Comparison

EarPal Translator vs Translate

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

Head to head
About

EarPal Translator

This app offers private, on-device translation for spoken conversations and text. It identifies speakers, provides live or polished translations, and translates signs and menus via camera. All processing happens locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device speech and text translation
  • Live and accurate translation modes
  • Multi-speaker identification with color-coding
  • Camera translation for signs and menus
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud processing
  • Supports over 30 languages
Features
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EarPal is the private interpreter for the world around you. Just tap Listen and EarPal hears the conversation, identifies each voice, and shows you a live translation in your language. Open the camera and EarPal reads any text it sees and translates it in place — menus, signs, packaging, screenshots from your library. No buttons to push, no turn-taking, no recording — just understanding. EVERYTHING ON-DEVICE Audio, photos, and recognised text never leave your iPhone. EarPal uses Apple's on-device speech, vision, and translation models, plus a state-of-the-art on-device speaker recognition engine. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. MULTI-SPEAKER, COLOR-CODED EarPal can follow several people at once. Each voice gets its own color in text mode — or its own distinct synthetic voice when you're listening through AirPods. Finally, you can sit at a dinner table with locals and follow the actual conversation. CAMERA TRANSLATION Point your camera at any text and watch translations land over each block in real time. Snap a still photo or pick from your library to translate menus, signs, screenshots, forwarded messages — all on-device. TWO LISTENING MODES - ACCURATE: waits for the speaker to finish their sentence, then shows a polished translation - LIVE: streams a rolling translation as words arrive, like live subtitles 30+ LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Arabic, Hindi, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English (multiple variants). ACCESSIBILITY Live captions of conversations, color-coded by speaker, in your own language. Built for travelers, language learners, mixed-language families, and deaf or hard-of-hearing users. PRICING THAT MAKES SENSE - Free: 60 minutes of listening per month, all features, 2 voices, photo + gallery translation included - Pro Monthly: €1.99 - Pro Yearly: €14.99 (best value, 7-day free trial) - Pro Lifetime: €39.99 — pay once, never again Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period (monthly or yearly) at the price shown above unless cancelled at least 24 hours before. Manage anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY PROMISE EarPal does not collect or upload your audio, photos, or transcripts. Speech recognition, speaker identification, OCR, and translation all happen on your iPhone. Built by a solo iOS developer who got tired of translation apps that either spy on you, lock everything behind a $9.99/week subscription, or both. Privacy Policy: https://frostdev.eu/privacy Terms of Service: https://frostdev.eu/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Translate

Features
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TranslateIt is your pocket translator for travel. Talk to anyone, photograph any menu or sign, paste any text — translate across 60+ languages, with full on-device offline support that never sends anything to a server. KEY FEATURES Voice translation in 35+ languages Press and hold the mic, speak naturally, release. TranslateIt transcribes what you said, translates instantly, and reads the result aloud. Hand your phone across the table so locals can reply — TranslateIt auto-detects the language they spoke and translates the other way. Photo translation with two-step OCR Photograph a menu, sign, business card, museum label, or receipt. The extracted text appears immediately, then the translation arrives a moment later. Tap the photo to view it full-screen with pinch-to-zoom — perfect for checking small print before translating. Type or paste text from any app Type a word you forgot, paste a passage, or send text from any iOS app via the Share Sheet — Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, WhatsApp. Highlight, tap Share, choose TranslateIt, done. Tap-to-listen on every translation Speaker icons next to both the original and the translation play it aloud in a natural voice. Useful for pronunciation practice and for letting your conversation partner hear it spoken correctly. Offline mode — free forever, no subscription Tap the Cloud/Local pill at the top of the Audio or Translate tab to bypass the network entirely. Apple's on-device Translation framework handles the translation, Vision handles photo OCR — all on your iPhone, no data sent anywhere, no daily cap. Falls back automatically when there is no connection. Apple Watch companion Translate from your wrist with the bundled watchOS app. Tap to start recording, tap to stop, hear the translation played back automatically. Cloud mode; requires a paired iPhone with internet. 60+ languages Voice covers 35: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Catalan, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Hindi, Persian, Croatian, Tamil. Text and photos extend to 68 by adding Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Urdu, Swahili, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Mongolian, Nepali, Sinhala, and many others. Privacy first Cloud translations are processed and discarded — never stored beyond the request. Offline translations never leave your device. Use the app as a guest, no account required. System Translate app (iOS 18.4+) Set TranslateIt as your Default Translation App in Settings → Apps. Long-press any selected text in iOS and translate it directly with TranslateIt — no app switching. PRICING • 7-day free trial of all cloud features — no account needed • After trial: subscription unlocks cloud features (richer translations, history sync, 60+ languages) • Offline mode (Local) is FREE forever — no subscription, no quota, no signup • Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly; cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.myphonetools.com/TranslateIt/terms.html Support: support@myphonetools.com

Screenshots

EarPal Translator4 screens
Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Translate at 17.0 against EarPal Translator's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EarPal Translator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EarPal Translator ships an update weekly, Translate every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EarPal Translator versus Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarPal TranslatorTranslate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvaro Escarcha EstebanLangtian Du

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EarPal Translator

Subscriptions2
  • EarPal Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • EarPal Pro Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • EarPal Pro Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Translate

Subscriptions2
  • TranslateIt Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TranslateIt Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is EarPal Translator free?
EarPal Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translate free?
Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EarPal Translator or Translate have ads?
Neither EarPal Translator nor Translate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EarPal Translator or Translate?
EarPal Translator ships an update weekly, and Translate every 9 days. Most recently, EarPal Translator was updated on October 25, 2026 and Translate on October 25, 2026.

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