# Lens: Translate & Photo Finder

> Scan photos. Camera translator

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1587316791](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1587316791)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1587316791`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Macro Tap Apps Limited
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (12,183 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2021-10-01
- **Size:** 122 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lens-translate-photo-finder/id1587316791)
- **Website:** [http://www.macrotapapps.com/](http://www.macrotapapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.macrotapapps.com/privacy-policy-apps.html](http://www.macrotapapps.com/privacy-policy-apps.html)

## Description

**Lens: Translate & Photo Finder** turns your camera into a visual search tool. Snap a photo, upload an image, or scan a screenshot to identify objects, landmarks, plants, animals, artwork, fashion, products, and more. Use reverse image search to find similar images, original sources, related content, and web results.

Translate text from signs, menus, documents, labels, and screenshots with the photo translator. Find products and similar items online, search screenshots from videos, explore artworks, and discover information about places and visual subjects. Lens combines image recognition, visual lookup, product discovery, and camera translation in one app.

## Rankings

- #16,073 — Overall
- #22 — google keep
- #22 — google search
- #54 — google
- #55 — google translate
- #86 — camera scanning

## Review summary

Overall, user feedback centers on aggressive monetization and misrepresentation. Many reviewers report forced trials at install, rapid or unauthorized charges, and difficulty cancelling or securing refunds. Pricing is described as extremely high and confusing, with misleading claims of a free tier. Reliability is another major concern: buggy performance, inaccurate searches, and limited device compatibility. A small minority find it useful or highly recommend it when it works, but the dominant sentiment is distrustful and critical of the app's pricing and reliability.

### Pros

- Image-based search to identify items and find where to buy them online.
- Some users find the app useful and even highly recommended when it works.
- Offers image-search features similar to Google Lens.

### Cons

- Forced paywall/trial on install with no easy way to cancel.
- Frequent unexpected charges and difficulty obtaining refunds (rapid charges, non-responsive support).
- Misleading free-to-use label; marketed as free but requires a subscription.
- Very high and confusing pricing (weekly/monthly/annual options, with mentions of $50+ or $60).
- Poor reliability: buggy performance, search results sometimes inaccurate, and limited compatibility (e.g., not working well on iPad).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1587316791)