Locally Translate vs Rose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locally Translate
Translate text privately and offline using advanced AI directly on your device. Supports over 50 languages without needing an internet connection or requiring any login or data collection.
- Offline AI translation
- On-device processing
- 50+ languages supported
- No internet required
- No login or data collection
- Optimized for Apple Silicon
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Translate completely offline with state-of-the-art AI translation model directly on your iPhone. Private. No login. No data collection. Powered by Apple MLX. Meet Locally Translate, the next generation translation app. Your translations stay on-device, so you can translate confidently anywhere, without an internet connection. Why Locally Translate? - On-device translation: High-quality translations powered by a state-of-the-art AI model, built for translation. - 50+ languages: Translate across 50+ languages with fast, reliable results. - 100% Offline: No internet required, perfect for travel, work, or anytime you’re disconnected. - Total Privacy: No login and no data collection. Your translation stays on your device. - Optimized for Apple Silicon: Powered by Apple MLX for the best performance. Download Locally Translate and translate anywhere, privately. Privacy Policy: https://locallyai.app/privacy-policy.html Terms & Conditions: https://locallyai.app/terms.html
Rose
An AI assistant that operates entirely on your device, offering features like chat, translation, and image analysis without needing an internet connection. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data local. Supports a wide range of languages and tasks with different AI personas.
- On-device AI processing
- Offline chat and brainstorming
- Multilingual text translation
- Image translation and analysis
- Live camera translation
- Hands-free spoken translation
- Multiple AI personas
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Rose is private, on-device intelligence for iPhone and iPad. Chat, brainstorm, draft, explain, and translate between English and 54 more languages, entirely offline. No cloud. No account. No subscriptions. Nothing ever leaves your device. Requires iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an iPad with M1 or newer. One-time ~4.9 GB model download over Wi-Fi, then fully offline. ASSISTANT Ask anything, draft messages, plan trips, explain ideas, write code, or analyze what your camera sees. Switch personas (Rose, Writer, Code, Brainstorm, Explain, Analyst, Vision) to fit the task. TRANSLATE, FOUR WAYS - Text: type or paste, language auto-detected - Image: translate photos with on-device OCR - Live: point your camera and capture a frame - Talk: hands-free conversations, spoken aloud in their language 55 LANGUAGES Including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, and French, with pronunciation guides, text-to-speech, phrasebook, history, and Home Screen widgets. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All the intelligence lives on your device. Your conversations and translations never leave it. No account, no logging, no training on your data. Download once, then think and translate anywhere. Free, with no subscriptions and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rose at 5.0 against Locally Translate's 3.8. Rose also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Locally Translate's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rose holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locally Translate | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Element Labs Inc | Redmill Digital LLC |
Customer experience
Locally Translate
Rose
In-app purchases
Locally Translate
No in-app purchases
Rose
No in-app purchases
