The offline, private Google Translate alternative

Google Translate is great — until you're on a plane, standing in a foreign market with no signal, or you'd rather your conversations didn't go to the cloud. Rasterdeck Translator does all of it on your phone: voice, camera and voice cloning across 40+ languages, fully offline, one-time purchase.

Rasterdeck TranslatorGoogle Translate
Works fully offline (voice + camera)Yes — everything runs on-devicePartial — text & camera work offline with downloaded packs; voice conversation needs internet
Voice-to-voice translation offlineYesNeeds internet
Camera / scan-to-translate offlineYesYes, for downloaded languages (photo import may need internet)
On-device voice cloningYes (Pro)No
Runs entirely on your device (private)Yes — nothing leaves your phoneOnline translations are processed on Google servers; only offline mode is on-device
Account requiredNoNot required to translate (only to sync history)
Collects / monetizes your dataNoUsage data + online translations handled under Google’s Privacy Policy
CostOne-time — from $2.99, free trialFree (cloud-based)
100% offline
On a plane, abroad with no signal, or off-grid — it just works. No connection, ever.
Private by design
Speech recognition, translation and voice all run on-device. Your conversations never touch a server.
Voice + camera
Speak and hear it back in another language, or photograph a menu, sign or document.
Buy once, done
No subscription. No ads. One-time purchase, unlimited for the life of the app.

Common questions

Is Rasterdeck Translator a good Google Translate alternative?

It is an offline, private alternative. Voice and photo translation run entirely on the device with no account, while Google Translate processes online translations on Google servers. Google Translate is free with strong offline camera support; Rasterdeck is a one-time purchase built for fully offline, private use with on-device voice cloning.

Does Rasterdeck Translator work fully offline?

Yes. After a one-time language download, voice translation, photo translation, and voice cloning all run on the phone, including in airplane mode.

Does it require a Google account?

No. Rasterdeck Translator needs no account at all.

Is it a subscription?

No. It is a one-time purchase from 2.99 USD, with a free trial that includes unlimited text translation plus 10 spoken translations.

Can it translate in my own voice?

Yes. With the Pro tier it clones a voice on the device and speaks translations in it, across 28 languages.

Try it free, then unlock what you need — Standard $2.99, OCR $9.99, Pro $19.99, or Everything $24.99. One-time, no subscription.

Get it on Google PlaySee all supported languages