Mate Translate vs Papago
Mate Translate
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Papago
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| Figure | Mate Translate | Papago |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 5 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 8.2 (#47) | 9.1 (#9) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.3 (#51) | 8.8 (#12) |
| Document translation | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany | NAVER 1784, 95 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Security | Mate says passwords are stored hashed and that Apple handles App Store payments while Paddle processes purchases made directly from Mate. | Papago Plus says it does not store translation data on its servers and immediately destroys it unless customers request storage; requested stored data is encrypted. |
| Support | Mate offers email support and asks users to identify the app and platform when requesting help. | Papago’s Help Center lists help topics for supported languages, voice, image, text, document, conversation, and web translation, plus an inquiry option. |
| Supported languages | 250 | 13 |
| Website translation | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Mate Translate
- Mate MonthlyPrice not published
- Mate AnnualPrice not published
- Mate WeeklyPrice not published
- Mate Educational AnnualPrice not published
- Browser extensionFree
- Mate ProPrice not published
- Mate ProPrice not published
Papago
- Plus Basic$9.99 a month
- Plus Standard$29.99 a month
- Plus Advanced$55.99 a month
- PapagoFree
- Enterprise PassPriced on request
In their own words
Mate Translate
Mate Translate is a translation app for iOS, macOS, and browsers, with website translation and support for 250 languages. It offers Basic, Advanced, and AI translation styles; Pro adds a formality control. Translations can be spoken, with phonetics, word genders, and synonyms also available. Users can save and categorise phrases, while Pro syncs History and Phrasebook across devices. Browser extensions support text selection, manual full-page translation, right-click translation, and Netflix subtitles. The iOS app supports translation in Safari, iMessage, PDF files, Mail, and other apps. Pro includes offline translation, with iPhone and iPad support for more than 55 languages. Advanced and AI translations have daily and monthly fair-use allowances and a maximum request size; after limits, Mate falls back to Basic. There is no native Windows or Android app, though browser extensions work on Windows and Linux, and Firefox for Android supports the extension. Mate offers a free plan and a 7-day trial. Pro prices vary by plan and are shown in the app or account; listed subscription prices are not provided.
Papago
Papago is an AI translator that NAVER describes as using its own AI technology to help people read, write, hear, and speak foreign languages. Its app offers text, image, voice, offline text, conversation, handwriting, website, and document translation, plus Edu and a dictionary. The app listing names 14 languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese in Simplified and Traditional forms, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, and Arabic. The standard web document translator supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and HWPX files up to 20 MB. Papago Plus adds support for PDF, HWPX, MS Office, and TXT documents while retaining complex formatting, with translated files available for editing. Plus also offers batch image translation, real-time voice translation, custom and shared glossaries, and team accounts. The free Papago plan lists monthly limits for images, documents, voice translation, and glossary terms. Plus Basic costs $9.99 a month; the higher Plus plans cost 29.99 USD and $55.99 a month. A 30-day trial is listed.