Comparison

Scantaku vs Torii Image Translator

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

Head to head
About

Scantaku

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SCANTAKU - AI-POWERED MANGA TRANSLATION Read your favorite manga in your language! Scantaku uses cutting-edge AI to translate Japanese manga pages instantly, preserving the original art while replacing text with natural translations. HOW IT WORKS 1 -CAPTURE - Take a photo of a manga page or select from your library 2 - TRANSLATE - Our AI reads the Japanese text, translates it, and redraws the page 3- READ - Enjoy your manga in English (more languages coming soon!) KEY FEATURES INSTANT TRANSLATION Snap a photo and get translations in seconds. No manual typing or copy-pasting required. ART PRESERVATION Our AI intelligently removes Japanese text and redraws the background, keeping the original artwork intact. BULK PROCESSING (Pro) Upload multiple pages or entire ZIP files to translate whole chapters at once. TRANSLATION HISTORY Access all your previously translated pages anytime. Build your personal manga library. PRIVATE & SECURE Your manga stays private. We don't share or store your content longer than necessary. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS FREE PLAN - 5 pages per day - Single image upload - Full translation quality PRO PLAN - $4.99/month - 100 pages per day - ZIP file upload for chapters - Bulk image upload - No watermarks - Priority processing PERFECT FOR - Manga fans who can't wait for official translations - Language learners studying Japanese - Collectors who want to read rare untranslated manga - Anyone who loves Japanese comics! SUPPORTED CONTENT - Manga (Japanese comics) - Light novel illustrations - Doujinshi - Any Japanese text in images COMING SOON - More languages (Korean, Chinese, and more) - Offline mode - Reading mode with page navigation Download Scantaku now and start reading manga in your language! Questions? Contact us at contact@daishitech.com Privacy Policy: https://scantaku.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://scantaku.com/terms

About

Torii Image Translator

Translate manga, manhwa, and comics directly in your browser. This tool detects text in images, translates it using AI, and retypesets it into speech bubbles. It offers editing tools, bulk translation, and project management for webcomics.

Highlights
  • One-tap image translation
  • Bulk chapter translation and export
  • Choice of AI translation models
  • In-browser text editing and cleanup
  • Customizable translation prompts
  • Cross-page context sharing
  • Layered PSD export
Features
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Translate manga, manhwa, webtoons and comics right where you read them in Safari. Torii finds the text in any image on any website, translates it with the AI model of your choice, and typesets the translation back into the speech bubbles. Made by a solo developer, updated almost every week, with an active Discord community of 2,000+ readers and scanlators. WHAT YOU CAN DO • One-tap translation: translate any image on the page, or switch on auto-translate for the whole page • Bulk translate a full chapter, then download every page as a ZIP or PDF • Choose the AI model you prefer from the leading providers, or bring your own API key • Japanese, Korean and Chinese to English, plus 120+ other languages • Context sharing across pages keeps names and terms consistent through a chapter • Custom prompts to steer tone, honorifics and terminology your way • Translation history: browse and reopen everything you've translated A REAL EDITOR, RIGHT IN SAFARI Edit the translated page in place: • Move, resize, rotate and restyle every text box, with your own custom fonts • Erase, paint and AI-inpaint to clean the original text away • Find and replace across pages, multi-select, keyboard shortcuts, undo everything • Export layered PSD files for further work in Photoshop A FULL SCANLATION WORKSPACE ON THE WEB For bigger jobs, open toriitranslate.com in Safari for a complete project workspace with the same editor: • Upload whole chapters or volumes at once: images, ZIP archives, PDFs or saved Torii projects • Organize pages into folders, then translate everything with one tap • Import and export the original and translated scripts, and crop pages • Save the project and pick it up later, or download it all as ZIP, PDF, PSD or a Torii project file ON MAC, IPAD AND IPHONE Use Torii in Safari on all your Apple devices with one account and one credit balance. GETTING STARTED After installing, turn on Torii in Safari's extension settings and allow it on the sites you read. Torii includes a free trial; continued use requires credits on your Torii account. Questions or ideas? Join the Torii Discord. I read and reply to every message.

Screenshots

Scantaku3 screens
Torii Image Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Torii Image Translator at none against Scantaku's 1. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Scantaku sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Torii Image Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scantaku versus Torii Image Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScantakuTorii Image Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaishi Tech Pte. Ltd.Antony Kaloferov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scantaku

Subscriptions1
  • Scantaku Pro$4.991 Month
None

Torii Image Translator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scantaku free?
Scantaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Torii Image Translator free?
Torii Image Translator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scantaku or Torii Image Translator have ads?
Neither Scantaku nor Torii Image Translator shows ads.

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