Well, the price is quite fair (though it could be a bit higher). Of course translation can not and should not be done through google translator. I remember all those awfully translated games from my childhood when mine (in a mountain) was translated as "moy" (mine as belonging to me). And that's a part of the whole translating apps thing.
On Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 3:33:12 AM UTC+3, Mark Phillips wrote: > > I was curious about the cost of translation as well, so I googled it. I > found this site ( > http://www.icanlocalize.com/site/services/android-localization/) and > their prices - > > 0.09 USD / word for expert translation or 0.135 USD / word including > review of the app’s texts and description on the Android marketplace. > > I have never used their services, so I have no idea if they are any good, > or if the price is fair. > > I have done some translation work in other areas (German and French), and > I will say that given the short phrase used in an app, one can't just use > Google translate on the words. The context is critical to make a native > sounding translation. This is true for all translations, but especially for > the phrases in an app. > > Anyway, I would go with the $0.135 price, unless you can find a native > speaker to help you out. > > Good luck! > > Mark > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Quentin Christensen < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The trick is probably the getting paid part. I would love to have my app >> translated into as many languages as possible and if you are interested in >> translating my app I can send you the strings.xml file right now! But >> having sold less than 100 copies at $2.99 AUD (minus Google's cut), of an >> app which took several months development time, I'd need to translate it >> into a language a lot more popular than it's current English in order to >> recoup the costs of development, let alone to pay someone else. >> >> Out of curiousity, how much would translation cost? >> >> Kind regards >> >> Quentin. >> >> -- >> 22 Point >> >> Web: http://www.22point.com.au >> Check out our "Making Windows 10 Easy" eBooks and award winning app, >> RapiTap! >> >> On 12/12/2015 6:16 AM, Vladimir Markiev wrote: >> >>> So Google Play has a huge amount of different apps and games and often I >>> see people waiting for localization of certain app or game because they >>> don't speak English. This makes me wondering - who doe the localization? >>> Search gives only tips for those who want to translate their app, but not >>> for those who would like to assist translating them. I work as a freelance >>> translator and want to help those people, who don't speak English by >>> translating apps and games and maybe even get paid for that. So does anyone >>> know how to? >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected] >>> <javascript:> <mailto:[email protected] >>> <javascript:>>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <javascript:> <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/c09c0a62-7698-481c-a6b0-937a60e33f64%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> < >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/c09c0a62-7698-481c-a6b0-937a60e33f64%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer >>> >. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Developers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/566CAD1B.7080609%40gmail.com >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/android-developers. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/android-developers/720bf32e-d18e-4b34-b06b-3372426d2139%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
