Mate translates 250+ languages — online and offline. Whether you're traveling, learning a language, or just need to understand something quickly, Mate is built to help.
Translate text, speech, and websites. Works across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and all major browsers — with everything synced between devices.
TRANSLATE ANYWHERE ON iOS
- Default Translator (iOS 18.4+) — set Mate as your system translator and the iOS Translate action everywhere uses Mate. 250+ languages instead of Apple's 20, plus synonyms, definitions, phonetic transcription, reverse-translate, and noun genders, all inside the system popover.
- Safari Extension — translate entire web pages or selected text without leaving the browser.
- Share Extension — select any text, tap Share, then tap Mate to translate without leaving the app you're in. Works in Mail, Notes, PDFs, and anywhere else iOS shows the Share menu.
OFFLINE TRANSLATION
Download language packs for 55+ languages and translate without an internet connection. Manage your downloaded languages easily in Settings.
BUILT FOR LANGUAGE LOVERS
- Phrasebook — save translations you want to remember. Organize them into lists and review anytime.
- Noun genders for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Dutch.
- Phonetic transcription and transliteration.
- Speech translation — speak and get instant results.
ACCESSIBILITY
Full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and reduced motion throughout the app.
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE
Mate works on iOS, macOS, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera. One account keeps your history and phrasebook in sync across all of them.
Mate requires a subscription. 7-day free trial available.
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The developers listen to their customer base and that has to be applauded! The latest update got rid of all connections to analytics domains and now the app is truly a private alternative to Google Translate (as well as being a better translator in my opinion). I will buy the Mac version and recommend Mate to my friends. Great job, developers!Update: the app's privacy policy is reassuring to a point, but the developers still make use of Amplitude Analytics. While this is much better than Google analytics, it is still a dealbreaker to me as I refuse to use any apps that connect to analytics domains. Please consider adding an option to turn off all analytics. The vast majority of users will leave them on, but it will reassure the privacy conscious among us. Thank you.
Developer Response
Thanks, Sarassine!
Auto-translate tool rarely identifies correct source language, would rather use Google translate
RM 8890
I paid for and installed this app to help me research websites and documents in German, Italian, Catalan, and Spanish. After sticking with it all week, and trying different ways of using it, I will now be deleting it and my subscription because the auto-translate does not correctly identify the source language, but more importantly it does not allow me to manually choose the language to help it out. For example, it consistently misidentifies the same Catalan-language page as Hungarian, then when I reloaded and tried again, it said the page was in Indonesian, next time it was Spanish and stuck to that. Its not just for Catalan, other pages that are hosted in English but have overwhelmingly German text are identified as English only. Therefore, I cannot translate and see whole pages in English, and instead I am back to my previous techniques of copying and pasting text into Google Translate, or using my phone’s camera on Google Translate to navigate websites and read docs. I know I can highlight text and manually choose the source language — but don’t have the time or patience to highlight and translate individual bits of text on the pages, like website menus, or website advanced search options. Huge limitation of this otherwise promising tool. I paid for this app, and have emailed the developers about this issue, but haven’t heard back yet, I’m sure they’re busy. If they fix this, I’ll happily pay for the app again. Thank you
How about native speakers saying the phrase?
YachtieM
Ok, I haven’t had this app very long and it looks pretty decent in what I’ve tried to use it for. However... it would be nice to have a native speaker say the phrase of the language? I tried Maori and it was a man with a notable ‘British’ accent, the same speaker and accent used for the English phrase while I was trying to figure out how to get the app to say the Maori phrase. Yes, that would be a lot of work to add in, but for those of us learning languages, it would be nice to hear a more authentic accent. I would also be nice to have an audio of both phrases versus just the audio of the phrase showing up on the top row. I had English wanting to hear it in Maori, so the English was showing on top. When I switched the langague (what gets translated) I at first got English twice. I had to copy the Maori, switch the languages around to get Maori as the language to be translated into English. On the first try, the audio stayed with the English, then when I copied and pasted I got the ‘British’ male speaking Maori with a a ‘British’ accent. Didn’t try other languages to see if that was consistent across other languages. Important details for those using the app to help learn a language!
Lifetime Option
BuMmR
This app is excellent and functions exactly as advertised. However, the $6 monthly subscription fee is difficult to justify for my usage pattern. I primarily use it for a limited number of sites—probably fewer than five—and often go a week or two without needing it at all.While I understand the developer likely invests time in updates and maintenance, the current pricing model doesn't align well with my intermittent use. For users like me, who appreciate the app but don't require it daily, a lifetime subscription option would be ideal.The app's quality is undeniable, and I'd be more inclined to make a one-time purchase for long-term access. This would allow me to support the developer's work while better suiting my occasional usage needs. I hope the developer considers introducing a lifetime subscription tier, as it would make the app much more accessible for users with similar usage patterns to mine.
Mate v8.2 — translate from anywhere on iOS.
DEFAULT TRANSLATOR (iOS 18.4+)
Set Mate as your system Default Translator and the Translate action across all of iOS — selected text in Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes, anywhere — uses Mate instead of Apple Translate. Open Settings → Integrations to enable it in one tap.
You get 250+ languages instead of Apple's 20, plus synonyms, definitions, phonetic transcription, reverse-translate, noun genders, and high-quality text-to-speech — right inside the system popover.
REBUILT SHARE EXTENSION
The Share-menu translator is fully rebuilt. Tap-to-hear, copy, synonyms, reverse-translate, and phonetic transcription now work right inside the Share sheet — no need to jump back to the app.
To use it: select text in any app, tap Share, then tap Mate. First time only, scroll the Share sheet to the right, tap "More" and turn Mate on.
ARABIC OFFLINE PACK FIX
Downloading the Arabic offline language pack no longer crashes the app. Refreshed the underlying ML library to the latest version, which also improves the reliability of every other offline pack.
ALSO IN THIS UPDATE
- Speech-to-text now prompts you to pick a source language when "Auto-detect" is on (STT needs a real language to listen for)
- Polished button feedback across the app
- Stability and performance improvements
Version 8.2.0
The developer, Twopeople Software, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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