Monday 2 February 2015

Online translation services review and comparison

1. Google translate. The most well-known and top-used service. Google makes it a part of main brand to boost his popularity.Interface style is called 'minimalism", buttons flat and above the boxes. Color scheme is light-blue. Bored and conservative. Works quick with lightning speed. Auto identification of languages. 80+ ways of translation, Total expirience is nice all but preciseness of translation not so good. Machine way of translation can't win vs human one.

For: simple and quick
Against: a lot of necessary buttons; preciseness of translation, bored and conservative
Total score: 4/5



2. Yandex translate. Company Yandex spent accept Google challenge and lose. Worth part is quality of translation. For example: "Distributed revision control" to russian doesn't work, but "Distributed control" - works. Design is good, grey but not bored. Buttons are yellow and hole picture looks very nice. What I really like - button's position in direction of translation. All things on their places. 40+ languages. 

For: good looking
Against: quality of translation, quality of translation and quality of translation 
Total score: 3/5



3. Translate.ruRussian oldest translator. 7-10 years ago was synonym of word "translate". Old but not old-fashioned. A large, coarse and clumsy like "Old Mammoth". For 2015 is like commissar Katani. Iphone doesn't like him at all. But like my friend says: "This is not ugly girl - this girl is for "special ones taste"". Huge plus is integrated dictionary to increase opportunity of translation.

For: integrated vocabulary
Against: ugly and retard
Total score: 3/5




4. m-translate - the new online translator, developed for mobile devices. On IPhone looks preaty good and IPad either. Design is huge advantage in comparison with others: fresh, nice, in teal-blue color scheeme. Buttons are round and special for your fingers. Nothing extra needed. I was also impressed by the mission of these guys. Quality of tranlsation - like others (machine). M-translate is the only that gives very positive impression of usage. Ready to reccomend.

For: ideal for mobile web, convenient, great design, round buttons
Against: machine translation
Total score: 5/5

translator online, mobile translate



5. Translate.com. The main specialisation is human translation: The last one - will cost some money. Design is bulky, scaled like bubble gum. Main specialisation infuence free machine translation. Not surprised because of bing engine. Very usefull for professional translation. 

For: can be scaled by window size
Against: bulky, cost money
Total score: 2/5















The winner is online translator m-translate
See you soon


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