GlossPage

GlossPage is an iPhone and iPad app that translates the text on a page and keeps the page around it. It works with manga, comics, books, PDFs and any app screen: you open or capture a page, GlossPage translates the text inside it, and you can read the translation or see both languages together. The product is built for readers who want to read material in their own language without losing the artwork, layout or reading structure of the original. According to the site, it is available in selected App Store regions, runs on iOS and iPadOS 26 or later, and requires no account. The problem GlossPage addresses is the gap between an original page and a readable translation. Readers of manga, comics, books and PDFs often end up jumping between pages or searching for the matching passage when they want to compare an original against a translation. Text inside apps is harder still, because some of it cannot be copied at all, so translating it would normally mean retyping it somewhere else or changing your workflow. GlossPage's approach is to translate the page itself — its text blocks, speech bubbles and reading structure — and then place the translation where it belongs, so the material stays readable in its original context instead of being pulled out into a separate document. Comic and Webtoon translation is the feature the site leads with. GlossPage detects speech bubbles and text regions across Manga, Webtoons, manhwa, manhua and comics while preserving the artwork around them. Rather than flattening a page, it locates where text sits and treats each region as something to be translated and placed back into position. The site's sample pages show original speech bubbles and translations side by side, which illustrates the intent: the artwork keeps its composition and the translation lands where the text actually was. Books, scans and PDFs get a similar treatment with an emphasis on structure. GlossPage translates scanned books, documents and PDFs while keeping page structure visible, and the page can adapt to keep original and translated passages aligned when translations need more space. Translations rarely match the length of their originals, so this layout adaptation is what keeps a translated book page readable instead of overflowing. Because original and translated passages stay aligned, the bilingual mode remains usable across longer documents rather than only short snippets. Bilingual reading is central to the product. GlossPage places translated blocks beside their originals so you can read both languages together without searching for the matching passage. The site describes reading original passages and their translations together, comparing each passage as you read, without jumping between pages. After translation you choose how to read: Translation, Original or Bilingual mode. Translation shows the translated page, Original keeps the source page, and Bilingual mode presents both together so you can follow every line against its counterpart. Screen translation extends the app beyond files. Using Back Tap, the Action Button, Shortcuts or the Share Sheet, you can translate content from any app without copying text or changing your workflow, including text you cannot copy. Capture routes listed on the site include importing an image, a book scan or a PDF, grabbing a Webtoon from Safari, or capturing any app screen with Back Tap or the Action Button. The Local plan also lists a Safari Webtoon Grabber Extension for pulling a Webtoon from Safari. GlossPage splits translation between on-device and online. GlossPage Local translates privately on the device, while GlossPage Pro adds higher-quality online translation for longer pages and harder text. The site states that source images and PDFs stay on your device, and that online translation sends recognized text blocks. That distinction matters for readers handling personal documents or licensed material: the source file does not leave the device, and only recognized text is transmitted when online translation is used. History and export keep translated pages together. Source images and PDFs stay on your device, and every plan includes unlimited translation history so translated pages and documents are kept in a library. Pro adds recognized, translated and bilingual text plus Markdown exports from PDFs, and the plan details also list plain-text and Markdown export from PDFs. Local removes watermarks. The library shown on the site includes search along with document and image filters, so saved translated pages can be found again later. The workflow runs in four steps. First, open or capture: import an image, book scan or PDF, grab a Webtoon from Safari, or capture any app screen with Back Tap or the Action Button. Second, GlossPage understands the page: OCR finds the text while page analysis identifies text blocks, speech bubbles, illustrations and reading structure. Third, the translation fits the content: GlossPage translates each block and places it where it belongs, and for books and documents the page can adapt to keep original and translated passages aligned. Fourth, read your way: choose Translation, Original or Bilingual mode, save translations to history and export supported documents with Pro. The practical benefit is that reading material in another language stops requiring a second window, a separate document or a manual copy-and-paste step. Comics keep their artwork and bubbles, books and PDFs keep their page structure, and app screens can be translated in place without leaving the app you were using. Bilingual mode lets a reader check a passage against the original immediately, which is useful for verification and for following a text closely rather than trusting a translation blind. Because history is unlimited on every plan, translated pages accumulate into a personal library instead of disappearing after a session. Concrete use cases follow directly from those features. A reader following a manga or manhwa chapter can translate a page and keep the artwork intact. Someone working through a scanned book or PDF can read original and translated passages together on the same page. A person browsing a Webtoon in Safari can grab it into the app through the Safari extension on the Local plan. Anyone stuck on text inside an app that cannot be copied can capture the screen with Back Tap, the Action Button, Shortcuts or the Share Sheet and read the translation without switching workflows. And a reader comparing versions of a text can use Bilingual mode to move passage by passage. GlossPage runs on iPhone and iPad and requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, with no account required, and is available in selected App Store regions. Pricing starts with GlossPage Free at $0 forever, offering unlimited on-device image translation in the app, local PDF translation at 10 pages per day, Shortcuts and Back Tap at 15 per day, and unlimited translation history. GlossPage Local is $19.99 per year, or $1.99 per month or $0.99 per week, with unlimited local image and PDF translation, bilingual mode, unlimited history, Shortcuts and Back Tap, the Safari Webtoon Grabber Extension and watermark removal; a Local Lifetime option is $24.99 as a one-time purchase at the U.S. launch price through October 30, 2026, rising to $39.99 from October 31. GlossPage Pro is $49.99 per year, or $5.99 per month or $2.99 per week, adding online image and PDF translation with a weekly allowance and plain-text and Markdown export from PDFs, with 5× the Welcome Pass weekly online credit for PDF pages and photos. Eligible new installs receive a 7-day Welcome Pass with limited online credit, and the site notes that Pro online translation uses a weekly allowance and is not unlimited, that weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled, and that Local Lifetime covers local features only, without online translation or Pro text exports. In short, GlossPage's value proposition is translation that stays inside the page it came from: manga, comics, books, PDFs and app screens translated on iPhone and iPad, with bilingual reading, private on-device translation and a history that keeps everything together.