Comparison

Rootbly vs BelliedMonkey Translator

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

Head to head
About

Rootbly

Watch foreign YouTube videos with AI-generated translated subtitles in real-time. The app supports 15 languages and offers a built-in player with subtitle sync and size controls. Easily find and manage videos directly within the application.

Highlights
  • AI subtitle translation
  • Built-in video player
  • Subtitle sync control
  • Subtitle size settings
  • YouTube search and browsing
  • Clipboard URL detection
  • Real-time job progress tracking
Features
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Watch foreign YouTube videos with translated subtitles. RootblySub automatically translates YouTube subtitles into your language. Just paste a URL and AI creates subtitles you can watch straight away in the built-in player. ◆ CORE FEATURES • AI Subtitle Translation — 32 languages including English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) and Spanish • Language Search & Favourites — pin the languages you use most and find any language by name • Built-in Video Player — translated subtitles shown over the video in real time • Read Subtitles Aloud — text-to-speech reads the translated subtitles in your device's voice • Subtitle Sync Control — adjust the timing yourself within ±5 seconds • Subtitle Size Settings — Small/Medium/Large presets with fine-grained control • Original Text Toggle — view the translation with or without the original ◆ SUBTITLE QUALITY • Rate Subtitles — tell us why when a subtitle isn't right • Fix the Source Language — if the spoken language was misidentified, regenerate with the right one ◆ YOUTUBE BROWSING • YouTube Search — find videos without leaving the app • Channel Browser — explore videos, Shorts, playlists and live streams • Channel Favourites — save the channels you watch most • Clipboard Detection — copied YouTube URLs are picked up automatically ◆ TRANSLATION JOBS • Real-time Progress — follow each stage: downloading → transcribing → translating • Push Notifications — get notified the moment a translation is ready • Job History — all your translation requests in one place ◆ CONVENIENCE • Sign in with Google / Apple or use Guest mode • YouTube Premium integration for ad-free viewing • Korean & English UI • Full-screen landscape mode ◆ COMMUNITY • Share feedback and feature ideas in our Discord community — Settings › News & help Enjoy YouTube content from around the world — without language barriers. Terms of Use: https://rootblysub.rootbly.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://rootblysub.rootbly.com/privacy

About

BelliedMonkey Translator

Translate text and speech in real-time across multiple apps and platforms. Learn new languages by turning your reading into review cards. Supports bilingual subtitles, document translation, and web page viewing.

Highlights
  • Live bilingual subtitles for videos and apps
  • Real-time speech interpreter
  • System-wide text translation
  • Side-by-side web page translation
  • Document translation (PDF, Word, images)
  • Review cards for language learning
  • Bring your own AI translation engine
Features
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Meetings, videos, documents — translated as you listen, processed only on your device; the sentences you actually read come back as review cards. LIVE SUBTITLES (APP) Bilingual subtitles for whatever your device is playing. On Mac, the app listens to system audio and shows a floating subtitle bar that stays on top of any app, even full-screen video (macOS 26 or later). On iPhone, play a video or podcast out loud in any app, and a picture-in-picture window scrolls the original and the translation, sentence by sentence. Recognition happens on the device; Live Subtitles need iOS 26 / macOS 26. CONVERSATION · LIVE INTERPRETER (APP) Talk across a language gap. Both sides speak freely; each sentence is transcribed, translated and can be read aloud. Speech is recognised on the device, so the audio never leaves it. Requires iOS 26 / macOS 26. SYSTEM TRANSLATION (IPHONE) Select text in any app and tap Translate — BelliedMonkey answers with the engine you configured, in a small sheet, without leaving the app. Choose BelliedMonkey once in Settings › Apps › Translate › Default Translate App. Sentences you translate this way can go straight into your review deck. Requires iOS 18.4 or later. WEB PAGES, SIDE BY SIDE The Safari extension (also on Chrome and Firefox) keeps every paragraph's original text with the translation right below it. No switching tabs, no losing your place. VIDEO DUAL SUBTITLES YouTube, podcasts and web video get sentence-matched dual subtitles. No captions? Turn on AI transcript subtitles. DOCUMENT TRANSLATION Open a PDF, Word file or image and read it page by page, original and translation side by side. LEARN AS YOU READ Sentences you actually read can become review cards on a forgetting curve — read, listen and write practice, sentence notes and read-aloud. Optional sync lets your phone review what you read on your computer. YOUR ENGINE, YOUR CHOICE Bring your own AI service key, or any compatible endpoint. PRIVACY, SPELLED OUT Your keys and settings stay on your device. With your own key, text goes straight to the provider you chose and is not stored. Live Subtitles and on-device transcription never record audio. We send anonymous usage events (which features are used, never page content), and you can turn them off in Settings. No ads. The whole app is open source and free to download.

Screenshots

Rootbly4 screens
BelliedMonkey Translator2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BelliedMonkey Translator at 5.0 against Rootbly's 2.5. BelliedMonkey Translator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Rootbly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. BelliedMonkey Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BelliedMonkey Translator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rootbly ships an update weekly, BelliedMonkey Translator daily. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rootbly versus BelliedMonkey Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRootblyBelliedMonkey Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByeongsu KIMZHAO ZHANG

Customer experience

Rootbly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BelliedMonkey Translator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rootbly

Subscriptions1
  • RootblySub Pro1 Month trial$5.991 Month
None

BelliedMonkey Translator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rootbly free?
Rootbly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BelliedMonkey Translator free?
BelliedMonkey Translator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rootbly or BelliedMonkey Translator?
BelliedMonkey Translator is rated higher. Rootbly averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BelliedMonkey Translator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rootbly or BelliedMonkey Translator have ads?
Neither Rootbly nor BelliedMonkey Translator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rootbly or BelliedMonkey Translator?
Rootbly ships an update weekly, and BelliedMonkey Translator daily. Most recently, Rootbly was updated on November 13, 2026 and BelliedMonkey Translator on November 10, 2026.

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