Zely Note vs DualView Translator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zely Note
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Zely is a voice-first notes app built for people who think out loud. Press and hold to speak, and your words become clean Markdown notes with smart titles and tidy summaries—ready. - Dictate new thoughts or add context to existing notes without opening a keyboard. - Choose between on-device transcription or cloud when you need more accuracy. - Keep everything local by default, with clear privacy. - Search with natural language to jump straight to the right quote, list, or action item. - Stay focused with a simple interface tuned for quick capture, review, and follow-up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
DualView Translator
This extension displays original text and translations side-by-side, allowing you to read foreign language content naturally. It offers multiple translation modes, automatic translation rules for specific sites, and AI summarization. Supports two translation engines and a clean, tabbed pop-up interface.
- Side-by-side dual-view display
- 8 translation modes
- Automatic translation rules
- AI summary feature
- Two translation engines (Google, DeepL)
- Tabbed pop-up UI
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DualView Translator is a Safari translation extension that displays the original text and translation side by side. Since the original text remains visible even after translation, you can read foreign-language articles and documents naturally while checking the context. ■ Key Features ・Dual-view display — Translations appear directly below the original text ・8 translation modes — Select-and-translate, full-page translation, element-select translation & summary, and more ・Automatic Translation Rules — Automatically translate specific sites based on URL patterns. Narrow down target elements using CSS selectors ・Translation Reset — Reset individual elements with the × button, or reset all at once ・Two Translation Engines — Google Translate (free) and DeepL (high quality) ・AI Summary Feature — Summarize translation results into 3–5 lines using Claude / Gemini ・Tabbed Pop-up — Clean UI that separates translation operations from settings ・UI Support for 11 Languages — Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic ・Dark / Light Theme — Automatically follows OS settings ■ Translation Modes 1. Select Translation — Simply select text to display the translation panel 2. Full Page Translation — Translate entire articles or documents in dual-view mode 3. Full-Page Translation & Summary — Displays an AI-generated summary in addition to the translation 4. Element Selection Translation — Click on specific elements on the page to translate them 5. Element Selection Translation & Summary — Click on an element to translate it and view an AI summary 6. Right-Click Translation (macOS only) — Select text, then right-click to translate instantly 7. Element Translation (macOS only) — Translate by block with a right-click 8. Element Translation & Summary (macOS only) — Translate and display an AI summary with a right-click ■ Translation Bar When you open a page in a foreign language, a translation bar automatically appears at the top of the screen. You can execute "Translate" or "Translate & Summary" with a single click. ■ Automatic Translation Rules Register frequently visited sites as rules, and automatic translation will run as soon as you open them. You can specify targets in detail using URL patterns and CSS selectors, and the tool includes an element picker feature that automatically generates selectors just by clicking on elements on the page. It also supports SPAs, dynamic content, webmail, and more. ■ About API Keys ・Google Translate: No API key required (default) ・DeepL: Set the API key obtained after free registration (Free up to 500,000 characters per month) ・Claude (Summary): Requires an Anthropic API key ・Gemini (Summary): Available using the free-tier API key from Google AI Studio API keys are stored only in the browser’s local storage and are never sent to our servers. Text to be translated is sent directly to the API of the selected engine; we do not receive or store it. ■ iOS Limitations Since iOS Safari does not support some parts of the Web Extension API (keyboard shortcuts, right-click menu), these features are automatically hidden. Page translation, selected text translation, area selection translation, and settings can all be accessed via pop-ups. ■ Privacy Please review our Privacy Policy for details. https://hirokatsuhibino.github.io/dualview-translator/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DualView Translator at none against Zely Note's 2. DualView Translator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Zely Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DualView Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zely Note ships an update every 3 weeks, DualView Translator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zely Note | DualView Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Furkan Koseoglu | Hirokatsu Hibino |
In-app purchases
Zely Note
- Zely Pro/mo$5.991 Month
- Zely Pro/yr$64.991 Year
DualView Translator
No in-app purchases
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