Tova Translate

Read any sign. Talk to anyone. Tova translates 118 languages with real Hanyu Pinyin, Jyutping & romaji. Works offline in China.

Tova Translate is the camera, voice, and text translator built for travel in China, across Asia, and beyond.

WHAT MAKES TOVA DIFFERENT • Real Hanyu Pinyin for Mandarin — above every character, in real time • Real Jyutping for Cantonese — not Mandarin pinyin mapped onto Cantonese • Real romaji for Japanese — above every kana and kanji • Real revised romanization for Korean — above every hangul syllable • 118 target languages, 11 camera scripts, full per-character readings

WORKS OFFLINE IN CHINA — NO VPN When the backend is unreachable, Apple's on-device Translation framework kicks in automatically. No setup, no detours.

LIVE CAMERA OCR Point your camera at a sign, menu, or contract. Tova detects the text and overlays per-character readings in real time. Works across Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Hebrew, Devanagari, Tibetan, and more.

TWO-WAY VOICE TRANSLATION On-device speech recognition with natural voice playback. Speak naturally — Tova hears you, transcribes you, translates you, and reads the result back.

BOARDROOM MODE — 3-WAY LIVE TRANSLATION Three speakers, three languages, one conversation. Tova hears all three voices and translates between every pair in real time. Perfect for international meetings, cross-cultural family dinners, and multilingual group travel.

OFFLINE PHRASE PACKS 29 curated travel phrase packs plus the complete CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary. Download once, use forever.

SAVED PHRASES Build a personal phrase library you can play back anytime.

TIERS • Free — Camera OCR, two-way voice, 118 languages, offline in China • Pro — Saved phrases, premium engines, common replies, glossary, Boardroom 3-way mode, document OCR, PDF upload

Tova Translate is free on the App Store. Pro subscriptions auto-renew until canceled in iOS Settings.

STUDY WHAT YOU TRANSLATE — TOVA LEARN CHINESE Send any Chinese word straight to Tova Learn Chinese, our free companion study app. Tap the Learn icon on a result and the characters, pinyin, and meaning carry over automatically, ready to practice.

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