Comparison

Voice Translator vs Snap

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

Head to head
About

Voice Translator

Translate spoken or written sentences into 40 languages quickly and accurately. Features a built-in voice synthesizer to hear translations and easy sharing options via popular communication platforms.

Highlights
  • Translate spoken sentences
  • Translate written sentences
  • Supports 40 languages
  • Built-in voice synthesizer
  • Share translations via social media
  • Copy text for use in other apps
Features
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Are you tired of complicated applications that make you waste time, with disappointing results ? Looking for a fast and professional translator? Try this App! You can write or dictate your sentences and get a quick translation in 40 languages, thanks to a sophisticated and powerful translating and voice recognition system. If you need to hear the translation, no problems! This App also has an excellent built-in voice synthesizer. If you want to share your written or dictated sentences for work or for fun you can take advantage of the best communication means such as whatsapp, twitter, facebook, email, text messages, or you can copy the text and use it in any application that has the “copy” function.

About

Snap

Instantly translate text from your camera, photos, documents, and speech across over 130 languages. Understand contracts, communicate with locals, and even create online listings with AI assistance. Works offline for many translation tasks.

Highlights
  • Real-time camera translation
  • Photo and screenshot translation
  • PDF translation and export
  • AI-powered document explanation
  • Two-way voice translation
  • Custom keyboard for translation and grammar
  • Offline translation capabilities
Features
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Read a menu, sign or contract in your own language: point the camera and the translation appears over the real text. Snap is a translator app for iPhone and iPad that translates camera text, photos, screenshots, PDFs, typing and speech between more than 130 languages. Read it • You see the translation drawn over the real text while you move the camera. • You pick a photo or screenshot from your library and translate the text in it. • You translate a PDF and export the result as a PDF. Understand a document • You photograph or import a rental contract, official letter or form and get a plain-language explanation in your language. • You let the AI read the fields of a PDF form, check the answers it drafts, and export the finished PDF. Talk with someone • You use two-way voice mode to translate what each person says and hear the translation read aloud. • You type with Snap Keyboard in any app that allows custom keyboards to translate, correct grammar, change tone and draft replies. Full Access must be turned on. Sell something • You photograph an item and get a title and description sized for Vinted, OLX or Facebook Marketplace. • You paste the text yourself. Snap never posts anything. Keep your translations • Snap saves every translation on your phone together with its photo. Good for • Travelers reading menus, street signs and train timetables. • Anyone who needs to understand a contract, official letter or form in a language they do not read. • Talking with someone at a hotel desk, a pharmacy counter or in a taxi. • Selling used things online without writing the listing by hand. Works offline • You can translate typed text, camera text and photo text with no internet connection after you download the language pair in the language picker. • Offline translation uses Apple's on-device language packs, so the offline languages are the ones Apple supports on your device. • For offline use, choose the source language yourself. Automatic language detection needs a connection. • Text is read from the camera on the phone for Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Devanagari scripts. Other scripts need a connection. • Voice mode, document explanation, PDF form filling, the listing writer, keyboard AI actions and any language pair you have not downloaded need internet. Privacy • No account or sign-in is needed. Snap works as soon as the app opens. • History and your saved form details stay on your phone. • Text is read on the device when possible. Some features send a photo or text to a cloud service to read, translate or explain it. The data travels over an encrypted connection and is not stored on Snap servers. • Usage statistics are collected without translated content. What Snap is not • Snap is not a certified translator. Translations and explanations can contain mistakes. • Snap is not legal advice. Document explanations help you understand a text, and a lawyer checks a contract. • Snap does not post listings or send forms for you. Requires iOS 18 or later. Point Snap at the next menu or letter you cannot read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snap.hopin.it/documents/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Voice Translator3 screens
Snap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Snap at 4.4 against Voice Translator's 2.0. Snap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 18%). Voice Translator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, device support 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. Snap sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Voice Translator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snap has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Voice Translator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Snap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Translator ships an update every 3 weeks, Snap every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Voice Translator versus Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice TranslatorSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (7 ratings)4.4 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings745 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerluca calcianoViktor Savchik

Customer experience

Voice Translator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Snap

All ratings45 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Voice Translator

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Snap

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly Translation$2.991 Month
  • Weekly with keyboard3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Immediate monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Immediate Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Quarter 2024$6.993 Months
  • Traductor Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.491 Month
  • Quarterly with keyboard3 Days trial$7.993 Months
  • Quarterly with keyboard3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Quarter Subscription3 Days trial$15.493 Months
  • Traductor Annual Subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Traductor Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Traductor Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Voice Translator free?
Voice Translator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snap free?
Snap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Translator or Snap?
Snap is rated higher. Voice Translator averages 2.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Snap averages 4.4 from 45 ratings.
Do Voice Translator or Snap have ads?
Voice Translator shows ads; Snap does not.
Which is updated more often, Voice Translator or Snap?
Voice Translator ships an update every 3 weeks, and Snap every 6 days. Most recently, Voice Translator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Snap on October 30, 2026.

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