Open Google Translate when the menu photo and the airplane mode are the job. On October 24, 2026 the homepage said the service is offered free of charge, for words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. The about page describes camera translation, a downloadable offline language, conversation, and Transcribe, and it links to Android and iOS. The Android help page says text, handwriting, photos, and speech in over 200 languages, and that a language can say Not available offline. The two Google pages do not agree on the count. Neither page names a country. Keep it off a contract or a medical decision.
Open DeepL when you are typing a note to a hotel and you want the price in writing before you start. On October 25, 2026 the pricing page lists a free version at 50,000 characters per user per month and 1 file up to 5 MB. Individual is €7.49 per month, billed annually, with 300,000 characters and 3 files up to 30 MB. Team is €24.99 per user per month, billed annually. Business is €49.99 per user per month, billed annually, with unlimited characters under a fair-usage note. VAT is included. The page says annual billing saves 16% and does not print the monthly price. The Individual button says free for 30 days. The translator page says 100+ languages and lists Japanese and Korean. A schema description on the site still says 30+.
The camera is no longer a reason to skip DeepL. The iOS and Android pages say the download is free and that you snap a picture for a sign, a menu, or other printed text. They also describe typing, pasting, and speaking. The offline sentence on the iOS page is saving important terms. It does not say a downloaded language will translate a menu in airplane mode. If the signal is the risk, Google's about page is the one that describes that download.
Use Papago or Waygo when the trip is Korea or Japan and the language has to be named on the page. Google and DeepL are the general pair. They are a weak substitute for a qualified translator on a visa form.