iTranslate Converse Reviews – Page 11
4/5 rating based on 279 reviews. Read all reviews for iTranslate Converse for iPhone.
iTranslate Converse is free iOS app published by iTranslate GmbH
Best App
MickyDeeDoo
The best app I have found to translate and to practice speaking a foreign language and it is so easy to use.
Amazing App!
leightongriffin
Really makes me interested in learning a new language! It helps me focus more on annunciation.
Canceled as soon as I got back from China
Charlie:3:E
It looks like a well made app. I found it worthless in mainland China. It didn’t work for me at the hotel, restaurants or asking directions. It wouldn’t translate correctly. It kept saying unable to understand. At first I thought it was my phone connection and so I tried using it at the hotel lobby in Shanghai, China. Using the WiFi and it didn’t work at all. Money in the trash, I just deleted it and don’t forget to cancel the auto-subscribe. I read great reviews which led me to purchase the service. Now I think they may have been fake reviews. Look elsewhere. My own experience. Tried contacting the company to get a refund. I haven’t gotten response yet. I just got charged for a second month. And just canceled.
Don’t charge me
PhillyVal
I just installed and now I see that I will be charged in 7 days. I don’t want to be charged and I want to uninstall today. How do I prevent that first charge?
Shady, Tricks You Into Paying!
Jules75653
DO NOT GET THIS SHADY APP! It tricks you into purchasing a subscription. It has a huge CONTINUE button when you first download the app, and seemingly no other option. What they don’t tell you is that “CONTINUE” button actually subscribes you for their “PRO upgrade” which charges you money while you think it’s free. And the app developers keep commenting on these reviews meant to warn people before being tricked into their money, saying that there is a free option and they are not tricking people. These are blatant lies. If you don’t want to pay, you have to click a tiny “x” button in the top right corner instead of a huge “CONTINUE” button in the center of the screen. Do not listen to these developers, they are trying to scam you and the translator itself isn’t even that great. Get a better app that’s actually free to use with no shady, scummy tricks.
Great App
MightyCommander
Phenomenal app!! it gets me through situations where there is a language barrier between me and the other person strongly recommend
Slow and inaccurate even in Pro app
gbfluteman
Summary/ TL; DR version: User beware. They won’t listen and won’t change. If that isn’t a sure fire sign of corporate greed, I’m not sure what is. Despite what you might think of Google, Google Translate is clearly the better product. Full Version: I decided to read the comments, to gauge how valuable my leaving feedback would be for the developer. It clearly isn’t. The Developer and his team basically just auto-respond the same 3 responses to most of the comments. Background: I’m a Science teacher, and thought this app would be helpful to use in my inner-city classroom with ESL Spanish students. I don’t speak a lot of Spanish. Thankfully, I have a rudimentary knowledge of the language, and some students that are bilingual I could test this out on. Since the Developer won’t listen to people’s complaints, this review is for the user and why you should stay away from this app, and use Google Translate on your iPhone, instead of trying to use this app’s Watch version, regardless of how convenient it sounds. So, for the user, here are my 3 biggest gripes with the free AND Pro versions of this app. The Review: 1) Google Translate simply does it better. iTranslate is supposed to be Voice-to-Voice translation. Cool conversational idea, if executed properly. Except, this app is slow, clunky, and requires a solidly fast Internet connection at all times to be used. To boot, the Watch version, having to send the signal through the phone, is even slower, and less accurate than the phone version (iPhone XS Max and Watch Series 3; it’s not like I’m doing this on iPhone 6 or Watch Series 1). My bilingual students, who understand me perfectly and understand how English and Spanish should be translated, stated that this app wasn’t translating accurately at all (70% accuracy). Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States, other than English! This is a travesty! Google Translate, while not always perfect, was significantly more accurate (95%). The only inconvenience is you have an extra step of pushing a button to put the translated text into speech. But, if I have to choose between a faulty translation and pushing an extra button, I’ll choose the more convenient and correctly translated option, every time (inaccuracy is a far greater form of inconvenience than having to push an extra button for speech). 2) iTranslate states that it is “not possible” for them to have languages available offline. Maybe not for them, but Google does. I can download over 150 languages (verses iTranslate’s boastful 38 languages of use) to my iPhone, and use every single one offline. Now, offline translation may not always be as accurate, but if my cell service is terrible as I’m stuck in a part of town where nobody speaks English, I can still order food and ask where I can find my favorite snack in the supermarket. If iTranslate was willing to invest in such models- even in their subscription based Pro version you can’t do this- it would allow the phone and watch to rely less on the Internet connection for speech recognition and provide a more accurate translation, even when connected to the Internet. 3) Their subscription model is gloriously deceptive. Google Translate is free. Period. I have used both of iTranslate’s versions (free and Pro), and my bilingual students and I did not notice a substantial difference in the accuracy of the apps. Which, is not cool, considering $5-$10 can typically net you a ridiculously large gaming app or other “life hack” apps permanently. But, that being said, let’s talk about the biggest complaint with their subscription model- the fact that for most users, the subscription page that pops up is deceptive in leading you to believe you must sign up (or leading users to believe they’re just continuing on to the free part of the app). Now, thankfully, I’ve played enough games on iOS with similar looking advertising that I know where to look for the tiny “x” that is salvation in getting out of those ads. iTranslate’s subscription is no different, except that where most advertising would say “DOWNLOAD NOW” or “SIGN UP NOW” as their big button compared to the tiny “x” to get out, iTranslate deceptively uses the word “CONTINUE” to make it appear to an uninformed user that they are just continuing to the free version of the app. Another quick Apple notification pops up, which most users unfamiliar with this step will hit okay, thinking they’re still using the free app, when they’re not. Even worse, if users cancel their subscription through the App Store within the seven day trial period, they still get charged for using the app. Knowing that most people won’t fight over $5, it’s a very clever, and dishonest, way to get money for a poorly developed and executed app. We’ll know you’re serious about listening to us if you change that orange button to say, “Subscribe Now”, instead of the deceptive “Continue”. Clear, more transparent language like this is necessary in an app built on teaching multiple people groups and languages. Now, if the Developer responds, they will most likely auto-respond with these 3 responses, telling you they aren’t listening to their clients complaints, instead of taking feedback and actually using the money they obtain to improve the app: 1) “Sounds like you were having problems with the voice recognition.” Duh!! That’s why I’m complaining about it! 2) “The language is clear” (in very fine print that even The Santa Clause can’t rival) “...that you’re signing up for a subscription, and here’s how to cancel your subscription....” and 3) “This app is free. Only the PRO version needs to be paid for.” Unfortunately, there isn’t a discernible difference in the performance of the PRO version verses your free version. Google does it better for free. On iOS. Which Google hates! Step up, bro! Quit auto-responding in a losing PR battle and be transparent to your short comings, and then fix them. Users, see my summary at the beginning.