Translator ships an update every 5 days, TextKit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cereal Translator versus TextKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCereal TranslatorTextKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (391 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings391 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Cereal Network Technology Co., Ltd敏 韩

Bugs and requests

Cereal Translator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent translation quality, sometimes missing parts of text

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more sign-in options besides Apple ID
  • Improve translation accuracy and completeness

TextKit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Cereal Translator

Subscriptions4
  • Junior Membership$0.991 Month
  • Medium Membership$2.991 Month
  • Premium Membership$7.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time7
  • First Charge 720 times$0.99
  • 360 times Screen translation$0.99
  • 800 times Screen translation$1.99
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  • 4000 times Screen translation$4.99
  • 永久移除App广告$6.99
  • 16000 times Screen translation$19.99
  • Lifetime Membership$39.99
2 purchases

TextKit

Subscriptions1
  • 7 天 Pro$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • 永久 Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Cereal Translator free?
Cereal Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TextKit free?
TextKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cereal Translator or TextKit have ads?
Neither Cereal Translator nor TextKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cereal Translator or TextKit?
Cereal Translator ships an update every 5 days, and TextKit fortnightly. Most recently, Cereal Translator was updated on October 17, 2026 and TextKit on October 6, 2026.

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