Today we can safely say that the best applications for mobile gadgets, including iPad and iPhone, are those that can fully function with the Internet turned off. That is why many developers are actively involved in creating such software, and dictionaries are no exception. The iOS offline translator is more convenient than a similar application that requires a constant connection to the Internet, since it allows you to use its functionality anywhere and at any time. Such programs are especially useful for tourists who do not always have the opportunity to connect to the local Internet network.
Today there are quite a large number of offline translators for iOS, so choosing the most suitable one is often difficult. Therefore, before choosing the required application, it is better to familiarize yourself with the list of the most popular programs among users.
Choosing a translator for iOS without the Internet
LangBook. This offline translator for iOS is one of the most popular thematic software among owners mobile devices from Apple. Although it is distributed on a paid basis and is quite expensive, the money spent for its purchase is completely worth it. Immediately after activating the license, the program offers to install large Offline dictionaries, which make the user completely independent from the Internet. The list of proposed dictionaries includes English, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish and other languages.
All the dictionaries available in the translator are worked out in detail and surprise with their detail. Here you can see not only all the meanings of the word, but also its transcription. In addition, the program includes a small course on surface study foreign languages, as well as a phrasebook that contains the most frequently used phrases in various places: shops, banks, hotels, and so on. LangBook has online version, which operates through Google service Translate.
Lingvo Dictionaries. Released by the domestic company ABBYY iOS translator Lingvo is distinguished by the presence of a huge number of different thematic dictionaries, which can be downloaded immediately after activating the licensed version of the program. The list of application add-ons offers dictionaries on topics such as economics, law, mathematics, general science, cooking, medicine, and so on.
Also, this translator for Apple mobile devices has the function of translating text from photographs. The program is capable of independently recognizing text placed on an image and translating it. As for the set of languages, Lingvo has quite a lot of them, but translation into Russian is offered only from German, Spanish, English and French. The application is optimal as a photo translator for iOS.
Yandex.Translation. Although its main competitor Google translator, this application inferior in many respects, it has one undeniable advantage, namely, it gives users the opportunity to download and save offline dictionaries. Moreover, the application is absolutely free.
Among others positive qualities Yandex.Translation can be noted for the presence of transcriptions of words and examples of their use. The translator could be called the best for Russian-speaking users, but the lack of voice translation and text recognition from images prevents this from happening.
English-Russian dictionary. Another popular translator for iOS among users of Apple devices, it supports offline operation. The program has a large set of words and provides the opportunity to learn words. It is distributed free of charge, and advertising that slightly interferes with the use of its functions can be removed for only $1.
Gone are the days when translators on the App Store were either very expensive or very bad. With the release of applications from leading search engines on mobile platforms, the picture has rapidly changed. Let's list and review the most convenient and functional dictionaries and translators for iPhone and iPad today.
LangBook
LangBook is a very expensive and high-quality dictionary/translator for iPhone and iPad. After purchasing, the program will offer you to download large Offline dictionaries to your phone, which will make you independent of the Internet, which is very convenient if you travel. English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian... There are a lot of dictionaries.The dictionaries pleasantly surprise you with their detail; LangBook contains the transcription and all the meanings of the entered word. The online translator works based on Google Translate.
In addition to speech input, in " Google Translate» there is convenient handwriting input. This function will be especially convenient for those who know languages. eastern countries. The program can also translate text on the go using your iPhone camera, but it works this function bad, but Google Translate copes quite well with translating text from a photo.
Yandex.Translation
Domestic translator from the company of the same name. It is inferior on all fronts to the Google translator, but it has the ability to save dictionaries offline. And this is great, since you can find similar functionality mainly in expensive programs.If you haven’t found an answer to your question or something didn’t work out for you, and there is no suitable solution in the comments below, ask a question through ours. It's fast, simple, convenient and doesn't require registration. You will find answers to your and other questions in the section.
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A little history
Machine translation is one of the first large-scale tasks that was set before engineers immediately after the creation of computers. It is noteworthy that the most popular direction of translation was initially Russian-English, which allowed Americans to quickly process textual information (including, of course, intelligence information) coming from the USSR in the late 40s and early 50s. Work was also carried out in the opposite direction.
Why Google Translate is the best today
Just like 70 years ago, today the quality of translation depends mainly not on the skill of the programmers working on the application, but on the array of data on which it is trained. Naturally, no company in the world can compare with Google in terms of the volume of processed text information, and therefore the quality of translation. In rare cases, highly specialized applications and services can compete with Google Translator, but for the average user we can safely recommend Google Translate.
