Comparison

ATrans vs Vonode

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

Head to head
About

ATrans

This AI-powered translation app allows users to translate messages, articles, and everyday text across multiple languages. It supports various AI providers and offers features like system translation integration, automatic language switching, and a translation history.

Highlights
  • AI-powered translation
  • Bring Your Own Key (API integration)
  • Translate selected text in other apps
  • Automatic language switching
  • Clipboard translation
  • Listen to translations
  • Translation history
Features
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ATrans is an AI-powered translation app for iPhone and iPad. Choose your AI provider, set your preferred languages, and translate messages, articles, and everyday text. Watch translations appear as they are generated. BRING YOUR OWN KEY Connect to OpenAI, DeepSeek, Gemini, Grok, MiMo, or a compatible custom API endpoint. Choose a model and save provider configurations for easy switching. Use your own API key if your provider requires one. TRANSLATE WHILE YOU READ Translate selected text in other apps through the system translation interface, where supported. Copy the result, listen to it, or replace the selected text when the app allows it. AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE SWITCHING Choose a primary and secondary language. In Auto mode, text in your primary language is translated into your secondary language; text in other languages is translated into your primary language. You can also select a target language manually. Available languages include English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic. QUICK CLIPBOARD TRANSLATION Copy text and return to ATrans to get a prompt to translate new clipboard content. Confirm to start translating without pasting it manually. LISTEN TO YOUR TEXT Read source text and translations aloud with built-in speech, or use AI voices with supported OpenAI and MiMo configurations. AI voice availability depends on your provider, and AI audio playback includes pause and resume controls. FIND PAST TRANSLATIONS Open your translation history to search source text and translations, filter by language, and sort by date. Reopen a previous session, preview it with a long press, or delete entries you no longer need. MADE FOR EVERYDAY USE Enjoy a focused reading experience with streaming translations, quick copying, and support for light and dark appearances. BEFORE YOU START Configure a compatible API provider and model before translating. Your provider may require an API key and charge separately for usage. Translation and AI speech availability depend on your configured service.

About

Vonode

Manage your personal phone numbers and SIM cards from a self-hosted server. Send texts, make calls, and manage eSIM profiles with a unified inbox and detailed line health checks.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all numbers
  • Send and receive texts
  • Make and answer calls
  • Manage eSIM profiles
  • Check line health
  • Sender rules and filtering
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Vonode turns the Vonode node you run on your own server into a phone app for your numbers. Read and send texts, make and answer calls over cellular or Wi-Fi Calling, manage eSIM profiles and check line health for the SIM and eSIM lines in your own modems. WHAT YOU NEED Vonode is a companion app. It requires a Vonode node that you install and run yourself (Linux, with systemd or Docker), a compatible cellular modem, and your own SIM or eSIM with service from your carrier. Vonode does not provide hosting, mobile service, SIM plans, hardware or carrier access; these are the user's responsibility. MESSAGES • One inbox for every number on your node • Sender rules move unwanted texts to Filtered and show why • Verification codes stay in your inbox even when a sender rule matches (node software v1.4.2 or later) • Optional notifications with encrypted message previews CALLS • Phone-style keypad with contact suggestions, Recents and quick call back • Calls over cellular, or over Wi-Fi Calling where your carrier and modem support it • Always-allow and always-block lists, and a Blocked list that shows why NUMBERS AND eSIM • Signal, network, data and readiness for every line at a glance • Switch, enable, disable and remove eSIM profiles on supported eUICC cards in your modem • Keep-alive estimates for prepaid numbers, with reminders before the date • A line check that explains SIM, network, data, SMS and calling status in plain language ALSO • Wi-Fi Calling connection steps and network-path guidance (node software v1.4.2 or later) • Your own plan, balance and renewal notes in Card ledger (node software v1.4.3 or later) • Several nodes, USSD, device controls and the automations configured on your node • Contact names are matched on your device only, and only if you turn them on • Encrypted App Backup to move your settings and paired nodes to a new iPhone • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean • Node credentials are kept in the iOS Keychain IN-APP PURCHASE Without Vonode Lifetime, you can choose one number on one node and read in the app the SMS it receives over the cellular network, and, with node software v1.4.2 or later, over Wi-Fi Calling. With node software v1.4.2 or later, you can also use Filtered, mark messages as spam or not spam, and set sender rules for that number. Node management (paired phones, administrator password, backups and updates) is also included. Outside an active trial, access to calls, sending messages, notifications, eSIM, automation, diagnostics and more numbers requires Vonode Lifetime, a one-time In-App Purchase available in the app. Vonode Lifetime unlocks one node with every feature for as long as VONODE LLC offers the Vonode services and does not renew. 7-DAY TRIAL Eligible users with node software v1.4.3 or later can obtain a free 7-day Trial, a non-consumable In-App Purchase. It unlocks one node for 7 days (168 hours) from the original App Store purchase time, even if activated later. One trial per Apple Account, node and app installation; eligibility is checked. Restoring purchases or reinstalling does not restart it, and it cannot move to another node. It does not renew or turn into a payment. At its end, calls, sending, notifications and other unlocked features stop. Your data is kept; one-number SMS access depends on this phone's free-plan slot being available. The trial needs an online node and relay; offline time is not added. You may buy Vonode Lifetime separately at the price shown in the app. Vonode is not an emergency communications service. Availability depends on your hardware, node, network and carrier. Terms of Use: https://vonode.cc/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://vonode.cc/privacy/ With node 1.4.5+, restricted actions require three lawful-use confirmations. You may decline and stay read-only; older nodes remain available for reading, maintenance and upgrade. Report misuse: support@vonode.cc.

Screenshots

ATrans4 screens
Vonode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vonode at Free against ATrans's $0.99. Vonode also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). ATrans's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Vonode is free to download; ATrans costs $0.99 up front. Vonode sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ATrans asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vonode holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ATrans ships an update every 10 days, Vonode every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ATrans versus Vonode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterATransVonode
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer辉 周VONODE LLC

Customer experience

ATrans

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Vonode

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ATrans

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vonode

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Vonode Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is ATrans free?
ATrans costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vonode free?
Vonode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ATrans or Vonode?
Vonode is rated higher. ATrans averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Vonode averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do ATrans or Vonode have ads?
Neither ATrans nor Vonode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ATrans or Vonode?
ATrans ships an update every 10 days, and Vonode every 3 days. Most recently, ATrans was updated on October 30, 2026 and Vonode on October 31, 2026.

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