Yandex Translate
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- Profile analysed
- Jun 12, 2026
- App updated
- Nov 8, 2026
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- App Store · Store data seen: Nov 11, 2026 · Recently checked
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What it actually doesYandex Translator is an app for translating text and speech into more than 100 languages, with support for offline mode, optical character recognition, and text-to-speech.
Actually does
- ✓Translation85% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first15% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text8% of reviews
- ✓OCR / Document scan25% of reviews
- ✓Bookmarks Management8% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Text-to-speech
- ⚠Dictionary
- ⚠Перевод веб-сайтов
- ⚠Транслитерация для нелатинских алфавитов
- ⚠iPad-optimized
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠История переводов
- ⚠Автоопределение языка
Common complaints
- ✗Translation quality degraded after updates40% of mentions
«I used to love using your translator, but now these translations have become so awful that I switched back to Google Translate»
- ✗Poor text recognition in photos15% of mentions
«From photos it reads 30% (although others read 100%), and translates in such a way that you don't even roughly understand the meaning of words»
- ✗Doesn't work abroad due to restrictions12% of mentions
«Now Yandex Translator doesn't work abroad»
- ✗Doesn't work with VPN enabled8% of mentions
«The app became useless because it doesn't work with VPN enabled. I deleted the app.»
- ✗Slow app response abroad8% of mentions
«Sometimes it just refuses to translate, or rather nothing happens, you can wait forever for the translation»
What people praise
- ★Helps with learning foreign languages
«I had an English test and I didn't understand some words very well, so I quickly decided to google a photo translator and was very glad I found Yandex Translator»
- ★Works conveniently with Apple Books and text highlighting
«When I read books in Apple Books there are many books in English, I highlight the text and read it in Russian. You can also highlight text on paper and read it»
- ★Works without internet for major languages
«Works well, only sometimes the translation translates incorrectly (especially when there's no internet)»
- ★Overall the app works well
«In principle, everything works perfectly»