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24 alternatives to Using Google Sheets to manage localization strings across platforms

As an app developer, I noticed that smaller teams frequently run into the hassles of managing translation strings across iOS, Android and web, and keeping them in sync and up to date. To make this a little easier I've been working on a small utility that allows you to use Google Sheets to manage these translations. Perfect for small teams that do not need any of the advanced features that paid platforms offer, but still want to have an easy to use centralised place to edit these strings. Without creating any account or whatsoever, you can use the Localeasy endpoint to convert your sheet into…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Using Google Sheets to manage localization strings across platforms launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Localeasy▲2
Free cross platform app/web localization using Google Sheets
2023 · its alternatives →
2
Google Translate▲296
Translate languages in real-time on your mobile phone
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
LocalizeYourApp▲173
Get your mobile app localized in seconds
2024 · localizeyourapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Translation Strings▲123
Translations for apps via AI + human (if needed)
2023 · translation-strings.com · its alternatives →
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LocalizApp▲75
Localizable strings manager for your iOS and macOS App
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Sheet Ninja▲340
Turn any Google Sheet into a live API in seconds. The fastest way to ship vibe coded apps and frontend projects. Don't overthink it. Just ship it ⚡️
Mar 2026 · sheetninja.io · its alternatives →
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I made an open source and local translation app▲236
A few years ago, right after high school, I decided to try to make a simultaneous translation app for Android as a side project, it took longer than expected (about 2 years) and I had to make a lot of compromises (I had to use Google's API and therefore make users use a developer key because at the time there were no free solutions for speech recognition and translation that had good quality). At the end of university, I decided to pick it up again and finally, using OpenAi's Whisper for speech recognition and Meta's NLLB for translation (with both running locally on the phone), I managed to…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Sheetlabs – Turn your spreadsheets into APIs▲158
Sheetlabs lets you turn Excel and Google Sheets into powerful APIs. No development required!
2014 · sheetlabs.com · its alternatives →
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Translate My Sheet By ChatGPT▲8
AI-Powered Translation for Google Sheets - 100+ Languages
2025 · translatesheets.aluo.app · its alternatives →
10
Localization Hosting▲74
Affordable hosting for your localization files
2021 · simplelocalize.io · its alternatives →
11
SheetBest▲276
Turn a SpreadSheet (Google or Excel) into a REST API
2019 · sheetbest.com · its alternatives →
12
String Catalog Translator▲95
Localize your Xcode apps with ease
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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AI Translate for Google Sheets ▲8
Smart Translate in One Click — Fast, Accurate, and Secure
2025 · its alternatives →
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Glovio▲11
Hi HN, Like many of you, I've neglected localizing my apps because the process is a hassle. Managing 10+ languages across iOS and Android usually involves a chaotic mix of Google Sheets and manual copy-pasting. I built Glovio to automate this. It centralizes your title, description, and keywords. The feature I'm most proud of is the Image Text Extraction. It analyzes your marketing graphics to catch English text that needs translating—something I often forgot until users complained. I'm looking for feedback from other mobile devs on how you currently handle this pipeline. Is this better than…
Dec 2025 · glovio.in · its alternatives →
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Tranzlate▲105
Localization made easier.
2020 · its alternatives →
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DevTranslate▲76
Automated translation of json, xml, arb & strings files
2022 · devtranslate.app · its alternatives →
17
Weblocale▲66
Localization management with automatic translation
2018 · its alternatives →
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Localizer▲119
Free self-hosted open-source crowd-translating service
2020 · localizer.dev · its alternatives →
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LocaleX▲106
Localize your apps with AI-powered auto translation
Dec 2025 · karakusapp.github.io · its alternatives →
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Localizely▲156
Design multilingual apps easier than ever
2022 · localizely.com · its alternatives →
21
Tolgee▲129
Localization platform web app developers enjoy to work with
2022 · tolgee.io · its alternatives →
22
Murkstom Sheet▲93
Build a native mobile app using Google Sheet
2019 · its alternatives →
23
Sheet2Cal▲100
Organize calendar events inside from your Google Sheets doc.
2020 · sheet2cal.com · its alternatives →
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i18ncore▲70
An easy place to manage translations
2021 · its alternatives →

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