Waygo - Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Translator

Name: Waygo - Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Translator
Rating: 3.2 (133 reviews)
Author: Translate Abroad

Instant and Offline for Travel

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

133 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Travel
Developer

Translate Abroad
Language

EN
English
Size

56.3
MB

iPhone

Waygo is the award winning leader in visual translation services, your offline travel translator and dictionary app for Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Our technology allows you to hover your phone's camera over foreign text and instantly translate and read that text in English. Real customer reviews: "It was my 'Life Saver' in my trip to China..." "Using it now in Japan!. So worth the cost of unlimited translations..." "A must for travel to China..." "Happy User. Perfect! Very Useful!" Perfect for travel in China, Japan and Korea, you can instantly read text using our visual translator and learn the language. No data connection needed. Translate Chinese, Japanese or Korean into English offline when traveling in Asia. Why should I choose Waygo? - Free to download and try with all languages and features included - Instant offline OCR and translation that we built from the ground up - Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Kanji, Korean - Use your video camera as a visual translator or dictionary - No data connection required - Translate any menu or sign and never feel lost in translation again - See pictures of the food dish you are translating (Chinese only) - See and hear the pronunciation of the words - Simply point and translate foreign text to English - Share your translations through SMS, Facebook, Twitter and Email We have been featured repeatedly in ABC News, The New York Times, TechCrunch, The Next Web, BBC, Tech In Asia, GigaOm, Forbes, Technode, e27 and VentureBeat. This free trial is limited to 10 daily translations. Select your language from the top menu. Upgrade to unlimited translations through the in app purchases in the settings menu. Waygo Camera Translator is compatible with iOS devices running iOS 8.0 and up, as long as they have a rear-facing camera. TIPS 1. Best used on clear Chinese, Japanese and Korean text (currently does not recognize stylized fonts or handwriting) 2. Intended for use on printed text, not computer screens 3. Designed for clear menus, signs and labels, not books or complicated text 4. If the text is small, hold the phone further away and use the zoom to translate more clearly 5. If text is blurry, tap the screen to focus SUPPORTED LANGUAGES - Chinese (Simplified) to English - Chinese (Traditional) to English - Japanese to English - Korean to English - more coming soon! Go to www.WaygoApp.com/menu to try Waygo translator now on a sample Chinese menu. FOLLOW US * Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/WaygoApp * Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WaygoApp NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPERS We appreciate your feedback. Please send any questions or suggestions to feedback@waygoapp.com

Ratings & Reviews

3.2

out of 5

133 Ratings

Helpless without
08/13/2017

Oliver Vars
The app isn't perfect, but it's close. All you have to do is point your camera at Chinese characters and like waiving a magic wand, the pinion and translation pop up. Very helpful for figuring out menus, the buttons on washers and air conditioners, and airport signs!
Helpless without
08/13/2017

Oliver Vars

The app isn't perfect, but it's close. All you have to do is point your camera at Chinese characters and like waiving a magic wand, the pinion and translation pop up. Very helpful for figuring out menus, the buttons on washers and air conditioners, and airport signs!
Frustrating for Japanese
10/12/2017

ClovisKid4321
I am in Japan and I've tried to use this app for translating Japanese on many occasions. I upgraded to the paid version. The translations are really poor. Many things completely not food related translate into food items. For example, there's "fatty tuna" all over the place. Food items on a menu seem to translate much quicker and seemingly more accurately. Maybe that's where the developers focused their attention?I have used it on some Chinese characters with the Chinese translation, and that seems to occur much more quickly and accurately. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this app except as an emergency back-up to avoid eating anything you'd rather not eat.
Frustrating for Japanese
10/12/2017

ClovisKid4321

I am in Japan and I've tried to use this app for translating Japanese on many occasions. I upgraded to the paid version. The translations are really poor. Many things completely not food related translate into food items. For example, there's "fatty tuna" all over the place. Food items on a menu seem to translate much quicker and seemingly more accurately. Maybe that's where the developers focused their attention?I have used it on some Chinese characters with the Chinese translation, and that seems to occur much more quickly and accurately. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this app except as an emergency back-up to avoid eating anything you'd rather not eat.
So valuable!
04/19/2018

artsiecook
I spent 5 weeks in China and this was life changing. I was able read menus which was the most fun and entertaining. With all the choices in every restaurant large or small, i was able to try all the things i wanted! I read menus like novels so it was incredible!It was great for reading train tickets, signage and descriptions. I brought back ingredients and have been able to translate the packaging and recipes in Asian grocery stores here in the US!
So valuable!
04/19/2018

artsiecook

I spent 5 weeks in China and this was life changing. I was able read menus which was the most fun and entertaining. With all the choices in every restaurant large or small, i was able to try all the things i wanted! I read menus like novels so it was incredible!It was great for reading train tickets, signage and descriptions. I brought back ingredients and have been able to translate the packaging and recipes in Asian grocery stores here in the US!
I love it—helps with foreign language students!
09/17/2019

GuttySlave
It is very close to perfect. The only problem is that it has constraints on the text you are translating. Other then that,(and the ads) it’s great and hopefully it gets further developed 👍
I love it—helps with foreign language students!
09/17/2019

GuttySlave

It is very close to perfect. The only problem is that it has constraints on the text you are translating. Other then that,(and the ads) it’s great and hopefully it gets further developed 👍

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. * Bug fixes

Version 6.17

06/20/2017

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