Google Translate

Google Translate, from Google LLC, is the translation app many Android users reach for first, and its listing reads like a feature checklist. Typed translation spans 108 languages, from Afrikaans and Amharic to Hawaiian and Hmong, and several other input methods sit alongside it.

Beyond typing, users can point the camera at a sign or menu for instant translation of printed text in 94 languages, or snap and import photos for a higher-quality result in 90 languages. Conversation mode handles two-way spoken exchanges across 70 languages, and a Transcribe feature keeps translating someone who is speaking in close to real time, currently for 8 languages. Handwriting input works for 96 languages, and Tap to Translate lets users copy text in another app and translate it through a floating icon. For travel without data, 59 languages work offline. Useful results can be starred into a phrasebook, which syncs with the desktop version after signing in.

It has 1,000,000,000+ installs and a 4.3 average from over 9 million ratings; 71% are five stars and 11% are one star. The app is completely free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. It was updated on 2026-09-20, is rated Everyone, and the Android requirement varies with device. We list 43 versions, the latest weighing 50.2 MB.

Travellers, students and anyone dealing with a foreign language will find it a sensible default. People who need specialist or certified translation should treat it as a quick aid rather than a final word. Its 43 listed versions reflect a steady stream of updates.