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24 alternatives to Babel

Frictionless in-context mobile app translations

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Babel launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Terrestrial▲98

   App translations that always fit.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stepes▲81

   On-demand chat based translation app

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Pocket Explore▲351

   A human curated version of the web

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   RAML 1.0▲260

   The simplest way to design APIs

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Divide▲138

   Easy backend for your mobile app

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Studio▲124

   Roleplaying based messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Easel▲62

   Design & build web apps in your browser

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tethras▲2

   Simplified translation for mobile apps

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slated▲114

   Translates your texts to other languages in real time

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    RAML▲62

    A Standard for API modeling, documentation and exploration

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HelloTalk▲90

    The world's 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PhraseApp▲72

    Easily manage translation for multilingual app.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bablic▲72

    Super-easy website translation

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Appcrawlr.com▲70

    The App Discovery Engine

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fliplingo▲87

    Automated professional translation on Twitter.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hugg▲66

    Make your texts beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18NA
    Native apps for the browser▲152

    2013 · arc.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Microsoft Translator 3.0▲126

    Translated conversations across devices

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Telerik▲66

    UI Frameworks and App Development Tools

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Text/Turner▲120

    Human translation bot for Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NW.js▲77

    A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    App.js▲100

    library for creating mobile webapps behave like native apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ru▲95

    Ru

    2020 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →