Sidekick Translate vs Punktfunk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidekick Translate
Translate text systemwide in any app with advanced AI. Choose tone and dialect for culturally appropriate messages. Supports offline, on-device translation for privacy.
- Systemwide translation
- AI-powered tone and dialect selection
- iOS Shortcut integration
- Conversation mode
- Offline on-device translation
- Translation history
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Sidekick Translate is more than just a translation app, it's your systemwide assistant. Leverage our premium translation power in any context - no need to switch to our app to translate your message. Advanced AI Translations: Go beyond literal translations. Our premium translation lets you choose a tone (Polite, Casual, or Informal) and even specify a dialect, ensuring your message is not only accurate but also culturally appropriate. iOS Shortcut Integration We offer a free iOS Shortcut that works seamlessly with our app, letting you translate or get phonetic spellings (transliterations) without leaving the app you’re in. Perfect for quick, on-the-go translations, it can instantly translate messages from any language into your own. It also helps you craft messages in your target language, carefully tailoring your tone while respecting cultural and linguistic nuances. Not sure how to pronounce a word in your target language? Use transliteration to get a phonetic spelling that makes your meaning clear and helps others understand you effortlessly. All of this can be achieved without disrupting your workflow or opening another app Conversation Mode Our app enables seamless two-way translation and instantly speaks your messages aloud to your conversation partner. Enjoy natural, context-aware, face-to-face conversations with our premium AI translation, or switch to Apple’s powerful on-device translation for a private, and fully offline experience. Choose from a wide range of system voices for both yourself and your partner, downloadable from your device’s settings. Translation History All your conversations and Shortcut usage are saved securely to your device, never on our servers. You can rename, manage, and revisit your history at any time.
Punktfunk
Stream games from your PC or server to Apple devices with low latency. Supports virtual displays, multiple controller types, and microphone passthrough. Offers high bitrate streaming for enhanced visual quality.
- Low latency game streaming
- Virtual display support
- DualSense and Xbox controller support
- Microphone passthrough
- High bitrate streaming
- Open source client and server
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Punktfunk is the next generation of local game streaming. Stream from your Linux PC, headless server or laptop to your Apple devices — with low latency and built-in support for virtual displays. That means the resolution matches exactly the device you are streaming to. Windows hosts are supported as well. Both our client apps and the server/host are open source. Punktfunk sets itself apart from existing solutions through lower latency, which we achieve with our own QUIC-based protocol. More features: • Comprehensive DualSense controller support (adaptive triggers, LEDs and rumble) • Xbox controller support • Microphone passthrough: optionally forward the microphone from your client to the host • Heavily optimised client with Metal-based rendering • 1 Gbps+ ready: a lot of work went into supporting high bitrates, so high resolutions and refresh rates are possible. Requires a good network/Wi-Fi • (Experimental) Browse the host's game library on the client and launch games directly • Windows hosts: 10-bit colour and HDR support • Statistics: glass-to-glass latency measurement • Mouse and keyboard support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sidekick Translate at Free against Punktfunk's $2.99. Sidekick Translate also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). Punktfunk's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Sidekick Translate is free to download; Punktfunk costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sidekick Translate against 5.0 for Punktfunk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Sidekick Translate ships an update every 2 days, Punktfunk every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidekick Translate | Punktfunk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +4 |
| Developer | Ascenso Labs LLC | Enrico Buehler |
In-app purchases
Sidekick Translate
No in-app purchases
Punktfunk
No in-app purchases









