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VoiceTra

NICT's free speech translator, including Japanese and Korean.

FreeChecked October 25, 2026

Best for A spoken phrase in Japanese or Korean, when the phone has a connection.

VoiceTra, at voicetra.nict.go.jp, is a speech translation app from Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. On October 25, 2026 the English homepage said it translates between 33 languages, that the download is free, and that internet data is required and the user pays those fees. It says iOS 16 or later and Android 10 or later. The same page says the service resumed on August 10, 2026 and that version 9.2.1 is required. The features page says you speak and it translates, and that a back translation into your own language is shown so you can check the meaning. It lists Japanese and Korean. Tamil and Bengali can only be translated into Japanese and English. Speech input and speech output are listed as 24 languages, and auto-detect as 12. Simplified and traditional Chinese are counted as one language. The features page does not describe a camera.

The features page on October 25, 2026 says VoiceTra is a free app. The homepage says internet data is required and that the user pays those communication fees.

Pros

  • The features page says the app is free and shows a back translation so you can check the meaning.
  • Japanese and Korean are named, and the homepage names iOS and Android.

Cons

  • The homepage says the app needs an internet connection. You pay for the data.
  • The features page describes speech, not a camera for a menu.

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