Comparison

Onscreen Translate vs Inside

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

Head to head
About

Onscreen Translate

Translate text directly from screenshots, photos, and your camera view. View translations overlaid on the original image, compare them, and easily copy or share the text. Offers quick access via shortcuts and widgets for seamless translation.

Highlights
  • Translate text in screenshots and photos
  • Live camera translation
  • Overlay translations on original images
  • Copy and share translated text
  • Screenshot shortcut integration
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen camera widget
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Translate text in screenshots, photos and your camera view. Read the translation on the image, compare it with the original, and copy or share the text. Add the screenshot shortcut and assign it to Back Tap or a supported Action Button. Video guides walk you through setup. Add the camera widget for quick access from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Text recognition runs on your iPhone. Some translations send recognized text through our Cloudflare service to Google Gemini. Screenshots and camera frames stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Online translations use request limits to keep the service available. Paid subscriptions and subscriptions redeemed with offer codes use the same limits. Apple translation is available when the required languages are installed, including when an online request is unavailable. Apple may ask you to download language files before translating. Downloaded Apple languages can be used offline. Background screenshot previews require iOS 26 or later; earlier supported versions open the app. Camera translation requires a supported iPhone. Language availability and translation quality depend on your device and the translation service. Small text, low light and movement can affect results. Try the free access shown in the app, then subscribe to keep translating. Monthly and annual plans include all translation features. Eligible new subscribers can try them free for seven days when offered by Apple. After the trial, your selected plan renews at the price shown before purchase unless canceled. Prices vary by region. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account subscription settings. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Privacy Policy: https://onscreentranslate.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://onscreentranslate.app/support/

About

Inside

Features
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A warm, clear look at how your phone is doing, and a guided check before you buy a used iPhone. Inside combines a step-by-step check, live system information, importable diagnostic logs, a 3D model and a charging clock. • Used-iPhone check Groups: screen, cameras, audio, sensors and buttons, connectivity, battery and ownership. Test the display and touch, each camera, speaker and microphone, Face ID or Touch ID, buttons, sensors, Wi-Fi, cellular, Bluetooth, NFC and charging. You run each test and record what you see. Items no app can read (battery health, parts and service history, Find My, whether the IMEI and serial match the box) you look up in Settings and enter; the report marks them as entered by you. The battery step can fill in the cycle count from an imported Analytics log. Continue later, or use Quick inspection for common checks. Saved reports can be compared and shared as image or text. • 2-minute check and Inside Pro One tap on the overview checks display, touch, cameras, speaker, microphone and charging. Reports carry an ID and a QR summary a buyer can scan; untested items never count as passing. Inside Pro, a one-time purchase, adds a PDF report with your seller details and no watermark, a battery health trend and deep screen tests. Basic checks and report comparison stay free. • Performance and score CPU, sustained performance, storage speed and GPU tests run on the device. The score is mostly your check results (70%) plus CPU performance (30%), compared only with this device's own normal runs; it needs at least 80% of checks done. • Hardware info and diagnostic files Live values show their source. Import an Analytics log or sysdiagnose to see battery cycles, capacity, display, memory and device records it contains. Imported data stays separate, with source and time. Availability depends on the file and iOS version; original files are never uploaded and serial numbers are masked. • 3D explorer Rotate, take apart and zoom an illustrative model. Supported iPhones show their own shape and official colors; others use a neutral one. Inner parts and colors are illustrations, not scans. • Charging clock With the app open it shows time, battery and a charging animation, in portrait or landscape. Six clock faces are free; twenty optional style packs add three faces each, All Styles unlocks every pack including future ones, and you can try a pack for 24 hours by watching an ad. Charging history groups sessions you can label by charger and compare; it covers only foreground time and exports as CSV. • Lock Screen and StandBy While charging, one tap shows the starting level and time charged on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, in your clock style; the StandBy widget uses your style too. A Phone check widget counts days since your last check. • Before you sell Tick off backing up, unpairing Apple Watch, signing out of your Apple Account and erasing the phone, each with a link to Apple's guide. • iPhone Duo and Apple Watch On iPhone Duo, the two pages split overview and checks, a hinge check follows the angle and the 3D model folds open. The Apple Watch app checks display, touch, Digital Crown, haptics, speaker and microphone for the iPhone report and shows iPhone charging. Inside is free and shows banner ads. Closing the report image after a finished check may show one full-screen ad, at most once a day; trial ads play only when you choose. A one-time purchase removes ads; Unlock Everything adds Pro and every style. Family Sharing included. About the data: values iOS does not expose (live CPU temperature, the Settings battery health figure, actual charging wattage and the device color) are never presented as measured. Some part names may come from an imported log; unknown codes are not guessed. Thermal state is the level iOS reports. Checks record only this session and your judgement; they cannot rule out intermittent faults or wear and are not a repair diagnosis.

Screenshots

Onscreen Translate4 screens
Inside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Onscreen Translate at none against Inside's shown. Inside's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Onscreen Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Inside sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onscreen Translate ships an update every 4 days, Inside daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Onscreen Translate versus Inside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnscreen TranslateInside
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.418.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOMAR FATTAHIYi-Chiun Wu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Onscreen Translate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
10 purchases

Inside

One-time10
  • Poster Theme Pack$0.99
  • Sky Theme Pack$0.99
  • Bauhaus Theme Pack$0.99
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  • Bokeh Theme Pack$0.99
  • Star Chart Theme Pack$0.99
  • Ripple Theme Pack$0.99
  • Paper Cut Theme Pack$0.99
  • Inside Pro$4.99
  • All Styles$9.99
  • Unlock Everything$14.99

Questions

Is Onscreen Translate free?
Onscreen Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Inside free?
Inside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Onscreen Translate or Inside have ads?
Inside shows ads; Onscreen Translate does not.
Which is updated more often, Onscreen Translate or Inside?
Onscreen Translate ships an update every 4 days, and Inside daily. Most recently, Onscreen Translate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Inside on October 31, 2026.

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