How to communicate in foreign language with the iPhone apps

Traveling the world is a dream for many and for the travel junkies it is their life. But the main problem which people face everywhere is the language barrier. And it is not an easy task for people to go on learning each and every language of the country they visit, not even for the linguists. This problem has been solved with the various apps available on the iTunes store for the iPhone which helps in translating simple phrases. They have basically been designed to communicate, but if anyone thinks that they can excel the language with these apps, then they would think otherwise. Here are the apps to communicate in foreign languages:

Google Translate (Free)

The key features include:

Full Offline Usage: No
Translates Simple Phrases: Yes
Audio Translation: Yes
Voice Activation: Yes
Number of Languages: 64

This app is very helpful for the simple phrases and simple selections. The app is not fully functional offline, it saves the translations for the later use and even shows the translated texts on screen.

Jibbigo($4.99}

Full Offline Usage: Yes
Translates Simple Phrases: Yes
Audio Translation: Yes
Voice Activation: Yes
Number of Languages: 20+

The app completely designed for the travelers. It is completely functional offline though the language support is limited. The app is bi-directional which means the phrase can be spoken to the phone and it gives an audio in the selected language with the text on-screen.

Phrasebook (Free, $2.99 per extra language)

Full Offline Usage: No
Translates Simple Phrases: Yes
Audio Translation: Yes
Voice Activation: No
Number of Languages: 30+

This app is for those people for those who do not want to type the text. The database of this app has a series of illustrated, audio, and text translations which help the travelers in the conversations in foreign languages. Every language has about 2200 phrases.

Universal Translator ($2.99)

Full Offline Usage: No
Translates Simple Phrases: Yes
Audio Translation: Yes
Voice Activation: Yes
Number of Languages: 39

It uses the Google talk which helps in chatting. The user has to sign in to the Google Account and can converse with anyone as the incoming and the outgoing messages are completely translated. It is good for situations when you are chatting by sitting at a place but if you are roaming, it is not a good idea.

SayHi Translate ($0.99)

Full Offline Usage: No
Translates Simple Phrases: Yes
Audio Translation: Yes
Voice Activation: Yes
Number of Languages: 39

The app is very similar to the other apps described above and the user interface is very simple. The vocal translation is very effective but the voice seems very robotic. The translations are considered very accurate.

Finally, it can be concluded that Jibbigo is the best offline app followed by the Google translate. And these apps are really helpful for those travel junkies who travel with a purpose.

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Topics:  iPhone