What the free Google Translate app for iPhone and iPad can do
Offline translation into 59 languages (online translation into 103 languages)
These are all the common languages and dialects of our planet, not counting the exotic ones spoken by two and a half African villages. That is, it will be very difficult for you to find a person on the Internet with whom it will be impossible to communicate through Google Translate. At the same time, 59 languages are available for offline downloading (separately) and use without an Internet connection.
You can download language packs at Settings programs in the section Offline translation.
You can enter a word (phrase) either manually or by voice.
If necessary, the translated phrase can be read out by clicking on the speaker icon.
In addition, the translation can be enlarged to full screen by pressing this button.
Conversation mode (instant automatic voice translation) in 32 languages
If you go to a foreign language country and try to communicate with people on the street, then instead of text input it will be much more convenient to use voice input. You say a phrase in native language into the microphone of your smartphone or tablet, and Google Translator instantly responds through the speakers in the language of the local aboriginal.
This translation into this moment available for 32 directions, including Russian, English, German, French and other languages.
Translation from camera or photo into 37 languages
Another problem that Google's interpreter can solve is the translation of inscriptions, signs, and signs without text input. For example, when traveling around Asia, you don’t have to install all the necessary keyboards with hieroglyphs on your iPhone; you just need to point the camera at a sign with a Chinese or Japanese inscription, and the application will independently recognize and translate the text from or into 37 languages. You can also recognize text on an uploaded image in the same way, or even draw characters you saw the day before from memory (Google Translate recognizes handwritten text in 93 languages).
Phrasebook - your own list of necessary words and phrases
It would be a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity to create your own phrasebook. The application allows you to mark and save translations of words and expressions for later use. All languages are supported. To save, click the star. All saved translations will be automatically placed in the tab of the same name.
Handwriting
Simply write the text by hand and translate it into any of the 93 available languages.
About five years ago, a good dictionary and translator for an iPhone cost a lot of money, and there were no good ones, and free ones at that. After the release of free translators for iPhone and iPad from Google and Yandex, the policies of other companies also changed and there are now a lot of them in the App Store.
Today we review the best, five free translators for iPhone and iPad, with which you can not only translate words and sentences, but also communicate without difficulty while abroad.
Lingvo dictionary + photo translator from English into Russian and 8 other languages
Powerful database of dictionaries in the application ABBYY Lingvo provides first-class and accurate translation online and offline. The basic set of 10 dictionaries is free, but if you need something more than an ordinary translator, you will have to pay. Among the advantages is a good search - by entering a word, not only the translation appears, but also options for use in the bulk of phrases.
The translator also has quick translation from the camera, but it works awkwardly, just one word. To translate an entire sentence or page, developers sell a separate application that costs 379 rubles.
Another feature of the translator are cards - phrases or words that you want to learn can be added to a separate section.
Both corporations, Yandex and Google, are trying to promote their services in all directions. The Yandex.Translator application stands out for its simplicity and good functionality - there is translation without the Internet, a photo translator, and voice input. And, of course, it is absolutely free.
From my own experience I can say with complete confidence that simultaneous translation works very well even with a poor Internet connection. Large texts from photos are translated 50/50, sometimes the application cannot recognize the text at all.
There is also a great feature with which you can quickly delete written text - you just need to swipe to the left and the input field will become empty.
The translator is interesting for certain functions that competitors do not have - a translator keyboard and a widget in the notification center. Otherwise, the translator is very simple and understandable; it can read entire sentences and store favorites in a separate section. For the majority of languages, there are voice translation settings - you can choose which voice will be read, female or male, as well as the reading speed.
iTranslate is free, but it has an ad at the bottom, however, you can turn it off by purchasing iTranslate Premium for 529 rubles, which also includes speech recognition and translations with large amounts of text.
It seems to me that this is the best and most convenient translator for iPhone and iPad. Google has all of the above features absolutely free and all in a nice and user-friendly interface. Translating text from photos works perfectly, failures are very rare. There is even quite tolerable handwriting input. I don’t understand who it was made for, but the fact that it exists is already a plus.
The translation history is conveniently made, which is located immediately below the input field - there is no need to search for recently translated words and sentences in different categories. But Google Translate has a big disadvantage - it cannot work without an Internet connection.
Microsoft Translator
The translator from Microsoft is still quite young; the application appeared in the App Store last summer, but has already managed to win over some users. The developers have focused on simultaneous translation, which makes it possible to communicate with people without knowing their language.
