Nomad Translator vs Mist Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nomad Translator
Translate text, voice, and photos offline for seamless communication during travel or daily life. This app provides instant translations for signs, menus, and conversations without needing an internet connection.
- Offline translation
- Text translation
- Voice translation
- Photo translation
- Travel-focused
- On-device privacy
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Nomad Translator helps you translate text, voice, and photos when internet is slow, expensive, or unavailable. Built for travel and everyday communication, it keeps translation ready for signs, menus, conversations, taxis, hotels, airports, and messages. Download once, then translate wherever you go. Why people use Nomad Translator: • Translate without internet • Fast text, voice, and photo translation • Built for travel and real-world situations • Private on-device experience • Simple, clean interface Use it when: • You are traveling without reliable internet • You need to understand a menu, sign, or message • You want quick voice translation on the go • You want one translator ready offline Nomad Translator is designed to keep communication simple when you need it most.
Mist Map
This app creates a visual record of your travels by revealing explored areas on a map as you move. It tracks your routes, distances, and speeds, and allows you to import and export your journey data.
- Reveals explored areas as you move
- Records routes on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Displays route history with stats
- Imports GPX files
- Exports routes as GPX files
- Stores route data locally
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Mist Map is a personal exploration map that gradually reveals the places you have been. Walk, ride, commute, or travel, and your explored routes appear on the map as clean lines through the fog. Over time, Mist Map becomes a quiet record of your movement and your world. Key features: • Reveal explored areas as you move • Record routes on iPhone and Apple Watch • View route history with distance, duration, speed, and heart rate on supported workouts • Import GPX files into your own history • Export your routes as GPX files • Keep your route data stored locally on your device Mist Map is designed for people who want a simple, personal map of where they have been, while keeping control of their own data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nomad Translator at 100% against Mist Map's 75%. Mist Map's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nomad Translator ships an update weekly, Mist Map every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nomad Translator | Mist Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minh Kien Ngo | 嘉奇 龙 |
Customer experience
Nomad Translator
Mist Map
In-app purchases
Nomad Translator
No in-app purchases
Mist Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nomad Translator free?
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Do Nomad Translator or Mist Map have ads?
Which is updated more often, Nomad Translator or Mist Map?
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