Case Study: Talkao achieves accurate, on-the-go translation and 30% active-user growth with Google Cloud Platform

Talkao Powering accurate translation services on the go

Talkao is a Spanish software developer that builds translation and mobile productivity apps used by over 10 million people in 195 countries. Facing a crowded translation-app market, Talkao needed fast, highly accurate multi‑language translation and reliable image and speech recognition while keeping backend administration and app distribution simple.

Talkao built its apps on Google Cloud Platform—using Cloud Translation API (200+ languages), Cloud Vision, and Speech APIs—and integrated with Google Developer Console for single‑sign‑on and easy publishing to Google Play. The result: accurate, real‑time translations across text, images, and voice, simplified system management, ~850,000 downloads per month (≈50,000 new users daily), and a 30% increase in active users of its Translate Voice app to 1.3 million in six months.

Talkao

Álvaro González

COO