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Head-to-head · Live Speech Translation Apps

VoiceTra vs iTranslate

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score VoiceTra #3 in Live Speech Translation Apps 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 3 features Visit VoiceTra
iTranslate #8 in Live Speech Translation Apps 8.4/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit iTranslate

VoiceTra leads on 1 check, iTranslate on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVoiceTra · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresVoiceTra · 1 of 3

VoiceTra scores higher on our rubric for live speech translation apps: 9.0 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

VoiceTra offers conversation history; iTranslate doesn't publish it.

VoiceTra is the better fit for free speech-to-speech translation on iOS or Android. iTranslate is the better fit for voice translation across mobile and desktop.

  • VoiceTra fits best

    Free speech-to-speech translation on iOS or Android

  • iTranslate fits best

    Voice translation across mobile and desktop

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Side by side

Feature VoiceTra 9.0/10 Visit ↗ iTranslate 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.4
Ranking #3 in Live Speech Translation Apps #8 in Live Speech Translation Apps
Best for Free speech-to-speech translation on iOS or Android Voice translation across mobile and desktop
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Mobile Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms iOS, Android Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Support Email, Docs Email, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features VoiceTra 1/3 · iTranslate 0/3
Offline translation — Not published
Camera translation — Not published
Conversation history ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Supported languages 33 Not published
Conversation mode Both Not published
Platforms iOS, Android mobile
Our review
Pros
  • Translates speech between 33 languages with spoken output
  • Back-translation display helps check a translation’s meaning
  • Stores a history of up to 1,000 sentences
  • Translates text in more than 100 languages and supports voice-to-voice translation
  • Offline mode uses downloadable language packs
  • Available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android
Cons
  • Requires an internet connection to translate
  • Available only on iOS and Android
  • No camera translation or offline translation
  • The Free plan highlights text translation only
  • Pro pricing is listed at 99.99, with no currency specified
  • Live conversation details are not supplied
Our verdict

VoiceTra is a free speech translation app from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), aimed at people who need spoken phrase translation on a phone. It translates between 33 languages and shows…

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iTranslate brings text, voice, camera and website translation together for travelers, students and professionals who need language help across devices. Text translation covers more than 100 languages, while voice-to-voice translation,…

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  1. VoiceTraLive Speech Translation Apps 9.0Free plan
  2. iTranslateLive Speech Translation Apps 8.4Free plan · 7-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • VoiceTra — where it wins

    • Translates speech between 33 languages with spoken output
    • Back-translation display helps check a translation’s meaning
    • Stores a history of up to 1,000 sentences

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires an internet connection to translate
    • Available only on iOS and Android
    • No camera translation or offline translation
  • iTranslate — where it wins

    • Translates text in more than 100 languages and supports voice-to-voice translation
    • Offline mode uses downloadable language packs
    • Available on web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan highlights text translation only
    • Pro pricing is listed at 99.99, with no currency specified
    • Live conversation details are not supplied

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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