Google Translate vs Papago Plus
Google Translate
Google
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 9.1M installs
VS
Papago Plus
NAVER Corp.
App Store
$19/mo
~$232/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
Papago Plus wins
+1900% vs other
Installs winner
Google Translate wins
+2285480% vs other
MAU winner
Google Translate wins
+2628317% vs other
Rating winner
Google Translate wins
+72% vs other
Why Papago Plus is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Papago Plus earns roughly 19× more per month than Google Translate - $19 vs $0.
- Subscription model. Papago Plus runs a $14.99/mo subscription that compounds; Google Translate relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- More monetization surfaces. Papago Plus runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Google Translate
vs
Papago Plus
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$19
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$232
Lifetime installs (est.)
9.1M
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
◀
40
App Store rating
4.29★
◀
2.50★
Total ratings
83K
◀
2
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$14.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
3 tiers
- Category
- Reference
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 8, 2011
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 282.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 10.26.249
- Languages
- AF, SQ, Arabic, HY, AZ, EU +70 more
- Category
- Reference
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 28, 2025
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- File size
- 100.7 MB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 1.0.13
- Languages
- English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Chinese +1 more
Google Translate trajectory
Papago Plus trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Google Translate or Papago Plus? v
Papago Plus earns about $19 per month, while Google Translate earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$19 more per month for Papago Plus). Annual revenue: Google Translate ≈ $0/year, Papago Plus ≈ $232/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Google Translate or Papago Plus? v
Google Translate leads with about 9.1M estimated downloads vs 400 for Papago Plus - a 22855.8× gap. Google Translate's App Store downloads are estimated from 83K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Papago Plus's App Store downloads are estimated from 2 ratings.
Are Google Translate and Papago Plus in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Reference category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Google Translate and Papago Plus offer? v
Google Translate: no IAP detected on the public listing. Papago Plus: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Google Translate runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Papago Plus runs "Subscription (~$14.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Google Translate or Papago Plus? v
Google Translate edges ahead with ★ 4.3 vs ★ 2.5 (gap of 1.8 stars). Rating volume: Google Translate 83K ratings, Papago Plus 2 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Google Translate vs Papago Plus revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Google Translate and $19 for Papago Plus are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Reference) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Google Translate or Papago Plus to a different App Store app? v
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