You just need to open the translator on your iPhone and Apple Watch, activate the instant translation function and give the iPhone to your interlocutor - the application shows the translation simultaneously on the iPhone and watch. True, it doesn’t function very accurately now, and there aren’t many languages, although there is Russian, which is good.
Don't forget to add to the application required functions like a translation from a photograph - done well and conveniently. The translator is absolutely free, but you don’t need to expect anything unusual from it yet; the application has many minor errors and shortcomings.
What's your favorite iPhone translator app?
Do you regularly use translation software on your iPhone? If so, which app do you think is the best and why? Be sure to write your opinion in the comments.
Do you regularly use translation apps on your iPhone? If so, what are your current favorites and why do you prefer them over other parameters? Be sure to let me know in the comments!
Voice assistants are increasingly becoming part of our lives. They are available both in the App Store and in the built-in functionality of the iPhone, like Siri. Today's review is unusual - we will compare voice translators: iTranslate Voice, Google Translate and SayHi Translate. How convenient are they to use and how do they get the job done?
iTranslate Voice
So, the trick of this program for iPhone is that you just need to say a word in Russian and the application will answer you in the same way, only in a different, pre-selected language.
The app's interface is incredibly similar to Siri's. Even the sound when you click on the “Speak Text” icon is very similar to that in the assistant. Between the language buttons there is a volume adjustment button, and in the menu that opens when you click on it, you can select the speaker - male or female and the speed of pronunciation of the translated text. By the way, a useful option is the ability to clear dialogs. Simply drag the page down and an action similar to updating Twitter or mail in iOS 6 will occur.
A very useful feature of the application is the ability to recognize the end of a sentence and “shake to speak.” The former will detect the intended point in your speech, and the latter will tell you the result of the translation again.
In order to carry out the experiment, we will take this tricky phrase: “You can’t just take and translate something from English into Russian and back”
The application did not cope with the task very well, displaying something tricky. But, however, neither better nor worse than the others, look further.
However, there are a huge number of languages available in the app. Starting from English with German and ending with Korean and Norwegian. A huge range of languages will allow you to easily communicate with foreigners. All you need is normal pronunciation of words, not porridge in your mouth, and the Internet.
If you need to talk, for example, with a resident of China or India, and you do not have a translator, then this is definitely the way out. Buy a local SIM card and chat as much as you like.
So, looking back at all the above pros and cons, we can safely say that there are more pros. But don’t forget about traffic abroad, which is very expensive these days.
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Google Translate
The text translation speed of this iPhone application is quite high. It produces results very quickly. Even if you speak a whole sentence, the program will produce translation results almost immediately. Everything is fast and beautiful. Minimalistic interface, neat buttons, icons, etc.
Perhaps the two most important features of the application that will make you run to the App Store and download the application are its price - free, and support for the Russian language.
Naturally, the application works with Google API. And this is his huge advantage. But alas, the application does not support dialogue translation. That is, one speaks “into the microphone” and the application translates his speech, then the other does the same, and so on, as is implemented in iTranslate Voice.
The application coped with the same intricate phrase that I cited above in exactly the same way as everyone else.
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SayHi Translate
It's hard to believe that this app can intelligently translate speech from one language to another. This is clear at least from the screenshots provided by the developer on the application page in the App Store. And the big red button with the inscription “Done” on the very first screen just makes me sick. In addition, the developers didn’t even bother to translate the settings menu, leaving it on English language. True, at least the interface is more or less pleasant. However, this does not make the application any better than its primary rival iTranslate Voice, which was described above.
As for translation, the app did the same job as iTranslate Voice and Google Translate. Everything is exactly the same. Only to complete the speech, unlike all other programs in this review, here you have to press a button with the disgusting text “Done”. Yes, the feature can be enabled in the settings, but it is disabled by default. The interface is terrible. It is inconvenient to interact with incorrectly recognized sections of the test, that is, to edit the “unrecognized” one, you need to click on the field, then click on the arrow in the context menu, since the number of fields on the screen simply does not fit, and then on the untranslated “Edit” field.
I was very upset by the menu that appears when you click on the question mark at the top. “Russian help” and “English help”. The application recognized Russian speech from the fifth time, all the other above programs - from the first or second. And question marks when there is an error in translation from English (!) are absolutely fire.
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Conclusion
If we test all voice translation programs for iPhone with the same phrase, we will get... the same result, right down to the comma. And this is not surprising, because all similar applications use the Google service in one way or another.
You practically get a shell of a different kind from the free Google Translate. It's just a matter of taste. Perhaps the most convenient is iTranslate Voice. There is a neat interface and thoughtful functionality.
