Gallifreyan Translator

Travis Redpath

About this app

This app takes English input and translates it to Circular Gallifreyan. You can then share the converted text with others as well as export it to a generic image file. A great app for all Doctor Who fans.

Circular Gallifreyan contains some letters with lines extending from them. These lines point in random directions which will change every time the letter is redrawn (which includes when you rotate the screen). The lines are supposed to move around. Only the number of lines is important to the translation.

Ratings and reviews

I've used this app before, years ago, and I decided to re-download it to write down my own name but I had seen another review stating it was inconsistent, so I tested it for myself and sure enough there do seem to be a few small inconsistencies. It was about 95% accurate and the same each time except for a couple of the lines that go across the circle. They kept moving where they were every time I typed in my name and then retyped it. Unfortunately I can't trust this apps accuracy.

Works excellently well as a transliteration utility. Someone mentioned a cutoff for long text, but I tested with the lyrics of All Star and at least up to "forehead" it works normally (didn't test further). The lines that change position on the same word ARE supposed to be free in positioning, so the bad reviews based on that are mistaken. One thing I'd suggest is an option to make the lines short, extending only a little from their letters. Easier to read on long phrases (for artists etc).

I enjoy doing art of Sherman's Gallifreyan manually sometimes, and I thought I'd check this app out to see how it does. It seems pretty accurate, though it doesn't do punctuation and it seems like if a phrase is too long things can get cut off. Obviously since sizing and spacing and line directions are random, it doesn't have the same artistic sense you would get from art done by an actual person, but I can see this being useful for double-checking my spelling when I'm finished with something!