#The Best Translation Apps for iPhone or Android – Review Geek

• Usability: One of the first things you’ll want to look for is usability and features. If the app is clunky, hard to manage, or takes too long to translate, you’ll get frustrated and give up. That’s one area where Google Translate really shines.
• Languages: Obviously, having an app with the language you want is a big deal. No app supports every language out there, so make sure the app you download supports the exact language you need if it is not super common. Google’s app supports over 100 languages online and over 50 languages offline to save you a bit of time.
• Pronunciation: If you want to speak the language, instead of letting your phone do it, choose one that offers audio pronunciation, that way, you can talk the talk.
• Extras: Some apps are simply a dictionary that will translate individual words, which is helpful, while others are full of features. Being able to translate images (like a street sign) or read a restaurant menu can really come in handy, so keep that in mind.

Google Translate

A free option to bigger apps is SayHi Translate. While it offers plenty of features and supports 90 languages or dialects, its most useful aspect is conversation mode. You can type into the app and get the translation, but the voice option is best. You can even control the speed at which SayHi translates conversations.

Just open SayHi, choose your source and target languages, and start speaking. From there, the translation appears on the screen and is read aloud. That way, you can talk in your own language, and it’ll say it back to an Uber driver, restaurant waiter, or to new friends you meet in another country.

To keep up with Google, Apple announced its own Translation app with the release of iOS 14. Apple’s built-in translation app can translate text and speech, carry on a real-time conversation with someone speaking a different language, has an extensive dictionary, and lets you save phrases or specific words. And while Apple Translate only supports 11 languages so far, we expect more options in future updates.

Next up is Dictionary Linguee, which is more of a dictionary and language reference app than anything. It doesn’t have as many features as something like Google or Apple’s offerings, but it could be perfect depending on what you need.

Dictionary Linguee is a powerful multilingual dictionary with support for dozens of languages. You’ll get example sentences, audio pronunciation, offline support, and a few other useful features. We really like the predictive mode, too: here, when you start typing a word, it’ll predict what you’re looking for and instantly show translations, potentially saving you a ton of time. It also works on tablets and is entirely free, which is nice.