Stepes, world’s first chat-based translation app, now available on iTunes and Google Play

Translation now more accessible than ever

SAN FRANCISCO--()--Stepes, the world’s first chat-based translation software provider, announced today that its chat-based translation software can now be downloaded as a free mobile application from both Google Play for Android devices and the Apple iTunes Store for iOS devices. A browser version of Stepes launched worldwide last month.

The mobile app enables bilingual speakers the ability to become a translator and earn money translating for businesses in their free time. Approximately 3.65 billion people – about half of the world’s population – speak more than one language.

With Stepes now available on the world’s largest mobile software platforms, multilingual individuals can access Stepes’ free and intuitive translation software and become a translator – all from their smartphone. By expanding the scope of who can be a translator, Stepes provides a seamless, affordable solution to overcoming the communication barriers facing globalizers today.

“So many people could be translators but don’t have access to expensive translation software. That has driven up the cost and complexity of translation,” explained Carl Yao, the app’s founder. “It’s why Stepes is a game changer.”

The Stepes app features several patent-pending technologies to simplify mobile-based translation and accelerate translation speed. Long texts are broken down into smaller segments and given to translators line-by-line in a chat-based interface, enabling translators to work from their mobile anytime. Swiping left and right allows translators to see the entire original text or the compiled translated text thus far. Human translators can use Stepes’ built-in machine translation function to instantly translate terms and basic phrases and then edit the results to ensure grammar and accuracy. Uniquely, Stepes users can also “translate by speaking;” the app leverages speech recognition technology so that users no longer have to key in translations, increasing text input speeds by at least 30%.

“Stepes is ideal for business applications that require large amounts of quality translated content in real time, such as large ecommerce sites where user added information must be translated on-demand or international call centers providing customer support across borders,” added Yao.

Stepes plans to release a client module of its mobile translation software for globalizers that simplifies uploading and monitoring translation projects, including web-based content. It will also give businesses a way to make online payments to translators and rate and browse translator profiles.

To learn more, visit www.stepes.com/mobile-translation/.

About Stepes

Stepes is the world’s first chat-based translation app. Stepes unlocks on-demand and accurate human translation services not yet witnessed from a mobile device. Stepes stands for Social Translation Experiment Project and Eco System and also refers to the Eurasian steppes, where the world’s 400 major languages originated from some 5,000 years ago. By seamlessly connecting businesses with the world’s translators through its translation eco-system, Stepes helps break down language barriers between businesses and their customers and among nations and people.

Contacts

for Stepes
Elena McCoy, +1 415-889-8989 (U.S./Europe)
elena.mccoy@csoftintl.com
or
Emily Feng, +86-10-5736-6000 (Asia)
emily.feng@csoftintl.com

Release Summary

Steps, the world's first chat-based translation software, can now be downloaded as a free mobile application from both Google Play for Android devices and the Apple iTunes Store for iOS devices.

Contacts

for Stepes
Elena McCoy, +1 415-889-8989 (U.S./Europe)
elena.mccoy@csoftintl.com
or
Emily Feng, +86-10-5736-6000 (Asia)
emily.feng@csoftintl.com