3 translation apps you can use offline

Captain Kirk had the universal translator, Arthur Dent had the Babel fish -- and the rest of us have smartphones. Neither the universal translator nor the Babel fish chew up your 4G data allowance, potentially costing you an arm and a leg on your overseas vacation. Software developers are creating more mobile translation tools that you can use offline. Software developers are creating more mobile translation tools that you can use offline. Luckily for you, though, the translator gap is narrowing as more developers create apps with helpful offline modes that let you do your translating at your leisure, without worrying about the bill.