TransRead vs Glance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransRead
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TransRead is a browser extension built for full-text comprehension. Unlike standard translators that process text paragraph by paragraph—often leading to lost context and semantic errors—Transread analyzes the entire page as a whole. This ensures that every sentence is translated with professional accuracy and logical consistency. Key Features: - Context-Aware Translation: Understands the connection between paragraphs to prevent translation errors caused by fragmented text. - Smart Layout: Delivers a clean, bilingual reading experience optimized for long articles, research papers, and eBooks. - Native Integration: Designed exclusively for Safari for a fast, seamless, and lightweight browsing experience. Privacy Policy: https://www.taosoftinc.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.taosoftinc.com/terms support:https://www.taosoftinc.com/support
Glance
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Glance is a fast, private translator for everything you read on your phone — plain text, screenshots, photos, and text inside other apps. Point it at a menu, a street sign, a chat message, or a paragraph you paste in, and get a clean translation in a tap. TRANSLATE ANYTHING • Text — type or paste, and translate instantly with auto-translate as you go. • Screenshots & photos — Glance reads the text in an image, highlights what it found, and translates it. • Any app — the Glance Translate keyboard lets you translate a draft without leaving the app you're in. • Share sheet — send text or an image to Glance from anywhere. BUILT AROUND YOUR LANGUAGES Pick your language and the language you translate with, switch direction in one tap, and keep your most-used languages at the top of every menu. A HISTORY YOU CONTROL Recent translations are saved so you can find them again, and you can clear them whenever you want. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your OpenRouter API key is stored only in the iOS Keychain. • Images are read on your device first; a photo is sent to your chosen model only when on-device reading can't handle it. • History (including screenshot images) stays on your device, and images are auto-deleted after the retention period you choose. • The keyboard types without Full Access; Full Access is needed only to send the text you tap Translate on. Drafts and keyboard output are not stored in History. BRING YOUR OWN KEY Glance runs on OpenRouter or any OpenAI-compatible provider, so you choose the AI model and pay only for what you use — no subscription and no markup. Add your OpenRouter API key, or point Glance at your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint, in Settings to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TransRead at 13.0 against Glance's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TransRead | Glance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tao Soft Inc. | Pragmatico SLU |
In-app purchases
TransRead
No in-app purchases
Glance
No in-app purchases









