What it costs

Two products, one account

Buying either one signs you into both. Adding the second later costs the second price and nothing else. Three devices on one login, across any mix of platforms.

Local Translate

One payment, and we mean once

$10 while the first 500 licences last, then $30. The counter is the real number of licences sold, not a marketing timer, and it does not reset.

BIM VPN

Connectivity that survives the Great Firewall.

$6 per month, billed yearly

Cancel any time, 3 devices

  • Nodes in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore
  • Hong Kong ISP broadband exit for home-country paperwork
  • Per-app split tunnelling on every platform
  • Command line client for headless machines
  • macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Download and test first

Pay by cryptocurrency or PayPal

Korea and France exits are being built on the same pattern as Hong Kong. They are not live yet and are not part of what you are buying today.

Before you buy

Terms, plainly

What does "lifetime" mean for Local Translate?

One payment, no renewal, and the price you paid is stored on your account with the date you paid it. If the price or the terms move later, your record proves what you bought.

Does one licence cover both products?

One account covers both. The licences are separate: buying Local Translate does not include a VPN subscription, and the reverse is also true.

How many devices?

Three, on one account, across any mix of macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Local Translate itself requires a Mac with Apple Silicon.

How do I pay?

Cryptocurrency through our payment page, and PayPal. If you are already in China, some foreign card and payment flows are themselves blocked, which is another argument for buying before you fly.

What if it does not work for me?

Test it before you travel, which is the only test that means anything, and take the refund if it does not do what you need. Contact us with your account and we will process it.

What happens when the 500 launch licences are gone?

The price becomes $30 for everyone who buys after that. Nobody who bought at $10 is charged the difference, and the record on their account shows what they paid.