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App	Hi Translate	Google Translate
Overall score	72	94
Tagline	The chat-app translator	The dependable all-rounder
Best for	Multilingual family	TravelShopping & hagglingMultilingual family
Use-case fit	5	7
Verdict	If your life runs on WhatsApp in two languages and your phone runs Android, this is the specialist tool. Everyone else should look elsewhere — starting with the fact that there's no real iPhone version.	If you want one free app that handles almost every language and situation, Google Translate is still the safest default.
Pros	Floating translator turns any chat app into a bilingual one Face-to-face, call, and meeting translation built in Defaults that fit its audience — English ↔ Hindi out of the box	Supports nearly 250 languages — the widest coverage of any free app Camera translation, handwriting, and voice conversation modes Free offline packs for dozens of languages
Cons	Not on iPhone — the App Store apps with this name are unrelated lookalikes The floating translator needs overlay and assistive access, i.e. permission to read your screen Face-to-face mode is voice-only; you can't type	Quality drops on low-resource and long-tail languages Privacy-sensitive text is processed on Google servers Business document formatting is not its strength
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Quick takeaway

Hi Translate leads this comparison with an overall score of 72. It is strongest for Multilingual family. Google Translate is the closest alternative at 94. Choose Hi Translate if floating translator turns any chat app into a bilingual one; pick Google Translate if supports nearly 250 languages — the widest coverage of any free app.