Microsoft Translator

62 of 100 · reviews
4.8of 5 · store
158,245ratings on the App Store
489reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A key tool in the category. Free, compact (around 20 MB), and no subscription required. Supports group conversations via QR code. Recent updates have hurt voice mode stability.

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What people use it for

Anyone who needs a reliable free translator without subscriptions, especially for group meetings or business travel where translation into multiple languages is needed at once.

What reviews praise

Group conversation mode: multiple participants join via QR code and each see the translation in their own language in real time.
Free with no usage limits.

What reviews complain about

After recent updates, voice recognition started mixing up languages and dropping words.
There is a 1,000-character cap on text input, and the app does not tell you until you hit it.

What users experience

3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Initially I liked this app very much. For context I am hard of hearing and this app helps with quick conversations at help desks like libraries for example. I use 'converse' so it listens continuously rather than every time clicking on listen (in translate). But then slowly it started giving issues.

The text exceeded the maximum length of 1000 characters. Please use shorter text

Tried to upload a PDF from Files. Could not find a means by which to upload any documents from anywhere in the known universe. It was the primary reason I downloaded it. I will be deleting it now.