Comparison

Multi Translate vs Translate

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

Head to head
About

Multi Translate

Instantly translate speech, text, and objects into three languages simultaneously. Speak naturally for real-time voice translations and use your camera to identify and translate objects. Ideal for travel, learning, and global communication.

Highlights
  • Translate into 3 languages at once
  • Real-time voice and speech translation
  • Camera-based object recognition and translation
  • Two-way conversation mode
  • Supports 100+ text and 60+ voice languages
  • Apple Watch and iMessage integration
  • Translation history and sharing
Features
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Speak once. Translate into up to 3 languages at the same time. Multi Translate is a powerful voice, text, and camera translator designed for multilingual conversations. Speak naturally and instantly translate what you say into up to 3 different languages — ideal for families, friends, travellers, customers, students, colleagues, and international groups. Whether you're traveling abroad, talking with people who speak different languages, learning vocabulary, or communicating at work, Multi Translate helps everyone understand one another more easily. SPEAK ONCE. TRANSLATE TO 3 LANGUAGES. Talking to people who speak different languages? Instead of translating the same sentence again and again, speak once and let Multi Translate translate your message to 3 languages at the same time. Read the translations or play them aloud for everyone to hear. Great for: • Multilingual families and friends • International and group travel • Hotels, tourism and customer service • Meetings and international business • Students and language learners • Multilingual events and everyday conversations VOICE & SPEECH TRANSLATOR Speak naturally and Multi Translate converts your voice into text and translates it instantly. • Translate into 3 languages at once • Fast voice recognition • Spoken translation output • Adjustable voice playback speed • Quickly switch source and target languages CONVERSATION MODE Have two-way voice conversations with someone who speaks another language. Speak, translate, listen and reply — useful while traveling, meeting new people, working internationally, or communicating with friends and family. CAMERA & OBJECT RECOGNITION Point your camera at everyday objects and Multi Translate can identify what it sees. See and hear the object's name in multiple languages — useful for travel, vocabulary building, and language learning. TEXT TRANSLATION Type or paste text and translate it quickly across supported languages. Multi Translate supports more than 100 languages for text translation. 100+ LANGUAGES • 100+ languages for text translation • 60+ languages for voice recognition • Translate into 3 languages simultaneously • Change source and target languages whenever you need APPLE WATCH SUPPORT Access translation features directly from your Apple Watch for convenient translation on the go. IMESSAGE SUPPORT Use Multi Translate while chatting through its iMessage integration to make multilingual messaging easier. HEAR YOUR TRANSLATIONS Listen to translated text with voice playback and adjustable speaking speed. TRANSLATION HISTORY & SHARING Quickly find previous translations and share them through Messages, email, social apps, and more. WHY MULTI TRANSLATE? • Speak once and translate into 3 languages • Built for multilingual conversations and groups • Voice, speech and text translation • Two-way Conversation Mode • Camera object recognition • 100+ supported text languages • 60+ voice recognition languages • Apple Watch and iMessage support • Designed for iPhone and iPad Speak once. Help everyone understand. Privacy Policy: http://xmartcalc.com/AppData/xtPrivacyPolicy.pdf Terms of Service: http://www.xmartcalc.com/AppData/xtTerms.pdf

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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

Multi Translate4 screens
Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Translate at every 9 days against Multi Translate's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Multi Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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

Multi Translate ships an update every 2 months, Translate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Multi Translate versus Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti TranslateTranslate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (239 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings239 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXHLIULangtian Du

Bugs and requests

Multi Translate

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App Store support link is broken
  • Translation missing last part of input
  • Speech recognition not working in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language support
  • Allow voice customization (e.g. male voices)
  • Integrate offline dictionary/translation
  • Improve object recognition accuracy
  • Add Apple Watch support

Translate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Multi Translate

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly: 1 month free trial.1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly: 1 week free trial.7 Days trial$7.991 Year
2 purchases

Translate

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

Questions

Is Multi Translate free?
Multi Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Translate free?
Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multi Translate or Translate have ads?
Neither Multi Translate nor Translate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multi Translate or Translate?
Multi Translate ships an update every 2 months, and Translate every 9 days. Most recently, Multi Translate was updated on October 21, 2026 and Translate on October 25, 2026.

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