A travel interpreter for iPhone

Put the phone
between you. Talk.

Waymark translates conversations, signs and menus in 16 languages, and keeps working on the device when there's no signal. Buy once. No account, no tracking.

  • Left out on purpose
  • Accounts
  • Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Subscriptions
  • Servers in the middle

Coming soon to the App Store

For iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later.

One job, done well: two people understanding each other.

Open the app and tap the microphone. No sign-in, no ads, nothing in the way.

  • Face to Face

    The top half of the screen turns toward the other person; the bottom half faces you. Whoever taps their microphone can speak. When they finish, Waymark translates and reads it aloud.

  • Two-language chat

    For sitting side by side, or checking a translation on your own. Speak or type in either language, play any bubble aloud, or open it as a Big Card for the other person to read.

  • Image Translation

    Photograph a menu, sign or label, or pick a picture. Every line is translated, prices, times and numbers are pulled out, and allergens are flagged.

    麻婆豆腐 ¥28Mapo tofu, Sichuan tofu with chili · ¥28 · ⚠︎ Soy

  • Survival Cards

    400 phrases you need on the spot, translated into all 16 languages, with readings to help you say them. They work in a subway with no signal.

    我对花生严重过敏wǒ duì huāshēng yánzhòng guòmǐn · I am severely allergic to peanuts

  • Big Card

    One tap fills the screen with the translation, turned for the other person to read, with a flashlight for dark places. Easy for a taxi driver to read at night.

  • History on this device

    Look back at what was said, search it, delete it, and restore it within 30 days. Kept on this device only, and you can turn it off at any time.

No internet? You can still talk.

Everything works on the device first. If you've added a Cloud key, Waymark uses it when there's a connection, and if an answer takes longer than 3 seconds, it goes back to the device. You're never left waiting at the roadside.

  • Survival Cards

    The phrasebook is inside the app.

    Always

  • Reading text in photos

    Uses iPhone's own text recognition.

    Always

  • Translating conversations and photos

    Download language packs on Wi-Fi. Needs iOS 18 or later.

    Once downloaded

  • Listening to speech

    Depends on the language and iPhone model. The app shows which languages it can hear on the device.

    Most languages

  • Reading aloud

    Uses the voices that come with iPhone.

    Most languages

Food allergies, said clearly before you order.

Survival Cards include severe-allergy phrases in every language. When translating a menu, Waymark puts a red label on ingredients that are major allergens on the EU list, plus pork and beef.

Recognised on the device

  • Peanuts
  • Tree nuts
  • Milk
  • Egg
  • Wheat / gluten
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Shellfish
  • Pork
  • Beef

Also recognised with Cloud

  • Sesame
  • Celery
  • Mustard
  • Sulphites

Labels are a help, not a promise that food is safe. Menus don't always list every ingredient. If your allergy is severe, show the Survival Card and ask every time.

Yours, on your device.

There is no server of ours in the middle, so we have nothing of yours to keep.

  • With Cloud, your iPhone talks directly to the provider you chose, not through us.
  • Audio is deleted as soon as it has been transcribed. No recordings are kept.
  • Translation history stays on this device only: encrypted while it's locked, not in iCloud and not in backups.
  • API keys stay in this device's Keychain. Keys, history and conversations can be erased in one tap.

How to get and add a key · Privacy Policy

16 languages, paired freely

Each side can choose any language. Survival Cards are translated into all of them. On-device translation and listening depend on what Apple supports on your iPhone, and Settings › Offline Translation tells you plainly.

  • ไทยThai
  • English
  • 简体中文Chinese, Simplified
  • 繁體中文Chinese, Traditional
  • 日本語Japanese
  • 한국어Korean
  • Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
  • Bahasa MelayuMalay
  • Bahasa IndonesiaIndonesian
  • FilipinoFilipino
  • हिन्दीHindi
  • தமிழ்Tamil
  • DeutschGerman
  • FrançaisFrench
  • EspañolSpanish
  • ItalianoItalian

Buy once. Keep it.

One price, no subscription, no account. Cloud is optional and paid to the provider you choose, never to us.

The price in your currency is shown on the App Store.

Device
iPhone with iOS 17.4 or later
Offline translation
iOS 18 or later
App languages
English · ไทย · 简体中文 · 日本語
Appearance
Light and dark, with theme colours
Account
Not needed

Phrasebook adapted from CC-CEDICT, JMdict (EDRDG), the Basic Korean Dictionary (NIKL), Wiktionary and Tatoeba, under each source's licence. Allergen list based on Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. iPhone and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc.