8 best dictionaries and translators for Android and iOS

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

These excellent programs will help you communicate with foreigners, study and work with languages.

1. "Google Translate"

Google is one of the world leaders in natural language processing. Its translator supports 103 languages - an absolute record among similar programs. In most languages, the application works offline. In addition, it is perfectly integrated with Android: thanks to a special widget, you can quickly translate highlighted words in most other applications without leaving them.

The program translates not only the text printed in it, but also the inscriptions photographed or drawn on the screen. Moreover, you can simply dictate a few phrases to the application - it recognizes words and translates them.

For convenience, Google Translate displays the history of past translations. Any of them can be saved in a special list so as not to lose.

2. "Microsoft Translator"

Microsoft has excelled in machine translation, making it one of the most advanced software on the market. The application provides two-way translation in over 60 languages. The most popular of them can be used offline.

The feature of the application is a built-in chat with instant translation of replicas for each participant. You can correspond with friends from different countries, and the program will make sure that all interlocutors see the contents of the conversation in their chosen languages.

Microsoft Translator recognizes spoken language and text in images. You can view the history of old translations and save any of them in a special section of the program.

3.iTranslate

ITranslate translator uses speech technologies from Google, Apple and Microsoft. The program has a convenient translation mode for oral conversations and an English verb conjugation table. The iOS version looks more interesting: in it you will find an iTranslate keyboard for quick translation in other applications and a widget for easy translation of text from the clipboard.

The app supports 90 languages, but offline you can only translate from other languages to English and vice versa. It offers a history of translations and the ability to save any of them.

The iOS widget and keyboard, as well as offline translation and voice recognition, are only available with a paid subscription. You can try these features for free for seven days.

4. ABBYY Lingvo

This application from the well-known Russian company ABBYY is a universal shell for different dictionaries. You can download 11 basic offline dictionaries for free, including English-Russian and Russian-English. Hundreds of others - thematic, explanatory, and others for various languages - are available in the app as in-app purchases. The dictionaries have been compiled by reputable world publishers.

The program can recognize inscriptions on pictures, and the iOS version allows you to learn selected words using special cards. Dictionary entries in the application are written in hypertext: by clicking on any word, you will open another article dedicated to it.

Dictionary-translator ABBYY Lingvo offline ABBYY Mobile

5. Lingvo Live

An alternative version of the previous program. In Lingvo Live, you can get help from other users in the built-in Q&A feed. In addition, the app gives you full access to 140 offline dictionaries for 15 languages and vocabulary flashcards as part of a paid subscription. Both translation and monolingual dictionaries are available. It's free to create your flashcards and use basic online dictionaries.

Language Live dictionary translator ABBYY Mobile

6. Reverso

Reverso is a simple English dictionary and contextual translator. The program does an excellent job with short phrases. She does not interpret every word separately, but the whole phrase as a whole, keeping its meaning. To do this, the application uses ready-made translations made not by machines, but by living people.

Reverso scans official documents, movie subtitles and other multilingual texts published on the Internet. As soon as the system finds the phrase you entered in them, it immediately displays its translation from another language version of the same text. The program displays different translation options from several sources with context.

The app supports 12 languages. Without a network connection, the translator works in a simplified mode, showing translations of only the most popular phrases.

By paying for a subscription, you will get access to the translation history, you will see more translation options for each word or phrase, and remove ads.

Reverso Theo Hoffenberg Translation Dictionary

Reverso Translation Dictionary Reverso Technologies Inc.

7. "Multitran"

An online translation dictionary that is updated by the user community. The iOS app supports eight languages, the Android version is 17, including Russian, English, Spanish and German. The main feature of "Multitran" is that the dictionary base contains a huge number of words from scientific, technical and other niches.

The app shows ads. By purchasing the paid version, you will get rid of ads, and if you have iOS, you will also unlock translation history, bookmarks and word usage examples.

Dictionary Multitran Suvorov-Development

8. Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The application of the famous dictionary of the English language. Contains hundreds of thousands of articles with explanations, synonyms, antonyms, usage examples, related phrases and other word information. You can quickly switch between dictionary and thesaurus modes. In the first, the program shows a maximum of examples of use and interpretation. And in the thesaurus view, you will see more antonyms, synonyms and related words.

All information is available offline. In addition, the program has many tests and games to check vocabulary.

Compared to competitors, Merriam-Webster Dictionary stands out for its stylish and user-friendly interface. In addition, the app does not impose in-app purchases or restrictions. The full version of the dictionary is available for free with ads, and the cost of a subscription to disable it is only 130 rubles per year. In addition, ads are not displayed without a network connection.

Dictionary - Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster Inc.

Your favorite dictionary or translator may not be on our list. Let us know in the comments.