The difference is where the translation lives
A separate translation app asks you to leave the source text, translate it, then come back. HoverLingo uses the same copied-text habit but shows the result in a Picture in Picture window over your current app. It is designed for reading flow rather than replacing every translation tool.
When HoverLingo is a better fit
- You are reading a long article and want to keep your place.
- You need to compare original text and translation at the same time.
- You are chatting and do not want to switch apps for every message.
- You want automatic source-language detection after copying text.
Apple Translate and AI translation in one workflow
HoverLingo lets you choose Apple Translate or an AI translation method in the app. You can use Apple Translate when that suits your needs, including its iOS offline language support, while keeping the floating-window workflow.
Translate between 60+ languages
The app automatically detects the source language and can translate into any supported target language. That makes it useful for more than English-to-one-language translation: use it across the language pairs you actually encounter.