Comparison

Translay vs Screen & Camera Translate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Screen & Camera Translate

Features
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App makes it easy to extract and translate text from anything on your screen. How it works: 1. Take a screenshot or point your camera at any text 2. The app instantly recognizes the text using on-device OCR 3. Get a translation in your target language — all in seconds Key Features: Screenshot Translation — Pick a screenshot from your library and get the text extracted and translated automatically. Live Camera Translation — Point your camera at text and scan it in real time. Enable auto-scan to translate continuously without tapping. 19 Languages — English, Ukrainian, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Chinese. Text-to-Speech — Listen to the translated text with one tap. Great for learning pronunciation. Translation History — All your translations are saved and searchable. Swipe to copy or delete. Fully On-Device — OCR and translation run locally using Apple Vision and Apple Translate. Your text never leaves your device. No Ads. No Account. No Subscription. Perfect for language learners, travelers, and anyone working with multilingual content. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhapplicationsupport-cloud.github.io/PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Translay2 screens
Screen & Camera Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Translay at none against Screen & Camera Translate's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Translay sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Screen & Camera Translate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Translay versus Screen & Camera Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranslayScreen & Camera Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslay TeamOleksandra Zhyrova

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Translay

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Translay Pro Lifetime$5.99
3 purchases

Screen & Camera Translate

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads – Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Remove Ads – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads - Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Translay free?
Translay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screen & Camera Translate free?
Screen & Camera Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Translay or Screen & Camera Translate have ads?
Screen & Camera Translate shows ads; Translay does not.

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