PiP Screen Translate vs Translay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PiP Screen Translate
This app provides real-time translation overlays for any application, allowing you to understand on-screen text from videos, games, or meetings without leaving the current app. It supports over 100 languages with fast and accurate OCR recognition, prioritizing user privacy.
- Picture-in-picture overlay
- Live OCR translation
- Supports 100+ languages
- Auto-detect source language
- Privacy-first processing
- Flexible overlay controls
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PiP Translate is a picture-in-picture overlay that reads and instantly translates anything on your screen—videos, meetings, games, or chats. LIVE TRANSLATION OVERLAY • Floats on top of any app with Picture-in-Picture • Captions on-screen text without leaving the app • Works with videos, live streams, games, and more FAST & ACCURATE • Live OCR translation for 100+ languages • Auto-detect source language • Optimized for on-screen text recognition FLEXIBLE CONTROLS • Pin the overlay left, right, or bottom • Resize captions to your preference • Works in landscape and portrait PRIVACY-FIRST • Text recognition happens on your device • Recognized text is translated through secure cloud infrastructure • We do not sell your data PERFECT FOR • Streaming foreign content on YouTube, Twitch, Netflix • Video calls on Zoom, Meet, FaceTime • Learning languages with foreign media • Gaming with untranslated dialogs • Traveling and navigating foreign apps Try free with a daily limit. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited translations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Translay
Instantly translate on-screen text with a single tap, without copying or switching apps. This app performs all text recognition and translation locally on your device, ensuring your data remains private. It supports 20 major languages and works across various applications and system screens.
- One-tap screen translation shortcut
- Fully on-device text recognition
- Works across apps and system screens
- Supports 20 major languages
- Private, no cloud processing
- Native iOS design
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Translay – Screen Translation Translate your screen with a single tap. No copying. No pasting. No app switching. Fully On-Device All text recognition and translation are performed locally on your device using Apple system technologies. No cloud processing. No third-party services. No data is uploaded or stored externally. Key Features • One-tap shortcut-based screen translation • Fully on-device text recognition and translation • Works across apps and system screens • Support for 20 major languages • Designed natively for iOS Use Cases • Comics and manga • Reading foreign websites or apps • Understanding messages, emails, or social content • Translating screenshots and static on-screen text How It Works • Trigger Translay via shortcut • Capture the current screen • View the translated text instantly on screen Supported Languages English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Arabic, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Website: https://www.translay.com Privacy Policy: https://www.translay.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@translay.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PiP Screen Translate at 4.6 against Translay's 3.0. PiP Screen Translate also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2). Translay's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. PiP Screen Translate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Translay sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PiP Screen Translate holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PiP Screen Translate has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of PiP Screen Translate's written reviews are positive against 67% of Translay's.
| Parameter | PiP Screen Translate | Translay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykyta Drozd | Translay Team |
Customer experience
PiP Screen Translate
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In-app purchases
PiP Screen Translate
- Weekly Plan$3.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$49.991 Year
Translay
- Translay Pro$2.991 Month
- Translay Premium$2.991 Month
- Translay Pro Annual$9.991 Year
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- Translay Premium Annual$24.991 Year
- Translay Pro Lifetime$5.99
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