Naver Papago - AI Translator

Name: Naver Papago - AI Translator
Rating: 4.7 (3436 reviews)
Author: NAVER Corp.

By: NAVER Corp. App

A smart AI translator

Overview

Version:

1.11.16

Last updated: 2026-07-07

Features & Capabilities

Naver Papago AI Translator is your multilingual companion, supporting 14 languages (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, Arabic). It delivers real-time text, image, voice translations, offline mode, and handwriting input to translate on the go.

Use Papago for live conversations, website translation, and language study with Edu notes and a built-in dictionary. Available on PC and mobile, it’s ideal for travel, study, and business communications.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

NAVER Corp.

Rating:

4.70

(3,436) 3 new ratings

Version:

1.11.16 Last updated: 2026-07-07

Version code:

887741851

Creation date:

2016-09-11

Compatible devices:

Size:

257.84MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 30,886 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#36 in google translate keyword 53 ▼ 11

Other platforms

Naver Papago - AI Translator (v1.11.17)

37,093,652 4.54

(174,431)

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Developed by:

NAVER Corp.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/naver-papago-ai-translator/id1147874819

User Reviews

Users broadly praise Papago for strong translations, especially for Asian languages, and for its handy image/text translation workflow. The app is easy to use, with no sign-in required, and is valued as a practical tool for learners and travelers. But recurring concerns include unreliable voice input, inconsistent translation accuracy, study mode language constraints, and the lack of a way to overlay or save translated text on images. Reliability issues during load and use are also noted by several reviewers.

Pros

High-quality translations, especially for Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, with many reviewers saying Papago outperforms Google Translate for Asian languages.
Strong image/text translation capabilities with fast results and seamless workflows (drag-and-drop, slide-over, and translating text in photos).
Easy to use with an intuitive interface and no sign-in required, making it feel hassle-free.
Helpful for learners and real-world use, supporting communication across languages and being a practical tool for travelers and professionals.

Cons

Voice input is unreliable and inconsistent; it often fails to recognize speech or misses parts of sentences, especially in Korean.
Translations overlaid on images are not saved or shown directly on the image; lacks an option to save a translated image with overlays.
Study mode has language-pair limitations (e.g., cannot do Japanese↔English; Korean tends to dominate), limiting learning scenarios.
Translation accuracy can be inconsistent; it may guess or pick wrong words and misinterpret similar-sounding words.
Reliability issues like the app failing to load or start listening, and mid-translation cutoffs.

Recent reviews

It helps learn languages and practice!

by A *****, 2026-06-05

저는 한국어 원어민입니다. 파파고를 태국어 또는 영어 인터페이스로 설정해서 사용하고 있는데, 한국어를 입력하면 자동으로 로마자 표기가 함께 표시됩니다. 한국어를 완전히 읽고 쓸 수 있는 사용자에게는 이 기능이 전혀 필요하지 않으며, 오히려 화면이 지저분해 보여서 불편합니다. 앱 언어를 한국어로 설정했을 때는 로마자 표기가 나타나지 않는 걸 보면, 인터페이스 언어에 따라 자동으로 활성화되는 것 같습니다. 한국어를 모르는 사용자에게는 유용한 기능일 수 있지만, 원어민 사용자에게는 선택 사항이 되어야 한다고 생각합니다. 로마자 표기를 켜고 끌 수 있는 설정 옵션을 추가해 주시면 정말 감사하겠습니다