App on 2 lists

Google Translate

Google LLC · Free · Reference · 4.3 (83,905 ratings)

What it does

Point your camera at a menu or a sign and read it in your language. From 7 apps that made the cut out of 400+ we screened.

Instead of a phrasebook: point your camera at the menu and read it. From 6 things you used to pay for, now free on your iPhone.

Alternatives to Google Translate

The closest alternatives to Google Translate are Merlin Bird ID, Focus Train, Splitwise, Tile, Sunshine, Waze, LiveMarquee, Hoopla, Map Poster and Kanopy — 10 apps from the 2 lists Google Translate appears on, each answering the same moment a different way.

• Merlin Bird IDHold your phone up to a singing bird and it names it. Free.
• Focus TrainEvery focus session is a train ride. Look away and it just waits.
• SplitwiseAdd the bill once and it works out who owes who. No awkward math.
• TileRing the tracker on your keys, or see on a map where they were last.
• SunshineTracks how much daylight you actually got, with nothing to press.
• WazeLive traffic and accurate ETAs, rerouted around crashes as they happen.
• LiveMarqueeInstead of renting an LED sign: your phone scrolls the message, no ads.
• HooplaInstead of buying the audiobook: borrow it free with your library card.
• Map PosterInstead of a custom map print: your photos light up every city you've been.
• KanopyInstead of renting the movie: stream films free through your library.

Price and ratings

Google Translate and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-13.

Google Translate is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.3 out of 5 from 83,905 ratings, checked on 2026-10-13. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source.

Appears on

• 7 apps that made the cut out of 400+ we screenedEverydayMerlin Bird ID · Focus Train · Splitwise · Tile · Sunshine · Google Translate · Waze
• 6 things you used to pay for, now free on your iPhoneMoneyMerlin Bird ID · LiveMarquee · Hoopla · Map Poster · Kanopy · Google Translate