Google Translate already does conversations for free. So why try Nualingo?
If Google Translate's conversation mode works for you, keep using it. Nualingo is for people who want something a little different: an interpreter that opens in the phone's browser, keeps the whole conversation on screen, and saves it only if you ask. This page puts the two side by side.
Try Nualingo free for three minutesNo account and nothing to download. Three minutes a day on each device.
What Google Translate's conversation mode does
This is how Google describes it in its own help pages, as of October 2026. It is free, in the Google Translate app on Android and iPhone. Two people share one phone, and the microphone picks up when one language stops and the other starts. It speaks the translation and shows it as text. Google lists more than 70 languages, Thai among them.
Side by side
| Question | Google Translate | Nualingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Three minutes free a day on each device, then plans from $5.99 a month. No weekly plans. |
| Where it runs | The Google Translate app, on Android and iPhone | The phone's browser, on Android or iPhone. Nothing to download. |
| Languages | More than 70, by Google's count | Any two of 60 |
| Phones needed | One, shared | One, shared. The other person installs nothing. |
| What you get | A spoken translation and text on screen | Captions in both languages and a voice. The voice can be turned off. |
What you get with Nualingo
- It opens from a link in the browser. If the phone on the table belongs to your partner's mother, nothing needs installing on it.
- Every sentence stays on screen with its translation under it, so the two of you can scroll back and check what was said.
- When it mishears a name or a number, you can type the correction, and the correction is spoken.
- A conversation is kept only if you choose to keep it, and you can delete it later.
When Google Translate is the better choice
If you need it free, or need a language outside our 60, use Google Translate. The same goes for a quick question at a shop counter. Nualingo is built for longer conversations you may want to read back, like dinner with a partner's family. The trial is three minutes, enough to try both on the same conversation and decide for yourself.
Questions people ask
- Is Google Translate's conversation mode free?
- Yes. As of October 2026 it is free in the Google Translate app on Android and iPhone. Nualingo gives each device three free minutes a day, and after that plans start at $5.99 a month.
- Why pay for Nualingo when Google Translate is free?
- You may not need to. Try Google Translate in your two languages first. Nualingo suits people who want it in the browser with nothing to install, a conversation they can scroll back through and correct, and a record that is kept only when they ask for one.
- Does Nualingo translate both people, like Google's conversation mode?
- Yes. Both people talk to the same phone. Whoever speaks, the other person sees the translation and hears it read aloud.
- Does the other person need an app?
- No. Nualingo runs on one phone, in its browser. The person you are talking to installs nothing, and neither do you.
- Can I use Nualingo on a video call?
- No. Both people need to be beside the same phone.
Where these facts come from
Try both on the same conversation
Three minutes is enough to hear how Nualingo handles your two languages. No account, and no weekly plan waiting at the end.