Yandex Translate Reviews

by CarefreeFisher

Prior to this version YandexTranslate made use of real estate very effectively. The usually translation space has been reduced by about 15-20%. Very inefficient. They have also cluttered it with a self-promoting banner that is irritating more than appealing. I don’t have a problem with a free app trying to encourage stickiness or products, but this even misses that opportunity.

by Hispanic Lesbian

I’m always using YandexTranslate for mainly 3 languages: Korean, Chinese and Japanese.
The Chinese one is the most accurate and I’m super glad. Korean and Japanese, is a bit more iffy but it’s there.
The only thing I would like added is that it can be able to detect traditional writing style for Chinese and Japanese. I would love to know what someone is saying, for example in a comic they use that style. But everything else works fine. I have already recommended this translator to a bit more of my friends since it’s really good.

by Yngrk

Now there is even less room to see what I want to translate. There is no way to turn off those icons for mikes and cameras that you added above the translate line. And I already felt limited in the original text area.

Meanwhile you have this huge white space below the translate line that never gets used.

I do not understand why you design the space to enter the words to translate in such a small (and now cluttered with icons) area.

***While your translator is good, it is not perfect. I need to see the original text so I can understand or adjust the translation to be more accurate.***

If you want to clutter up the original text area, can you at least make that area double the size?

by Multicat72

Yandex is better at translating certain idiomatic or set Russian phrases then Google Translate gets entirely wrong. Often, the translations need to be edited into natural speech and they often fail to make the distinction between literal and idiomatic phraseology. This is the same for all translation apps. For Russian I prefer it over Google translate.

by Aloha_from_Hawaii

Please add voice pronunciation to the list of words in a collection. It would be easier to learn new words, without going to each one to listen to how it is pronounced.

Also please fix the bag with a web version, when I add a word to a collection it saves this as a “default collection”, when I want to add another word to another collection I push “change collection ” and choose another one, but the word is also saved to the “default collection ”, so I always have the same word in 2 collections, and every time I need to remove it from one of them.

Thank you

by Fadde01

This is easily better than Google translate on its latest update. Less errors, more details, suggestions and overall better in everything really.

by Hamzaster

I use YandexTranslate to translate comments on social media and games and I first used the website so it was even better now seeing there is an app, keep up the great work

by Mhs4575

Google translate is very good too, but in my opinion Yandex translator has a slight edge. I enjoyed the fact that they maintained compatibility with my first model iPad long after Apple and Google dropped support. Super product Yandex development team!

by DarkerThen_YouCouldEveryBe

YandexTranslate is amazing I could use it for hours just for fun. One thing that would be nice is if you made a app kinda like google board or Gboard so you don’t have to keep going back and fourth to type or figure out what something means and you just copy and paste it into the thing. It would be nice to have. But overall I compared it to google translate and google translate sometimes calls pizza a burrito for some reason then other times it works correctly and says pizza. This tho is amazing translater I don’t know how I never saw this because how accurate it is

by Tgmendi

In learning Italian, I have been using a few translation app for assistance. YandexTranslate has been most useful, user friendly and I love the off line mode. Thanks and kudos to the developers!

by DVOIT

One of the best around. My single complaint is that I can’t change the voice. Sometimes it’s difficult to hear pronunciation and I think having different voices with varying annunciations could really help.

Edit: worth noting I’m an iOS user

by Grfemac

There are functions in YandexTranslate that are better than Google Translate in my opinion. The voice recognition is very effective and the photo translate is much more effective than Google’s version.

by Meberli

This is a fantastic APP. Russian/English translations have greatly improved over the years, and now I use it wherever I need a little help. It also includes sample sentences unitizing the words. Not only a practical translation App, also a useful learning tool.

by Adam 632

I absolutely enjoy YandexTranslate . It translates right. Gives me examples of use, history, i can add words in my personal dictionary.
The interface is very nice and neat and pleasant to use.
I switched from google and happy now.
Thank you developers, keep it this way.

by ✝️Savannah😶‍🌫️

MUCH better than the IOS translate app that’s automatically installed on iPhones. What you translates gets saved so you can go back and look at it, and it also has a camera/photo translation option. There are also words/phrases of the day.

by St4rGh0st619117

I gave up Google translate for Yandex Translate & I do not regret doing so. Yandex translate is much more accurate, & faster than Google translate, & Yandex doesn’t spy on you like Google does. Yandex respects privacy while Google does not, I highly recommend YandexTranslate for those wanting to learn more than 1 language & is perfect for polyglots.

by Savethebees23

This is the translator use and trust the most. I love all the different options. I love how you can change colour themes and the options like dialogue, speech, and Picture. It has also helped me a bit with learning languages. I do wish it would add a way to register without phone number (without google account). Great app, seems like the team is nice too and engages with reviewers. Cheers.

by Swaggersbro

It’s better then google translate and other translation apps because it doesn’t cost money to translate pictures and I think that’s what makes it better then google translate. It also has every language (I think) and everything is great. I don’t usually write reviews but this was honestly worthy.

by AlexOneBillion

Moving to Yandex after reaching out the limit of saved words in the mobile version of Google translator. Another annoying thing with Google translate was lack of synchronization between web and mobile versions.

Although, there is always room for improvements! Personally, I’d appreciate adding verb conjugation, especially for exceptions.

by Cmalek

Yandex offers more information for translations than Google Translate, and the translations feel like they are more accurate. As a polyglot I use both yandex translate and google for different languages, but when it comes to Russian yandex is the most reliable, both for the literal entries and the sound clips. The UI is ergonomic, allowing you to quickly clear the screen and enter another word for translation or swipe to previous queries. If you’re a student of Russian, Yandex is a must.

by Некнмм

offline mode doesn’t work... it shows message “install the pair of languages in settings”... but this very pair is ALREADY INSTALLED!!! Stupid error! Bad work!!!

by TaylorTeaAdams

I have been trying to learn French for a while, and downloading YandexTranslate helped me greatly. Much better than google translate, and provides instant speech to text translations. 10/10!

by Swtcline

Great app, used it in France and was able to communicate with French family that where staying at our home. I would text and then send via WhatsApp. worked great

by Lidez

You have a new not convenient change for small iPhone display. You add ”examples” line. It makes difficult to see translate. But examples are very helpful.

by Karikarich

I use it a lot of time and it’s upgraded every year and it’s becoming convenient to use

by Wow!!! App Is So Cool

Absolutely the best translator I have ever used!!!!!

by Markos1999

Great for learning Russian and translating from Russian to domestic language with greda precission!