MEAIndia vs Bhashini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEAIndia
This app serves as a central hub for information on citizen-centric services and outreach activities from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. It offers a user-friendly, intuitive, and interactive experience with smart visuals.
- Citizen-centric services information
- Outreach activities updates
- Single window information source
- User-oriented interface
- Intuitive and interactive design
- Smart visuals and graphics
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The official mobile app of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, provides users with the latest information about the Ministry along with day-to-day updates through official media releases. The app is designed to deliver all recent updates on the home screen, while also allowing users to customize the experience based on their preferences.
Bhashini
This app facilitates communication between Indian citizens by offering voice-to-text conversion, translation between Indian languages, and text-to-voice generation. It aims to break down language barriers across India.
- Voice to text conversion
- Translate between Indian languages
- Generate voice from text
- Facilitate cross-language communication
- Reduce language barriers
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Bhashini application is developed to help Indian citizens translate content in different Indian languages. This application also helps Indian citizens to effectively communicate with other who do not know your language which will help reduce the language barrier in India. Using this application users can: 1. Convert their voice to text. 2. Translate from one Indian language to another. 3. Generate voice from text. 4. Communicate with others who do not know your language. Note: In the upcoming weeks more features will be available to Indian Citizens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bhashini at 4.3 against MEAIndia's 3.0. Bhashini also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). MEAIndia's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 60%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bhashini holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bhashini has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of MEAIndia's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bhashini's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MEAIndia ships an update every 5 months, Bhashini every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEAIndia | Bhashini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | National e-Governance Division |
Customer experience
MEAIndia
Bhashini
Bugs and requests
MEAIndia
Reported bugs
4 issues- Application not working
- Nothing opens
- App does not work properly
- Can't download
Requested features
7 requests- Add MEA telephone directory
- Allow Indians to register at embassies abroad
- Update app when iOS is updated
- Make apps for other departments
- Add passport portal for scheduling appointments
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- Add more features and keep it current
- More information to be added
Bhashini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MEAIndia
No in-app purchases
Bhashini
No in-app purchases
